diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/BlockPropertiesPanel.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/BlockPropertiesPanel.tsx
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+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/BlockPropertiesPanel.tsx
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+import {
+  ActionIcon,
+  ColorInput,
+  Group,
+  NumberInput,
+  Paper,
+  SegmentedControl,
+  Select,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  Tooltip,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import { IconTrash } from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import type { TemplateFieldPlacement, TemplateVariable } from '@ema-platform/api';
+
+interface Props {
+  block: TemplateFieldPlacement | null;
+  variables: TemplateVariable[];
+  onChange: (block: TemplateFieldPlacement) => void;
+  onDelete: (id: string) => void;
+  disabled: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Everything about the selected block that is not its position on the page. */
+export function BlockPropertiesPanel({
+  block,
+  variables,
+  onChange,
+  onDelete,
+  disabled,
+}: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  if (!block) {
+    return (
+      <Paper withBorder p="md" radius="md">
+        <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
+          {t('designer.noBlockSelected', 'Select a block on the page to edit it.')}
+        </Text>
+      </Paper>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const isLiteral = block.variable === null;
+
+  return (
+    <Paper withBorder p="md" radius="md">
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <Group justify="space-between" align="center">
+          <Text fw={600} size="sm">
+            {t('designer.blockProperties', 'Selected block')}
+          </Text>
+          <Tooltip label={t('designer.deleteBlock', 'Remove block')}>
+            <ActionIcon
+              variant="subtle"
+              color="red"
+              disabled={disabled}
+              onClick={() => onDelete(block.id)}
+            >
+              <IconTrash size={16} />
+            </ActionIcon>
+          </Tooltip>
+        </Group>
+
+        <SegmentedControl
+          fullWidth
+          size="xs"
+          value={isLiteral ? 'text' : 'variable'}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          onChange={(value) =>
+            onChange(
+              value === 'text'
+                ? { ...block, variable: null, text: block.text ?? '' }
+                : { ...block, variable: variables[0]?.key ?? 'companyName' },
+            )
+          }
+          data={[
+            { value: 'variable', label: t('designer.blockVariable', 'Variable') },
+            { value: 'text', label: t('designer.blockText', 'Fixed text') },
+          ]}
+        />
+
+        {isLiteral ? (
+          <TextInput
+            label={t('designer.blockTextLabel', 'Text')}
+            value={block.text ?? ''}
+            onChange={(e) => onChange({ ...block, text: e.currentTarget.value })}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <Select
+            label={t('designer.blockVariableLabel', 'Variable')}
+            data={variables.map((variable) => ({
+              value: variable.key,
+              label: variable.label,
+            }))}
+            value={block.variable}
+            onChange={(value) => onChange({ ...block, variable: value })}
+            searchable
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+        )}
+
+        <Group gap="xs" grow>
+          <NumberInput
+            label={t('designer.blockFontSize', 'Font size')}
+            value={block.fontSize ?? 14}
+            onChange={(value) => onChange({ ...block, fontSize: Number(value) || 14 })}
+            min={4}
+            max={200}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+          <NumberInput
+            label={t('designer.blockWidth', 'Width (%)')}
+            value={block.widthPct}
+            onChange={(value) =>
+              onChange({ ...block, widthPct: Math.min(100, Math.max(1, Number(value) || 1)) })
+            }
+            min={1}
+            max={100}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+        </Group>
+
+        <Group gap="xs" grow>
+          <NumberInput
+            label={t('designer.blockX', 'X (%)')}
+            value={block.xPct}
+            onChange={(value) =>
+              onChange({ ...block, xPct: Math.min(100, Math.max(0, Number(value) || 0)) })
+            }
+            min={0}
+            max={100}
+            decimalScale={2}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+          <NumberInput
+            label={t('designer.blockY', 'Y (%)')}
+            value={block.yPct}
+            onChange={(value) =>
+              onChange({ ...block, yPct: Math.min(100, Math.max(0, Number(value) || 0)) })
+            }
+            min={0}
+            max={100}
+            decimalScale={2}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+        </Group>
+
+        <SegmentedControl
+          fullWidth
+          size="xs"
+          value={block.align ?? 'left'}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          onChange={(value) =>
+            onChange({ ...block, align: value as TemplateFieldPlacement['align'] })
+          }
+          data={[
+            { value: 'left', label: t('designer.alignLeft', 'Left') },
+            { value: 'center', label: t('designer.alignCenter', 'Centre') },
+            { value: 'right', label: t('designer.alignRight', 'Right') },
+          ]}
+        />
+
+        <SegmentedControl
+          fullWidth
+          size="xs"
+          value={block.fontWeight ?? 'normal'}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          onChange={(value) =>
+            onChange({ ...block, fontWeight: value as TemplateFieldPlacement['fontWeight'] })
+          }
+          data={[
+            { value: 'normal', label: t('designer.weightNormal', 'Normal') },
+            { value: 'bold', label: t('designer.weightBold', 'Bold') },
+          ]}
+        />
+
+        <ColorInput
+          label={t('designer.blockColor', 'Colour')}
+          value={block.color ?? '#111111'}
+          onChange={(value) => onChange({ ...block, color: value })}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          format="hex"
+        />
+      </Stack>
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/DesignerToolbar.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/DesignerToolbar.tsx
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+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/DesignerToolbar.tsx
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+import { Button, Group, NumberInput, Select, Tooltip } from '@mantine/core';
+import { IconPlus } from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useLocalized, type LicenseType } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import { groupedTypeOptions } from '../config/designer';
+
+interface Props {
+  licenseTypes: LicenseType[];
+  typeId: string | null;
+  onTypeChange: (id: string | null) => void;
+  validityMonths: number;
+  onValidityChange: (months: number) => void;
+  currentValidityMonths?: number | null;
+  canEdit: boolean;
+  savingValidity: boolean;
+  onSaveValidity: () => void;
+  onNewVersion: () => void;
+}
+
+/** Licence type, certificate validity, and the entry point for a new version. */
+export function DesignerToolbar({
+  licenseTypes,
+  typeId,
+  onTypeChange,
+  validityMonths,
+  onValidityChange,
+  currentValidityMonths,
+  canEdit,
+  savingValidity,
+  onSaveValidity,
+  onNewVersion,
+}: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const localized = useLocalized();
+
+  return (
+    <Group align="flex-end" mb="md" gap="sm">
+      {/* Grouped and searchable because the catalogue is 80+ types, over 50 of
+          them STCW certificates: a flat list buries the CoC/CoP a user is
+          looking for among the logistics operator licences. */}
+      <Select
+        label={t('designer.licenceType', 'Licence type')}
+        data={groupedTypeOptions(licenseTypes, localized, t)}
+        value={typeId}
+        onChange={onTypeChange}
+        searchable
+        nothingFoundMessage={t('designer.noTypeMatch', 'No licence type matches')}
+        maxDropdownHeight={340}
+        w={340}
+      />
+
+      {/* Validity lives beside the design because it is the other half of
+          what a certificate promises. */}
+      <NumberInput
+        label={t('designer.validityYears', 'Valid for (years)')}
+        description={t('designer.validityHint', 'Applied when a licence is issued')}
+        value={Number((validityMonths / 12).toFixed(2))}
+        onChange={(value) => onValidityChange(Math.round(Number(value || 0) * 12))}
+        min={0.5}
+        max={20}
+        step={0.5}
+        decimalScale={1}
+        w={190}
+        disabled={!canEdit}
+      />
+      <Tooltip
+        label={
+          canEdit
+            ? t('designer.saveValidity', 'Save validity')
+            : t('designer.noPermission', 'You do not have permission')
+        }
+      >
+        <span>
+          <Button
+            variant="light"
+            loading={savingValidity}
+            disabled={!canEdit || !typeId || validityMonths === currentValidityMonths}
+            onClick={onSaveValidity}
+          >
+            {t('designer.saveValidity', 'Save validity')}
+          </Button>
+        </span>
+      </Tooltip>
+
+      <div style={{ flex: 1 }} />
+
+      <Button
+        leftSection={<IconPlus size={16} />}
+        disabled={!canEdit || !typeId}
+        onClick={onNewVersion}
+      >
+        {t('designer.newVersion', 'New version')}
+      </Button>
+    </Group>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/NewVersionModal.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/NewVersionModal.tsx
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+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/NewVersionModal.tsx
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+import { Button, Modal, Stack, Text, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { ModalFooter } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+
+interface Props {
+  opened: boolean;
+  name: string;
+  onNameChange: (value: string) => void;
+  creating: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onCreate: () => void;
+}
+
+/** Starts a draft from the live design, or the built-in layout if there is none. */
+export function NewVersionModal({
+  opened,
+  name,
+  onNameChange,
+  creating,
+  onClose,
+  onCreate,
+}: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return (
+    <Modal opened={opened} onClose={onClose} title={t('designer.newVersion', 'New version')}>
+      <Stack>
+        <TextInput
+          label={t('designer.name', 'Version name')}
+          value={name}
+          onChange={(e) => onNameChange(e.currentTarget.value)}
+          withAsterisk
+        />
+        <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
+          {t(
+            'designer.newHint',
+            'Starts from the live design, or the built-in layout if this type has none.',
+          )}
+        </Text>
+        <ModalFooter>
+          <Button variant="default" onClick={onClose}>
+            {t('common.cancel', 'Cancel')}
+          </Button>
+          <Button loading={creating} disabled={!name.trim()} onClick={onCreate}>
+            {t('designer.create', 'Create')}
+          </Button>
+        </ModalFooter>
+      </Stack>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateActionBar.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateActionBar.tsx
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index 000000000..3c0ff1711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateActionBar.tsx
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+import { ActionIcon, Button, Group, Tooltip } from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconDeviceFloppy,
+  IconEye,
+  IconRosetteDiscountCheck,
+  IconTrash,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+interface Props {
+  hasSource: boolean;
+  hasSelection: boolean;
+  isPublished: boolean;
+  dirty: boolean;
+  canEdit: boolean;
+  canPublish: boolean;
+  saving: boolean;
+  publishing: boolean;
+  onPreview: () => void;
+  onSave: () => void;
+  onPublish: () => void;
+  onArchive: () => void;
+  onDelete: () => void;
+}
+
+/** Preview, save, publish, withdraw and delete for the selected version. */
+export function TemplateActionBar({
+  hasSource,
+  hasSelection,
+  isPublished,
+  dirty,
+  canEdit,
+  canPublish,
+  saving,
+  publishing,
+  onPreview,
+  onSave,
+  onPublish,
+  onArchive,
+  onDelete,
+}: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  const publishHint = !canPublish
+    ? t('designer.noPublishPermission', 'You cannot publish designs')
+    : dirty
+      ? t('designer.saveFirst', 'Save your changes first')
+      : t('designer.publishHint', 'Makes this the live certificate design');
+
+  return (
+    <Group>
+      <Button
+        variant="light"
+        leftSection={<IconEye size={16} />}
+        onClick={onPreview}
+        disabled={!hasSource}
+      >
+        {t('designer.preview', 'Preview PDF')}
+      </Button>
+      <Button
+        leftSection={<IconDeviceFloppy size={16} />}
+        loading={saving}
+        disabled={!canEdit || isPublished || !dirty}
+        onClick={onSave}
+      >
+        {t('designer.save', 'Save draft')}
+      </Button>
+      <Tooltip label={publishHint}>
+        <span>
+          <Button
+            color="teal"
+            leftSection={<IconRosetteDiscountCheck size={16} />}
+            loading={publishing}
+            disabled={!canPublish || isPublished || dirty || !hasSelection}
+            onClick={onPublish}
+          >
+            {t('designer.publish', 'Publish')}
+          </Button>
+        </span>
+      </Tooltip>
+      <div style={{ flex: 1 }} />
+      {hasSelection && isPublished && canPublish && (
+        <Button variant="subtle" color="orange" onClick={onArchive}>
+          {t('designer.archive', 'Withdraw')}
+        </Button>
+      )}
+      {hasSelection && !isPublished && canEdit && (
+        <Tooltip label={t('designer.delete', 'Delete draft')}>
+          <ActionIcon
+            variant="subtle"
+            color="red"
+            aria-label={t('designer.delete', 'Delete draft')}
+            onClick={onDelete}
+          >
+            <IconTrash size={16} />
+          </ActionIcon>
+        </Tooltip>
+      )}
+    </Group>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateBackgroundPanel.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateBackgroundPanel.tsx
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index 000000000..70e603189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateBackgroundPanel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+import {
+  Button,
+  Group,
+  Image,
+  NumberInput,
+  Paper,
+  SegmentedControl,
+  Select,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import { IconPhotoUp, IconTrash } from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import type { TemplateLogoCorner, TemplateLogoPlacement } from '@ema-platform/api';
+
+interface Props {
+  backgroundUrl: string;
+  onBackgroundChange: (url: string) => void;
+  logoUrl: string;
+  onLogoChange: (url: string) => void;
+  logoPlacement: TemplateLogoPlacement;
+  onLogoPlacementChange: (placement: TemplateLogoPlacement) => void;
+  landscape: boolean;
+  onLandscapeChange: (landscape: boolean) => void;
+  disabled: boolean;
+}
+
+const CORNERS: { value: TemplateLogoCorner; labelKey: string; fallback: string }[] = [
+  { value: 'TOP_LEFT', labelKey: 'designer.cornerTopLeft', fallback: 'Top left' },
+  { value: 'TOP_CENTER', labelKey: 'designer.cornerTopCenter', fallback: 'Top centre' },
+  { value: 'TOP_RIGHT', labelKey: 'designer.cornerTopRight', fallback: 'Top right' },
+  { value: 'BOTTOM_LEFT', labelKey: 'designer.cornerBottomLeft', fallback: 'Bottom left' },
+  { value: 'BOTTOM_RIGHT', labelKey: 'designer.cornerBottomRight', fallback: 'Bottom right' },
+];
+
+/**
+ * Page-level settings: orientation, the artwork a certificate is printed on,
+ * and the authority's logo.
+ *
+ * Orientation belongs here rather than beside the version name because it is a
+ * property of the page, and it decides the shape of the canvas everything else
+ * is positioned on.
+ */
+export function TemplateBackgroundPanel({
+  backgroundUrl,
+  onBackgroundChange,
+  logoUrl,
+  onLogoChange,
+  logoPlacement,
+  onLogoPlacementChange,
+  landscape,
+  onLandscapeChange,
+  disabled,
+}: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return (
+    <Paper withBorder p="md" radius="md">
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <div>
+          <Text fw={600} size="sm">
+            {t('designer.pageSetup', 'Page setup')}
+          </Text>
+          <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
+            {t(
+              'designer.pageSetupHint',
+              'Orientation, background artwork and the authority logo. Certificate data is drawn on top, so the same page serves every certificate.',
+            )}
+          </Text>
+        </div>
+
+        <Group gap="xl" align="flex-start">
+          <div>
+            <Text size="sm" fw={500} mb={4}>
+              {t('designer.orientation', 'Orientation')}
+            </Text>
+            <SegmentedControl
+              value={landscape ? 'landscape' : 'portrait'}
+              onChange={(value) => onLandscapeChange(value === 'landscape')}
+              disabled={disabled}
+              data={[
+                {
+                  value: 'portrait',
+                  label: t('designer.portrait', 'Portrait'),
+                },
+                {
+                  value: 'landscape',
+                  label: t('designer.landscape', 'Landscape'),
+                },
+              ]}
+            />
+            <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" mt={4}>
+              {landscape
+                ? t('designer.a4Landscape', 'A4 — 297 × 210 mm')
+                : t('designer.a4Portrait', 'A4 — 210 × 297 mm')}
+            </Text>
+          </div>
+        </Group>
+
+        <Group align="flex-end" gap="sm">
+          <TextInput
+            label={t('designer.backgroundUrl', 'Artwork URL')}
+            placeholder="https://…"
+            value={backgroundUrl}
+            onChange={(e) => onBackgroundChange(e.currentTarget.value)}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            style={{ flex: 1 }}
+          />
+          {backgroundUrl && (
+            <Button
+              variant="subtle"
+              color="red"
+              leftSection={<IconTrash size={16} />}
+              disabled={disabled}
+              onClick={() => onBackgroundChange('')}
+            >
+              {t('designer.removeBackground', 'Remove')}
+            </Button>
+          )}
+        </Group>
+
+        {backgroundUrl ? (
+          <Image
+            src={backgroundUrl}
+            alt={t('designer.backgroundPreview', 'Certificate background preview')}
+            radius="sm"
+            fit="contain"
+            mah={220}
+            fallbackSrc="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'/%3E"
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <Paper withBorder p="lg" radius="sm" bg="var(--mantine-color-gray-light)">
+            <Group justify="center" gap="xs">
+              <IconPhotoUp size={18} />
+              <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
+                {t('designer.noBackground', 'No artwork — the design renders as HTML only.')}
+              </Text>
+            </Group>
+          </Paper>
+        )}
+
+        <Group align="flex-end" gap="sm">
+          <TextInput
+            label={t('designer.logoUrl', 'Institute logo URL')}
+            placeholder="https://…"
+            value={logoUrl}
+            onChange={(e) => onLogoChange(e.currentTarget.value)}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            style={{ flex: 1 }}
+          />
+          {logoUrl && (
+            <Button
+              variant="subtle"
+              color="red"
+              leftSection={<IconTrash size={16} />}
+              disabled={disabled}
+              onClick={() => onLogoChange('')}
+            >
+              {t('designer.removeLogo', 'Remove')}
+            </Button>
+          )}
+        </Group>
+
+        {logoUrl && (
+          <Group align="flex-end" gap="sm">
+            <Select
+              label={t('designer.logoCorner', 'Logo position')}
+              data={CORNERS.map((corner) => ({
+                value: corner.value,
+                label: t(corner.labelKey, corner.fallback),
+              }))}
+              value={logoPlacement.corner ?? 'TOP_LEFT'}
+              onChange={(value) =>
+                onLogoPlacementChange({
+                  ...logoPlacement,
+                  corner: (value as TemplateLogoCorner) ?? 'TOP_LEFT',
+                })
+              }
+              disabled={disabled}
+              w={170}
+            />
+            <NumberInput
+              label={t('designer.logoWidth', 'Width (% of page)')}
+              value={logoPlacement.widthPct ?? 18}
+              onChange={(value) =>
+                onLogoPlacementChange({
+                  ...logoPlacement,
+                  widthPct: Number(value) || 0,
+                })
+              }
+              min={1}
+              max={100}
+              disabled={disabled}
+              w={150}
+            />
+            <NumberInput
+              label={t('designer.logoOffset', 'Inset (%)')}
+              value={logoPlacement.offsetPct ?? 5}
+              onChange={(value) =>
+                onLogoPlacementChange({
+                  ...logoPlacement,
+                  offsetPct: Number(value) || 0,
+                })
+              }
+              min={0}
+              max={100}
+              disabled={disabled}
+              w={120}
+            />
+            <Image
+              src={logoUrl}
+              alt={t('designer.logoPreview', 'Logo preview')}
+              radius="sm"
+              fit="contain"
+              h={56}
+              w={56}
+              fallbackSrc="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'/%3E"
+            />
+          </Group>
+        )}
+      </Stack>
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateCanvas.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateCanvas.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db0530f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateCanvas.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { Box, Paper, Text } from '@mantine/core';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import type { TemplateFieldPlacement, TemplateLogoPlacement } from '@ema-platform/api';
+
+interface Props {
+  backgroundUrl: string;
+  logoUrl: string;
+  logoPlacement: TemplateLogoPlacement;
+  landscape: boolean;
+  placements: TemplateFieldPlacement[];
+  selectedId: string | null;
+  onSelect: (id: string | null) => void;
+  onChange: (placements: TemplateFieldPlacement[]) => void;
+  disabled: boolean;
+}
+
+/** A4 aspect ratio, the only page size the renderer is configured for. */
+const A4_RATIO = 297 / 210;
+
+const LOGO_CORNER_STYLE: Record<string, (offset: number) => React.CSSProperties> = {
+  TOP_LEFT: (o) => ({ top: `${o}%`, left: `${o}%` }),
+  TOP_CENTER: (o) => ({ top: `${o}%`, left: '50%', transform: 'translateX(-50%)' }),
+  TOP_RIGHT: (o) => ({ top: `${o}%`, right: `${o}%` }),
+  BOTTOM_LEFT: (o) => ({ bottom: `${o}%`, left: `${o}%` }),
+  BOTTOM_RIGHT: (o) => ({ bottom: `${o}%`, right: `${o}%` }),
+};
+
+type DragState = {
+  id: string;
+  mode: 'move' | 'resize';
+  pointerId: number;
+  /** Grab offset within the block, in percent, so it does not jump on grab. */
+  grabDxPct: number;
+  grabDyPct: number;
+  startWidthPct: number;
+  startXPct: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * The visual certificate editor.
+ *
+ * Blocks are positioned in percentages of the page box, which is what lets the
+ * same layout render correctly in both orientations and at any zoom: the
+ * canvas scales with its container, and the compiled Handlebars uses the same
+ * percentages against the real A4 page.
+ *
+ * Pointer events rather than HTML5 drag-and-drop — the latter cannot report
+ * continuous positions during a drag, and offers no path to resizing.
+ */
+export function TemplateCanvas({
+  backgroundUrl,
+  logoUrl,
+  logoPlacement,
+  landscape,
+  placements,
+  selectedId,
+  onSelect,
+  onChange,
+  disabled,
+}: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const pageRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [drag, setDrag] = useState<DragState | null>(null);
+
+  // Held in a ref as well: the pointer handlers are bound to the window for the
+  // life of a drag, and would otherwise close over a stale placements array.
+  const placementsRef = useRef(placements);
+  placementsRef.current = placements;
+
+  const pointToPct = useCallback((clientX: number, clientY: number) => {
+    const rect = pageRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (!rect || rect.width === 0 || rect.height === 0) return { xPct: 0, yPct: 0 };
+    return {
+      xPct: ((clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * 100,
+      yPct: ((clientY - rect.top) / rect.height) * 100,
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!drag) return;
+
+    function handleMove(event: PointerEvent) {
+      if (!drag) return;
+      const { xPct, yPct } = pointToPct(event.clientX, event.clientY);
+
+      onChange(
+        placementsRef.current.map((block) => {
+          if (block.id !== drag.id) return block;
+
+          if (drag.mode === 'resize') {
+            // Width follows the pointer's distance from the block's left edge,
+            // clamped so a block can neither invert nor leave the page.
+            const width = Math.min(
+              100 - drag.startXPct,
+              Math.max(5, xPct - drag.startXPct),
+            );
+            return { ...block, widthPct: Number(width.toFixed(2)) };
+          }
+
+          const nextX = Math.min(
+            100 - block.widthPct,
+            Math.max(0, xPct - drag.grabDxPct),
+          );
+          const nextY = Math.min(99, Math.max(0, yPct - drag.grabDyPct));
+          return {
+            ...block,
+            xPct: Number(nextX.toFixed(2)),
+            yPct: Number(nextY.toFixed(2)),
+          };
+        }),
+      );
+    }
+
+    function handleUp() {
+      setDrag(null);
+    }
+
+    window.addEventListener('pointermove', handleMove);
+    window.addEventListener('pointerup', handleUp);
+    window.addEventListener('pointercancel', handleUp);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('pointermove', handleMove);
+      window.removeEventListener('pointerup', handleUp);
+      window.removeEventListener('pointercancel', handleUp);
+    };
+  }, [drag, onChange, pointToPct]);
+
+  function startDrag(
+    event: React.PointerEvent,
+    block: TemplateFieldPlacement,
+    mode: 'move' | 'resize',
+  ) {
+    if (disabled) return;
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    onSelect(block.id);
+    const { xPct, yPct } = pointToPct(event.clientX, event.clientY);
+    setDrag({
+      id: block.id,
+      mode,
+      pointerId: event.pointerId,
+      grabDxPct: xPct - block.xPct,
+      grabDyPct: yPct - block.yPct,
+      startWidthPct: block.widthPct,
+      startXPct: block.xPct,
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Arrow keys nudge the selected block, for placement finer than a drag. */
+  function handleKeyDown(event: React.KeyboardEvent, block: TemplateFieldPlacement) {
+    if (disabled) return;
+    const step = event.shiftKey ? 5 : 0.5;
+    const deltas: Record<string, [number, number]> = {
+      ArrowLeft: [-step, 0],
+      ArrowRight: [step, 0],
+      ArrowUp: [0, -step],
+      ArrowDown: [0, step],
+    };
+    const delta = deltas[event.key];
+    if (!delta) return;
+    event.preventDefault();
+    onChange(
+      placements.map((candidate) =>
+        candidate.id === block.id
+          ? {
+              ...candidate,
+              xPct: Number(
+                Math.min(100 - candidate.widthPct, Math.max(0, candidate.xPct + delta[0])).toFixed(2),
+              ),
+              yPct: Number(Math.min(99, Math.max(0, candidate.yPct + delta[1])).toFixed(2)),
+            }
+          : candidate,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  const corner = logoPlacement.corner ?? 'TOP_LEFT';
+  const logoStyle = (LOGO_CORNER_STYLE[corner] ?? LOGO_CORNER_STYLE.TOP_LEFT)(
+    logoPlacement.offsetPct ?? 5,
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <Paper withBorder p="sm" radius="md">
+      <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" mb="xs">
+        {t(
+          'designer.canvasHint',
+          'Drag a block to move it, drag its right edge to resize, or use the arrow keys for fine placement.',
+        )}
+      </Text>
+
+      <Box
+        ref={pageRef}
+        onPointerDown={() => onSelect(null)}
+        style={{
+          position: 'relative',
+          width: '100%',
+          aspectRatio: landscape ? String(A4_RATIO) : String(1 / A4_RATIO),
+          background: '#ffffff',
+          border: '1px solid var(--mantine-color-gray-4)',
+          overflow: 'hidden',
+          // Blocks are positioned against this box, so it must not be static.
