About

Seafarer Index is a free, login-optional reference portal for the world's roughly 1.9 million seafarers. Every port, ship, company, flag state, STCW code, glossary term, and helpline has its own permanent URL. No login to browse. No tracking.

Principles

• Imported data, not user-generated. Content ships with the site.
• No AI in the user flow. No per-request LLM costs. Nothing to pay for.
• No personal data collection. The forum is the only part that stores an email.
• Static-first. Pages are prerendered; they work on slow connections.

Contributing

If you spot an error, the fastest fix is to email noreply@seafarerindex.com or post a correction in the forum.

Data

All data comes from public sources — see Sources & attribution.