EMSA releases EU’s seafarers statistics

The review represents a snap-shot of the European labour market, in terms of the number of seafarers holding valid certificates and endorsements in 2016, aiming to contribute to a better understanding of the maritime labour force in Europe.

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Namely, the data included in the report show that 174,780 masters and officers have valid certificates of competency (CoC) issued by EU Member States, while 87,802 have CoCs issued by non-EU countries. The total number of masters and officers holding CoCs slightly decreased compared to 2015.

At the of 2016, a quarter of a million masters and officers were potential manpower to serve on board EU flagged ships.

However, five EU Member States had the most masters and officers holding CoCs. These are:

1. UK - 24,375
2. Poland - 19,518
3. Greece - 17,048
4. France - 14,362
5. Italy -14,068

Moreover, the five EU Member States with the most masters and officers holding EU Member State attested Recognition (EaR) were:

1. Malta - 55,715
2. Cyprus - 26,935
3. UK - 12,564
4. Netherlands - 11,260
5. Portugal - 6,594

In addition, as far as non-EU Member States with the most masters and officers holding CoCs, these were:

1. Philippines - 29,695
2. Ukraine - 19,459
3. Russia - 14,395
4. India - 6,795
5. Turkey - 4,874

Furthermore, regarding the gender distribution of masters and officers, male masters and officers represented 97.83% of the total number of officers, with female masters and officers accounting for 2.17%.

Finally, the average age of masters and officers with CoCs is 43.4. More specifically:

• 75.76% of the officers with certificates under Charter VII, were younger than 35 years old;
• Masters and officers with certificates under Charter II and Charter III, were evenly distributed throughout 18-24 years of age;
• 54.40% of masters and deck officers and 52.81% of engineer officers were younger than 45 years old.

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