Important Update: Takoradi Branch (Chapel Hill) now provides the following services: Certificate of Competency, Certificate of Proficiency, Seafarer's Record Book, Certificate of Discharge and Seafarer's ID Document (SID)
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  • Ministry of Transport
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  • Ghana Shippers Authority
  • Volta River Authority
  • Volta Lake Transport Company Limited
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders
  • Ghana Institute of Marine Surveyors
  • Ship Owners and Agents Association
  • Ghana Navy
  • Fisheries Commission
  • Ghana Merchant Navy Officers Association
  • Ghana Association of Stevedoring Companies
  • Maritime Professionals Club
  • Ghana Marine Police
  • Regional Maritime University
  • Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Ghana
  • Ghana Revenue Authority – Custom Division
  • National Petroleum Authority
  • Ghana Immigration Service
  • Ghana Armed Forces
  • National Security Service
  • National Union of Seamen Port and Allied Workers

Our mission is to ensure the provision of safe, secure, and efficient shipping services and the protection of the marine environment from ship source pollution. We are also to oversee the training, engagement, and welfare of Ghanaian seafarers.

Our vision is to ensure that the seas and inland waters of Ghana are safe, clean, and secure and to facilitate the contribution of these assets to national, economic, and social development.

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Updated: 07/05/2025

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