+          touchAction: 'none',
+        }}
+      >
+        {backgroundUrl && (
+          <img
+            src={backgroundUrl}
+            alt=""
+            style={{
+              position: 'absolute',
+              inset: 0,
+              width: '100%',
+              height: '100%',
+              objectFit: 'cover',
+              pointerEvents: 'none',
+            }}
+          />
+        )}
+
+        {logoUrl && (
+          <img
+            src={logoUrl}
+            alt=""
+            style={{
+              position: 'absolute',
+              width: `${logoPlacement.widthPct ?? 18}%`,
+              pointerEvents: 'none',
+              ...logoStyle,
+            }}
+          />
+        )}
+
+        {placements.map((block) => {
+          const isSelected = block.id === selectedId;
+          return (
+            <div
+              key={block.id}
+              role="button"
+              tabIndex={0}
+              onPointerDown={(event) => startDrag(event, block, 'move')}
+              onKeyDown={(event) => handleKeyDown(event, block)}
+              style={{
+                position: 'absolute',
+                left: `${block.xPct}%`,
+                top: `${block.yPct}%`,
+                width: `${block.widthPct}%`,
+                fontSize: block.fontSize ?? 14,
+                fontWeight: block.fontWeight ?? 'normal',
+                textAlign: block.align ?? 'left',
+                color: block.color ?? '#111111',
+                cursor: disabled ? 'default' : 'move',
+                outline: isSelected
+                  ? '2px solid var(--mantine-color-blue-6)'
+                  : '1px dashed var(--mantine-color-gray-5)',
+                background: isSelected ? 'rgba(34,139,230,0.06)' : 'transparent',
+                boxSizing: 'border-box',
+                padding: 2,
+                lineHeight: 1.3,
+                wordWrap: 'break-word',
+                userSelect: 'none',
+              }}
+            >
+              {block.variable ? `{{${block.variable}}}` : block.text || ' '}
+
+              {isSelected && !disabled && (
+                <span
+                  onPointerDown={(event) => startDrag(event, block, 'resize')}
+                  style={{
+                    position: 'absolute',
+                    right: -4,
+                    top: '50%',
+                    transform: 'translateY(-50%)',
+                    width: 8,
+                    height: 18,
+                    borderRadius: 2,
+                    background: 'var(--mantine-color-blue-6)',
+                    cursor: 'ew-resize',
+                  }}
+                />
+              )}
+            </div>
+          );
+        })}
+      </Box>
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateEditor.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateEditor.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa9c366c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateEditor.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import type { RefObject } from 'react';
+import { Group, Paper, Switch, Text, TextInput, Textarea } from '@mantine/core';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+interface Props {
+  name: string;
+  onNameChange: (value: string) => void;
+  source: string;
+  onSourceChange: (value: string) => void;
+  landscape: boolean;
+  onLandscapeChange: (value: boolean) => void;
+  editorRef: RefObject<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>;
+  disabled: boolean;
+  isPublished: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Name, orientation and the Handlebars source for the selected version. */
+export function TemplateEditor({
+  name,
+  onNameChange,
+  source,
+  onSourceChange,
+  landscape,
+  onLandscapeChange,
+  editorRef,
+  disabled,
+  isPublished,
+}: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Group gap="sm" align="flex-end">
+        <TextInput
+          label={t('designer.name', 'Version name')}
+          value={name}
+          onChange={(e) => onNameChange(e.currentTarget.value)}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          style={{ flex: 1 }}
+        />
+        <Switch
+          label={t('designer.landscape', 'Landscape')}
+          checked={landscape}
+          onChange={(e) => onLandscapeChange(e.currentTarget.checked)}
+          disabled={disabled}
+        />
+      </Group>
+
+      {isPublished && (
+        <Paper withBorder p="xs" bg="var(--mantine-color-teal-light)">
+          <Text size="xs">
+            {t(
+              'designer.publishedLocked',
+              'This version is live and cannot be edited — certificates have been issued from it. Create a new version to make changes.',
+            )}
+          </Text>
+        </Paper>
+      )}
+
+      <Textarea
+        ref={editorRef}
+        label={t('designer.source', 'Template (Handlebars + HTML)')}
+        value={source}
+        onChange={(e) => onSourceChange(e.currentTarget.value)}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        autosize
+        minRows={18}
+        maxRows={30}
+        styles={{ input: { fontFamily: 'monospace', fontSize: 12 } }}
+      />
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateVariableList.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateVariableList.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff5b3ad3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateVariableList.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { Button, Code, ScrollArea, Stack, Text, Tooltip } from '@mantine/core';
+import { IconPlus } from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+interface Variable {
+  key: string;
+  label: string;
+}
+
+interface Props {
+  variables: Variable[];
+  disabled: boolean;
+  /** Canvas mode: drops a block onto the page. Source mode: inserts at caret. */
+  canvasMode: boolean;
+  onInsert: (key: string) => void;
+  onAddBlock: (key: string) => void;
+  onAddTextBlock: () => void;
+}
+
+/** Placeholders the design can carry — dropped on the page, or typed at the caret. */
+export function TemplateVariableList({
+  variables,
+  disabled,
+  canvasMode,
+  onInsert,
+  onAddBlock,
+  onAddTextBlock,
+}: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="xs" w={230} style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}>
+      <Text fw={600} size="sm">
+        {t('designer.variables', 'Placeholders')}
+      </Text>
+      <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
+        {canvasMode
+          ? t('designer.variablesCanvasHint', 'Click to add a block to the page.')
+          : t('designer.variablesHint', 'Click to insert at the cursor.')}
+      </Text>
+
+      {canvasMode && (
+        <Button
+          size="compact-xs"
+          variant="light"
+          leftSection={<IconPlus size={13} />}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          onClick={onAddTextBlock}
+        >
+          {t('designer.addTextBlock', 'Fixed text block')}
+        </Button>
+      )}
+
+      <ScrollArea.Autosize mah={480} type="hover">
+        <Stack gap={4}>
+          {variables.map((variable) => (
+            <Tooltip key={variable.key} label={variable.label} position="left">
+              <Button
+                size="compact-xs"
+                variant="default"
+                justify="flex-start"
+                disabled={disabled}
+                onClick={() =>
+                  canvasMode ? onAddBlock(variable.key) : onInsert(variable.key)
+                }
+              >
+                <Code fz={10}>{`{{${variable.key}}}`}</Code>
+              </Button>
+            </Tooltip>
+          ))}
+        </Stack>
+      </ScrollArea.Autosize>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateVersionList.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateVersionList.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9daf1e085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/components/TemplateVersionList.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { Badge, Card, Group, Stack, Text } from '@mantine/core';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import type { LicenseTemplate } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import { STATUS_COLOR } from '../config/designer';
+
+interface Props {
+  templates: LicenseTemplate[];
+  selectedId: string | null;
+  onSelect: (id: string) => void;
+}
+
+/** The version rail — every design ever authored for this licence type. */
+export function TemplateVersionList({ templates, selectedId, onSelect }: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="xs" w={240} style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}>
+      <Text fw={600} size="sm">
+        {t('designer.versions', 'Versions')}
+      </Text>
+      {templates.map((tpl) => (
+        <Card
+          key={tpl.id}
+          withBorder
+          padding="xs"
+          onClick={() => onSelect(tpl.id)}
+          style={{
+            cursor: 'pointer',
+            borderColor: tpl.id === selectedId ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-5)' : undefined,
+          }}
+        >
+          <Group justify="space-between" wrap="nowrap">
+            <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+              <Text size="sm" fw={500} truncate>
+                {tpl.name}
+              </Text>
+              <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
+                v{tpl.version}
+              </Text>
+            </div>
+            <Badge size="xs" variant="light" color={STATUS_COLOR[tpl.status]}>
+              {tpl.status}
+            </Badge>
+          </Group>
+        </Card>
+      ))}
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/config/designer.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/config/designer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6fd5abae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/config/designer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import type { Bilingual, LicenseCategory, LicenseTemplate, LicenseType } from '@ema-platform/api';
+
+/** Same resolution — and same fallback — the shared RTK Query baseQuery uses. */
+export const API_BASE_URL =
+  (import.meta as { env?: Record<string, string> }).env?.['VITE_BASE_API_URL'] ??
+  'http://localhost:3000/api';
+
+export const STATUS_COLOR: Record<LicenseTemplate['status'], string> = {
+  DRAFT: 'gray',
+  PUBLISHED: 'teal',
+  ARCHIVED: 'dark',
+};
+
+/** Page options sent with every save and preview — A4, background printed. */
+export function pageOptionsFor(landscape: boolean) {
+  return { format: 'A4' as const, landscape, printBackground: true };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Order the category groups appear in, and their fallback labels.
+ *
+ * Seafarer certification sits first: it holds over 50 of the 80-odd licence
+ * types, and it is what the designer is opened for most often. Any category
+ * not listed here still renders — it falls to the end under its own key —
+ * so a new category on the server does not silently hide its types.
+ */
+const CATEGORY_ORDER: { key: LicenseCategory; fallback: string }[] = [
+  { key: 'MARITIME_PERSONNEL', fallback: 'Seafarer certification (CoC / CoP)' },
+  { key: 'CARGO_FREIGHT', fallback: 'Cargo & freight' },
+  { key: 'SHIPPING_AGENCY', fallback: 'Shipping agency' },
+  { key: 'INVESTMENT', fallback: 'Investment & joint ventures' },
+  { key: 'VESSEL_SERVICES', fallback: 'Vessel services' },
+  { key: 'WAIVER_SERVICES', fallback: 'Waiver services' },
+];
+
+/**
+ * The licence-type picker's options, grouped by category.
+ *
+ * Grouping is what makes the picker usable at all: certificates of competency
+ * and proficiency are a different kind of thing from an operator's logistics
+ * licence, and a flat alphabetical list interleaves the two.
+ */
+export function groupedTypeOptions(
+  licenseTypes: LicenseType[],
+  localized: (value?: Bilingual) => string,
+  t: (key: string, fallback: string) => string,
+) {
+  const byCategory = new Map<string, { value: string; label: string }[]>();
+
+  for (const type of licenseTypes) {
+    const option = { value: type.id, label: localized(type.name) || type.key };
+    const bucket = byCategory.get(type.category);
+    if (bucket) bucket.push(option);
+    else byCategory.set(type.category, [option]);
+  }
+
+  const known = CATEGORY_ORDER.map(({ key, fallback }) => ({
+    group: t(`designer.category.${key}`, fallback),
+    items: (byCategory.get(key) ?? []).sort((a, b) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label)),
+  }));
+
+  // Categories the client does not know about yet, so their types stay reachable.
+  const unknown = [...byCategory.entries()]
+    .filter(([key]) => !CATEGORY_ORDER.some((c) => c.key === key))
+    .map(([key, items]) => ({
+      group: key,
+      items: items.sort((a, b) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label)),
+    }));
+
+  return [...known, ...unknown].filter((group) => group.items.length > 0);
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/config/layout-compiler.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/config/layout-compiler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9488bcd2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/config/layout-compiler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import type { TemplateFieldPlacement, TemplateLogoPlacement } from '@ema-platform/api';
+
+/**
+ * Client-side twin of the server's `certificate-layout.compiler`.
+ *
+ * The preview route renders whatever `hbsSource` it is handed, so a canvas
+ * layout has to be compiled before it can be previewed — the server only
+ * compiles on save, and previewing unsaved edits is the whole point of the
+ * button. The two implementations must emit the same HTML; the server's copy
+ * is authoritative for what is stored, this one only ever reaches a preview.
+ */
+
+function escapeHtml(value: string): string {
+  return value
+    .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
+    .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+    .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
+    .replace(/"/g, '&quot;')
+    .replace(/'/g, '&#39;');
+}
+
+function pct(value: number | undefined, fallback: number, min = 0): number {
+  if (typeof value !== 'number' || Number.isNaN(value)) return fallback;
+  return Math.min(100, Math.max(min, value));
+}
+
+const CORNER_STYLES: Record<string, (offset: number) => string> = {
+  TOP_LEFT: (o) => `top:${o}%;left:${o}%;`,
+  TOP_CENTER: (o) => `top:${o}%;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);`,
+  TOP_RIGHT: (o) => `top:${o}%;right:${o}%;`,
+  BOTTOM_LEFT: (o) => `bottom:${o}%;left:${o}%;`,
+  BOTTOM_RIGHT: (o) => `bottom:${o}%;right:${o}%;`,
+};
+
+function logoHtml(logoUrl: string, placement: TemplateLogoPlacement): string {
+  if (!logoUrl.trim()) return '';
+  const corner = placement.corner ?? 'TOP_LEFT';
+  const width = pct(placement.widthPct, 18);
+  const offset = pct(placement.offsetPct, 5);
+  const position = (CORNER_STYLES[corner] ?? CORNER_STYLES.TOP_LEFT)(offset);
+  return `    <img class="ema-logo" src="${escapeHtml(logoUrl)}" alt="" style="position:absolute;${position}width:${width}%;" />\n`;
+}
+
+function blockHtml(block: TemplateFieldPlacement): string {
+  const x = pct(block.xPct, 0);
+  const y = pct(block.yPct, 0);
+  // Minimum 1%, matching the server compiler: a zero-width block would render
+  // as an invisible sliver rather than as the mistake it is.
+  const width = pct(block.widthPct, 30, 1);
+  const size = block.fontSize ?? 14;
+  const weight = block.fontWeight === 'bold' ? 'bold' : 'normal';
+  const align = block.align ?? 'left';
+  const color = escapeHtml(block.color ?? '#111111');
+
+  const content = block.variable
+    ? `{{${block.variable}}}`
+    : escapeHtml(block.text ?? '');
+
+  const style =
+    `position:absolute;left:${x}%;top:${y}%;width:${width}%;` +
+    `font-size:${size}px;font-weight:${weight};text-align:${align};color:${color};`;
+
+  return `    <div class="ema-block" style="${style}">${content}</div>\n`;
+}
+
+export function compileLayoutToHbs(input: {
+  backgroundUrl: string;
+  logoUrl: string;
+  logoPlacement: TemplateLogoPlacement;
+  fieldPlacements: TemplateFieldPlacement[];
+}): string {
+  const background = input.backgroundUrl.trim()
+    ? `    <img class="ema-background" src="${escapeHtml(input.backgroundUrl)}" alt="" />\n`
+    : '';
+
+  const blocks = input.fieldPlacements.map(blockHtml).join('');
+
+  return `<!doctype html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
+    <style>
+      @page { margin: 0; }
+      html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; height: 100%; }
+      body { font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; }
+      .ema-page { position: relative; width: 100%; height: 100vh; overflow: hidden; }
+      .ema-background {
+        position: absolute; inset: 0;
+        width: 100%; height: 100%;
+        object-fit: cover;
+      }
+      .ema-block { box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.3; word-wrap: break-word; }
+    </style>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div class="ema-page">
+${background}${logoHtml(input.logoUrl, input.logoPlacement)}${blocks}    </div>
+  </body>
+</html>
+`;
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/hooks/useDesignerActions.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/hooks/useDesignerActions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ecce483e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/hooks/useDesignerActions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { notifications } from '@mantine/notifications';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { extractErrorMessage } from '@ema-platform/api';
+
+/**
+ * Runs a designer mutation and reports the outcome once.
+ *
+ * Every action on this page succeeds or fails the same way, so the toast
+ * handling lives here rather than being repeated at each call site.
+ */
+export function useDesignerActions() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return useCallback(
+    async (action: () => Promise<unknown>, success: string) => {
+      try {
+        await action();
+        notifications.show({ color: 'teal', title: success, message: '' });
+      } catch (err) {
+        notifications.show({
+          color: 'red',
+          title: t('designer.actionFailed', 'Action failed'),
+          message: extractErrorMessage(err),
+        });
+      }
+    },
+    [t],
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/hooks/useTemplateDraft.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/hooks/useTemplateDraft.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19a28fe34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/hooks/useTemplateDraft.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type {
+  LicenseTemplate,
+  TemplateFieldPlacement,
+  TemplateLogoPlacement,
+} from '@ema-platform/api';
+
+/** Stable ids for new blocks; `crypto.randomUUID` is not in every test env. */
+function blockId(): string {
+  return `blk_${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 10)}${Date.now().toString(36)}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Editor state for the selected version.
+ *
+ * Selection defaults to the live design because that is the one staff usually
+ * open, and the fields reset whenever the selection changes so an edit can
+ * never leak from one version into another.
+ */
+export function useTemplateDraft(templates: LicenseTemplate[]) {
+  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [source, setSource] = useState('');
+  const [name, setName] = useState('');
+  const [landscape, setLandscape] = useState(true);
+  const [backgroundUrl, setBackgroundUrl] = useState('');
+  const [logoUrl, setLogoUrl] = useState('');
+  const [logoPlacement, setLogoPlacement] = useState<TemplateLogoPlacement>({});
+  const [placements, setPlacements] = useState<TemplateFieldPlacement[]>([]);
+  const [selectedBlockId, setSelectedBlockId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const editorRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
+
+  const selected = useMemo(
+    () => templates.find((tpl) => tpl.id === selectedId) ?? null,
+    [templates, selectedId],
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!templates.length) {
+      setSelectedId(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (selectedId && templates.some((tpl) => tpl.id === selectedId)) return;
+    const published = templates.find((tpl) => tpl.status === 'PUBLISHED');
+    setSelectedId((published ?? templates[0]).id);
+  }, [templates, selectedId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!selected) return;
+    setSource(selected.hbsSource);
+    setName(selected.name);
+    setLandscape(selected.pageOptions?.landscape ?? true);
+    setBackgroundUrl(selected.backgroundUrl ?? '');
+    setLogoUrl(selected.logoUrl ?? '');
+    setLogoPlacement(selected.logoPlacement ?? {});
+    setPlacements(selected.fieldPlacements ?? []);
+    setSelectedBlockId(null);
+  }, [selected]);
+
+  const isPublished = selected?.status === 'PUBLISHED';
+
+  // Compared as JSON because both are plain data the server round-trips; a
+  // reference check would mark the draft dirty on every render.
+  const placementsChanged =
+    JSON.stringify(placements) !== JSON.stringify(selected?.fieldPlacements ?? []);
+  const logoPlacementChanged =
+    JSON.stringify(logoPlacement) !== JSON.stringify(selected?.logoPlacement ?? {});
+
+  const dirty =
+    Boolean(selected) &&
+    (source !== selected?.hbsSource ||
+      name !== selected?.name ||
+      landscape !== (selected?.pageOptions?.landscape ?? true) ||
+      backgroundUrl !== (selected?.backgroundUrl ?? '') ||
+      logoUrl !== (selected?.logoUrl ?? '') ||
+      logoPlacementChanged ||
+      placementsChanged);
+
+  /** True once the canvas owns the layout, which locks the raw editor. */
+  const usesCanvas = placements.length > 0;
+
+  const selectedBlock =
+    placements.find((block) => block.id === selectedBlockId) ?? null;
+
+  /** Drops a new block near the top-left, where it is immediately visible. */
+  const addBlock = useCallback((variable: string | null, text?: string) => {
+    const block: TemplateFieldPlacement = {
+      id: blockId(),
+      variable,
+      text,
+      xPct: 10,
+      yPct: 10,
+      widthPct: 30,
+      fontSize: 14,
+      fontWeight: 'normal',
+      align: 'left',
+      color: '#111111',
+    };
+    setPlacements((prev) => [...prev, block]);
+    setSelectedBlockId(block.id);
+  }, []);
+
+  const updateBlock = useCallback((next: TemplateFieldPlacement) => {
+    setPlacements((prev) =>
+      prev.map((block) => (block.id === next.id ? next : block)),
+    );
+  }, []);
+
+  const deleteBlock = useCallback((id: string) => {
+    setPlacements((prev) => prev.filter((block) => block.id !== id));
+    setSelectedBlockId((current) => (current === id ? null : current));
+  }, []);
+
+  /** Inserts a placeholder where the caret is, rather than at the end. */
+  function insertVariable(key: string) {
+    const el = editorRef.current;
+    const token = `{{${key}}}`;
+    if (!el) {
+      setSource((prev) => prev + token);
+      return;
+    }
+    const start = el.selectionStart ?? source.length;
+    const end = el.selectionEnd ?? start;
+    setSource(source.slice(0, start) + token + source.slice(end));
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      el.focus();
+      el.setSelectionRange(start + token.length, start + token.length);
+    });
+  }
+
+  return {
+    selected,
+    selectedId,
+    setSelectedId,
+    source,
+    setSource,
+    name,
+    setName,
+    landscape,
+    setLandscape,
+    backgroundUrl,
+    setBackgroundUrl,
+    logoUrl,
+    setLogoUrl,
+    logoPlacement,
+    setLogoPlacement,
+    placements,
+    setPlacements,
+    selectedBlockId,
+    setSelectedBlockId,
+    selectedBlock,
+    usesCanvas,
+    addBlock,
+    updateBlock,
+    deleteBlock,
+    editorRef,
+    isPublished,
+    dirty,
+    insertVariable,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/hooks/useTemplatePreview.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/hooks/useTemplatePreview.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..761a89e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/hooks/useTemplatePreview.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { notifications } from '@mantine/notifications';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { extractErrorMessage } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import { authStorage } from '@ema-platform/auth';
+import { API_BASE_URL, pageOptionsFor } from '../config/designer';
+
+interface PreviewArgs {
+  hbsSource: string;
+  licenseTypeId: string | null;
+  landscape: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Renders the editor's current contents, not the saved row, so unsaved edits
+ * are what you see. Opened as a blob so it never leaves a file behind.
+ */
+export function useTemplatePreview() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return useCallback(
+    async ({ hbsSource, licenseTypeId, landscape }: PreviewArgs) => {
+      try {
+        // The preview returns a PDF stream, not JSON, so it bypasses RTK Query
+        // and calls the API directly — which means spelling out the base URL and
+        // the bearer token that the shared baseQuery would normally attach.
+        const token = authStorage.getToken();
+        const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/license-templates/preview`, {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            ...(token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } : {}),
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            hbsSource,
+            licenseTypeId,
+            pageOptions: pageOptionsFor(landscape),
+          }),
+        });
+        if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());
+        const url = URL.createObjectURL(await response.blob());
+        window.open(url, '_blank', 'noopener');
+        // Give the new tab time to read it before revoking.
+        setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(url), 60_000);
+      } catch (err) {
+        notifications.show({
+          color: 'red',
+          title: t('designer.previewFailed', 'Could not render the preview'),
+          message: extractErrorMessage(err),
+        });
+      }
+    },
+    [t],
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/pages/CertificateDesignerPage.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/pages/CertificateDesignerPage.tsx
index ae4c2a26c..7f49af593 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/pages/CertificateDesignerPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-designer/pages/CertificateDesignerPage.tsx
@@ -1,34 +1,22 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import {
-  ActionIcon,
-  Badge,
+  Alert,
   Button,
-  Card,
-  Code,
   Container,
   Group,
-  Modal,
-  NumberInput,
   Paper,
-  ScrollArea,
-  Select,
   Stack,
-  Switch,
+  Tabs,
   Text,
   TextInput,
-  Textarea,
-  Title,
-  Tooltip,
 } from '@mantine/core';
 import {
   IconAlertCircle,
-  IconDeviceFloppy,
-  IconEye,
+  IconCode,
+  IconLayoutBoard,
+  IconLock,
   IconPlus,
-  IconRosetteDiscountCheck,
-  IconTrash,
 } from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import { notifications } from '@mantine/notifications';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import {
   extractErrorMessage,
@@ -39,26 +27,26 @@ import {
   useGetLicenseTemplatesQuery,
   useGetLicenseTypesQuery,
   useGetTemplateVariablesQuery,
-  useLocalized,
   usePublishLicenseTemplateMutation,
   useUpdateLicenseValidityMutation,
   useUpdateLicenseTemplateMutation,
-  type LicenseTemplate,
 } from '@ema-platform/api';
-import { EmptyState, ErrorState, ModalFooter, PageHeader } from '@ema-platform/ui';
-import { authStorage, usePermissions } from '@ema-platform/auth';
-import { LICENSE_PERMISSIONS as PERMISSIONS } from '@ema-platform/auth';
-
-/** Same resolution the shared RTK Query baseQuery uses. */
-const API_BASE_URL =
-  (import.meta as { env?: Record<string, string> }).env?.['VITE_BASE_API_URL'] ??
-  'http://localhost:3000/api';
-
-const STATUS_COLOR: Record<LicenseTemplate['status'], string> = {
-  DRAFT: 'gray',
-  PUBLISHED: 'teal',
-  ARCHIVED: 'dark',
-};
+import { EmptyState, ErrorState, PageHeader } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+import { usePermissions, LICENSE_PERMISSIONS as PERMISSIONS } from '@ema-platform/auth';
+import { BlockPropertiesPanel } from '../components/BlockPropertiesPanel';
+import { DesignerToolbar } from '../components/DesignerToolbar';
+import { NewVersionModal } from '../components/NewVersionModal';
+import { TemplateActionBar } from '../components/TemplateActionBar';
+import { TemplateBackgroundPanel } from '../components/TemplateBackgroundPanel';
+import { TemplateCanvas } from '../components/TemplateCanvas';
+import { TemplateEditor } from '../components/TemplateEditor';
+import { TemplateVariableList } from '../components/TemplateVariableList';
+import { TemplateVersionList } from '../components/TemplateVersionList';
+import { pageOptionsFor } from '../config/designer';
+import { compileLayoutToHbs } from '../config/layout-compiler';
+import { useDesignerActions } from '../hooks/useDesignerActions';
+import { useTemplateDraft } from '../hooks/useTemplateDraft';
+import { useTemplatePreview } from '../hooks/useTemplatePreview';
 
