Who Can Benefit from Seamen Tickets?

Those who are entitled to benefit from seafarer-priced airline tickets are:

• Seafarers travelling on/from a ship on duty
• Officers subject to onboard changes
• Engineers or contractors working on ships or offshore platforms
• Other personnel included in the ship manifest
• Spouse of someone working on the ship

Flexible Change and Cancellation Conditions

Seamen tickets offer flexibility in the event of crew changes or unexpected changes to the ship’s schedule. During times of travel restrictions, seamen flight tickets' rates often allow for booking changes with no cancellation fees.

Additional Baggage Allowance and Discounted Fares

Ship personnel must generally be prepared for long-term voyages. Seafarers' tickets usually offer double the luggage capacity of regular tickets. Airline companies create a win-win situation by offering special discounted prices to seafarers within the scope of contracts made with large shipowners or trusted travel agencies.

Seamen Flight Tickets. Who is a Seaman?

The term “seamen” (seafarer) is commonly used in the maritime industry. It refers to people who work on ships and perform maritime activities. A seaman is usually a member of a ship’s crew and contributes to the safe and efficient operation of the ship. The term seafarer can encompass a wide range of maritime positions. The term seafarer tariff refers to a broad range of jobs within the maritime industry and extends to include a range of other specialist areas such as:

• Engineers, conractors, inspectors, maintenance staff who have an active seagoing duty and work on board either a ship belonging to a merchant marine or a cruise vessel
• Oil and gas exploration and production and mining workers (engineers, maintenance staff, scientists, managers, contractors) traveling to/from any type of land or offshore rig/platform which are fixed or manoeuvrable
• Engineers, contractors, inspectors, maintenance staff who work in alternative energy companies, such as, wind or wave power farms and solar power installations which are onshore or offshore
• Accompanying spouse and children (under 16 years of age) who have an active sea-going duty or work onboard a ship belonging to a merchant marine/oil/energy/offshore personnel
• Spouse and children (under 16 years of age) of above workers/contractors holding an official letter of authority

Documents required

To qualify for a marine flight ticket tariff, a passenger will need one of these documents to provide proof to the airlines:

• A valid current seaman’s book or crew ID
• An original and current letter of employment or contract letter form
• An authorized crewing agency approval
• A letter of appointment issued by the shipowner of the vessel (for service engineers)