MARINA

SEAFARERS’
IDENTITY
DOCUMENTS
(SID)
WHAT IS THE LEGAL MANDATE OF SID?
1. International Labour Organization (ILO)
a. ILO SID Convention 1958, (No. 108)
Guaranteed the rights of seafarers to temporarily
enter a country for purposes of shore leave.

Required to hold an identity document that

proved that they were legitimate seafarers to
exercise his right.
WHAT IS THE LEGAL MANDATE OF SID?

b. ILO Convention (Revised),

2003, (No. 185)

 Introduced modern security features to resolve

the urgent question of seafarers being refused
admission into the territory of countries visited
by ships for the purposes of shore leave and
transit and transfer to join or change ships.
WHAT IS THE LEGAL MANDATE OF SID?
2. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 After the 11 September 2001 incident, moved for
an increased security at seaport, hence called to
develop the “International Ship Port Facility
Security Code”
 ILO was asked to develop a new and more robust
SID
 ILO relied on International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) 9303 in developing
specification as to the security features of SID
WHAT IS THE LEGAL MANDATE OF SID?

THIS WILL ALLOW OUR SEAFARERS TO ACCESS LAND SERVICES

WITHOUT VISA FOR PURPOSES OF SHORE LEAVE AND TRANSIT
AND TRANSFER TO JOIN OR CHANGE SHIP TO MEMBER
COUNTRIES WHO HAVE RATIFIED THE ILO 185 CONVENTION
 PHILIPPINES COMPLIANCE
TO ILO AND IMO CONVENTION
 The Philippines ratified the SID Convention
(Revised), 2003, (No. 185) on 19 January
2012.
 MARINA approved Memorandum
Circular (MC) 2019-01 on “Rules and
Regulations in the Issuance of Seafarers’
Record Book (SRB) and Seafarers’ Identity
Document (SID)
WHAT IS SID?
SEAFARER’S IDENTITY DOCUMENTS
 is an International Identity Document.
 It is used:
a) to obtain proof of the bearer’s
eligibility for visa waiver; and
b) to identify them as genuine seafarers
who may be entitled to transit with
their passport at ports and border
crossings, and to shore leave without
a visa.
• However, it is still not to be considered as a
travel document.
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SIRB AND SRB/SID
SEAFARERS SEAFARERS RECORD BOOK (SRB) /
IDENTIFICATION SEAFARERS’ IDENTITY DOCUMENTS
RECORD BOOK (SID)
(SIRB)* (SRB)** (SID)
LEGAL BASIS Seafarers’ Identity Seafarers’ Identity Seafarers Identity
Documents Convention Documents Convention Documents Convention
1958 (No. 108) 1958 (No. 108) (Revised), 2003 (No.
185)

SECURITY Limited security Limited security Extensive innovations,

FEATURES features on the paper features on the paper modern security
used used features, and biometric
features for facilitating
verification of the
document

*Will cease issuance sometime  on October 2019 
** Will start issuing  on November 2019 
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SIRB AND SRB/SID?
SEAFARERS’ IDENTIFICATION SEAFARERS’ RECORD BOOK (SRB) / SEAFARERS’
RECORD BOOK (SIRB)* IDENTITY DOCUMENT (SID)

(SRB)** (SID)

Records of employment, Records of employment, Means to identify

means of seafarers contains vessel’s and recognize
PURPOSE identification, contains particulars and genuine seafarers
vessel’s particulars and information of the who are entitled to
information of the seafarer’s seafarer’s position/rank transit with their SID
position/rank held onboard held onboard at ports and border
crossings and to
shore leave without
visa

*Will cease issuance sometime  on October 2019 
** Will start issuing  on November 2019 
 SID’S Benefits
FOR THE ISSUING STATE
FOR SEAFARERS
SID:
• SID: • Assures the National
• Protects seafarers and International
against side Security
effects of security • Helps lower the risk
measures of terrorism
• Ensures seafarers’ • Assists efforts to
freedom of prevent forgery and
movement and fraud
their right to work • Facilitates counterfeit
detection
Uniformed Global Security
System for the Identification
of Seafarers
SID OBJECTIVE / PURPOSES
Enhance Maritime
Safety and Security
Accurate Determination of
Seafarer’s Identity
Facilitate Maritime
Transport
Ensure Seafarer’s
Professional Life
1. Enhance Maritime Safety and Security
I. To provide for safety and security of the
maritime industry, which handles 90% of global
trade
II. To support Governments as they take measures
to strengthen their borders against the threat of
international terrorism
2. Accurate Determination of Seafarer’s
Identity
I. To ensure the global interoperability and
reliability of seafarers’ identification
II. To provide the blueprint for creating and
issuing secure national identity documents and
international recognition of the reliability of the
documents so issued
3. Facilitate Maritime Transport
I. To minimize the formalities, documentary
requirements and procedures associated with
the arrival, stay, shore leave, transit and
departure of seafarers on ships engaged on
international voyages
4. Ensure Seafarer’s Professional Life
I. To ensure that the privileges of facilitated
border crossing for shore leave, transit, transfer
and repatriation are provided only to genuine
seafarers as part of the basic rights of
Seafarers in the conduct of their profession
 COUNTRIES WHICH RATIFIED THE ILO 185 CONVENTION
& WHERE PHILIPPINE SID WILL BE RECOGNIZED

11. Hungary
12. India
1. Albania 26. Nigeria
13. Indonesia
2. Azerbaijan 27. Pakistan
14. Jordan
3. Bahamas 28. Philippines
15. Kazakhstan
4. Bangladesh 29. Russian Federation
16. Kiribati
5. Bosnia and  30. Spain
17. Korea, Republic of
Herzegovina 31. Tanzania, United 
18. Luxembourg
6. Brazil Republic of
19. Madagascar
7. Congo 32. Tunisia
20. Maldives
8. Croatia 33. Turkmenistan
21. Sri Lanka
9. France 34. Vanuatu
22. Marshall Islands
10. Georgia 35. Yemen
23. Moldova, Republic of
24. Montenegro
25. Myanmar
 DECENTRALIZED -
WHERE DO YOU APPLY FOR SID? NATIONAWIDE PROCESSING &
ISSUANCE with SECURE
MARINA Regional Offices CENTRAL DATABASE
(mid July 2019)

 MRO I & II (La Union)

4 MANILA Offices
 MRO IV (Batangas) (08 July 2019)
 MRO V (Legaspi)
 MARINA Main
 MRO VI (Iloilo)  SM Manila
 MRO VI (Bacolod City) (Issuance to be
announced)
 POEA Issuance to 
 MRO VII (Cebu) be 
 PITX announced
 MRO VIII (Tacloban)
 MRO IX (Zamboanga)
 MRO X (Cagayan de Oro)
 MRO XI (Davao)
 MRO XII (Gen. Santos)
 MRO XIII (Butuan)
 VALIDITY AND FEES FOR SID
Application Type Validity (Years) Fee (Pesos)
New 5 600.00
Renewal
Regular 5 600.00
On‐board 1 1,000.00
Reissuance
(Lost/Damaged/Unclaimed/
Reprint)
Regular 5 600.00
On‐board 1 1,000.00

• Issuance within 3-wor king hours after Payment

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