 /**
  * Where the authority designs the certificate its licensees receive.
@@ -71,7 +59,6 @@ const STATUS_COLOR: Record<LicenseTemplate['status'], string> = {
  */
 export function CertificateDesignerPage() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const localized = useLocalized();
   const { can } = usePermissions();
 
   const canEdit = can([PERMISSIONS.UPDATE_TEMPLATE]);
@@ -97,16 +84,16 @@ export function CertificateDesignerPage() {
   const [deleteTemplate] = useDeleteLicenseTemplateMutation();
   const [updateValidity, { isLoading: savingValidity }] = useUpdateLicenseValidityMutation();
 
-  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [source, setSource] = useState('');
-  const [name, setName] = useState('');
-  const [landscape, setLandscape] = useState(true);
+  const draft = useTemplateDraft(templates);
+  const run = useDesignerActions();
+  const openPreview = useTemplatePreview();
+
   const [newOpen, setNewOpen] = useState(false);
   const [newName, setNewName] = useState('');
-  const editorRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
+  const [validityMonths, setValidityMonths] = useState<number>(12);
+  const [mode, setMode] = useState<'canvas' | 'source'>('canvas');
 
   const selectedType = licenseTypes?.items?.find((type) => type.id === typeId);
-  const [validityMonths, setValidityMonths] = useState<number>(12);
 
   // Default to the first licence type so the page is never an empty shell.
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -117,101 +104,14 @@ export function CertificateDesignerPage() {
     if (selectedType) setValidityMonths(selectedType.validityMonths ?? 12);
   }, [selectedType]);
 
-  const selected = useMemo(
-    () => templates.find((tpl) => tpl.id === selectedId) ?? null,
-    [templates, selectedId],
-  );
-
-  // Pick the live design by default — that is the one staff usually want.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!templates.length) {
-      setSelectedId(null);
-      return;
-    }
-    if (selectedId && templates.some((tpl) => tpl.id === selectedId)) return;
-    const published = templates.find((tpl) => tpl.status === 'PUBLISHED');
-    setSelectedId((published ?? templates[0]).id);
-  }, [templates, selectedId]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!selected) return;
-    setSource(selected.hbsSource);
-    setName(selected.name);
-    setLandscape(selected.pageOptions?.landscape ?? true);
-  }, [selected]);
-
-  const isPublished = selected?.status === 'PUBLISHED';
-  const dirty =
-    Boolean(selected) &&
-    (source !== selected?.hbsSource ||
-      name !== selected?.name ||
-      landscape !== (selected?.pageOptions?.landscape ?? true));
-
-  async function run(action: () => Promise<unknown>, success: string) {
-    try {
-      await action();
-      notifications.show({ color: 'teal', title: success, message: '' });
-    } catch (err) {
-      notifications.show({
-        color: 'red',
-        title: t('designer.actionFailed', 'Action failed'),
-        message: extractErrorMessage(err),
-      });
-    }
+  function startNewVersion() {
+    setNewName(
+      `${selectedType?.name?.en ?? 'Certificate'} v${(templates[0]?.version ?? 0) + 1}`,
+    );
+    setNewOpen(true);
   }
 
-  /** Inserts a placeholder where the caret is, rather than at the end. */
-  function insertVariable(key: string) {
-    const el = editorRef.current;
-    const token = `{{${key}}}`;
-    if (!el) {
-      setSource((prev) => prev + token);
-      return;
-    }
-    const start = el.selectionStart ?? source.length;
-    const end = el.selectionEnd ?? start;
-    setSource(source.slice(0, start) + token + source.slice(end));
-    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-      el.focus();
-      el.setSelectionRange(start + token.length, start + token.length);
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Renders the editor's current contents, not the saved row, so unsaved edits
-   * are what you see. Opened as a blob so it never leaves a file behind.
-   */
-  async function preview() {
-    try {
-      // The preview returns a PDF stream, not JSON, so it bypasses RTK Query
-      // and calls the API directly — which means spelling out the base URL and
-      // the bearer token that the shared baseQuery would normally attach.
-      const token = authStorage.getToken();
-      const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/license-templates/preview`, {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-          ...(token ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } : {}),
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify({
-          hbsSource: source,
-          licenseTypeId: typeId,
-          pageOptions: { format: 'A4', landscape, printBackground: true },
-        }),
-      });
-      if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());
-      const url = URL.createObjectURL(await response.blob());
-      window.open(url, '_blank', 'noopener');
-      // Give the new tab time to read it before revoking.
-      setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(url), 60_000);
-    } catch (err) {
-      notifications.show({
-        color: 'red',
-        title: t('designer.previewFailed', 'Could not render the preview'),
-        message: extractErrorMessage(err),
-      });
-    }
-  }
+  const editingLocked = !canEdit || draft.isPublished;
 
   return (
     <Container size="xl" py="md">
@@ -223,74 +123,26 @@ export function CertificateDesignerPage() {
         )}
       />
 
-      <Group align="flex-end" mb="md" gap="sm">
-        <Select
-          label={t('designer.licenceType', 'Licence type')}
-          data={(licenseTypes?.items ?? []).map((type) => ({
-            value: type.id,
-            label: localized(type.name) || type.key,
-          }))}
-          value={typeId}
-          onChange={(value) => {
-            setTypeId(value);
-            setSelectedId(null);
-          }}
-          w={280}
-        />
-
-        {/* Validity lives beside the design because it is the other half of
-            what a certificate promises. */}
-        <NumberInput
-          label={t('designer.validityYears', 'Valid for (years)')}
-          description={t('designer.validityHint', 'Applied when a licence is issued')}
-          value={Number((validityMonths / 12).toFixed(2))}
-          onChange={(value) => setValidityMonths(Math.round(Number(value || 0) * 12))}
-          min={0.5}
-          max={20}
-          step={0.5}
-          decimalScale={1}
-          w={190}
-          disabled={!canEdit}
-        />
-        <Tooltip
-          label={
-            canEdit
-              ? t('designer.saveValidity', 'Save validity')
-              : t('designer.noPermission', 'You do not have permission')
-          }
-        >
-          <span>
-            <Button
-              variant="light"
-              loading={savingValidity}
-              disabled={!canEdit || !typeId || validityMonths === selectedType?.validityMonths}
-              onClick={() =>
-                run(
-                  () => updateValidity({ id: typeId as string, validityMonths }).unwrap(),
-                  t('designer.validitySaved', 'Validity updated'),
-                )
-              }
-            >
-              {t('designer.saveValidity', 'Save validity')}
-            </Button>
-          </span>
-        </Tooltip>
-
-        <div style={{ flex: 1 }} />
-
-        <Button
-          leftSection={<IconPlus size={16} />}
-          disabled={!canEdit || !typeId}
-          onClick={() => {
-            setNewName(
-              `${selectedType?.name?.en ?? 'Certificate'} v${(templates[0]?.version ?? 0) + 1}`,
-            );
-            setNewOpen(true);
-          }}
-        >
-          {t('designer.newVersion', 'New version')}
-        </Button>
-      </Group>
+      <DesignerToolbar
+        licenseTypes={licenseTypes?.items ?? []}
+        typeId={typeId}
+        onTypeChange={(value) => {
+          setTypeId(value);
+          draft.setSelectedId(null);
+        }}
+        validityMonths={validityMonths}
+        onValidityChange={setValidityMonths}
+        currentValidityMonths={selectedType?.validityMonths}
+        canEdit={canEdit}
+        savingValidity={savingValidity}
+        onSaveValidity={() =>
+          run(
+            () => updateValidity({ id: typeId as string, validityMonths }).unwrap(),
+            t('designer.validitySaved', 'Validity updated'),
+          )
+        }
+        onNewVersion={startNewVersion}
+      />
 
       {isError ? (
         <ErrorState
@@ -308,253 +160,223 @@ export function CertificateDesignerPage() {
           )}
           action={
             canEdit
-              ? {
-                  label: t('designer.newVersion', 'New version'),
-                  onClick: () => {
-                    setNewName(`${selectedType?.name?.en ?? 'Certificate'} v1`);
-                    setNewOpen(true);
-                  },
-                }
+              ? { label: t('designer.newVersion', 'New version'), onClick: startNewVersion }
               : undefined
           }
         />
       ) : (
         <Group align="flex-start" gap="md" wrap="nowrap">
-          {/* Versions */}
-          <Stack gap="xs" w={240} style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}>
-            <Text fw={600} size="sm">
-              {t('designer.versions', 'Versions')}
-            </Text>
-            {templates.map((tpl) => (
-              <Card
-                key={tpl.id}
-                withBorder
-                padding="xs"
-                onClick={() => setSelectedId(tpl.id)}
-                style={{
-                  cursor: 'pointer',
-                  borderColor:
-                    tpl.id === selectedId ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-5)' : undefined,
-                }}
-              >
-                <Group justify="space-between" wrap="nowrap">
-                  <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
-                    <Text size="sm" fw={500} truncate>
-                      {tpl.name}
-                    </Text>
-                    <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
-                      v{tpl.version}
-                    </Text>
-                  </div>
-                  <Badge size="xs" variant="light" color={STATUS_COLOR[tpl.status]}>
-                    {tpl.status}
-                  </Badge>
-                </Group>
-              </Card>
-            ))}
-          </Stack>
+          <TemplateVersionList
+            templates={templates}
+            selectedId={draft.selectedId}
+            onSelect={draft.setSelectedId}
+          />
 
-          {/* Editor */}
           <Stack gap="sm" style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
-            <Group gap="sm" align="flex-end">
-              <TextInput
-                label={t('designer.name', 'Version name')}
-                value={name}
-                onChange={(e) => setName(e.currentTarget.value)}
-                disabled={!canEdit || isPublished}
-                style={{ flex: 1 }}
-              />
-              <Switch
-                label={t('designer.landscape', 'Landscape')}
-                checked={landscape}
-                onChange={(e) => setLandscape(e.currentTarget.checked)}
-                disabled={!canEdit || isPublished}
-              />
-            </Group>
-
-            {isPublished && (
-              <Paper withBorder p="xs" bg="var(--mantine-color-teal-light)">
-                <Text size="xs">
-                  {t(
-                    'designer.publishedLocked',
-                    'This version is live and cannot be edited — certificates have been issued from it. Create a new version to make changes.',
-                  )}
-                </Text>
-              </Paper>
-            )}
-
-            <Textarea
-              ref={editorRef}
-              label={t('designer.source', 'Template (Handlebars + HTML)')}
-              value={source}
-              onChange={(e) => setSource(e.currentTarget.value)}
-              disabled={!canEdit || isPublished}
-              autosize
-              minRows={18}
-              maxRows={30}
-              styles={{ input: { fontFamily: 'monospace', fontSize: 12 } }}
+            <TemplateBackgroundPanel
+              backgroundUrl={draft.backgroundUrl}
+              onBackgroundChange={draft.setBackgroundUrl}
+              logoUrl={draft.logoUrl}
+              onLogoChange={draft.setLogoUrl}
+              logoPlacement={draft.logoPlacement}
+              onLogoPlacementChange={draft.setLogoPlacement}
+              landscape={draft.landscape}
+              onLandscapeChange={draft.setLandscape}
+              disabled={editingLocked}
             />
 
-            <Group>
-              <Button
+            {/* A published design is immutable by rule -- certificates were
+                issued from it -- so the editor is locked. Without this the
+                screen looks broken rather than deliberately read-only, which
+                is what "edit is not available" turns out to mean. */}
+            {draft.isPublished && (
+              <Alert
                 variant="light"
-                leftSection={<IconEye size={16} />}
-                onClick={preview}
-                disabled={!source.trim()}
+                color="blue"
+                icon={<IconLock size={18} />}
+                title={t('designer.liveDesign', 'This is the live design')}
               >
-                {t('designer.preview', 'Preview PDF')}
-              </Button>
-              <Button
-                leftSection={<IconDeviceFloppy size={16} />}
-                loading={saving}
-                disabled={!canEdit || isPublished || !dirty}
-                onClick={() =>
-                  run(
-                    () =>
-                      updateTemplate({
-                        id: selected!.id,
-                        name,
-                        hbsSource: source,
-                        pageOptions: { format: 'A4', landscape, printBackground: true },
-                      }).unwrap(),
-                    t('designer.saved', 'Draft saved'),
-                  )
-                }
-              >
-                {t('designer.save', 'Save draft')}
-              </Button>
-              <Tooltip
-                label={
-                  !canPublish
-                    ? t('designer.noPublishPermission', 'You cannot publish designs')
-                    : dirty
-                      ? t('designer.saveFirst', 'Save your changes first')
-                      : t('designer.publishHint', 'Makes this the live certificate design')
-                }
-              >
-                <span>
-                  <Button
-                    color="teal"
-                    leftSection={<IconRosetteDiscountCheck size={16} />}
-                    loading={publishing}
-                    disabled={!canPublish || isPublished || dirty || !selected}
-                    onClick={() =>
-                      run(
-                        () => publishTemplate(selected!.id).unwrap(),
-                        t('designer.published', 'Design published'),
-                      )
-                    }
-                  >
-                    {t('designer.publish', 'Publish')}
-                  </Button>
-                </span>
-              </Tooltip>
-              <div style={{ flex: 1 }} />
-              {selected && isPublished && canPublish && (
-                <Button
-                  variant="subtle"
-                  color="orange"
-                  onClick={() =>
-                    run(
-                      () => archiveTemplate(selected.id).unwrap(),
-                      t('designer.archived', 'Design withdrawn'),
-                    )
-                  }
-                >
-                  {t('designer.archive', 'Withdraw')}
-                </Button>
-              )}
-              {selected && !isPublished && canEdit && (
-                <Tooltip label={t('designer.delete', 'Delete draft')}>
-                  <ActionIcon
-                    variant="subtle"
-                    color="red"
-                    aria-label={t('designer.delete', 'Delete draft')}
-                    onClick={() =>
-                      run(
-                        () => deleteTemplate(selected.id).unwrap(),
-                        t('designer.deleted', 'Draft deleted'),
-                      )
-                    }
-                  >
-                    <IconTrash size={16} />
-                  </ActionIcon>
-                </Tooltip>
-              )}
-            </Group>
+                <Stack gap="xs" align="flex-start">
+                  <Text size="sm">
+                    {t(
+                      'designer.liveDesignBody',
+                      'Certificates have been issued from this version, so it cannot be changed. Create a new version to edit — it starts as a copy of this one, and only replaces it when you publish.',
+                    )}
+                  </Text>
+                  {canEdit && (
+                    <Button
+                      size="xs"
+                      leftSection={<IconPlus size={14} />}
+                      onClick={startNewVersion}
+                    >
+                      {t('designer.newVersionFromThis', 'New version from this design')}
+                    </Button>
+                  )}
+                </Stack>
+              </Alert>
+            )}
+
+            <Tabs value={mode} onChange={(value) => setMode(value as 'canvas' | 'source')}>
+              <Tabs.List>
+                <Tabs.Tab value="canvas" leftSection={<IconLayoutBoard size={15} />}>
+                  {t('designer.tabCanvas', 'Visual editor')}
+                </Tabs.Tab>
+                <Tabs.Tab value="source" leftSection={<IconCode size={15} />}>
+                  {t('designer.tabSource', 'HTML source')}
+                </Tabs.Tab>
+              </Tabs.List>
+
+              <Tabs.Panel value="canvas" pt="sm">
+                <Stack gap="sm">
+                  <TextInput
+                    label={t('designer.name', 'Version name')}
+                    value={draft.name}
+                    onChange={(e) => draft.setName(e.currentTarget.value)}
+                    disabled={editingLocked}
+                  />
+                  <TemplateCanvas
+                    backgroundUrl={draft.backgroundUrl}
+                    logoUrl={draft.logoUrl}
+                    logoPlacement={draft.logoPlacement}
+                    landscape={draft.landscape}
+                    placements={draft.placements}
+                    selectedId={draft.selectedBlockId}
+                    onSelect={draft.setSelectedBlockId}
+                    onChange={draft.setPlacements}
+                    disabled={editingLocked}
+                  />
+                  <BlockPropertiesPanel
+                    block={draft.selectedBlock}
+                    variables={variables}
+                    onChange={draft.updateBlock}
+                    onDelete={draft.deleteBlock}
+                    disabled={editingLocked}
+                  />
+                </Stack>
+              </Tabs.Panel>
+
+              <Tabs.Panel value="source" pt="sm">
+                {draft.usesCanvas && (
+                  <Paper withBorder p="xs" mb="sm" bg="var(--mantine-color-yellow-light)">
+                    <Text size="xs">
+                      {t(
+                        'designer.canvasOwnsSource',
+                        'This design is laid out on the visual editor, which regenerates the HTML on every save. Edits made here will be overwritten — remove all blocks first to hand-write the template.',
+                      )}
+                    </Text>
+                  </Paper>
+                )}
+                <TemplateEditor
+                  name={draft.name}
+                  onNameChange={draft.setName}
+                  source={draft.source}
+                  onSourceChange={draft.setSource}
+                  landscape={draft.landscape}
+                  onLandscapeChange={draft.setLandscape}
+                  editorRef={draft.editorRef}
+                  disabled={editingLocked}
+                  isPublished={draft.isPublished}
+                />
+              </Tabs.Panel>
+            </Tabs>
+
+            <TemplateActionBar
+              // A canvas layout has no Handlebars source until it is saved --
+              // the server compiles it -- so gating preview on the source alone
+              // left the button dead for exactly the designs the canvas is for.
+              hasSource={Boolean(draft.source.trim()) || draft.usesCanvas}
+              hasSelection={Boolean(draft.selected)}
+              isPublished={draft.isPublished}
+              dirty={draft.dirty}
+              canEdit={canEdit}
+              canPublish={canPublish}
+              saving={saving}
+              publishing={publishing}
+              onPreview={() =>
+                openPreview({
+                  // A canvas layout is compiled here so the preview shows
+                  // unsaved block moves; the server compiles the stored copy.
+                  hbsSource: draft.usesCanvas
+                    ? compileLayoutToHbs({
+                        backgroundUrl: draft.backgroundUrl,
+                        logoUrl: draft.logoUrl,
+                        logoPlacement: draft.logoPlacement,
+                        fieldPlacements: draft.placements,
+                      })
+                    : draft.source,
+                  licenseTypeId: typeId,
+                  landscape: draft.landscape,
+                })
+              }
+              onSave={() =>
+                run(
+                  () =>
+                    updateTemplate({
+                      id: draft.selected!.id,
+                      name: draft.name,
+                      // The server recompiles the HTML from the blocks when a
+                      // canvas layout is present, so sending the stale source
+                      // alongside it would only fight that.
+                      hbsSource: draft.usesCanvas ? undefined : draft.source,
+                      pageOptions: pageOptionsFor(draft.landscape),
+                      backgroundUrl: draft.backgroundUrl || undefined,
+                      logoUrl: draft.logoUrl || undefined,
+                      logoPlacement: draft.logoPlacement,
+                      fieldPlacements: draft.placements,
+                    }).unwrap(),
+                  t('designer.saved', 'Draft saved'),
+                )
+              }
+              onPublish={() =>
+                run(
+                  () => publishTemplate(draft.selected!.id).unwrap(),
+                  t('designer.published', 'Design published'),
+                )
+              }
+              onArchive={() =>
+                run(
+                  () => archiveTemplate(draft.selected!.id).unwrap(),
+                  t('designer.archived', 'Design withdrawn'),
+                )
+              }
+              onDelete={() =>
+                run(
+                  () => deleteTemplate(draft.selected!.id).unwrap(),
+                  t('designer.deleted', 'Draft deleted'),
+                )
+              }
+            />
           </Stack>
 
-          {/* Placeholders */}
-          <Stack gap="xs" w={230} style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}>
-            <Text fw={600} size="sm">
-              {t('designer.variables', 'Placeholders')}
-            </Text>
-            <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
-              {t('designer.variablesHint', 'Click to insert at the cursor.')}
-            </Text>
-            <ScrollArea.Autosize mah={480} type="hover">
-              <Stack gap={4}>
-                {variables.map((variable) => (
-                  <Tooltip key={variable.key} label={variable.label} position="left">
-                    <Button
-                      size="compact-xs"
-                      variant="default"
-                      justify="flex-start"
-                      disabled={!canEdit || isPublished}
-                      onClick={() => insertVariable(variable.key)}
-                    >
-                      <Code fz={10}>{`{{${variable.key}}}`}</Code>
-                    </Button>
-                  </Tooltip>
-                ))}
-              </Stack>
-            </ScrollArea.Autosize>
-          </Stack>
+          <TemplateVariableList
+            variables={variables}
+            disabled={editingLocked}
+            canvasMode={mode === 'canvas'}
+            onInsert={draft.insertVariable}
+            onAddBlock={(key) => draft.addBlock(key)}
+            onAddTextBlock={() => draft.addBlock(null, 'Text')}
+          />
         </Group>
       )}
 
