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Certification fees and charges

Find current seafarer certification fees, other related certification charges and how you can pay them.

Current seafarer certification fees 

  • These fees are effective from 1 July 2019.
  • All amounts are in New Zealand dollars and include goods and services tax (GST). 

Certificates of proficiency or competency and all endorsements

Applying for certificates / endorsements

Fixed fee

$368

All national Certificates of proficiency

This includes the following:

  • Qualified Deck Crew
  

All national Certificates of competency

This includes the following:

  • Skipper Restricted Limits
  • Skipper Coastal / Offshore
  • Master Yacht less than 24 metres
  • Marine Engineer Class 6
  • Marine Engineer Class 5
  • Marine Engineer Class 5 steam
  • Marine Engineer Class 5 motor and steam
  • Marine Engineer Class 4
  

All STCW (including STCW-F) certificates of proficiency

This includes the following:

  • Deck Watch Rating
  • Engine Room Watch Rating
  • Able Seafarer Deck
  • Able Seafarer Engine
  • Electro-Technical Rating
  • Integrated Rating
  • Advanced Deckhand - Fishing
  

All STCW (including STCW-F) certificates of competency

This includes the following:

  • Watchkeeper Deck
  • Watchkeeper Deck of ships less than 500 gross tonnage in near-coastal area
  • Chief Mate on ships less than 3000 gross tonnage
  • Chief Mate
  • Master on Ships less than 500 gross tonnage in the near coastal area
  • Master on Ships less than 500 gross tonnage
  • Master on Ships less than 3000 gross tonnage
  • Master
  • Chief Mate Yacht
  • Master Yacht less than 500 gross tonnage
  • Master Yacht
  • Electro-technical Officer
  • Marine Engineer Class 3
  • Marine Engineer Class 2 on ships less than 3000KW
  • Marine Engineer Class 2
  • Marine engineer class 2 endorsed chief engineer
  • Marine Engineer Class 1
  • Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) radio operator
  • Radio Officer
  • Mate Fishing Vessel – limited
  • Mate Fishing Vessel – unlimited
  • Skipper Fishing Vessel –limited
  • Skipper Fishing Vessel – unlimited
  

Endorsements on certificates of proficiency or competency

Applying for certificates / endorsements

Fixed fee

$368

All national endorsements

This includes the following:

  • Passenger endorsement

  • Cook Strait endorsement

  • Less than 24m endorsement

  • Less than 500 gross tonnage endorsement

  • 500 – 3000 gross tonnage endorsement

  • Square-rigged endorsement

  • High-speed vessel endorsement

  • Steam endorsement

  • Specified Activity endorsement

  

All STCW endorsements

This includes the following:

  • Basic Tanker

  • Advanced Tanker

  • Basic Polar Water Code

  • Advanced Polar Water Code

  • Advanced IGF Ship

  • Basic IGF Ship

  

Other certificates 

  

Pilot licence

Pilotage exemption certificate

Other services

Fixed fee

Hourly rate

$245

Recognition of foreign certificates

    

Foreign certificate recognition (under MOU)

$368

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Foreign certificate recognition (outside MOU)

$368

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Recognition of non-New Zealand certification/qualification not otherwise provided for

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Ships Cooks Letter of Confirmation

$245

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Transitions

    

National certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency transition

$368

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STCW or STCW-F certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency transition

$368

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Renewal or Replacement

    

National certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency renewal

$368

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STCW certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency renewal

$368

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STCW-F certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency renewal

$368

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STCW or STCW-F endorsement renewal

$368

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National endorsement renewal †

$368

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Replacement certificates and licences - Seafarer

$245

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† The renewal fee does not apply to these endorsements: 

  • Less than 24m Endorsement 

  • Less than 500 Gross Tonnage Endorsement 

  • Specified Limit Endorsement 

Paying your fees 

Maritime NZ has digitised the application and renewal of most seafarer certificates. You must pay the fee for your certificate or endorsement when you submit your online application form.  

You can pay by: 

  • Credit or debit card 

  • Bank-to-bank transfer 

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How to apply

What to do before you apply, what you need to provide, how to submit your application, and how to get help.

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Apply for a new certificate or endorsement

Use our online tool to submit an application for a new certificate or endorsement.
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Renew an existing certificate or endorsement

Keep your maritime qualifications current by renewing before they expire.
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Check the status of your application

Use our online tool to check the progress on your seafarer certificate or endorsement application.