- Home
- Document Translation
- Maritime Documents
- Sea protest
Sea protest Translation
Our team of sworn translators prepares your sea protest translation for notarisation where the receiving institution requires it. We provide information about apostilles and consular legalisation; we do not submit or manage these applications.
Listen to this page
Press play to listen.
The recording could not be played. Please try again later.
A sea protest is a document officially recording events during a voyage — severe weather, collision, cargo damage or machinery breakdown — on the basis of the master's statement. In Turkish law, this record is made through the court; it corresponds to the international concept of sea protest.
As the report has evidential value in insurance compensation, general average and liability disputes, its translation is prepared with the same care. Technical expressions in the account of the event, time and position records and weather data are reproduced exactly without interpretation.
Which institutions request this document?
- P&I clubs and cargo insurers
- Foreign courts and arbitral tribunals
- Average adjusters — for general average calculations
- Cargo interests and law firms
Certification requirements
Notarized translations are common for copies sent abroad.
An apostille may be required abroad for copies issued through the court; the legalization chain for judicial documents applies.
There is no universal rule. The institution requesting the document determines its certification requirements. The information above describes common practice. Tell us which institution you are applying to and we will help clarify the required certification.
Preparing your document
- Send the logbook records and any supplementary reports with the sea protest
- Provide the insurance claim file number for the event if you know it
- Specify the country and authority to which the document will be submitted
Frequently asked questions
Are a sea protest and a survey report the same thing?
No. A sea protest is the official record of the event; a survey report is the surveyor's damage assessment. Both are required in insurance files, and translating them together ensures consistent terminology.
Do the logbook pages also need to be translated?
The requesting institution determines this; translations of logbook pages covering the time of the event are frequently required in compensation files.
Other documents in the same category
Send your document to find out the price and delivery date
Enquiries received during business hours are reviewed on the same day.