-      <Modal
+      <NewVersionModal
         opened={newOpen}
+        name={newName}
+        onNameChange={setNewName}
+        creating={creating}
         onClose={() => setNewOpen(false)}
-        title={t('designer.newVersion', 'New version')}
-      >
-        <Stack>
-          <TextInput
-            label={t('designer.name', 'Version name')}
-            value={newName}
-            onChange={(e) => setNewName(e.currentTarget.value)}
-            withAsterisk
-          />
-          <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
-            {t(
-              'designer.newHint',
-              'Starts from the live design, or the built-in layout if this type has none.',
-            )}
-          </Text>
-          <ModalFooter>
-            <Button variant="default" onClick={() => setNewOpen(false)}>
-              {t('common.cancel', 'Cancel')}
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              loading={creating}
-              disabled={!newName.trim()}
-              onClick={() =>
-                run(async () => {
-                  const created = await createTemplate({
-                    licenseTypeId: typeId as string,
-                    name: newName.trim(),
-                    hbsSource: templates.length ? undefined : builtIn?.hbsSource,
-                  }).unwrap();
-                  setSelectedId(created.id);
-                  setNewOpen(false);
-                }, t('designer.created', 'Draft created'))
-              }
-            >
-              {t('designer.create', 'Create')}
-            </Button>
-          </ModalFooter>
-        </Stack>
-      </Modal>
+        onCreate={() =>
+          run(async () => {
+            const created = await createTemplate({
+              licenseTypeId: typeId as string,
+              name: newName.trim(),
+              hbsSource: templates.length ? undefined : builtIn?.hbsSource,
+            }).unwrap();
+            draft.setSelectedId(created.id);
+            setNewOpen(false);
+          }, t('designer.created', 'Draft created'))
+        }
+      />
     </Container>
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/configuration/components/StcwMappingPanel.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/configuration/components/StcwMappingPanel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..badd1c36e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/configuration/components/StcwMappingPanel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import { Badge, Group, Paper, Stack, Table, Text } from '@mantine/core';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useLocalized, type LicenseType } from '@ema-platform/api';
+
+interface Props {
+  licenseType: LicenseType;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The STCW identity of a certificate type — regulation, level, and the
+ * function and capacity rows a Certificate of Competency prints.
+ *
+ * Read-only for now: these are seeded configuration, and editing them safely
+ * needs the approval workflow the designer guide describes. Showing them
+ * matters regardless — an officer configuring fees or documents has no other
+ * way to see what the certificate will actually claim.
+ */
+export function StcwMappingPanel({ licenseType }: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const localized = useLocalized();
+
+  if (!licenseType.stcwControlled && !licenseType.certificateCategory) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const functions = licenseType.stcwFunctions ?? [];
+  const capacities = licenseType.stcwCapacities ?? [];
+
+  return (
+    <Paper withBorder p="md" radius="md">
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <Group gap="xs">
+          <Text fw={600} size="sm">
+            {t('configuration.stcw.title', 'STCW mapping')}
+          </Text>
+          {licenseType.certificateCategory && (
+            <Badge size="sm" variant="light">
+              {licenseType.certificateCategory}
+            </Badge>
+          )}
+          {licenseType.stcwControlled && (
+            <Badge size="sm" variant="light" color="teal">
+              {t('configuration.stcw.controlled', 'STCW controlled')}
+            </Badge>
+          )}
+        </Group>
+
+        <Group gap="xl">
+          <Field
+            label={t('configuration.stcw.regulation', 'Regulation')}
+            value={licenseType.stcwRegulation}
+          />
+          <Field
+            label={t('configuration.stcw.codeSection', 'Code section')}
+            value={licenseType.stcwCodeSection}
+          />
+          <Field
+            label={t('configuration.stcw.department', 'Department')}
+            value={licenseType.stcwDepartment}
+          />
+          <Field
+            label={t('configuration.stcw.level', 'Level')}
+            value={licenseType.competencyLevel}
+          />
+        </Group>
+
+        {functions.length > 0 && (
+          <Stack gap={4}>
+            <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={700}>
+              {t('configuration.stcw.functions', 'Functions')}
+            </Text>
+            <Table withTableBorder withColumnBorders fz="xs">
+              <Table.Thead>
+                <Table.Tr>
+                  <Table.Th>{t('configuration.stcw.function', 'Function')}</Table.Th>
+                  <Table.Th>{t('configuration.stcw.level', 'Level')}</Table.Th>
+                  <Table.Th>
+                    {t('configuration.stcw.limitation', 'Limitation')}
+                  </Table.Th>
+                </Table.Tr>
+              </Table.Thead>
+              <Table.Tbody>
+                {functions.map((row, i) => (
+                  <Table.Tr key={`${localized(row.function)}-${i}`}>
+                    <Table.Td>{localized(row.function)}</Table.Td>
+                    <Table.Td>{row.level}</Table.Td>
+                    <Table.Td>
+                      {row.limitation
+                        ? localized(row.limitation)
+                        : t('configuration.stcw.none', 'None')}
+                    </Table.Td>
+                  </Table.Tr>
+                ))}
+              </Table.Tbody>
+            </Table>
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+
+        {capacities.length > 0 && (
+          <Stack gap={4}>
+            <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={700}>
+              {t('configuration.stcw.capacities', 'Capacities')}
+            </Text>
+            <Table withTableBorder withColumnBorders fz="xs">
+              <Table.Thead>
+                <Table.Tr>
+                  <Table.Th>{t('configuration.stcw.capacity', 'Capacity')}</Table.Th>
+                  <Table.Th>
+                    {t('configuration.stcw.limitation', 'Limitation')}
+                  </Table.Th>
+                </Table.Tr>
+              </Table.Thead>
+              <Table.Tbody>
+                {capacities.map((row, i) => (
+                  <Table.Tr key={`${localized(row.capacity)}-${i}`}>
+                    <Table.Td>{localized(row.capacity)}</Table.Td>
+                    <Table.Td>
+                      {row.limitation
+                        ? localized(row.limitation)
+                        : t('configuration.stcw.none', 'None')}
+                    </Table.Td>
+                  </Table.Tr>
+                ))}
+              </Table.Tbody>
+            </Table>
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+
+        {licenseType.prerequisiteLicenseKeys?.length ? (
+          <Stack gap={4}>
+            <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={700}>
+              {t('configuration.stcw.prerequisites', 'Must already hold')}
+            </Text>
+            <Group gap="xs">
+              {licenseType.prerequisiteLicenseKeys.map((key) => (
+                <Badge key={key} size="sm" variant="outline">
+                  {key}
+                </Badge>
+              ))}
+            </Group>
+          </Stack>
+        ) : null}
+      </Stack>
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
+
+function Field({ label, value }: { label: string; value?: string | null }) {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
+        {label}
+      </Text>
+      <Text size="sm" fw={600}>
+        {value || '—'}
+      </Text>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/components/ScheduleExamModal.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/components/ScheduleExamModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25210ad5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/components/ScheduleExamModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { Alert, Button, Modal, Select, Stack, Text, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
+import { IconCalendarEvent } from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { ModalFooter } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+import { useGetExamsQuery } from '../../exam/api/exam-api';
+
+interface Props {
+  opened: boolean;
+  applicantName: string;
+  loading: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onConfirm: (payload: {
+    examId: string;
+    admissionNumber?: string;
+    examDate?: string;
+  }) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Places a candidate who has paid the examination fee into an existing sitting.
+ *
+ * Sessions are picked from the exam calendar rather than typed, because the
+ * candidate joins a scheduled sitting — this is an assignment, not the creation
+ * of a per-candidate appointment.
+ */
+export function ScheduleExamModal({
+  opened,
+  applicantName,
+  loading,
+  onClose,
+  onConfirm,
+}: Props) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { data: exams, isLoading } = useGetExamsQuery(undefined, { skip: !opened });
+  const [examId, setExamId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [admissionNumber, setAdmissionNumber] = useState('');
+
+  const options = (exams?.items ?? []).map((exam) => ({
+    value: exam.id,
+    label: [exam.title?.en ?? exam.title?.am ?? t('exam.untitled', 'Untitled exam'), exam.date]
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .join(' — '),
+  }));
+  const selected = exams?.items?.find((exam) => exam.id === examId);
+
+  function confirm() {
+    if (!examId) return;
+    onConfirm({
+      examId,
+      admissionNumber: admissionNumber.trim() || undefined,
+      examDate: selected?.date ? String(selected.date) : undefined,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Modal
+      opened={opened}
+      onClose={onClose}
+      title={t('review.actions.scheduleExam', 'Schedule exam')}
+    >
+      <Stack>
+        <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
+          {t('review.scheduleExam.intro', {
+            defaultValue:
+              'Assign {{applicant}} to a scheduled sitting. They will be notified with the date and their admission number.',
+            applicant: applicantName,
+          })}
+        </Text>
+
+        {!isLoading && options.length === 0 ? (
+          <Alert color="orange" icon={<IconCalendarEvent size={16} />}>
+            {t(
+              'review.scheduleExam.noSessions',
+              'No exam sessions exist yet. Create one in the Exams area first.',
+            )}
+          </Alert>
+        ) : (
+          <Select
+            label={t('review.scheduleExam.session', 'Exam session')}
+            placeholder={t('review.scheduleExam.pick', 'Choose a sitting')}
+            data={options}
+            value={examId}
+            onChange={setExamId}
+            disabled={isLoading}
+            searchable
+            withAsterisk
+          />
+        )}
+
+        <TextInput
+          label={t('review.scheduleExam.admissionNumber', 'Admission number')}
+          description={t(
+            'review.scheduleExam.admissionHint',
+            'Leave blank to let the system issue one.',
+          )}
+          value={admissionNumber}
+          onChange={(e) => setAdmissionNumber(e.currentTarget.value)}
+        />
+
+        <ModalFooter>
+          <Button variant="default" onClick={onClose}>
+            {t('common.cancel', 'Cancel')}
+          </Button>
+          <Button loading={loading} disabled={!examId} onClick={confirm}>
+            {t('review.scheduleExam.confirm', 'Schedule')}
+          </Button>
+        </ModalFooter>
+      </Stack>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/config/actions.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/config/actions.ts
index 02ccbd62e..4c02b4988 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/config/actions.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/config/actions.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export type ActionId =
   | 'final-approve'
   | 'request-adjustment'
   | 'reject'
+  | 'schedule-exam'
   | 'confirm-payment'
   | 'print'
   | 'copy-link'
@@ -190,6 +191,17 @@ export const ACTIONS: ActionDefinition[] = [
     requiresReason: true,
     irreversible: true,
   },
+  {
+    id: 'schedule-exam',
+    tier: 'primary',
+    labelKey: 'review.actions.scheduleExam',
+    // Only after the examination fee clears — scheduling an unpaid candidate
+    // is what the EXAM_PAID gate exists to prevent.
+    from: ['EXAM_PAID'],
+    permissions: ['can:schedule:exam-candidate'],
+    emphasis: 'filled',
+    color: 'cyan',
+  },
   {
     id: 'confirm-payment',
     tier: 'primary',
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/config/license-types.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/config/license-types.ts
index 66caa6f6f..df2d24688 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/config/license-types.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/config/license-types.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   IconFileDescription,
   IconId,
   IconRubberStamp,
+  IconShieldCheck,
   IconShip,
   IconTruck,
   IconUsers,
@@ -112,15 +113,43 @@ const PRESENTATION: Record<string, LicenseTypePresentation> = {
   },
 };
 
+/**
+ * A seafarer certificate is judged on the person, not a company.
+ *
+ * Matched by prefix rather than listed: the catalogue holds over fifty
+ * rank-specific CoC/CoP keys and grows whenever EMA configures another, and an
+ * explicit map would silently fall back to the company presentation — showing
+ * a reviewing officer capital, staff-role and inspection tabs that a
+ * certificate application can never fill.
+ */
+const CERTIFICATE_KEY_PREFIXES = ['COC_', 'COP_', 'GOC_'];
+const CERTIFICATE_SECTIONS: DetailSection[] = ['overview', 'documents'];
+
+function isSeafarerCertificate(key: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    CERTIFICATE_KEY_PREFIXES.some((prefix) => key.startsWith(prefix)) ||
+    key === 'CERTIFICATE_OF_COMPETENCY' ||
+    key === 'CERTIFICATE_OF_PROFICIENCY'
+  );
+}
+
 /** Falls back to a generic presentation so an unseeded type still renders. */
 export function presentationFor(key: string | undefined): LicenseTypePresentation {
-  return (
-    (key && PRESENTATION[key]) || {
-      key: key ?? 'UNKNOWN',
-      icon: IconFileDescription,
-      detailSections: DEFAULT_SECTIONS,
-    }
-  );
+  if (key && PRESENTATION[key]) return PRESENTATION[key];
+
+  if (key && isSeafarerCertificate(key)) {
+    return {
+      key,
+      icon: IconShieldCheck,
+      detailSections: CERTIFICATE_SECTIONS,
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    key: key ?? 'UNKNOWN',
+    icon: IconFileDescription,
+    detailSections: DEFAULT_SECTIONS,
+  };
 }
 
 export const LICENSE_TYPE_KEYS = Object.keys(PRESENTATION);
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/pages/LicenseReviewPage/index.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/pages/LicenseReviewPage/index.tsx
index 360969bc2..87b62ca14 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/pages/LicenseReviewPage/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/license-review/pages/LicenseReviewPage/index.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {
   useAssignApplicationMutation,
   useCompleteReviewMutation,
   useConfirmPaymentMutation,
+  useScheduleExamMutation,
   useEscalateApplicationMutation,
   useFinalApproveMutation,
   useGetApplicationForReviewQuery,
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../components/DecisionConfirmModal';
 import { ActivityRail } from '../../components/ActivityRail';
 import { DocumentsTab } from '../../components/DocumentsTab';
+import { ScheduleExamModal } from '../../components/ScheduleExamModal';
 import { computeSla } from '../../sla';
 import { reviewStaffColumns } from './columns';
 import { evaluateEligibility, presentationFor } from '../../config/license-types';
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ export function LicenseReviewPage() {
   const [scheduleInspection] = useScheduleInspectionMutation();
   const [recordResult] = useRecordInspectionResultMutation();
   const [confirmPayment] = useConfirmPaymentMutation();
+  const [scheduleExam, { isLoading: schedulingExam }] = useScheduleExamMutation();
   const [holdApplication] = useHoldApplicationMutation();
   const [resumeApplication] = useResumeApplicationMutation();
   const [escalateApplication] = useEscalateApplicationMutation();
@@ -169,6 +172,7 @@ export function LicenseReviewPage() {
   const [inspectionOpen, setInspectionOpen] = useState(false);
   const [inspectionDate, setInspectionDate] = useState('');
   const [resultOpen, setResultOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [scheduleExamOpen, setScheduleExamOpen] = useState(false);
   const [findings, setFindings] = useState('');
   const [checklist, setChecklist] = useState<
     Record<string, 'PASS' | 'FAIL' | 'NEEDS_CORRECTION'>
@@ -329,6 +333,11 @@ export function LicenseReviewPage() {
       case 'record-inspection':
         setResultOpen(true);
         return;
+      // Needs a session picked before anything is sent, so it opens its own
+      // modal rather than going through the generic confirm step.
+      case 'schedule-exam':
+        setScheduleExamOpen(true);
+        return;
       case 'copy-link':
         navigator.clipboard.writeText(window.location.href);
         notifications.show({
@@ -905,6 +914,30 @@ export function LicenseReviewPage() {
         onConfirm={submitDecision}
       />
 
