Indonesia and Portugal signed a mutual-recognition agreement for fishing-vessel crew certificates, potentially widening employment opportunities for qualified Indonesian workers.
Indonesia and Portugal signed a bilateral agreement on October 20, 2026, to mutually recognize the competency certificates of fishing-vessel crew members. The arrangement covers qualifications aligned with the 1995 STCW-F convention and applies to positions including masters, officers, and engineers.
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