Transport Ministry has announced that the mandatory Seafarers Identity Document (SID) can now be obtained from the Ministry.

The SID was launched on Monday by Transport Minister Mohamed Ameen at a ceremony held to mark the International Seamen's Day.

In a post on X, Transport Ministry said that the Ministry has begun the process of issuing SID to local seamen.

SID is a mandatory document for seafarers on cargo ships in accordance with the 2003 amendment to the International Labour Organisation's 'The Seafarer's Identity Documents Convention'.