+      <ScheduleExamModal
+        opened={scheduleExamOpen}
+        applicantName={app.companyName ?? t('review.theApplicant', 'the applicant')}
+        loading={schedulingExam}
+        onClose={() => setScheduleExamOpen(false)}
+        onConfirm={async (payload) => {
+          try {
+            await scheduleExam({ id, ...payload }).unwrap();
+            notifications.show({
+              color: 'teal',
+              title: t('review.done.scheduleExam', 'Exam scheduled'),
+              message: '',
+            });
+            setScheduleExamOpen(false);
+          } catch (err) {
+            notifications.show({
+              color: 'red',
+              title: t('review.actionFailed', 'Action failed'),
+              message: extractErrorMessage(err),
+            });
+          }
+        }}
+      />
+
       <Modal
         opened={inspectionOpen}
         onClose={() => setInspectionOpen(false)}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5efcd6776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useApiQuery } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import {
+  ActionIcon,
+  Badge,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  Collapse,
+  Divider,
+  Group,
+  Modal,
+  Paper,
+  Select,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Stack,
+  Table,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+  rem,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconBook2,
+  IconCertificate,
+  IconChevronDown,
+  IconChevronUp,
+  IconEye,
+  IconHeart,
+  IconId,
+  IconSearch,
+  IconShieldCheck,
+  IconUser,
+  IconUsers,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Mock data
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+interface Seafarer {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  nationality: string;
+  dob: string;
+  rank: string;
+  seamanBookNo: string;
+  seamanBookExpiry: string;
+  btcNo: string | null;
+  bsidNo: string | null;
+  medicalExpiry: string;
+  medicalStatus: 'Valid' | 'Expiring' | 'Expired';
+  cocCerts: { type: string; no: string; expiry: string }[];
+  status: 'Active' | 'Inactive' | 'Suspended';
+}
+
+
+const RANK_OPTIONS = ['All', 'Master', 'Chief Engineer', 'Officer of the Watch', 'Able Seaman', 'Deck Rating'];
+const STATUS_OPTIONS = ['All', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Suspended'];
+const MEDICAL_OPTIONS = ['All', 'Valid', 'Expiring', 'Expired'];
+
+const MEDICAL_COLOR: Record<string, string> = { Valid: 'teal', Expiring: 'orange', Expired: 'red' };
+const STATUS_COLOR: Record<string, string> = { Active: 'teal', Inactive: 'gray', Suspended: 'red' };
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Detail modal
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function DetailModal({ sf, opened, onClose }: { sf: Seafarer | null; opened: boolean; onClose: () => void }) {
+  if (!sf) return null;
+  return (
+    <Modal
+      opened={opened}
+      onClose={onClose}
+      title={<Group gap="xs"><IconUser size={17} /><Text fw={700}>{sf.name} — {sf.id}</Text></Group>}
+      size="xl"
+      radius="lg"
+    >
+      <Stack gap="lg">
+        <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+          <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+            <Text fz="xs" fw={700} c="dimmed" mb="xs" style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Personal</Text>
+            <Stack gap={4}>
+              <Group justify="space-between"><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Full Name</Text><Text fz="xs" fw={600}>{sf.name}</Text></Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between"><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Nationality</Text><Text fz="xs">{sf.nationality}</Text></Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between"><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Date of Birth</Text><Text fz="xs">{sf.dob}</Text></Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between"><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Rank</Text><Text fz="xs" fw={600}>{sf.rank}</Text></Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between"><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Status</Text><Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[sf.status]} variant="light" size="xs">{sf.status}</Badge></Group>
+            </Stack>
+          </Paper>
+          <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+            <Text fz="xs" fw={700} c="dimmed" mb="xs" style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Documents</Text>
+            <Stack gap={4}>
+              <Group justify="space-between"><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Seaman Book</Text><Text fz="xs" fw={600}>{sf.seamanBookNo}</Text></Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between"><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">SB Expiry</Text><Text fz="xs">{sf.seamanBookExpiry}</Text></Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between"><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">BTC No.</Text><Text fz="xs">{sf.btcNo ?? '—'}</Text></Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between"><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">BSID No.</Text><Text fz="xs">{sf.bsidNo ?? '—'}</Text></Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between">
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Medical Expiry</Text>
+                <Badge color={MEDICAL_COLOR[sf.medicalStatus]} variant="light" size="xs">{sf.medicalExpiry} ({sf.medicalStatus})</Badge>
+              </Group>
+            </Stack>
+          </Paper>
+        </SimpleGrid>
+
+        {sf.cocCerts.length > 0 && (
+          <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+            <Text fz="xs" fw={700} c="dimmed" mb="xs" style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>CoC / CoP Certificates</Text>
+            <Table fz="xs" verticalSpacing="xs">
+              <Table.Thead bg="var(--mantine-color-default-hover)">
+                <Table.Tr>
+                  {['Type', 'Certificate No.', 'Expiry'].map((h) => (
+                    <Table.Th key={h} style={{ fontSize: rem(10), textTransform: 'uppercase', color: 'var(--mantine-color-dimmed)' }}>{h}</Table.Th>
+                  ))}
+                </Table.Tr>
+              </Table.Thead>
+              <Table.Tbody>
+                {sf.cocCerts.map((c) => (
+                  <Table.Tr key={c.no}>
+                    <Table.Td><Text fz="xs" fw={600}>{c.type}</Text></Table.Td>
+                    <Table.Td><Text fz="xs" c="blue.7">{c.no}</Text></Table.Td>
+                    <Table.Td><Text fz="xs">{c.expiry}</Text></Table.Td>
+                  </Table.Tr>
+                ))}
+              </Table.Tbody>
+            </Table>
+          </Paper>
+        )}
+      </Stack>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main page
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function SeafarerRegistryPage() {
+  // The register is served whole and filtered in the browser: the filters are
+  // instant facets over a page-sized list, and a round trip per keystroke
+  // would make the search feel slower than the data it is searching.
+  const { data } = useApiQuery<{ total: number; items: Seafarer[] }>({
+    url: '/seafarer-registry',
+    method: 'GET',
+  });
+  const seafarers = data?.items ?? [];
+
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
+  const [rankFilter, setRankFilter] = useState('All');
+  const [statusFilter, setStatusFilter] = useState('All');
+  const [medicalFilter, setMedicalFilter] = useState('All');
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<Seafarer | null>(null);
+  const [filtersOpen, setFiltersOpen] = useState(true);
+
+  const filtered = seafarers.filter((sf) => {
+    const q = search.toLowerCase();
+    const matchSearch = !q || sf.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) || sf.id.toLowerCase().includes(q) || sf.seamanBookNo.toLowerCase().includes(q);
+    const matchRank   = rankFilter === 'All' || sf.rank === rankFilter;
+    const matchStatus = statusFilter === 'All' || sf.status === statusFilter;
+    const matchMed    = medicalFilter === 'All' || sf.medicalStatus === medicalFilter;
+    return matchSearch && matchRank && matchStatus && matchMed;
+  });
+
+  const KPI = [
+    { label: 'Total Seafarers', value: seafarers.length, color: 'blue',   icon: IconUsers },
+    { label: 'Active',          value: seafarers.filter((s) => s.status === 'Active').length, color: 'teal', icon: IconUser },
+    { label: 'Medical Expiring',value: seafarers.filter((s) => s.medicalStatus === 'Expiring').length, color: 'orange', icon: IconHeart },
+    { label: 'Medical Expired', value: seafarers.filter((s) => s.medicalStatus === 'Expired').length,  color: 'red',    icon: IconHeart },
+    { label: 'With CoC',        value: seafarers.filter((s) => s.cocCerts.length > 0).length, color: 'violet', icon: IconShieldCheck },
+    { label: 'Without BSID',    value: seafarers.filter((s) => !s.bsidNo).length, color: 'yellow', icon: IconId },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <div>
+        <Title order={3}>Seafarer Registry</Title>
+        <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Search and view all registered seafarers, their documents, and certificate status</Text>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* KPIs */}
+      <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 3, sm: 6 }} spacing="sm">
+        {KPI.map((k) => {
+          const KIcon = k.icon;
+          return (
+            <Card key={k.label} withBorder radius="md" p="sm">
+              <Group gap="xs" wrap="nowrap">
+                <ThemeIcon size={28} radius="sm" color={k.color} variant="light"><KIcon size={14} /></ThemeIcon>
+                <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+                  <Text fz="lg" fw={800} lh={1}>{k.value}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" lh={1.2} style={{ lineHeight: 1.2 }}>{k.label}</Text>
+                </div>
+              </Group>
+            </Card>
+          );
+        })}
+      </SimpleGrid>
+
+      {/* Search + filters */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+        <Group mb="sm" gap="sm" justify="space-between">
+          <TextInput
+            placeholder="Search by name, seafarer ID, or seaman book…"
+            leftSection={<IconSearch size={14} />}
+            value={search}
+            onChange={(e) => setSearch(e.currentTarget.value)}
+            style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 200 }}
+            size="sm"
+          />
+          <Button
+            variant="subtle"
+            size="xs"
+            rightSection={filtersOpen ? <IconChevronUp size={12} /> : <IconChevronDown size={12} />}
+            onClick={() => setFiltersOpen((o) => !o)}
+          >
+            Filters
+          </Button>
+        </Group>
+
+        <Collapse in={filtersOpen}>
+          <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 3 }} spacing="sm" mb="md">
+            <Select label="Rank" data={RANK_OPTIONS} value={rankFilter} onChange={(v) => setRankFilter(v ?? 'All')} size="sm" />
+            <Select label="Status" data={STATUS_OPTIONS} value={statusFilter} onChange={(v) => setStatusFilter(v ?? 'All')} size="sm" />
+            <Select label="Medical Status" data={MEDICAL_OPTIONS} value={medicalFilter} onChange={(v) => setMedicalFilter(v ?? 'All')} size="sm" />
+          </SimpleGrid>
+          <Divider mb="md" />
+        </Collapse>
+
+        <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mb="sm">{filtered.length} seafarer(s) found</Text>
+
+        <Table highlightOnHover fz="sm" verticalSpacing="sm">
+          <Table.Thead bg="var(--mantine-color-default-hover)">
+            <Table.Tr>
+              {['Seafarer ID', 'Name', 'Rank', 'Seaman Book', 'BTC', 'BSID', 'Medical', 'CoC/CoP', 'Status', ''].map((h) => (
+                <Table.Th key={h} style={{ fontSize: rem(11), textTransform: 'uppercase', color: 'var(--mantine-color-dimmed)' }}>{h}</Table.Th>
+              ))}
+            </Table.Tr>
+          </Table.Thead>
+          <Table.Tbody>
+            {filtered.map((sf) => (
+              <Table.Tr key={sf.id}>
+                <Table.Td><Text fz="xs" fw={600} c="blue.7">{sf.id}</Text></Table.Td>
+                <Table.Td><Text fz="xs" fw={600}>{sf.name}</Text><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{sf.dob}</Text></Table.Td>
+                <Table.Td><Text fz="xs">{sf.rank}</Text></Table.Td>
+                <Table.Td>
+                  <Group gap={4}>
+                    <IconBook2 size={11} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" />
+                    <Text fz="xs">{sf.seamanBookNo}</Text>
+                  </Group>
+                </Table.Td>
+                <Table.Td>
+                  {sf.btcNo
+                    ? <Group gap={4}><IconCertificate size={11} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" /><Text fz="xs">{sf.btcNo}</Text></Group>
+                    : <Badge color="red" variant="light" size="xs">Missing</Badge>}
+                </Table.Td>
+                <Table.Td>
+                  {sf.bsidNo
+                    ? <Group gap={4}><IconId size={11} color="var(--mantine-color-violet-6)" /><Text fz="xs">{sf.bsidNo}</Text></Group>
+                    : <Badge color="red" variant="light" size="xs">Missing</Badge>}
+                </Table.Td>
+                <Table.Td>
+                  <Badge color={MEDICAL_COLOR[sf.medicalStatus]} variant="light" size="xs">{sf.medicalStatus}</Badge>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{sf.medicalExpiry}</Text>
+                </Table.Td>
+                <Table.Td>
+                  {sf.cocCerts.length > 0
+                    ? <Badge color="violet" variant="light" size="xs">{sf.cocCerts.length} cert(s)</Badge>
+                    : <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">—</Text>}
+                </Table.Td>
+                <Table.Td>
+                  <Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[sf.status]} variant="light" size="xs">{sf.status}</Badge>
+                </Table.Td>
+                <Table.Td>
+                  <ActionIcon variant="light" color="blue" size="sm" onClick={() => setSelected(sf)}>
+                    <IconEye size={13} />
+                  </ActionIcon>
+                </Table.Td>
+              </Table.Tr>
+            ))}
+            {filtered.length === 0 && (
+              <Table.Tr>
+                <Table.Td colSpan={10} style={{ textAlign: 'center', padding: '2rem' }}>
+                  <Text c="dimmed" fz="sm">No seafarers match your search.</Text>
+                </Table.Td>
+              </Table.Tr>
+            )}
+          </Table.Tbody>
+        </Table>
+      </Paper>
+
+      <DetailModal sf={selected} opened={!!selected} onClose={() => setSelected(null)} />
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage/actions.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage/actions.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ebda3bc7..000000000
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage/actions.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-import { Button, Tooltip } from '@mantine/core';
-import { IconShieldCog } from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import type { TFunction } from 'i18next';
-import type { AdvancedColumn } from '@ema-platform/ui';
-import { LICENSE_PERMISSIONS, RequirePermission } from '@ema-platform/auth';
-import type { ProfileRow } from './columns';
-
-export function seafarerStatusActionColumn(
-  t: TFunction,
-  handlers: { onStatus: (profile: ProfileRow) => void },
-): AdvancedColumn<ProfileRow> {
-  return {
-    header: '',
-    label: t('seafarerRegistry.columns.actions', 'Actions'),
-    cell: ({ row }) =>
-      row.original.seafarerNumber ? (
-        <RequirePermission
-          anyOf={[LICENSE_PERMISSIONS.MANAGE_SEAFARER_STATUS]}
-          hideOnly
-        >
-          <Tooltip label={t('seafarerRegistry.statusActionTooltip', 'Suspend / reinstate / close')}>
-            <Button
-              size="compact-xs"
-              variant="subtle"
-              leftSection={<IconShieldCog size={14} />}
-              onClick={() => handlers.onStatus(row.original)}
-            >
-              {t('seafarerRegistry.statusAction', 'Status')}
-            </Button>
-          </Tooltip>
-        </RequirePermission>
-      ) : null,
-  };
-}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage/columns.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage/columns.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index cac3890d1..000000000
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage/columns.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-import { Badge, Text } from '@mantine/core';
-import type { TFunction } from 'i18next';
-import type { AdvancedColumn } from '@ema-platform/ui';
-
-export interface ProfileRow {
-  id: string;
-  firstName: string;
-  middleName?: string;
-  lastName: string;
-  gender?: string;
-  type?: string;
-  isComplete?: boolean;
-  seafarerNumber?: string | null;
-  seafarerStatus?: string | null;
-  seafarerDepartment?: string | null;
-  seafarerStatusReason?: string | null;
-  profession?: { name?: { en?: string } };
-  address?: { idNumber?: string; nationality?: string; primaryPhoneNumber?: string };
-}
-
-export const SEAFARER_STATUS_COLORS: Record<string, string> = {
-  ACTIVE: 'green',
-  PENDING: 'yellow',
-  SUSPENDED: 'orange',
-  INACTIVE: 'gray',
-};
-
-export const DEPARTMENT_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
-  DECK: 'Deck',
-  ENGINE: 'Engine',
-  CATERING: 'Catering',
-};
-
-export function seafarerRegistryColumns(
-  t: TFunction,
-  handlers: { onDetail: (profile: ProfileRow) => void },
-): AdvancedColumn<ProfileRow>[] {
-  return [
-    {
-      header: t('seafarerRegistry.columns.name', 'Name'),
-      cell: ({ row }) => (
-        <Text
-          size="sm"
-          fw={500}
-          style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}
-          onClick={() => handlers.onDetail(row.original)}
-        >
-          {[row.original.firstName, row.original.middleName, row.original.lastName].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}
-        </Text>
-      ),
-    },
-    {
-      header: t('seafarerRegistry.columns.number', 'Seafarer №'),
-      cell: ({ row }) => <Text size="sm" ff="monospace">{row.original.seafarerNumber ?? '—'}</Text>,
-    },
-    {
-      header: t('seafarerRegistry.columns.department', 'Department'),
-      cell: ({ row }) => (
-        <Text size="sm">
-          {row.original.seafarerDepartment
-            ? t(
-                `seafarerRegistry.departments.${row.original.seafarerDepartment}`,
-                DEPARTMENT_LABELS[row.original.seafarerDepartment] ?? row.original.seafarerDepartment,
-              )
-            : '—'}
-        </Text>
-      ),
-    },
-    {
-      header: t('seafarerRegistry.columns.idNumber', 'ID number'),
-      cell: ({ row }) => <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">{row.original.address?.idNumber ?? '—'}</Text>,
-    },
-    {
-      header: t('seafarerRegistry.columns.phone', 'Phone'),
-      cell: ({ row }) => <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">{row.original.address?.primaryPhoneNumber ?? '—'}</Text>,
-    },
-    {
-      header: t('seafarerRegistry.columns.status', 'Status'),
-      cell: ({ row }) =>
-        row.original.seafarerNumber ? (
-          <Badge size="sm" variant="light" color={SEAFARER_STATUS_COLORS[row.original.seafarerStatus ?? ''] ?? 'gray'}>
-            {t(`seafarerRegistry.status.${row.original.seafarerStatus}`, row.original.seafarerStatus ?? '')}
-          </Badge>
-        ) : (
-          <Badge size="sm" variant="light" color={row.original.isComplete ? 'teal' : 'gray'}>
-            {row.original.isComplete
-              ? t('seafarerRegistry.notRegistered', 'Not registered')
-              : t('seafarerRegistry.incomplete', 'Incomplete')}
-          </Badge>
-        ),
-    },
-  ];
-}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage/index.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage/index.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index c39f5c95f..000000000
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/seafarer-registry/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage/index.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,411 +0,0 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import {
-  Badge,
-  Button,
-  Card,
-  Container,
-  Drawer,
-  Group,
-  Loader,
-  Modal,
-  Select,
-  Stack,
-  Table,
-  Tabs,
-  Text,
-  TextInput,
-  Textarea,
-  Title,
-} from '@mantine/core';
-import {
-  IconAnchor,
-  IconSearch,
-  IconStethoscope,
-} from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import { AdvancedTable, notify, useServerTable } from '@ema-platform/ui';
-import { useDateDisplayer } from '@ema-platform/shared';
-import {
-  extractErrorMessage,
-  useApiQuery,
-  useGetMedicalForProfileQuery,
-  useGetSeaServiceForProfileQuery,
-  useUpdateSeafarerStatusMutation,
-} from '@ema-platform/api';
-import {
-  DEPARTMENT_LABELS,
-  SEAFARER_STATUS_COLORS,
-  seafarerRegistryColumns,
-  type ProfileRow,
-} from './columns';
-import { seafarerStatusActionColumn } from './actions';
-
-const RECORD_STATUS_COLORS: Record<string, string> = {
-  SUBMITTED: 'blue',
-  VERIFIED: 'green',
-  REJECTED: 'red',
-};
-
-/** The registered seafarer's records, read-only (verification is module 06). */
-function SeafarerDetailDrawer({
-  profile,
-  onClose,
-}: {
-  profile: ProfileRow | null;
-  onClose: () => void;
-}) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const profileId = profile?.id ?? '';
-  const { data: seaService, isLoading: loadingSea } =
-    useGetSeaServiceForProfileQuery(profileId, { skip: !profileId });
-  const { data: medical, isLoading: loadingMedical } =
-    useGetMedicalForProfileQuery(profileId, { skip: !profileId });
-  const showDate = useDateDisplayer();
-
-  return (
-    <Drawer
-      opened={Boolean(profile)}
-      onClose={onClose}
-      position="right"
-      size="lg"
-      title={
-        profile
-          ? [profile.firstName, profile.middleName, profile.lastName]
-              .filter(Boolean)
-              .join(' ')
-          : ''
-      }
-    >
-      {profile && (
-        <Stack>
-          <Group gap="xl">
-            <div>
-              <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase">
-                {t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.seafarerNumber', 'Seafarer number')}
-              </Text>
-              <Text fw={700} ff="monospace">
-                {profile.seafarerNumber ?? '—'}
-              </Text>
-            </div>
-            <div>
-              <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase">
-                {t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.department', 'Department')}
-              </Text>
-              <Text fw={600}>
-                {profile.seafarerDepartment
-                  ? t(
-                      `seafarerRegistry.departments.${profile.seafarerDepartment}`,
-                      DEPARTMENT_LABELS[profile.seafarerDepartment] ??
-                        profile.seafarerDepartment,
-                    )
-                  : '—'}
-              </Text>
-            </div>
-            <div>
-              <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase">
-                {t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.status', 'Status')}
-              </Text>
-              <Badge
-                color={
-                  SEAFARER_STATUS_COLORS[profile.seafarerStatus ?? ''] ?? 'gray'
-                }
-              >
-                {profile.seafarerStatus
-                  ? t(`seafarerRegistry.status.${profile.seafarerStatus}`, profile.seafarerStatus)
-                  : t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.notRegistered', 'NOT REGISTERED')}
-              </Badge>
-            </div>
-          </Group>
-          {profile.seafarerStatusReason && (
-            <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
-              {t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.statusReason', {
-                reason: profile.seafarerStatusReason,
-                defaultValue: 'Status reason: {{reason}}',
-              })}
-            </Text>
-          )}
-
-          <Tabs defaultValue="sea-service" keepMounted={false}>
-            <Tabs.List>
-              <Tabs.Tab value="sea-service" leftSection={<IconAnchor size={14} />}>
-                {t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.seaServiceTab', 'Sea Service')}
-              </Tabs.Tab>
-              <Tabs.Tab value="medical" leftSection={<IconStethoscope size={14} />}>
-                {t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.medicalTab', 'Medical')}
-              </Tabs.Tab>
-            </Tabs.List>
-
-            <Tabs.Panel value="sea-service" pt="sm">
-              {loadingSea ? (
-                <Loader size="sm" />
-              ) : (seaService ?? []).length === 0 ? (
-                <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
-                  {t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.noSeaService', 'No sea-service records.')}
-                </Text>
-              ) : (
-                <Table striped>
-                  <Table.Thead>
-                    <Table.Tr>
-                      <Table.Th>{t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.vessel', 'Vessel')}</Table.Th>
-                      <Table.Th>{t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.rank', 'Rank')}</Table.Th>
-                      <Table.Th>{t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.period', 'Period')}</Table.Th>
-                      <Table.Th>{t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.status', 'Status')}</Table.Th>
-                    </Table.Tr>
-                  </Table.Thead>
-                  <Table.Tbody>
-                    {(seaService ?? []).map((record) => (
-                      <Table.Tr key={record.id}>
-                        <Table.Td>
-                          {record.vesselName}
-                          {record.imoNumber && (
-                            <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
-                              {t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.imoPrefix', {
-                                number: record.imoNumber,
-                                defaultValue: 'IMO {{number}}',
-                              })}
-                            </Text>
-                          )}
-                        </Table.Td>
-                        <Table.Td>{record.rank}</Table.Td>
-                        <Table.Td>
-                          {showDate(record.engagementDate)} → {showDate(record.dischargeDate)}
-                        </Table.Td>
-                        <Table.Td>
-                          <Badge size="sm" color={RECORD_STATUS_COLORS[record.status]}>
-                            {t(`seafarerRegistry.recordStatus.${record.status}`, record.status)}
-                          </Badge>
-                        </Table.Td>
-                      </Table.Tr>
-                    ))}
-                  </Table.Tbody>
-                </Table>
-              )}
-            </Tabs.Panel>
-
-            <Tabs.Panel value="medical" pt="sm">
-              {loadingMedical ? (
-                <Loader size="sm" />
-              ) : (medical ?? []).length === 0 ? (
-                <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
-                  {t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.noMedical', 'No medical certificates.')}
-                </Text>
-              ) : (
-                <Table striped>
-                  <Table.Thead>
-                    <Table.Tr>
-                      <Table.Th>{t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.issuer', 'Issuer')}</Table.Th>
-                      <Table.Th>{t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.validity', 'Validity')}</Table.Th>
-                      <Table.Th>{t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.fitness', 'Fitness')}</Table.Th>
-                      <Table.Th>{t('seafarerRegistry.drawer.status', 'Status')}</Table.Th>
-                    </Table.Tr>
-                  </Table.Thead>
-                  <Table.Tbody>
-                    {(medical ?? []).map((certificate) => (
-                      <Table.Tr key={certificate.id}>
-                        <Table.Td>{certificate.issuerName}</Table.Td>
-                        <Table.Td>
-                          {showDate(certificate.issueDate)} → {showDate(certificate.expiryDate)}
-                        </Table.Td>
-                        <Table.Td>{certificate.fitnessStatus}</Table.Td>
-                        <Table.Td>
-                          <Badge
-                            size="sm"
-                            color={RECORD_STATUS_COLORS[certificate.status]}
-                          >
-                            {t(`seafarerRegistry.recordStatus.${certificate.status}`, certificate.status)}
-                          </Badge>
-                        </Table.Td>
-                      </Table.Tr>
-                    ))}
-                  </Table.Tbody>
-                </Table>
-              )}
-            </Tabs.Panel>
-          </Tabs>
-        </Stack>
-      )}
-    </Drawer>
-  );
-}
-
-/** US-SEA-013: suspend / reinstate / close, always with a reason. */
-function StatusModal({
-  profile,
-  onClose,
-  onDone,
-}: {
-  profile: ProfileRow | null;
-  onClose: () => void;
-  onDone: () => void;
-}) {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const [status, setStatus] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [reason, setReason] = useState('');
-  const [updateStatus, { isLoading }] = useUpdateSeafarerStatusMutation();
-
-  const submit = async () => {
-    if (!profile || !status) return;
-    try {
-      await updateStatus({
-        profileId: profile.id,
-        status: status as 'ACTIVE' | 'INACTIVE' | 'SUSPENDED' | 'PENDING',
-        reason,
-      }).unwrap();
-      notify.success(t('seafarerRegistry.modal.updated', 'Seafarer status updated'));
-      onClose();
-      onDone();
-    } catch (error) {
-      notify.error(
-        extractErrorMessage(error, t('seafarerRegistry.modal.updateFailed', 'Could not update the status')),
-      );
-    }
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <Modal
-      opened={Boolean(profile)}
-      onClose={onClose}
-      title={t('seafarerRegistry.modal.title', 'Change seafarer status')}
-      centered
-    >
-      <Stack>
-        <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
-          {t('seafarerRegistry.modal.body', {
-            number: profile?.seafarerNumber,
-            status: profile?.seafarerStatus
-              ? t(`seafarerRegistry.status.${profile.seafarerStatus}`, profile.seafarerStatus)
-              : profile?.seafarerStatus,
-            defaultValue:
-              '{{number}} — currently {{status}}. The reason is recorded and visible to the seafarer.',
-          })}
-        </Text>
-        <Select
-          label={t('seafarerRegistry.modal.newStatus', 'New status')}
-          required
-          data={[
-            { value: 'SUSPENDED', label: t('seafarerRegistry.modal.suspend', 'Suspend') },
-            { value: 'INACTIVE', label: t('seafarerRegistry.modal.close', 'Close') },
-            { value: 'ACTIVE', label: t('seafarerRegistry.modal.reinstate', 'Reinstate') },
-          ].filter((o) => o.value !== profile?.seafarerStatus)}
-          value={status}
-          onChange={setStatus}
-        />
-        <Textarea
-          label={t('seafarerRegistry.modal.reason', 'Reason')}
-          required
-          minRows={2}
-          value={reason}
-          onChange={(e) => setReason(e.target.value)}
-        />
-        <Group justify="flex-end">
-          <Button variant="default" onClick={onClose}>
-            {t('seafarerRegistry.modal.cancel', 'Cancel')}
-          </Button>
-          <Button
-            color={status === 'ACTIVE' ? 'green' : 'orange'}
-            disabled={!status || reason.trim().length < 3}
-            loading={isLoading}
-            onClick={submit}
-          >
-            {t('seafarerRegistry.modal.confirm', 'Confirm')}
-          </Button>
-        </Group>
-      </Stack>
-    </Modal>
-  );
-}
-
-/**
- * Registered seafarer profiles, read from the real profiles endpoint.
- *
- * Registration review itself happens in the licence queue (the
- * SEAFARER_REGISTRATION application type); this page is the resulting
- * register — numbers, departments, statuses, and each seafarer's records.
- */
-export function SeafarerRegistryPage() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
-  const [detail, setDetail] = useState<ProfileRow | null>(null);
-  const [statusTarget, setStatusTarget] = useState<ProfileRow | null>(null);
-  const { data, isLoading, refetch } = useApiQuery<{
-    total: number;
-    items: ProfileRow[];
-  }>({
-    url: '/profiles',
-    method: 'GET',
-    params: { q: 'i=profession,address&t=200' },
-  });
-  const { setPageIndex, pageSize, setPageSize, paginate } = useServerTable();
-
-  const items = (data?.items ?? []).filter((p) => {
-    if (!search.trim()) return true;
-    const term = search.toLowerCase();
-    return [
-      p.firstName,
-      p.middleName,
-      p.lastName,
-      p.address?.idNumber,
-      p.seafarerNumber,
-    ]
-      .filter(Boolean)
-      .some((v) => String(v).toLowerCase().includes(term));
-  });
-  const page = paginate(items);
-
-  const columns = [
-    ...seafarerRegistryColumns(t, { onDetail: setDetail }),
-    seafarerStatusActionColumn(t, { onStatus: setStatusTarget }),
-  ];
-
-  return (
-    <Container size="xl" py="md">
-      <Group justify="space-between" mb="md">
-        <div>
-          <Title order={3}>{t('seafarerRegistry.title', 'Seafarer registry')}</Title>
-          <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
-            {t('seafarerRegistry.profileCount', {
-              count: data?.total ?? 0,
-              defaultValue: '{{count}} profile(s)',
-            })}
-          </Text>
-        </div>
-        <TextInput
-          placeholder={t('seafarerRegistry.searchPlaceholder', 'Name, ID or seafarer number')}
-          leftSection={<IconSearch size={14} />}
-          value={search}
-          onChange={(e) => setSearch(e.currentTarget.value)}
-          w={280}
-        />
-      </Group>
-
-      <Card withBorder padding={0}>
-        <AdvancedTable
-          columns={columns}
-          data={page.rows}
-          tableName={t('seafarerRegistry.title', 'Seafarer registry')}
-          itemCount={page.itemCount}
-          pageIndex={page.pageIndex}
-          onPageChange={setPageIndex}
-          pageSize={pageSize}
-          onPageSizeChange={setPageSize}
-          refresh={refetch}
-          isLoading={isLoading}
-          emptyText={
-            search
-              ? t('seafarerRegistry.emptySearch', 'No profiles match that search.')
-              : t('seafarerRegistry.emptyNone', 'No seafarers registered yet.')
-          }
-        />
-      </Card>
-
-      <SeafarerDetailDrawer profile={detail} onClose={() => setDetail(null)} />
-      <StatusModal
-        profile={statusTarget}
-        onClose={() => setStatusTarget(null)}
-        onDone={refetch}
-      />
-    </Container>
-  );
-}
-
-export default SeafarerRegistryPage;
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
index 5590d57a4..1a0d06e5c 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export const am: Translations = {
     dashboard: "ዳሽቦርድ",
     userManagement: "የተጠቃሚ አስተዳደር",
     seamanBookQueue: "የመርከበኞች መጽሐፍ ወረፋ",
+    btcQueue: "የBTC ወረፋ",
     cocQueue: "የCoC ወረፋ",
     copQueue: "የCoP ወረፋ",
     endorsementCocQueue: "የCoC ማረጋገጫ ወረፋ",
@@ -954,6 +955,7 @@ export const am: Translations = {
       finalApprove: "አጽድቅ እና ስጥ",
       requestAdjustment: "ማስተካከያ ጠይቅ",
       reject: "አትቀበል",
+      scheduleExam: "የፈተና ቀጠሮ ስጥ",
       confirmPayment: "ክፍያ አረጋግጥ",
       print: "ሰነድ አትም",
       copyLink: "አገናኝ ቅዳ",
@@ -996,6 +998,7 @@ export const am: Translations = {
       resume: "ማመልከቻ {{number}} ወደ ታገደበት ደረጃ ይመልሳል።",
       escalate: "ማመልከቻ {{number}} ለውሳኔ ወደ የበላይ ኃላፊ ያሳድጋል።",
       "confirm-payment": "ለማመልከቻ {{number}} ክፍያ ያረጋግጣል።",
+      "schedule-exam": "ለማመልከቻ {{number}} {{applicant}}ን ለፈተና ክፍለ ጊዜ ይመድባል።",
     },
     notifications: {
       fallback: "ውድ {{applicant}}፣ በማመልከቻ {{number}} ላይ ዝማኔ አለ፦ {{action}}።",
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 710924585..5d5a7d2f2 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export const en = {
     dashboard: 'Dashboard',
     userManagement: 'User Management',
     seamanBookQueue: 'Seaman Book Queue',
+    btcQueue: 'BTC Queue',
     vesselRegistrationHeadDashboard: 'Vessel Registration Head Dashboard',
     vesselRegistrationApplicationQueue: 'Vessel Registration Queue',
     vesselRegistrationQueue: 'Vessel Register',
@@ -956,6 +957,7 @@ export const en = {
       finalApprove: 'Approve & issue',
       requestAdjustment: 'Request adjustment',
       reject: 'Reject',
+      scheduleExam: 'Schedule exam',
       confirmPayment: 'Confirm payment',
       print: 'Print dossier',
       copyLink: 'Copy link',
@@ -997,6 +999,7 @@ export const en = {
       resume: 'Returns application {{number}} to the stage it was held from.',
       escalate: 'Raises application {{number}} to a supervisor for a decision.',
       'confirm-payment': 'Confirms settlement for application {{number}}.',
+      'schedule-exam': 'Assigns {{applicant}} to an exam session for application {{number}}.',
     },
     notifications: {
       fallback: 'Dear {{applicant}}, there is an update on application {{number}}: {{action}}.',
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/layouts/BackofficeLayout.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/layouts/BackofficeLayout.tsx
index d1665629a..252991d04 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/layouts/BackofficeLayout.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/layouts/BackofficeLayout.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,16 @@ export function BackofficeLayout() {
   const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(false);
   const user = useAppSelector((state) => state.auth.user);
   const layoutMode = useAppSelector((state) => state.preferences.layoutMode);
-  const { can } = usePermissions();
+  const { permissions: granted, known } = usePermissions();
+
+  // TEMPORARY diagnostic — remove once the sidebar is confirmed working.
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+  console.log(
+    '[NAV] known=', known,
+    'granted=', granted.length,
+    '| cookies:', document.cookie.split('; ').map((c) => c.split('=')[0]).filter((n) => n.includes('token')),
+    '| token tail:', (document.cookie.match(/ema-backoffice-auth-token=([^;]+)/)?.[1] ?? 'NONE').slice(-12),
+  );
 
   // Badges reflect real pending work. One grouped request on a timer, shared
   // by the sidebar and the top bar via the RTK cache.
@@ -53,17 +62,10 @@ export function BackofficeLayout() {
           : item,
       ),
     }));
-    return filterByPermissions(
-      withBadges,
-      // `can` already fails open when the token carries no permission claim,
-      // so this only ever removes items we are sure the user cannot use.
-      withBadges
-        .flatMap((section) => section.items)
-        .flatMap((item) => [item, ...(item.children ?? [])])
-        .flatMap((item) => item.permissions ?? [])
-        .filter((permission) => can([permission])),
-    );
-  }, [counts?.unassigned, can]);
+    // Unfiltered until the grant list has loaded, matching PortalLayout and
+    // RequirePermission: a moment of extra nav beats a flash of empty nav.
+    return known ? filterByPermissions(withBadges, granted) : withBadges;
+  }, [counts?.unassigned, granted, known]);
 
