Section 8(3) in The Merchant Shipping (Seafarer's Bio-metric Identity Document) Rules, 2016
(3)Application for issuance of SID shall be made online in the given SID e-module to the issuing authority of his choice, Applicant shall select available dates and data collection centre of his choice. The payment of application fee shall be made online through the e-payment gateway. The applicant shall submit his application online. The applicant will appear on the appointed date and time at the data collection centre, along with his Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) and passport in original.
