To increase your chances of finding a job at sea, it's a good idea to upload your seafarer documents into your ProSeafarers profile. Here's how.
Go to ProSeafarers and sign in. The first page you'll see is the Jobs page. Click on the documents icon on the left to go to your profile's documents page:
Here you can:
Click on the headers at the top to see all your documents, or only your certificates, visas, or training documents.
Click the Add Document button at the top to add a new document. You can scan a document or enter it manually.
Enter a document’s name or number in the search bar to quickly find it.
Click the button on the top right to order the list by Expiry Date, Name, Date Issued or Type.
See a warning if any of your documents are due to expire.
Click on an entry to edit a document to edit it and hover over it to bring up the trash can to delete it.
Uploading Documents into Your ProSeafarers Profile
Click the Add Document button and you'll see this pop-up box:
Choose whether you want to scan your document or add it manually.
How to Scan a Seafarer Document
When you click the Scan with AI button, you will see this:
Here you can:
Drag and drop documents into the box or click to upload them from your computer. Documents must be in one of the following formats: PDF, JPG, PNG, or a Word document.
Click the Scan Documents button.
ProSeafarers will automatically extract the data from your document. You will have the opportunity to review and edit it before saving it.
When you’ve finished click Save and Continue. The document will be added to your Documents page in your profile:
Now, click on that entry and upload a PDF or image of every page you need to keep with that document. Click Save document when you're done:
How to Manually Add a Seafarer Document
If you want to manually enter a document, go to the main Documents page and click the Add document button. When you click Add Manually, you will see this:
Here you can:
Select the document type from the drop-down menu.
Enter the document’s name, who it was issued by, and reference number.
Select the issuing country from the drop-down menu and enter its validity dates.
Add a PDF or image of every page you need to keep with that document.