   /** Flat list used for breadcrumbs and active-route lookup. */
   const navItems = useMemo<NavItem[]>(
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/layouts/nav-config.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/layouts/nav-config.ts
index ddc1fd7ec..b3f9e77b0 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/layouts/nav-config.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/layouts/nav-config.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ export const NAV_SECTIONS: NavSection[] = [
       { to: '/licence-review/type/SEAFARER_REGISTRATION', label: 'nav.seafarerRegistrationQueue', icon: IconId, permissions: APPLICATION_QUEUE },
       { to: '/licence-review/type/CERTIFICATE_OF_COMPETENCY', label: 'nav.cocQueue', icon: IconShieldCheck, permissions: APPLICATION_QUEUE },
       { to: '/licence-review/type/CERTIFICATE_OF_PROFICIENCY', label: 'nav.copQueue', icon: IconShieldCheck, permissions: APPLICATION_QUEUE },
-      { to: '/seaman-book-queue', label: 'nav.seamanBookQueue', icon: IconBook2, soon: true, permissions: APPLICATION_QUEUE },
+      { to: '/licence-review/type/SEAMAN_BOOK', label: 'nav.seamanBookQueue', icon: IconBook2, permissions: APPLICATION_QUEUE },
+      { to: '/licence-review/type/BTC_BASIC_TRAINING', label: 'nav.btcQueue', icon: IconShieldCheck, permissions: APPLICATION_QUEUE },
       { to: '/licence-review/type/ENDORSEMENT_COC', label: 'nav.endorsementCocQueue', icon: IconRubberStamp, permissions: APPLICATION_QUEUE },
       { to: '/licence-review/type/ENDORSEMENT_GOC', label: 'nav.endorsementGocQueue', icon: IconRubberStamp, permissions: APPLICATION_QUEUE },
       { to: '/medical-verification', label: 'nav.medicalVerification', icon: IconHeart, permissions: [P.VERIFY_SEAFARER_RECORDS] },
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/store/index.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/store/index.ts
index 66f11f041..6d01daae8 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/store/index.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/store/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { configureStore } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
-import { baseApi, configureTokenRefresh } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import {
+  baseApi,
+  configureSessionScope,
+  configureTokenRefresh,
+} from '@ema-platform/api';
 import {
   authReducer,
   signupReducer,
@@ -13,6 +17,9 @@ import type { AuthUser, CurrentProfile } from '@ema-platform/auth';
 import { preferencesReducer } from './preferences.slice';
 
 configureAuthStorage('ema-backoffice', true);
+// Cookies are shared across ports on localhost, so the API layer must be told
+// which app it belongs to — otherwise it reads the portal's token.
+configureSessionScope('ema-backoffice');
 
 const preloadedAuth = (() => {
   const token = authStorage.getToken();
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/vite.config.mts b/apps/backoffice/vite.config.mts
index 874ba1946..331bc27fd 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/vite.config.mts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/vite.config.mts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import { nxViteTsPaths } from '@nx/vite/plugins/nx-tsconfig-paths.plugin';
 
 export default defineConfig({
   root: __dirname,
+  // Env lives at the workspace root, shared with the portal — without this
+  // Vite looks in apps/backoffice and VITE_BASE_API_URL silently falls back to
+  // its built-in default.
+  envDir: '../../',
   cacheDir: '../../node_modules/.vite/apps/backoffice',
   server: {
     port: 4201,
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/components/AmharicDatePicker.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/components/AmharicDatePicker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3798fcddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/components/AmharicDatePicker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { ActionIcon, Button, Popover, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
+import { useDisclosure } from '@mantine/hooks';
+import { DayPicker as EthiopicDayPicker } from '@daypicker/ethiopic';
+import { DayPicker as GregorianDayPicker } from '@daypicker/react';
+import { IconCalendarEvent } from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { EthDateTime } from 'ethiopian-calendar-date-converter';
+import '@daypicker/react/dist/style.css';
+
+const EC_MONTHS_AM = [
+  'መስከረም', 'ጥቅምት', 'ኅዳር', 'ታህሳስ', 'ጥር', 'የካቲት',
+  'መጋቢት', 'ሚያዝያ', 'ግንቦት', 'ሰኔ', 'ሐምሌ', 'ነሐሴ', 'ጳጉሜ',
+];
+
+function toAmharicDisplay(date: Date): string {
+  try {
+    const eth = EthDateTime.fromEuropeanDate(date);
+    return `${EC_MONTHS_AM[eth.month - 1]} ${eth.date}/${eth.year}`;
+  } catch {
+    return date.toLocaleDateString('en-US');
+  }
+}
+
+export function toEthiopicDateLabel(date: Date): string {
+  try {
+    const eth = EthDateTime.fromEuropeanDate(date);
+    return `EC ${eth.year}-${String(eth.month).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(eth.date).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+  } catch {
+    return date.toLocaleDateString('en-US');
+  }
+}
+
+export interface AmharicDatePickerProps {
+  label?: string;
+  value?: Date | null;
+  onChange?: (date: Date | null) => void;
+  required?: boolean;
+  placeholder?: string;
+}
+
+export function AmharicDatePicker({
+  label,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  required,
+  placeholder,
+}: AmharicDatePickerProps) {
+  const [calendarType, setCalendarType] = useState<'EN' | 'AMH'>('AMH');
+  const [opened, { close, toggle }] = useDisclosure(false);
+
+  const displayValue = value
+    ? calendarType === 'EN'
+      ? value.toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+          year: 'numeric',
+          month: 'long',
+          day: 'numeric',
+        })
+      : toAmharicDisplay(value)
+    : '';
+
+  return (
+    <Popover
+      opened={opened}
+      onChange={close}
+      position="bottom"
+      width="auto"
+      trapFocus
+      withArrow
+    >
+      <Popover.Target>
+        <TextInput
+          label={label}
+          required={required}
+          value={displayValue}
+          readOnly
+          placeholder={placeholder}
+          onClick={toggle}
+          leftSection={
+            <Button
+              variant="light"
+              size="compact-xs"
+              onClick={(e) => {
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                setCalendarType((prev) => (prev === 'EN' ? 'AMH' : 'EN'));
+              }}
+              aria-label="Switch calendar type"
+            >
+              {calendarType}
+            </Button>
+          }
+          leftSectionWidth="calc(4.375rem * var(--mantine-scale))"
+          rightSection={
+            <ActionIcon size="md" variant="transparent" onClick={toggle}>
+              <IconCalendarEvent size={20} />
+            </ActionIcon>
+          }
+        />
+      </Popover.Target>
+
+      <Popover.Dropdown p="md">
+        {calendarType === 'AMH' ? (
+          <EthiopicDayPicker
+            mode="single"
+            selected={value ?? undefined}
+            numerals="latn"
+            onSelect={(date: Date | undefined) => {
+              onChange?.(date ?? null);
+              close();
+            }}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <GregorianDayPicker
+            mode="single"
+            selected={value ?? undefined}
+            onSelect={(date: Date | undefined) => {
+              onChange?.(date ?? null);
+              close();
+            }}
+          />
+        )}
+      </Popover.Dropdown>
+    </Popover>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/components/BilingualInput.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/components/BilingualInput.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e55c64eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/components/BilingualInput.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  TextInput,
+  UnstyledButton,
+  rem,
+  type TextInputProps,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+
+export interface BilingualValue {
+  en: string;
+  am: string;
+}
+
+interface BilingualInputProps
+  extends Omit<TextInputProps, 'value' | 'onChange' | 'rightSection' | 'rightSectionWidth'> {
+  value: BilingualValue;
+  onChange: (value: BilingualValue) => void;
+}
+
+export function BilingualInput({
+  label,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  required,
+  placeholder,
+  ...rest
+}: BilingualInputProps) {
+  const [lang, setLang] = useState<'en' | 'am'>('en');
+
+  const toggle = () => setLang((l) => (l === 'en' ? 'am' : 'en'));
+
+  return (
+    <TextInput
+      label={label}
+      required={required}
+      placeholder={placeholder ?? (lang === 'en' ? 'Enter in English' : 'በአማርኛ ያስገቡ')}
+      value={value[lang]}
+      onChange={(e) => onChange({ ...value, [lang]: e.currentTarget.value })}
+      rightSection={
+        <UnstyledButton
+          onClick={toggle}
+          aria-label={`Switch to ${lang === 'en' ? 'Amharic' : 'English'}`}
+          style={{
+            display: 'flex',
+            alignItems: 'center',
+            justifyContent: 'center',
+            width: rem(28),
+            height: rem(20),
+            borderRadius: rem(4),
+            fontSize: rem(10),
+            fontWeight: 700,
+            letterSpacing: '0.05em',
+            background:
+              lang === 'en'
+                ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-1)'
+                : 'var(--mantine-color-teal-1)',
+            color:
+              lang === 'en'
+                ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-7)'
+                : 'var(--mantine-color-teal-7)',
+            cursor: 'pointer',
+            transition: 'background 150ms ease',
+          }}
+        >
+          {lang === 'en' ? 'EN' : 'AM'}
+        </UnstyledButton>
+      }
+      styles={{
+        input: {
+          paddingRight: rem(42),
+        },
+      }}
+      {...rest}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/basic-safety-training/pages/BasicSafetyTrainingPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/basic-safety-training/pages/BasicSafetyTrainingPage.tsx
index a23be0288..1b0d7ff07 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/basic-safety-training/pages/BasicSafetyTrainingPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/basic-safety-training/pages/BasicSafetyTrainingPage.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,481 @@
-import { Container } from '@mantine/core';
-import { FeatureUnavailable } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useApiQuery } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Badge,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  FileButton,
+  Group,
+  List,
+  Modal,
+  Paper,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAlertTriangle,
+  IconBook2,
+  IconCalendar,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconCircleCheck,
+  IconDownload,
+  IconInfoCircle,
+  IconRefresh,
+  IconShieldCheck,
+  IconTrash,
+  IconUpload,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Types
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+interface BSTRecord {
+  issuer: string;
+  issueDate: string;
+  expiryDate: string;
+  certNumber: string;
+  fileName: string;
+  status: 'Valid' | 'Expiring' | 'Expired' | 'Pending Verification';
+}
+
+const STATUS_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
+  Valid: 'teal',
+  Expiring: 'orange',
+  Expired: 'red',
+  'Pending Verification': 'yellow',
+};
+
+/** Progress across the five STCW A-VI/1 modules, as `/bst/my` reports it. */
+interface BstProgress {
+  modules: { key: string; label: string; licenseTypeKey: string; done: boolean }[];
+  completed: number;
+  total: number;
+  complete: boolean;
+}
+
+// `short` doubles as the key the API reports each module under, so the two
+// stay matched without a second lookup table between them.
+const BST_COMPONENTS = [
+  { label: 'Personal Survival Techniques', short: 'PST', course: 'IMO 1.19' },
+  { label: 'Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting', short: 'FPFF', course: 'IMO 1.20' },
+  { label: 'Elementary First Aid', short: 'EFA', course: 'IMO 1.13' },
+  { label: 'Personal Safety & Social Responsibility', short: 'PSSR', course: 'IMO 1.21' },
+  { label: 'Security Awareness', short: 'SSA', course: 'STCW A-VI/6' },
+];
+
+function formatDate(dateStr: string) {
+  return new Date(dateStr).toLocaleDateString('en-GB', {
+    day: '2-digit',
+    month: 'short',
+    year: 'numeric',
+  });
+}
+
+function daysUntil(dateStr: string) {
+  return Math.ceil((new Date(dateStr).getTime() - Date.now()) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Upload modal
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function UploadModal({
+  opened,
+  onClose,
+  onUploaded,
+}: {
+  opened: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onUploaded: (record: BSTRecord) => void;
+}) {
+  const [file, setFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
+  const [issuer, setIssuer] = useState('');
+  const [certNumber, setCertNumber] = useState('');
+  const [issueDate, setIssueDate] = useState('');
+  const [expiryDate, setExpiryDate] = useState('');
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+  const resetRef = useRef<() => void>(null);
+
+  const reset = () => {
+    setFile(null);
+    setIssuer('');
+    setCertNumber('');
+    setIssueDate('');
+    setExpiryDate('');
+    resetRef.current?.();
+  };
+
+  const handleSubmit = async () => {
+    if (!file || !issuer || !certNumber || !issueDate || !expiryDate) {
+      notify.error('Please fill all required fields and upload the certificate file.');
+      return;
+    }
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1000));
+    setSubmitting(false);
+    onUploaded({
+      issuer,
+      issueDate,
+      expiryDate,
+      certNumber,
+      fileName: file.name,
+      status: 'Pending Verification',
+    });
+    notify.success('Basic Safety Training certificate submitted for verification.');
+    reset();
+    onClose();
+  };
 
-/**
- * Placeholder until this feature has a backend.
- *
- * This page previously rendered hardcoded sample records, which were
- * indistinguishable from real ones.
- */
-export function BasicSafetyTrainingPage() {
   return (
-    <Container size="lg" py="xl">
-      <FeatureUnavailable
-        title="Basic Safety Training"
-        description="BST records are not connected to the backend yet."
-      />
-    </Container>
+    <Modal
+      opened={opened}
+      onClose={() => {
+        reset();
+        onClose();
+      }}
+      title="Upload Basic Safety Training Certificate"
+      size="md"
+      centered
+    >
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />} p="xs">
+          <Text fz="xs">
+            Upload your combined BST certificate issued by an EMA-approved training institution.
+            The certificate must cover all 5 components (PST, FPFF, EFA, PSSR, SHPT).
+          </Text>
+        </Alert>
+
+        <TextInput
+          label="Issuing Institution"
+          placeholder="e.g. Bahirdar Maritime School"
+          required
+          value={issuer}
+          onChange={(e) => setIssuer(e.currentTarget.value)}
+          size="sm"
+        />
+        <TextInput
+          label="Certificate Number"
+          placeholder="e.g. BST-2024-BMS-001"
+          required
+          value={certNumber}
+          onChange={(e) => setCertNumber(e.currentTarget.value)}
+          size="sm"
+        />
+        <Group grow>
+          <TextInput
+            label="Issue Date"
+            type="date"
+            required
+            value={issueDate}
+            onChange={(e) => setIssueDate(e.currentTarget.value)}
+            size="sm"
+          />
+          <TextInput
+            label="Expiry Date"
+            type="date"
+            required
+            value={expiryDate}
+            onChange={(e) => setExpiryDate(e.currentTarget.value)}
+            size="sm"
+          />
+        </Group>
+
+        <div>
+          <Text fz="sm" fw={500} mb={4}>
+            Certificate File <Text span c="red">*</Text>
+          </Text>
+          {file ? (
+            <Card withBorder radius="sm" p="xs">
+              <Group gap="xs">
+                <IconCircleCheck size={14} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+                <Text fz="xs" flex={1} truncate>
+                  {file.name}
+                </Text>
+                <Button
+                  size="xs"
+                  variant="subtle"
+                  color="red"
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    setFile(null);
+                    resetRef.current?.();
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <IconTrash size={12} />
+                </Button>
+              </Group>
+            </Card>
+          ) : (
+            <FileButton
+              resetRef={resetRef}
+              onChange={setFile}
+              accept="application/pdf,image/jpeg,image/png"
+            >
+              {(props) => (
+                <Button
+                  size="sm"
+                  variant="default"
+                  leftSection={<IconUpload size={13} />}
+                  fullWidth
+                  {...props}
+                >
+                  Choose File (PDF / JPG / PNG)
+                </Button>
+              )}
+            </FileButton>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        <Group justify="flex-end" mt="xs">
+          <Button
+            variant="default"
+            onClick={() => {
+              reset();
+              onClose();
+            }}
+          >
+            Cancel
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            onClick={handleSubmit}
+            loading={submitting}
+            leftSection={<IconCheck size={14} />}
+          >
+            Submit
+          </Button>
+        </Group>
+      </Stack>
+    </Modal>
   );
 }
 
