Estonian seafarer's discharge book

An Estonian seafarer's discharge book (Estonian: Meremehe teenistusraamat) is an identity document issued by Estonian Police and Border Guard Board in which the name, date of birth or personal identification code, and a photograph or facial image and the signature or image of signature of the holder are entered, unless otherwise provided by law or legislation established on the basis thereof.

A seafarer’s discharge book shall be issued with a period of validity of up to five years.

[1] The Estonia Passport includes the following data: The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.

The data page/information page is printed in Estonian and English.

Starting from June 2009, all applicants for an Estonian seafarer's discharge book are required to provide their fingerprints to be stored on the biometric chip in their seafarer's discharge book.