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1. Maldives Maritime Administration has issued Circular No. INT-2020/001 providing instructions with regards to extension of expiry dates of Seafarers Certificates and trading certificates issued to Maldivian flagged vessels as outlined below due to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
   
   a. Extension of the validity of Seafarers Certification:
   

   1. Certificate of Competency (CoCs) expiring on or after 01^st March 2020 will be extended for six (6) months from the date of expiry of the certificate on seafarer’s application.

   2. Mandatory short courses required for the revalidation of CoC will also be extended for six (6) months on seafarer’s application.

   3. Medical Fitness certificates expiring on or after 01^st March 2020 are extended until 30^th June 2020.

   b. Extension of the validity of Trading Certificates:

   1. Trading certificates issued to Maldivian flagged vessels expiring on or after 01^st March 2020 are extended until 30^th June 2020.

   c. Extension of Port Facility Permits:

   1. Port Facility Permits expiring on or after 01st March 2020 are extended until 30th June 2020.

2. Ship owners/ operators and masters of Maldivian flagged ships are advised to be guided by above.

Enclosure: 

• Maldives Marine Circular No: INT-2020/001, dated 30 March 2020.

Disclaimer:

This Technical Circular and the material contained in it is provided only for the purpose of supplying current information to the reader and not as an advice to be relied upon by any person. While we have taken utmost care to be as factual as possible, readers/ users are advised to verify the exact text and content of the Regulation from the original source/ issuing Authority.

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