-export default BasicSafetyTrainingPage;
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main page
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function BasicSafetyTrainingPage() {
+  const [record, setRecord] = useState<BSTRecord | null>(null);
+  const [modalOpen, setModalOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  // Which of the five modules the seafarer actually holds. The certificate
+  // itself is the evidence, so this is read from the issued licences rather
+  // than tracked separately — two places to record it would disagree.
+  const { data: bst, isLoading: bstLoading } = useApiQuery<BstProgress>({
+    url: '/bst/my',
+    method: 'GET',
+  });
+  const doneByKey = new Map(
+    (bst?.modules ?? []).map((m) => [m.key, m.done]),
+  );
+
+  const days = record?.expiryDate ? daysUntil(record.expiryDate) : null;
+  const isExpiringSoon = days !== null && days <= 180 && days > 0;
+  const isExpired = days !== null && days <= 0;
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      {/* Header */}
+      <Group justify="space-between" align="flex-start" wrap="wrap" gap="sm">
+        <div>
+          <Title order={3}>Basic Safety Training Certificate</Title>
+          <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">
+            STCW Chapter VI/1 — mandatory for all seafarers before joining a vessel.
+          </Text>
+        </div>
+        {record && (
+          <Badge
+            size="lg"
+            variant="light"
+            color={STATUS_COLOR[record.status]}
+            leftSection={<IconShieldCheck size={14} />}
+          >
+            {record.status}
+          </Badge>
+        )}
+      </Group>
+
+      {/* Expiry alert */}
+      {isExpired && (
+        <Alert variant="light" color="red" icon={<IconAlertTriangle size={15} />}>
+          <Text fz="sm">
+            Your BST certificate has <strong>expired</strong>. Upload a renewed certificate to remain eligible.
+          </Text>
+        </Alert>
+      )}
+      {isExpiringSoon && (
+        <Alert variant="light" color="orange" icon={<IconAlertTriangle size={15} />}>
+          <Text fz="sm">
+            Your BST certificate expires in <strong>{days} days</strong>. Renew before it lapses.
+          </Text>
+        </Alert>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Certificate card */}
+      {record ? (
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="lg">
+          <Group justify="space-between" mb="md" wrap="wrap" gap="sm">
+            <Group gap="sm">
+              <ThemeIcon size={48} radius="md" color={STATUS_COLOR[record.status]} variant="light">
+                <IconShieldCheck size={24} />
+              </ThemeIcon>
+              <div>
+                <Text fw={700}>Basic Safety Training (BST)</Text>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Combined certificate — all 5 STCW components</Text>
+              </div>
+            </Group>
+            <Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[record.status]} variant="light">
+              {record.status}
+            </Badge>
+          </Group>
+
+          <Stack gap="xs" mb="md">
+            <Group justify="space-between">
+              <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Certificate Number</Text>
+              <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>{record.certNumber}</Text>
+            </Group>
+            <Group justify="space-between">
+              <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Issuing Institution</Text>
+              <Text fz="sm">{record.issuer}</Text>
+            </Group>
+            <Group justify="space-between">
+              <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Issue Date</Text>
+              <Text fz="sm">{formatDate(record.issueDate)}</Text>
+            </Group>
+            <Group justify="space-between">
+              <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Expiry Date</Text>
+              <Text
+                fz="sm"
+                fw={600}
+                c={isExpired ? 'red' : isExpiringSoon ? 'orange' : undefined}
+              >
+                {formatDate(record.expiryDate)}
+                {days !== null && days > 0 && (
+                  <Text span fz="xs" c="dimmed" ml={6}>({days} days remaining)</Text>
+                )}
+              </Text>
+            </Group>
+            <Group justify="space-between">
+              <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">File</Text>
+              <Text fz="sm">{record.fileName}</Text>
+            </Group>
+          </Stack>
+
+          <Group gap="xs">
+            <Button size="sm" variant="light" leftSection={<IconDownload size={14} />}>
+              Download
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+              size="sm"
+              variant="subtle"
+              color="orange"
+              leftSection={<IconRefresh size={14} />}
+              onClick={() => setModalOpen(true)}
+            >
+              Replace / Renew
+            </Button>
+          </Group>
+        </Paper>
+      ) : (
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl" style={{ borderStyle: 'dashed' }}>
+          <Stack align="center" gap="md">
+            <ThemeIcon size={64} radius="xl" color="gray" variant="light">
+              <IconShieldCheck size={32} />
+            </ThemeIcon>
+            <div style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
+              <Text fw={700} fz="lg" mb={4}>No BST Certificate Uploaded</Text>
+              <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed" maw={420}>
+                You must upload a valid Basic Safety Training certificate issued by an
+                EMA-approved institution before applying for a Seaman Book.
+              </Text>
+            </div>
+            <Button
+              leftSection={<IconUpload size={16} />}
+              onClick={() => setModalOpen(true)}
+              size="md"
+            >
+              Upload BST Certificate
+            </Button>
+          </Stack>
+        </Paper>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Components covered */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="lg">
+        <Group gap="xs" mb="md">
+          <IconBook2 size={18} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" />
+          <Text fw={700} fz="sm">Certificate Components (STCW VI/1)</Text>
+        </Group>
+        <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mb="sm">
+          A combined BST certificate from an EMA-approved institution covers all five components:
+        </Text>
+        <List
+          spacing="xs"
+          size="sm"
+          icon={
+            <ThemeIcon size={18} radius="xl" color="teal" variant="light">
+              <IconCheck size={11} />
+            </ThemeIcon>
+          }
+        >
+          {BST_COMPONENTS.map((c) => {
+            const done = doneByKey.get(c.short);
+            return (
+              <List.Item
+                key={c.short}
+                icon={
+                  <ThemeIcon
+                    size={18}
+                    radius="xl"
+                    color={done ? 'teal' : 'gray'}
+                    variant={done ? 'light' : 'outline'}
+                  >
+                    <IconCheck size={11} />
+                  </ThemeIcon>
+                }
+              >
+                <Group gap="xs" display="inline-flex">
+                  <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>{c.short}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">— {c.label}</Text>
+                  <Badge size="xs" variant="outline" color="gray">{c.course}</Badge>
+                  {/* Only stated once known: an absent badge reads as "not
+                      loaded", where a "Not held" badge would read as fact. */}
+                  {!bstLoading && (
+                    <Badge size="xs" variant="light" color={done ? 'teal' : 'gray'}>
+                      {done ? 'Held' : 'Not held'}
+                    </Badge>
+                  )}
+                </Group>
+              </List.Item>
+            );
+          })}
+        </List>
+      </Paper>
+
+      {/* Info */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="lg" bg="var(--mantine-color-blue-light)">
+        <Group gap="xs" mb="xs">
+          <IconCalendar size={16} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" />
+          <Text fw={700} fz="sm">Validity & Renewal</Text>
+        </Group>
+        <Box>
+          <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" lh={1.6}>
+            BST certificates are typically valid for <strong>5 years</strong>. PST and FPFF components
+            require evidence of maintained competence at the 5-year point (STCW Reg. VI/1).
+            EFA and PSSR do not have a mandatory 5-year revalidation under STCW but your
+            institution's combined certificate carries a unified expiry date.
+            Certificates must be from <strong>EMA-approved training institutions</strong>.
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+      </Paper>
+
+      <UploadModal
+        opened={modalOpen}
+        onClose={() => setModalOpen(false)}
+        onUploaded={(rec) => setRecord(rec)}
+      />
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CertificatesPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CertificatesPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b3eac530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CertificatesPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Badge,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  Divider,
+  Group,
+  Loader,
+  Modal,
+  Paper,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Stack,
+  Table,
+  Text,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+  Tooltip,
+  rem,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import { notifications } from '@mantine/notifications';
+import {
+  IconArrowRight,
+  IconBook2,
+  IconCertificate,
+  IconClock,
+  IconDownload,
+  IconEye,
+  IconInfoCircle,
+  IconShieldCheck,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { authStorage, useCurrentProfile } from '@ema-platform/auth';
+import { useApiQuery } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import {
+  useGetMySeaServiceRecordsQuery,
+  useGetMyMedicalCertificatesQuery,
+} from '@ema-platform/api';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Mock data
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/** What `/certificates/my` returns: what is held, and what is still in flight. */
+interface CertificatesOverview {
+  certificates: {
+    id: string;
+    type: string;
+    issued: string;
+    expiry: string;
+    status: string;
+  }[];
+  applications: {
+    id: string;
+    applicationId: string;
+    type: string;
+    submitted: string;
+    status: string;
+  }[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Badge colour per workflow status.
+ *
+ * Keyed by the values the API reports rather than display strings, so an
+ * unmapped status falls back to grey instead of rendering colourless.
+ */
+const STATUS_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
+  DRAFT: 'gray',
+  SUBMITTED: 'blue',
+  UNDER_REVIEW: 'yellow',
+  UNDER_EVALUATION: 'yellow',
+  RESUBMIT_REQUIRED: 'orange',
+  INSPECTION_PENDING: 'grape',
+  INSPECTION_COMPLETED: 'grape',
+  ELIGIBILITY_APPROVED: 'teal',
+  EXAM_PAYMENT_PENDING: 'orange',
+  EXAM_PAID: 'blue',
+  EXAM_SCHEDULED: 'indigo',
+  EXAM_PASSED: 'teal',
+  EXAM_FAILED: 'red',
+  APPROVED: 'teal',
+  REJECTED: 'red',
+  PAYMENT_PENDING: 'orange',
+  PAID: 'blue',
+  PAYMENT_CONFIRMED: 'blue',
+  CERTIFICATE_ISSUED: 'teal',
+  COMPLETED: 'teal',
+  ACTIVE: 'teal',
+  EXPIRED: 'red',
+  SUSPENDED: 'orange',
+  CANCELLED: 'gray',
+  SUPERSEDED: 'gray',
+};
+
+/** Turns `EXAM_PAYMENT_PENDING` into something a person reads. */
+function humanStatus(status: string): string {
+  return status
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .split('_')
+    .map((w) => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1))
+    .join(' ');
+}
+
+function formatDate(value: string | null | undefined): string {
+  if (!value) return '—';
+  return new Date(value).toLocaleDateString('en-GB', {
+    day: '2-digit',
+    month: 'short',
+    year: 'numeric',
+  });
+}
+
+const API_BASE =
+  (import.meta as { env?: Record<string, string> }).env?.['VITE_BASE_API_URL'] ??
+  'http://localhost:3000/api';
+
+async function generateCertificate(profileId: string): Promise<Blob> {
+  const token = authStorage.getToken();
+  if (!token) throw new Error('No auth token found');
+  const res = await fetch(
+    `${API_BASE}/profiles/generate-seafarer-certificate/${profileId}`,
+    { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } },
+  );
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to generate certificate (${res.status})`);
+  return res.blob();
+}
+
+function downloadBlob(blob: Blob, filename: string) {
+  const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+  const a = document.createElement('a');
+  a.href = url;
+  a.download = filename;
+  a.click();
+  URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+}
+
+export function CertificatesPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const profileId = authStorage.getProfileId() ?? '';
+  const [previewUrl, setPreviewUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [previewTitle, setPreviewTitle] = useState('');
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+
+  const { data } = useApiQuery<CertificatesOverview>({
+    url: '/certificates/my',
+    method: 'GET',
+  });
+  const certificates = data?.certificates ?? [];
+  const applications = data?.applications ?? [];
+
+  // eligibleForCoc is computed server-side (seafarer registration approved,
+  // plus a verified sea service record and a verified medical certificate)
+  // so the button and the API's own eligibility check can never disagree.
+  // The three queries below only build the human-readable reason list for
+  // the tooltip/banner — the gate itself is the one boolean.
+  const { profile, eligibleForCoc: canApply } = useCurrentProfile();
+  const { data: seaServiceRecords } = useGetMySeaServiceRecordsQuery();
+  const { data: medicalCertificates } = useGetMyMedicalCertificatesQuery();
+
+  const seafarerApproved = profile?.seafarerStatus === 'ACTIVE';
+  const hasVerifiedSeaService = (seaServiceRecords ?? []).some((r) => r.status === 'VERIFIED');
+  const hasVerifiedMedical = (medicalCertificates ?? []).some((c) => c.status === 'VERIFIED');
+
+  const missingReasons = [
+    !seafarerApproved && 'Your seafarer registration is not yet approved.',
+    !hasVerifiedSeaService && 'No verified sea service record on file.',
+    !hasVerifiedMedical && 'No verified medical certificate on file.',
+  ].filter((r): r is string => Boolean(r));
+
+  const openPreview = async (profileId: string, title: string) => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      const blob = await generateCertificate(profileId);
+      const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+      setPreviewTitle(title);
+      setPreviewUrl(url);
+    } catch (err) {
+      notifications.show({
+        color: 'red',
+        title: 'Error',
+        message: err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Could not generate certificate',
+      });
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleDownload = async (profileId: string, title: string) => {
+    try {
+      const blob = await generateCertificate(profileId);
+      downloadBlob(blob, `certificate-${Date.now()}.pdf`);
+      notifications.show({
+        color: 'teal',
+        title: 'Downloaded',
+        message: 'Certificate PDF downloaded successfully',
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      notifications.show({
+        color: 'red',
+        title: 'Error',
+        message: err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Could not download certificate',
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between" align="flex-start" wrap="wrap" gap="sm">
+        <div>
+          <Title order={3}>Certificates (CoC / CoP)</Title>
+          <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Certificate of Competency and Certificate of Proficiency under STCW</Text>
+        </div>
+        <Tooltip
+          label={missingReasons.join(' ')}
+          disabled={canApply}
+          multiline
+          w={260}
+          events={{ hover: true, focus: true, touch: true }}
+        >
+          {/* Tooltip needs a hoverable child even while the button itself is
+              disabled, so the reason still shows on hover. */}
+          <span>
+            <Button
+              leftSection={<IconShieldCheck size={15} />}
+              rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={15} />}
+              onClick={() => navigate('/certificates/apply')}
+              disabled={!canApply}
+            >
+              Apply for CoC / CoP
+            </Button>
+          </span>
+        </Tooltip>
+      </Group>
+
+      {!canApply && (
+        <Alert variant="light" color="orange" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />}>
+          <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>Not yet eligible to apply</Text>
+          <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{missingReasons.join(' ')}</Text>
+        </Alert>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Info banner */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="md" bg="var(--mantine-color-blue-light)">
+        <Group gap="md" wrap="nowrap">
+          <ThemeIcon size={48} radius="md" color="blue" variant="light"><IconShieldCheck size={24} /></ThemeIcon>
+          <Stack gap={2} style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+            <Text fw={700} fz="sm">What is a CoC / CoP?</Text>
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 3 }} spacing="xs">
+              {[
+                { icon: IconBook2,        color: 'blue',  title: 'Certificate of Competency (CoC)', desc: 'Authorizes the holder to serve as an officer or master on board a ship under STCW.' },
+                { icon: IconCertificate,  color: 'teal',  title: 'Certificate of Proficiency (CoP)', desc: 'Certifies completion of specific STCW training for specialized duties on board.' },
+                { icon: IconClock,        color: 'orange', title: 'Validity', desc: 'CoC/CoP certificates are valid for 5 years and must be revalidated before expiry.' },
+              ].map(({ icon: Icon, color, title, desc }) => (
+                <Card key={title} withBorder radius="md" p="sm">
+                  <Group gap="xs" mb={4}>
+                    <ThemeIcon size={20} radius="sm" color={color} variant="light"><Icon size={12} /></ThemeIcon>
+                    <Text fz="xs" fw={700}>{title}</Text>
+                  </Group>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" lh={1.4}>{desc}</Text>
+                </Card>
+              ))}
+            </SimpleGrid>
+          </Stack>
+        </Group>
+      </Paper>
+
+      {/* Active applications */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+        <Text fw={700} mb="md">My Applications</Text>
+        {applications.length === 0 ? (
+          <Alert variant="light" color="gray" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />}>
+            No active CoC/CoP applications. Click "Apply for CoC / CoP" to start.
+          </Alert>
+        ) : (
+          <Table highlightOnHover fz="sm" verticalSpacing="sm">
+            <Table.Thead bg="var(--mantine-color-default-hover)">
+              <Table.Tr>
+                {['App ID', 'Certificate Type', 'Submitted', 'Exam Date / Status Note', 'Status', ''].map((h) => (
+                  <Table.Th key={h} style={{ fontSize: rem(11), textTransform: 'uppercase', color: 'var(--mantine-color-dimmed)' }}>{h}</Table.Th>
+                ))}
+              </Table.Tr>
+            </Table.Thead>
+            <Table.Tbody>
+              {applications.map((app) => (
+                <Table.Tr key={app.id}>
+                  <Table.Td><Text fz="xs" fw={600} c="blue.7">{app.id}</Text></Table.Td>
+                  <Table.Td><Text fz="xs" fw={500} maw={220} style={{ lineHeight: 1.3 }}>{app.type}</Text></Table.Td>
+                  <Table.Td><Text fz="xs">{formatDate(app.submitted)}</Text></Table.Td>
+                  <Table.Td>
+                    <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" maw={200} lh={1.3}>
+                      {humanStatus(app.status)}
+                    </Text>
+                  </Table.Td>
+                  <Table.Td>
+                    <Badge
+                      color={STATUS_COLOR[app.status] ?? 'gray'}
+                      variant="light"
+                      size="sm"
+                    >
+                      {humanStatus(app.status)}
+                    </Badge>
+                  </Table.Td>
+                  <Table.Td>
+                    <Text
+                      fz="xs"
+                      c="blue"
+                      style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}
+                      onClick={() => navigate(`/applications/${app.applicationId}`)}
+                    >
+                      Details
+                    </Text>
+                  </Table.Td>
+                </Table.Tr>
+              ))}
+            </Table.Tbody>
+          </Table>
+        )}
+      </Paper>
+
+      {/* Issued certificates */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+        <Text fw={700} mb="md">My Certificates</Text>
+        {certificates.length === 0 ? (
+          <Alert variant="light" color="gray" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />}>
+            No certificates issued yet.
+          </Alert>
+        ) : (
+          <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+            {certificates.map((cert) => (
+              <Card key={cert.id} withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+                <Group justify="space-between" mb="sm">
+                  <Group gap="sm">
+                    <ThemeIcon size={36} radius="md" color="blue" variant="light"><IconShieldCheck size={18} /></ThemeIcon>
+                    <div>
+                      <Text fw={700} fz="sm">{cert.type}</Text>
+                      <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{cert.id}</Text>
+                    </div>
+                  </Group>
+                  <Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[cert.status] ?? "gray"} variant="light">{cert.status}</Badge>
+                </Group>
+                <Divider mb="sm" />
+                <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="xs">
+                  <div><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Issued</Text><Text fz="sm" fw={500}>{cert.issued}</Text></div>
+                  <div><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Expires</Text><Text fz="sm" fw={500}>{cert.expiry}</Text></div>
+                </SimpleGrid>
+                <Group mt="sm" gap="xs">
+                  <Button size="xs" variant="light" leftSection={loading ? <Loader size={12} /> : <IconEye size={12} />} onClick={() => openPreview(profileId, cert.type)}>View</Button>
+                  <Button size="xs" variant="default" leftSection={<IconDownload size={12} />} onClick={() => handleDownload(profileId, cert.type)}>Download</Button>
+                </Group>
+              </Card>
+            ))}
+          </SimpleGrid>
+        )}
+      </Paper>
+
+      {/* Preview modal */}
+      <Modal
+        opened={!!previewUrl}
+        onClose={() => setPreviewUrl(null)}
+        title={<Text fw={700} fz="sm">{previewTitle}</Text>}
+        size="95vw"
+        radius="lg"
+        fullScreen
+      >
+        <iframe
+          src={previewUrl ?? ''}
+          style={{ width: '100%', height: '90vh', border: 'none', borderRadius: 8 }}
+          title={previewTitle}
+        />
+      </Modal>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CertificatesPage/columns.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CertificatesPage/columns.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a8df144d..000000000
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CertificatesPage/columns.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-import { Badge, Button, Text } from '@mantine/core';
-import { IconCertificate } from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import type { AdvancedColumn } from '@ema-platform/ui';
-import type { Bilingual, IssuedLicense } from '@ema-platform/api';
-import { PORTAL_PERMISSIONS } from '@ema-platform/auth';
-
-export function certificateColumns(deps: {
-  /** Permission check from usePermissions() — hooks can't run in a cell. */
-  can: (required?: string[]) => boolean;
-  localized: (value: Bilingual | undefined) => string;
-  showDate: (value: string | null | undefined) => string;
-  onDownload: (license: IssuedLicense) => void;
-}): AdvancedColumn<IssuedLicense>[] {
-  return [
-    {
-      header: 'Certificate №',
-      cell: ({ row }) => (
-        <Text ff="monospace" size="sm" fw={600}>
-          {row.original.certificateNumber}
-        </Text>
-      ),
-    },
-    {
-      header: 'Type',
-      cell: ({ row }) => deps.localized(row.original.licenseType?.name),
-    },
-    {
-      header: 'Issued',
-      cell: ({ row }) => deps.showDate(row.original.issueDate),
-    },
-    {
-      header: 'Expires',
-      cell: ({ row }) => deps.showDate(row.original.expiryDate),
-    },
-    {
-      header: 'Status',
-      cell: ({ row }) => (
-        <Badge
-          size="sm"
-          variant="light"
-          color={row.original.status === 'ACTIVE' ? 'green' : 'red'}
-        >
-          {row.original.status}
-        </Badge>
-      ),
-    },
-    {
-      header: '',
-      label: 'Actions',
-      align: 'right',
-      cell: ({ row }) =>
-        deps.can([PORTAL_PERMISSIONS.VIEW_OWN_CERTIFICATES]) ? (
-          <Button
-            size="compact-xs"
-            variant="subtle"
-            leftSection={<IconCertificate size={14} />}
-            onClick={() => deps.onDownload(row.original)}
-          >
-            Download
-          </Button>
-        ) : null,
-    },
-  ];
-}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CertificatesPage/index.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CertificatesPage/index.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 42ab94351..000000000
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CertificatesPage/index.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,247 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  Alert,
-  Badge,
-  Button,
-  Card,
-  Group,
-  List,
-  Loader,
-  Stack,
-  Text,
-  ThemeIcon,
-  Title,
-} from '@mantine/core';
-import {
-  IconArrowRight,
-  IconCircleCheck,
-  IconCircleX,
-  IconInfoCircle,
-} from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
-import {
-  STATUS_COLORS,
-  STATUS_LABELS,
-  TERMINAL_STATUSES,
-  extractErrorMessage,
-  useLocalized,
-  useGetCertificateUrlMutation,
-  useGetMyApplicationsQuery,
-  useGetMyLicensesQuery,
-  useGetMyMedicalCertificatesQuery,
-  useGetMySeaTimeQuery,
-} from '@ema-platform/api';
-import { useCurrentProfile, usePermissions } from '@ema-platform/auth';
-import { AdvancedTable, notify, useServerTable } from '@ema-platform/ui';
-import { useDateDisplayer } from '@ema-platform/shared';
-import { certificateColumns } from './columns';
-
-const CERTIFICATE_TYPE_KEYS = [
-  'CERTIFICATE_OF_COMPETENCY',
-  'CERTIFICATE_OF_PROFICIENCY',
-];
-
-function EligibilityItem({ ok, label }: { ok: boolean; label: string }) {
-  return (
-    <List.Item
-      icon={
-        <ThemeIcon
-          color={ok ? 'teal' : 'red'}
-          variant="light"
-          size="sm"
-          radius="xl"
-        >
-          {ok ? <IconCircleCheck size={14} /> : <IconCircleX size={14} />}
-        </ThemeIcon>
-      }
-    >
-      {label}
-    </List.Item>
-  );
-}
-
-/**
- * CoC / CoP home (US-CERT-002…004, 009): eligibility at a glance, the two
- * application entry points, and the seafarer's certificate applications and
- * issued certificates. The wizard itself is the config-driven licensing flow.
- */
-export function CertificatesPage() {
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const { profile, isLoading: loadingProfile } = useCurrentProfile();
-  const { data: seaTime } = useGetMySeaTimeQuery();
-  const { data: medicals } = useGetMyMedicalCertificatesQuery();
-  const { data: applications, isLoading: loadingApplications } =
-    useGetMyApplicationsQuery();
-  const { data: licenses, refetch: refetchLicenses } = useGetMyLicensesQuery();
-  const [getCertificateUrl] = useGetCertificateUrlMutation();
-  const showDate = useDateDisplayer();
-  const localized = useLocalized();
-  const issuedTable = useServerTable();
-  const { can } = usePermissions();
-
-  const registered =
-    Boolean(profile?.seafarerNumber) && profile?.seafarerStatus === 'ACTIVE';
-  const today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
-  const hasMedical = (medicals ?? []).some(
-    (certificate) =>
-      certificate.status !== 'REJECTED' && certificate.expiryDate >= today,
-  );
-  const verifiedDays = seaTime?.totalDays ?? 0;
-
-  const certificateApplications = (applications?.items ?? []).filter((app) =>
-    CERTIFICATE_TYPE_KEYS.includes(app.licenseType?.key ?? ''),
-  );
-  const inFlight = certificateApplications.filter(
-    (app) => !TERMINAL_STATUSES.includes(app.status),
-  );
-  const issued = (licenses?.items ?? []).filter((license) =>
-    CERTIFICATE_TYPE_KEYS.includes(license.licenseType?.key ?? ''),
-  );
-
-  async function download(licenseId: string) {
-    try {
-      const result = await getCertificateUrl(licenseId).unwrap();
-      window.open(result.url, '_blank', 'noopener');
-    } catch (error) {
-      notify.error(extractErrorMessage(error, 'Could not fetch certificate'));
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (loadingProfile || loadingApplications) {
-    return (
-      <Group justify="center" py="xl">
-        <Loader />
-      </Group>
-    );
-  }
-
-  const pagedIssued = issuedTable.paginate(issued);
-
-  return (
-    <Stack maw={860} mx="auto">
-      <Title order={2}>My Certificates</Title>
-
-      <Card withBorder radius="md" p="lg">
-        <Group justify="space-between" align="flex-start">
-          <div>
-            <Text fw={600} mb={6}>
-              Eligibility
-            </Text>
-            <List spacing={4} size="sm">
-              <EligibilityItem
-                ok={registered}
-                label={
-                  registered
-                    ? `Registered seafarer (${profile?.seafarerNumber})`
-                    : 'Active seafarer registration required'
-                }
-              />
-              <EligibilityItem
-                ok={hasMedical}
-                label={
-                  hasMedical
-                    ? 'Current medical certificate on file'
-                    : 'A current medical certificate is required'
-                }
-              />
-              <EligibilityItem
-                ok={verifiedDays > 0}
-                label={`Verified sea time: ${verifiedDays} days (CoC needs 360, CoP 90)`}
-              />
-            </List>
-          </div>
-          <Stack gap="xs">
-            <Button
-              rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={16} />}
-              onClick={() =>
-                navigate('/licensing/CERTIFICATE_OF_COMPETENCY/apply')
-              }
-            >
-              Apply for CoC
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              variant="light"
-              rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={16} />}
-              onClick={() =>
-                navigate('/licensing/CERTIFICATE_OF_PROFICIENCY/apply')
-              }
-            >
-              Apply for CoP
-            </Button>
-          </Stack>
-        </Group>
-        {!registered && (
-          <Alert color="orange" mt="md" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={16} />}>
-            Complete your{' '}
-            <Text
-              component="span"
-              c="blue"
-              style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}
-              onClick={() => navigate('/seafarer-registration')}
-            >
-              seafarer registration
-            </Text>{' '}
-            first — certificate applications are refused without it.
-          </Alert>
-        )}
-      </Card>
-
-      {inFlight.length > 0 && (
-        <Stack gap="xs">
-          <Title order={4}>Applications in progress</Title>
-          {inFlight.map((app) => (
-            <Card key={app.id} withBorder radius="md" p="md">
-              <Group justify="space-between">
-                <div>
-                  <Text fw={600}>{app.applicationNumber}</Text>
-                  <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
-                    {localized(app.licenseType?.name)}
-                  </Text>
-                </div>
-                <Group>
-                  <Badge color={STATUS_COLORS[app.status]}>
-                    {STATUS_LABELS[app.status]}
-                  </Badge>
-                  <Button
-                    size="compact-sm"
-                    variant="light"
-                    onClick={() =>
-                      navigate(
-                        `/licensing/${app.licenseType?.key}/applications/${app.id}`,
-                      )
-                    }
-                  >
-                    {app.status === 'DRAFT' || app.status === 'RESUBMIT_REQUIRED'
-                      ? 'Continue'
-                      : 'View'}
-                  </Button>
-                </Group>
-              </Group>
-            </Card>
-          ))}
-        </Stack>
-      )}
-
-      <Stack gap="xs">
-        <Title order={4}>Issued certificates</Title>
-        <AdvancedTable
-          tableName="Issued certificates"
-          columns={certificateColumns({
-            can,
-            localized,
-            showDate,
-            onDownload: (license) => download(license.id),
-          })}
-          data={pagedIssued.rows}
-          itemCount={pagedIssued.itemCount}
-          pageIndex={pagedIssued.pageIndex}
-          onPageChange={issuedTable.setPageIndex}
-          pageSize={issuedTable.pageSize}
-          refresh={refetchLicenses}
-          emptyText="No certificates issued yet."
-        />
-      </Stack>
-    </Stack>
-  );
-}
-
-export default CertificatesPage;
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CoCApplicationPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CoCApplicationPage.tsx
index f2a4d9f6d..667077cc3 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CoCApplicationPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/certificates/pages/CoCApplicationPage.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,1094 @@
-import { Navigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Badge,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  Collapse,
+  Divider,
+  FileInput,
+  Group,
+  List,
+  Paper,
+  Select,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Stack,
+  Stepper,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAlertCircle,
+  IconArrowLeft,
+  IconArrowRight,
+  IconAward,
+  IconBook2,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconChevronDown,
+  IconChevronUp,
+  IconCircleCheck,
+  IconClock,
+  IconCreditCard,
+  IconFileDescription,
+  IconInfoCircle,
+  IconShieldCheck,
+  IconUpload,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
 
-/** The CoC wizard is the config-driven licensing flow; keep the old URL alive. */
-export function CoCApplicationPage() {
-  return <Navigate to="/licensing/CERTIFICATE_OF_COMPETENCY/apply" replace />;
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// STCW certificate catalog — sourced from the STCW Convention & Code
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export type Department = 'deck' | 'engine' | 'electro' | 'catering';
+
+interface Competency {
+  area: string;
+  items: string[];
 }
 
