Your sea service is reviewed by the PYA’s Sea Service Department to ensure all the MCA’s definitions have been adhered to. This may require further information or evidence from the seafarer. Once everything is deemed reasonably true and correct, the testimonial will achieve it’s verified status.

Step 1 – Why You Need It

Sea Service verification is required for: Notice of Eligibility (NoE) applications, Certificate of Competency (CoC) revalidation and can be used to display your experience in your employment profile.
PYA is authorised by the MCA (UK) and Transport Malta.

Step 2 – Choose Your Option

Full Members

Get a Digital Service Record Book (D-SRB) an official document displaying all you verified sea service.
Unlimited testimonial and certificate verification.

Non-Members

Get digitally signed testimonials (not a D-SRB).
€50 per testimonial (a minimum purchase of two is required for the first submission).

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Step 3 – Upload Your Documents

Join or log in to your PYA profile and upload:

Complete your profile (passport style photo, basic information, contact information, billing address)
Certified copy of passport (.pdf)
Certified certificates (optional)

Step 4 – Use the Definitions

Download and print the official MCA guidelines to complete your testimonials.

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Step 5 – Allow for Processing

The process is fully digital and can take up to 25 working days:

A. Fill the testimonial form on your profile and send to your signatory (Captain, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer, Owner or Manager).

B. Once the testimonial is digitally signed and confirmed by the signatory, it will go to the Sea Service Department to be reviewed.

C. The sea service will either be approved by the Sea Service team or sent back with a request for more information or review. We remain available to you at this point if you wish to discuss the comments.

D. Once approved by the sea service team, the testimonial will go to the SRB Officers who will give it a final review and verification.

E. Verified testimonials will be show on your DSRB or be officially stamped.