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Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation approved Administrative Procedure Rules on rendering state services on execution and issuance of sailor IDs by Federal Agency for Marine and River Transport

According to item 9 of Order of Development and Approval of Administrative Procedure Rules of Execution of State Functions (Rendering State Services), approved by the order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 11.11.2005 № 679 Administrative Procedure Rules on rendering state services on execution and issuance of sailor IDs for crew members of sea and sea-river navigating vessels and vessels of fishing fleet by Federal Agency for Marine and River Transport were approved by the order of Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation dated 3.11.2009 № 193 (registered by Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on the 3rd of February, 2010, registration № 16230).

Administrative Procedure Rules define terms and sequence of actions (administrative procedures) during the execution of powers of sailor IDs issuance.

The state services on sailor IDs execution and issuance is provided by Federal Agency for Marine and River Transport, as well as by federal state establishments within its jurisdiction and by seaports captains listed by the order of Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation dated 20.01.2009 № 7 “On the Approval of the List of Federal State Establishments Authorized for Execution and Issuance of Sailor IDs”. Sailor IDs are issued by Federal Agency for Marine and River Transport and federal state establishments with the concurrence of appropriate body of State Security Service.

State services on execution and issuance of sailor IDs are carried out according to international and Russian legal acts.

The clients of the state services are:
     • citizens of the Russian Federation, being employed, engaged or working in any status on the board of sea and sea-river navigating vessels and vessels of fishing fleet, including students of educational institutions during navigation practice;
     • foreign citizens and persons without citizenship permanently living on the territory of the Russian Federation, meeting the above mentioned requirements.

The result of rendering the state services on execution and issuance of sailor IDs for crew members of sea and sea-river navigating vessels and vessels of fishing fleet is an ID issued or denial of it.

The order of Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation comes into force in 10 days after its official publication.