Welcome to NIMASA
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, is committed to the enthronement of global best practices in the provision of maritime services in Nigeria.
Our areas of focus include effective Maritime Safety Administration, Maritime Labour Regulation, Marine Pollution Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue, Cabotage enforcement, Shipping Development and Ship Registration, Training and Certification of Seafarers, and Maritime Capacity Development. Using modern tools that guarantee efficiency and effectiveness, we are determined to develop indigenous capacity and eliminate all hindrance.

- Flag State Control
- Port State Control
- Surveys and Inspections
- Navigation Systems
- Hydrographic Services
- Search and Rescue Services
- Ship Casualty/Incident Investigations
- Ship Security
- Seafarers Qualification Training and Certification
- Training Record Book
- Seafarers Medical Examination
- Marine Superintendent Services
- Qualification and Training
- Downloads/Forms/Links
- Merchant Shipping Marine Environment Regulations 2012
- Marine Environment Protection Statutory Documents
- List of Insurance Service Providers Recognized by the Agency for Issuing Civil Liability Insurance Blue Cards
- Classification Societies (Recognized Organizations)
- Compliance Monitoring Inspections
- Port Reception Facilities (PRF)
- Removal of Wrecks and Derelicts in Nigerian Waters
- NSC-IOPC Fund Secretariat
- Ship Recycling / Scrapping
- Summary Guide for Marine Environment Statutory Documents that Applies to your Vessel, Company, Facility or Platforms
- Marine Litter Action Plan
- Marine Notices
- Marine Environment Online Services
- Offshore waste reception facility (Download Advance Notification Form)
PRESS RELEASES
MARITIME: NIGERIA DEVELOPING POLICIES TO IMPROVE SEAFARERS’ TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, REMUNERATION
Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, (left), with the President General of Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju at the celebration of Day of the Seafarer 2020: 'Seafarers Are Key...
DAY OF THE SEAFARERS – Seafarers are Key Workers
Hosted by seafarersday2020 seafarersday2020 Thursday, Jun 25, 2020 2:00 pm | 1 hour 15 minutes | (UTC+01:00) West Central AfricaMeeting number: 163 537 7958Password: zN693kPzjf3Agenda: Speakers:Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh (DG/CEO NIMASA)Karen Ogidigben (Director, Maritime...
NIGERIA BEGINS TRIAL OF PIRATES UNDER NEW LAW THIS WEEK
• Our Waters Now Safer For Shipping, Says Nimasa Director-General • Agency Mulls Incentives For Maritime Sector, Assures Of Cvff Disbursement...








