RENEWAL OF COMPANY SECURITY OFFICER CERTIFICATE
COMPANY SECURITY OFFICER CERTIFICATE (RENEWAL)
- Identity Card.
- Updated resume/CV (if not a Merchant Marine or Navy officer, it must detail experience in security/protection or state if you are to be hired as a Company Security Officer).
- Photograph with good resolution and clarity, blue or red background depending on the specialty, Uniform No. 2 (stripes visible according to hierarchical rank) or blue background, formal attire (both shoulders and face visible, updated within the last six months, neutral facial expression, without glasses, without patterns in the beard for men, without plunging necklines for women, and no photomontages). It must be attached in the SEAFARER FILE section.
- Expired document (Company Security Officer Certificate).
- Merchant Marine Credential (both sides) or License. It must be attached in the SEAFARER FILE section, under the TITLES tab (Optional).
- University Degree (Optional).
- IMO Courses (required, both sides, with registration and folio numbers). The validity of the requested document depends on the date of these courses. They must be attached in the SEAFARER FILE section, under the COURSES tab.
Maritime Medical Certificate (physical and mental fitness with vision and hearing specification), in the Maritime Medicine format found on the INEA website (must be performed by a Physician authorized by the INEA or an Internist Physician from the Public Network). Applicants over 40 years of age must present a cardiovascular evaluation report and an electrocardiogram (must be performed by a Cardiologist, Internist, Intensivist, or Emergency Physician).- Payment for document issuance, to the Banesco Current Account, in the name of INEA, 0134-1099-2200-0100-0780, RIF G-20002141-1, in accordance with the amounts indicated in the SEAFARERS PROCEDURES PAYMENT TABLE pursuant to Article 59, Item 4 (located next to APPLICATION TYPE). This Table will be updated at the DICOM rate every Monday at noon. “The date of the payment made must correspond with the date of the application and has three months of validity once it is performed.”
- The INEA payment settlement form will be uploaded to each user’s “SEAFARER FILE”, under the “REMARKS” tab, by the Seafarer Management personnel once the payment has been confirmed.
| REQUIRED COURSES | |
|---|---|
| IMO 3.20 Company Security Officer (CSO) | |
Note: Requests before the INEA shall be made without the need to present folders or compact discs. All documents must be valid, legible, digitized in PDF format, and attached in the SINEA.




