List of Medical Doctors Approved to Certify Medical Fitness of SeafarersAll seafarers are advised to undertake the seafarer medical examination with the listed doctors to qualify for the issuance of a seafarer’s Medical Certificate by the Authority. This notice supersedes previous notices on the list of Medical Doctors approved by the GMA to conduct Seafarer’s…
MARITIME CIRCULAR GUIDANCE NOTICE NO: 013 REPORTING OF INCIDENTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST SHIPS WITHIN GHANA’S MARITIME JURISDICTION It has come to the attention of the Ghana Maritime Authority that incidents of piracy and armed robbery within the territorial waters of Ghana are mis-reported and published in the private and public…
DisclaimerThe Ghana Maritime Authority wishes to inform the general public that Four Stars Marine and Crewing Services Ltd and its CEO Thomas Kwao whose picture is accompanied in this notice are neither licensed nor recognized as a Seafarer Recruitment and Placement Service Provider by the Ghana Maritime Authority. NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the…
GMA right to information manual Article 21 (1) (f), of the 1992 Constitution says “All persons shall have the right to information subject to such qualifications and laws as are necessary for a democratic society”. Parliament, in furtherance of this, passed the Right to Information ACT, 2019 (Act 989) which His Excellency, the President of…
New Initiatives on the Training of Ratings 1. The Ghana Maritime Authority is pleased to inform the maritime community, especially shipowners and their agents, Maritime Education and Training Institutes (METI), Seafarer Recruitment and Placement Services (SRPS) Providers, and all persons desirous of pursuing seafaring as a vocation about a new initiative created to support Ghanaian…
Certificates of competency issued by foreign Maritime administrations recognised by Ghana Maritime Authority The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) notifies the maritime community particularly ship-owners and their agents, Maritime Education Training Institutes, Seafarer Recruitment, and Placement Service (SRPS) providers, and holders of Certificates of Competency (CoC) issued by foreign administrations of the following: 1. GMA recognizes…