-export default CoCApplicationPage;
+interface CertDef {
+  id: string;
+  dept: Department[];
+  type: 'CoC' | 'CoP';
+  stcwRef: string;
+  level: 'Support' | 'Operational' | 'Management';
+  label: string;
+  eligibleRanks: string;
+  prerequisiteId: string | null;        // must hold this cert first
+  minAge: number;
+  seaService: string;                   // human-readable sea-service requirement
+  mandatoryTraining: string[];
+  competencies: Competency[];
+  validityYears: number;
+  revalidationRule: string;
+  notes: string;
+}
+
+const CERT_CATALOG: CertDef[] = [
+  // ── DECK ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  {
+    id: 'rfpnw',
+    dept: ['deck'],
+    type: 'CoP',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. II/4 — Code A-II/4',
+    level: 'Support',
+    label: 'Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (RFPNW)',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Lookout, Helmsman, Watch Rating',
+    prerequisiteId: null,
+    minAge: 16,
+    seaService: 'At least 6 months approved sea-service/training; OR special training plus 2 months approved sea service with direct supervision.',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['Basic Safety Training (STCW VI/1)', 'Approved national RFPNW programme'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Navigational Watch', items: ['Keep a safe lookout by sight and hearing', 'Helm orders and steering', 'Handover/relief procedures', 'Vessel communications and signals', 'Anchor watch routines'] },
+      { area: 'Safety', items: ['Personal survival, fire prevention & fighting, elementary first aid, personal safety (VI/1)', 'Pollution prevention awareness'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'No mandatory STCW periodic revalidation; national practice varies. Maintain Basic Safety evidence every 5 years (PST & FPFF elements).',
+    notes: 'Duties must be directly supervised by a qualified officer.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'ab-deck',
+    dept: ['deck'],
+    type: 'CoP',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. II/5 — Code A-II/5',
+    level: 'Support',
+    label: 'Able Seafarer Deck (AB)',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Able Seafarer, Deck Rating, Bosun candidate',
+    prerequisiteId: 'rfpnw',
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Must already hold RFPNW CoP. Then: at least 18 months approved deck sea service while qualified as RFPNW; OR at least 12 months plus approved AB training (IMO MC 7.10).',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['RFPNW CoP (prerequisite)', 'Approved AB Deck training — IMO Model Course 7.10'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Navigation', items: ['Maintain a safe navigational watch', 'Use of navigational aids including ECDIS', 'Determine compass error by celestial and terrestrial means', 'Contribute to monitoring and controlling vessel position'] },
+      { area: 'Cargo Operations', items: ['Handle, stow and secure cargo', 'Use deck equipment and machinery', 'Rig and operate equipment used in cargo operations'] },
+      { area: 'Ship Operations', items: ['Mooring and anchoring operations', 'Maintenance of the ship and equipment', 'Fuel and ballast transfers awareness'] },
+      { area: 'Safety & Emergency', items: ['Operate survival craft and rescue boats', 'Fight and extinguish fires', 'Apply first aid', 'Contribute to prevention of marine pollution'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'No mandatory STCW stand-alone periodic revalidation; maintain BST evidence every 5 years.',
+    notes: 'IMO Model Course 7.10 is the implementation guidance for this CoP.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'oicnw',
+    dept: ['deck'],
+    type: 'CoC',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. II/1 — Code A-II/1',
+    level: 'Operational',
+    label: 'Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch — 500 GT or more (OICNW)',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Third Officer, Second Officer, Watch-keeping Officer',
+    prerequisiteId: null,
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Option A: Approved training programme with approved Training Record Book plus at least 12 months approved sea service (including 6 months bridge watchkeeping under supervision). Option B: 36 months approved sea service (including 6 months supervised bridge watchkeeping).',
+    mandatoryTraining: [
+      'Approved deck officer education programme (or equivalent sea service)',
+      'GMDSS training applicable under Chapter IV',
+      'Bridge Resource Management — IMO MC 1.22',
+      'ECDIS familiarization — IMO MC 1.27',
+      'Leadership and Teamwork — IMO MC 1.39',
+    ],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Navigation at Operational Level', items: ['Plan and conduct a passage; determine position', 'Maintain a safe watch under COLREGS', 'Use of radar/ARPA, ECDIS and all bridge equipment', 'Respond to navigational emergencies'] },
+      { area: 'Cargo Handling & Stowage', items: ['Cargo handling at operational level', 'Stowage planning and securing awareness', 'Load and stability calculations'] },
+      { area: 'Control of Ship Operations', items: ['Monitor and control compliance with legal requirements', 'Prevent, control and fight fire', 'Operate life-saving appliances'] },
+      { area: 'Marine Engineering', items: ['Basic knowledge of main and auxiliary machinery', 'Knowledge of electrical systems'] },
+      { area: 'Radio Communication', items: ['Transmit and receive voice messages under GMDSS', 'Distress and safety procedures'] },
+      { area: 'Leadership & Teamwork', items: ['Assign and prioritize resources', 'Effective communication with bridge team', 'Apply task and workload management'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'Revalidation every 5 years under Regulation I/11: demonstrate continued competence and hold valid medical certificate.',
+    notes: 'Near-coastal limitations may restrict the scope of the CoC. Assessment against table A-II/1 methods and criteria.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'chief-mate-500',
+    dept: ['deck'],
+    type: 'CoC',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. II/2 — Code A-II/2',
+    level: 'Management',
+    label: 'Chief Mate — Ships 500–3,000 GT (Management Level)',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Chief Mate on ships 500–3,000 GT',
+    prerequisiteId: 'oicnw',
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Must hold OICNW CoC. Then: at least 12 months approved sea service as an officer in charge of a navigational watch.',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['OICNW CoC (prerequisite)', 'Leadership and Managerial Skills — IMO MC 1.40', 'Approved management-level education programme — IMO MC 7.01'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Navigation at Management Level', items: ['Plan voyages and conduct navigation at management level', 'Determine vessel position using all available means', 'Monitor bridge team performance'] },
+      { area: 'Cargo Handling at Management Level', items: ['Plan and ensure safe loading, stowage, securing, care and unloading of cargo', 'Stability, trim and stress calculations and control'] },
+      { area: 'Control of Ship Operations', items: ['Monitor and control compliance with legislative requirements', 'Ensure the safety of personnel, vessel, cargo and marine environment'] },
+      { area: 'Leadership & Management', items: ['Manage and supervise deck department', 'Initiate and manage emergency procedures', 'Manage crew performance and well-being'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'Revalidation every 5 years under Regulation I/11.',
+    notes: 'Assessment against table A-II/2.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'master-500',
+    dept: ['deck'],
+    type: 'CoC',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. II/2 — Code A-II/2',
+    level: 'Management',
+    label: 'Master — Ships 500–3,000 GT',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Master on ships 500–3,000 GT',
+    prerequisiteId: 'chief-mate-500',
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Must hold Chief Mate CoC. Then: at least 36 months approved sea service in the deck department, reducible to 24 months if 12 months served as chief mate.',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['Chief Mate CoC (prerequisite)', 'Leadership and Managerial Skills — IMO MC 1.40', 'Approved management-level programme — IMO MC 7.01'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Command & Navigation', items: ['Full command responsibility for the safety of ship, crew, cargo and the environment', 'Management-level passage planning and execution', 'Emergency command during distress, fire, collision, grounding'] },
+      { area: 'Cargo & Stability Management', items: ['Full responsibility for cargo operations and stability', 'Damage stability and emergency procedures'] },
+      { area: 'Legal & Administrative', items: ['Compliance with international and flag-state law', 'Ship documentation, protest, log maintenance', 'Crew management and discipline'] },
+      { area: 'Ship Management', items: ['Operate and manage all shipboard systems at management level', 'Crisis and emergency management'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'Revalidation every 5 years under Regulation I/11.',
+    notes: 'Highest deck certificate. Assessment against table A-II/2.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'master-3000',
+    dept: ['deck'],
+    type: 'CoC',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. II/2 — Code A-II/2',
+    level: 'Management',
+    label: 'Master / Chief Mate — Ships 3,000 GT or more',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Master, Chief Mate on ships 3,000 GT or more',
+    prerequisiteId: 'master-500',
+    minAge: 20,
+    seaService: 'Must hold Master 500–3,000 GT CoC with adequate service on vessels of 3,000 GT or more, as determined by the Administration.',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['Master 500–3,000 GT CoC (prerequisite)', 'Approved management-level programme — IMO MC 7.01'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'All Master competencies', items: ['Same as Master 500–3,000 GT but for vessels of 3,000 GT or more and all trade areas'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'Revalidation every 5 years under Regulation I/11.',
+    notes: 'Endorsement may be required for near-coastal limitations.',
+  },
+
+  // ── ENGINE ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  {
+    id: 'rfpew',
+    dept: ['engine'],
+    type: 'CoP',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. III/4 — Code A-III/4',
+    level: 'Support',
+    label: 'Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch (RFPEW)',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Engine-room Rating, Watchkeeper',
+    prerequisiteId: null,
+    minAge: 16,
+    seaService: 'At least 6 months approved sea-service/training; OR special training plus 2 months approved sea service.',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['Basic Safety Training (STCW VI/1)', 'Approved RFPEW national programme — IMO MC 7.09'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Engineering Watch Support', items: ['Understand orders and be understood', 'Use appropriate tools and equipment safely', 'Handover/relief procedures in engine room', 'Operate machinery under supervision', 'Maintain engineering watch routines'] },
+      { area: 'Safety', items: ['Personal survival, fire prevention & fighting, elementary first aid, personal safety (VI/1)', 'Pollution prevention awareness'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'No mandatory STCW periodic revalidation; maintain BST evidence every 5 years.',
+    notes: 'IMO Model Course 7.09 is the implementation guidance.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'ab-engine',
+    dept: ['engine'],
+    type: 'CoP',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. III/5 — Code A-III/5',
+    level: 'Support',
+    label: 'Able Seafarer Engine (AB Engine)',
+    eligibleRanks: 'AB Engine, Motorman, Senior Rating',
+    prerequisiteId: 'rfpew',
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Must hold RFPEW CoP. Then: at least 12 months approved sea service in engine department; OR at least 6 months plus approved training (IMO MC 7.16).',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['RFPEW CoP (prerequisite)', 'Approved AB Engine training — IMO Model Course 7.16'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Marine Engineering', items: ['Monitor and control propulsion machinery and auxiliaries', 'Maintain and repair mechanical systems', 'Safe use of workshop tools and equipment'] },
+      { area: 'Electrical & Control Systems', items: ['Monitor electrical systems and distribution panels', 'Basic fault-finding in electrical/electronic control circuits'] },
+      { area: 'Ship Operations', items: ['Contribute to fuelling operations', 'Bilge and ballast system operations', 'Safe transfer of liquids'] },
+      { area: 'Safety & Emergency', items: ['Respond to engineering emergencies', 'Fire prevention and firefighting in engine room', 'Pollution prevention from engineering systems'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'No mandatory STCW stand-alone periodic revalidation; maintain BST evidence every 5 years.',
+    notes: 'IMO Model Course 7.16 is the implementation guidance.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'oicew',
+    dept: ['engine'],
+    type: 'CoC',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. III/1 — Code A-III/1',
+    level: 'Operational',
+    label: 'Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch (OICEW)',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Junior Engineer, Third/Second Engineer (watchkeeping)',
+    prerequisiteId: null,
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Option A: Approved engineer training programme with approved Training Record Book plus at least 12 months sea service (including 6 months supervised engine-room watchkeeping). Option B: 36 months combined workshop/sea service, at least 30 months at sea with 6 months supervised watchkeeping.',
+    mandatoryTraining: [
+      'Approved engineering education programme (or equivalent)',
+      'Engine-Room Resource Management — IMO MC 7.17',
+      'Leadership and Teamwork — IMO MC 1.39',
+    ],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Marine Engineering at Operational Level', items: ['Safe engineering watch; monitor propulsion plant and auxiliaries', 'Operate, monitor and control boiler systems', 'Operate fuel, lubricating oil and bilge/ballast systems'] },
+      { area: 'Electrical, Electronic & Control Engineering', items: ['Operate generators, switchboards and distribution systems', 'Maintain and repair electrical machinery', 'Monitor and operate automated systems'] },
+      { area: 'Maintenance & Repair', items: ['Maintain and repair machinery and equipment', 'Perform planned maintenance', 'Safe use of workshop and maintenance tools'] },
+      { area: 'Controlling Ship Operations', items: ['Apply pollution-prevention procedures', 'Maintain safety of personnel and machinery'] },
+      { area: 'Leadership & Teamwork', items: ['Assign and prioritize resources in engine room', 'Effective communication with engineering team', 'Task and workload management'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'Revalidation every 5 years under Regulation I/11.',
+    notes: 'Assessment against table A-III/1. Propulsion-type limitations may be endorsed nationally.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'second-engineer-750',
+    dept: ['engine'],
+    type: 'CoC',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. III/3 — Code A-III/3',
+    level: 'Management',
+    label: 'Second Engineer Officer — Ships 750–3,000 kW',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Second Engineer on ships 750–3,000 kW',
+    prerequisiteId: 'oicew',
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Must hold OICEW CoC. Then: at least 12 months approved sea service as an assistant or qualified engineer officer.',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['OICEW CoC (prerequisite)', 'Leadership and Managerial Skills — IMO MC 1.40', 'Approved management engineering programme — IMO MC 7.02'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Management of Engine Room', items: ['Plan and schedule maintenance of propulsion plant and auxiliaries', 'Manage fuel, stores and spare parts'] },
+      { area: 'Electrical Engineering at Management Level', items: ['Manage electrical systems including emergency power', 'High-voltage systems safety awareness'] },
+      { area: 'Leadership & Management', items: ['Supervise and manage engine department personnel', 'Initiate and implement emergency procedures affecting engineering'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'Revalidation every 5 years under Regulation I/11.',
+    notes: 'Assessment against table A-III/3.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'chief-engineer-750',
+    dept: ['engine'],
+    type: 'CoC',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. III/3 — Code A-III/3',
+    level: 'Management',
+    label: 'Chief Engineer Officer — Ships 750–3,000 kW',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Chief Engineer on ships 750–3,000 kW',
+    prerequisiteId: 'second-engineer-750',
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Must hold Second Engineer CoC (750–3,000 kW). Then: at least 24 months approved sea service, of which at least 12 months served as qualified second engineer officer.',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['Second Engineer CoC (prerequisite)', 'Leadership and Managerial Skills — IMO MC 1.40'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Full Engineering Department Management', items: ['Full responsibility for engineering plant operations, maintenance and repair', 'Fuel, lubricant and consumable management', 'Budget, records and documentation management'] },
+      { area: 'Ship Operation & Safety', items: ['Ensure compliance with all engineering-related legal requirements', 'Emergency equipment maintenance readiness', 'Environmental compliance'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'Revalidation every 5 years under Regulation I/11.',
+    notes: 'A Second Engineer qualified for 3,000 kW+ may serve as Chief on ships below 3,000 kW if endorsed.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'second-engineer-3000',
+    dept: ['engine'],
+    type: 'CoC',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. III/2 — Code A-III/2',
+    level: 'Management',
+    label: 'Second Engineer Officer — Ships 3,000 kW or more',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Second Engineer on ships 3,000 kW or more',
+    prerequisiteId: 'chief-engineer-750',
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Must hold OICEW CoC. Then: at least 12 months approved sea service as a qualified engineer officer.',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['OICEW CoC (prerequisite)', 'Leadership and Managerial Skills — IMO MC 1.40', 'Approved management engineering programme — IMO MC 7.02'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Management-Level Marine Engineering (≥3,000 kW)', items: ['Plan, operate and maintain large propulsion plants', 'High-voltage management systems', 'Control engineering resource management at management level'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'Revalidation every 5 years under Regulation I/11.',
+    notes: 'Assessment against table A-III/2.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'chief-engineer-3000',
+    dept: ['engine'],
+    type: 'CoC',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. III/2 — Code A-III/2',
+    level: 'Management',
+    label: 'Chief Engineer Officer — Ships 3,000 kW or more',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Chief Engineer on ships 3,000 kW or more',
+    prerequisiteId: 'second-engineer-3000',
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Must hold Second Engineer (3,000 kW) CoC. Then: at least 36 months approved sea service, reducible to 24 months if 12 months served as second engineer.',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['Second Engineer (≥3,000 kW) CoC (prerequisite)', 'Leadership and Managerial Skills — IMO MC 1.40'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Full Engineering Department — Large Ships', items: ['All competencies of Second Engineer plus full command of engineering department', 'Interface with shore management on technical matters', 'Crew resource management and team leadership'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'Revalidation every 5 years under Regulation I/11.',
+    notes: 'Highest engine department certificate.',
+  },
+
+  // ── ELECTRO-TECHNICAL ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  {
+    id: 'etr',
+    dept: ['electro'],
+    type: 'CoP',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. III/7 — Code A-III/7',
+    level: 'Support',
+    label: 'Electro-Technical Rating (ETR)',
+    eligibleRanks: 'ETR, Electrician Rating',
+    prerequisiteId: null,
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Either 12 months approved sea-service training/experience; OR approved training with at least 6 months sea service; OR technical qualifications meeting A-III/7 plus at least 3 months approved sea service.',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['Basic Safety Training (STCW VI/1)', 'Approved ETR training — IMO Model Course 7.15'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Electrical Systems', items: ['Contribute to maintenance and repair of electrical/electronic systems', 'Operate and monitor electrical distribution panels', 'Cable and wiring maintenance'] },
+      { area: 'Electronic & Control', items: ['Assist in maintenance of instrumentation and control systems', 'Basic fault identification in electronic circuits'] },
+      { area: 'Safety & Environment', items: ['Prevent and extinguish fires (especially electrical fires)', 'Basic electrical safety; isolation and lock-out procedures', 'Pollution prevention awareness'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'No mandatory STCW stand-alone periodic revalidation; maintain BST evidence every 5 years.',
+    notes: 'IMO Model Course 7.15 is the implementation guidance.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'eto',
+    dept: ['electro'],
+    type: 'CoC',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. III/6 — Code A-III/6',
+    level: 'Operational',
+    label: 'Electro-Technical Officer (ETO)',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Electro-Technical Officer',
+    prerequisiteId: 'etr',
+    minAge: 18,
+    seaService: 'Option A: Approved programme with Training Record Book plus at least 12 months sea service (at least 6 months in engine department). Option B: 36 months combined workshop/sea service, at least 30 months at sea in engine department.',
+    mandatoryTraining: [
+      'ETR CoP (prerequisite)',
+      'Approved ETO programme — IMO Model Course 7.08',
+      'Leadership and Teamwork — IMO MC 1.39',
+    ],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Electrical Systems at Operational Level', items: ['Monitor and control main electrical power systems', 'Operate and maintain generators, transformers, switchboards', 'High-voltage system safety and control', 'Emergency power systems'] },
+      { area: 'Electronic Systems', items: ['Maintain and repair navigation and communication electronic systems', 'Instrumentation and measuring systems maintenance', 'Computer systems and ship networks management'] },
+      { area: 'Automation & Control', items: ['Monitor and operate automated control systems', 'Fault diagnosis in electronic/control systems', 'Maintain programmable controllers and automation'] },
+      { area: 'Maintenance & Repair', items: ['Plan and execute planned maintenance schedules', 'Safe use of test equipment and diagnostic tools'] },
+      { area: 'Leadership & Teamwork', items: ['Communicate effectively with electro-technical team', 'Assign tasks and manage workload', 'Supervise ETR and other ratings'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'Revalidation every 5 years under Regulation I/11.',
+    notes: 'Assessment against table A-III/6. Some administrations may specify high-voltage endorsements.',
+  },
+
+  // ── CATERING ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // STCW does not create department-specific CoC/CoP for catering.
+  // Catering seafarers qualify through basic safety + passenger-ship training.
+  // Ship's Cook is an MLC qualification.
+  {
+    id: 'basic-safety-catering',
+    dept: ['catering'],
+    type: 'CoP',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. VI/1 — Code A-VI/1',
+    level: 'Support',
+    label: 'Basic Safety Training for Catering Personnel',
+    eligibleRanks: 'All catering crew',
+    prerequisiteId: null,
+    minAge: 16,
+    seaService: 'No sea-service prerequisite; training programme completion required.',
+    mandatoryTraining: [
+      'Personal Survival Techniques — IMO MC 1.19',
+      'Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting — IMO MC 1.20',
+      'Elementary First Aid — IMO MC 1.13',
+      'Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities — IMO MC 1.21',
+    ],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Personal Survival Techniques', items: ['Don and use a lifejacket', 'Survive in the water', 'Board a liferaft from water', 'Take initial actions upon abandoning ship'] },
+      { area: 'Fire Prevention & Fighting', items: ['Minimize risk of fire', 'Operate a fire extinguisher', 'Apply precautions when working with flammable materials'] },
+      { area: 'Elementary First Aid', items: ['Administer first aid for burns, wounds, fractures', 'Perform CPR', 'Recognize and respond to medical emergencies'] },
+      { area: 'Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities', items: ['Follow safe working practices', 'Report accidents and hazards', 'Environmental protection awareness'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'PST and FPFF competence evidence required every 5 years (STCW A-VI/1). EFA and PSSR do not carry the same explicit 5-year refresh mandate.',
+    notes: 'Note: STCW does not create a catering-specific CoC or CoP. The Ship\'s Cook qualification is governed by MLC 2006 Standard A3.2 (national law), not STCW.',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'passenger-direct-service',
+    dept: ['catering'],
+    type: 'CoP',
+    stcwRef: 'Reg. V/2 para. 6 — Code A-V/2 para. 2',
+    level: 'Support',
+    label: 'Passenger Direct-Service Training',
+    eligibleRanks: 'Catering staff serving passengers on passenger ships',
+    prerequisiteId: 'basic-safety-catering',
+    minAge: 16,
+    seaService: 'No specific sea-service requirement; approved training completion required.',
+    mandatoryTraining: ['Basic Safety Training (prerequisite)', 'Passenger direct-service approved training — IMO MC 1.44'],
+    competencies: [
+      { area: 'Passenger Communication & Assistance', items: ['Communicate emergency instructions to passengers', 'Demonstrate use of life-saving appliances', 'Assist passengers during embarkation, disembarkation and muster', 'Provide assistance to passengers with special needs'] },
+    ],
+    validityYears: 5,
+    revalidationRule: 'Refresher/evidence every 5 years.',
+    notes: 'Required for catering personnel directly serving passengers on passenger ships.',
+  },
+];
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Mock — what the seafarer currently holds (simulated from profile)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const MOCK_PROFILE = {
+  department: 'deck' as Department,
+  seamanBookNo: 'SB-2024-0001',
+  photoRef: 'Photo on file (Passport Size)',
+  heldCertIds: ['rfpnw', 'ab-deck'],   // already issued certificates
+  medicalExpired: false,               // true = medical cert expired → user must upload fresh one
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Documents: sea service + one upload per competency area + TRB + optional medical
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+interface DocSlot { key: string; label: string; description: string; required: boolean; isCompetency?: boolean }
+
+const FIRST_CERT_IDS = new Set(['rfpnw', 'rfpew', 'etr', 'basic-safety-catering']);
+
+function buildDocSlots(cert: CertDef | null, medicalExpired: boolean): DocSlot[] {
+  if (!cert) return [];
+
+  const isFirst = FIRST_CERT_IDS.has(cert.id);
+
+  const slots: DocSlot[] = [
+    {
+      key: 'sea-service',
+      label: 'Sea Service Record / Discharge Book',
+      description: 'Certified copy showing total approved sea time satisfying the STCW requirement for this certificate.',
+      required: true,
+    },
+  ];
+
+  // One upload slot per competency area
+  cert.competencies.forEach((comp) => {
+    slots.push({
+      key: `comp-${comp.area.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '-')}`,
+      label: `Certificate — ${comp.area}`,
+      description: `Upload the certificate(s) or documentary evidence proving competency in: ${comp.items.slice(0, 3).join('; ')}${comp.items.length > 3 ? '; and more.' : '.'}`,
+      required: true,
+      isCompetency: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  // TRB — mandatory for all certs except the very first entry-level ones
+  slots.push({
+    key: 'trb',
+    label: 'Training Record Book (TRB)',
+    description: isFirst
+      ? 'Your Training Record Book if available. Not mandatory for this entry-level certificate.'
+      : 'Your completed and signed Training Record Book. An EMA officer will physically inspect this document. Mandatory.',
+    required: !isFirst,
+  });
+
+  if (medicalExpired) {
+    slots.push({
+      key: 'medical',
+      label: 'Valid Medical Fitness Certificate',
+      description: 'Your medical certificate on file has expired. Upload a current valid medical fitness certificate.',
+      required: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return slots;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Level badge
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const LEVEL_COLOR: Record<string, string> = { Support: 'gray', Operational: 'blue', Management: 'violet' };
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Competency accordion
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function CompetencyPanel({ cert }: { cert: CertDef }) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  return (
+    <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between" style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)}>
+        <Group gap="xs">
+          <ThemeIcon size={22} radius="sm" color={LEVEL_COLOR[cert.level]} variant="light">
+            <IconAward size={13} />
+          </ThemeIcon>
+          <Text fz="sm" fw={700}>{cert.label}</Text>
+          <Badge size="xs" color={LEVEL_COLOR[cert.level]} variant="light">{cert.level}</Badge>
+          <Badge size="xs" color={cert.type === 'CoC' ? 'blue' : 'teal'} variant="dot">{cert.type}</Badge>
+        </Group>
+        {open ? <IconChevronUp size={14} /> : <IconChevronDown size={14} />}
+      </Group>
+
+      <Collapse in={open}>
+        <Stack gap="sm" mt="md">
+          <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="sm">
+            <Box>
+              <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" fw={600} style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>STCW Reference</Text>
+              <Text fz="xs" mt={2}>{cert.stcwRef}</Text>
+            </Box>
+            <Box>
+              <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" fw={600} style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Eligible Ranks</Text>
+              <Text fz="xs" mt={2}>{cert.eligibleRanks}</Text>
+            </Box>
+            <Box>
+              <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" fw={600} style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Minimum Age</Text>
+              <Text fz="xs" mt={2}>{cert.minAge} years</Text>
+            </Box>
+            <Box>
+              <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" fw={600} style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Validity</Text>
+              <Text fz="xs" mt={2}>{cert.validityYears} years — {cert.revalidationRule}</Text>
+            </Box>
+          </SimpleGrid>
+
+          <Divider />
+
+          <Box>
+            <Text fz="xs" fw={700} mb={4}>Sea Service Requirement</Text>
+            <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" lh={1.6}>{cert.seaService}</Text>
+          </Box>
+
+          <Box>
+            <Text fz="xs" fw={700} mb={4}>Mandatory Training</Text>
+            <List size="xs" spacing={2}>
+              {cert.mandatoryTraining.map((t) => <List.Item key={t}>{t}</List.Item>)}
+            </List>
+          </Box>
+
+          <Divider />
+
+          <Box>
+            <Text fz="xs" fw={700} mb="xs">Competency Areas (STCW Tables)</Text>
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="xs">
+              {cert.competencies.map((comp) => (
+                <Card key={comp.area} withBorder radius="sm" p="sm">
+                  <Text fz="xs" fw={700} mb={4} c="blue.7">{comp.area}</Text>
+                  <List size="xs" spacing={1}>
+                    {comp.items.map((item) => <List.Item key={item}>{item}</List.Item>)}
+                  </List>
+                </Card>
+              ))}
+            </SimpleGrid>
+          </Box>
+
+          {cert.notes && (
+            <Alert variant="light" color="yellow" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={13} />} p="xs">
+              <Text fz="xs">{cert.notes}</Text>
+            </Alert>
+          )}
+        </Stack>
+      </Collapse>
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main page
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function CoCApplicationPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [step, setStep] = useState(0);
+
+  // Derive available certs for this department
+  const deptCerts = CERT_CATALOG.filter((c) => c.dept.includes(MOCK_PROFILE.department));
+
+  // Which are already held
+  const held = new Set(MOCK_PROFILE.heldCertIds);
+
+  // Eligible: prerequisite must be held (or null)
+  const eligible = deptCerts.filter((c) => {
+    if (held.has(c.id)) return false;                              // already issued
+    if (c.prerequisiteId && !held.has(c.prerequisiteId)) return false; // prereq not met
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  const selectOptions = eligible.map((c) => ({
+    value: c.id,
+    label: `[${c.type}] ${c.label}`,
+  }));
+
+  // Step 0
+  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const selectedCert = CERT_CATALOG.find((c) => c.id === selectedId) ?? null;
+
+  // Step 1 — documents (recomputed when selected cert changes)
+  const docSlots = buildDocSlots(selectedCert, MOCK_PROFILE.medicalExpired);
+  const [docs, setDocs] = useState<Record<string, File | null>>({});
+  const setDoc = (key: string, f: File | null) => setDocs((p) => ({ ...p, [key]: f }));
+
+  // Step 2 — payment
+  const [paymentMethod, setPaymentMethod] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [paymentRef, setPaymentRef] = useState('');
+  const [paymentDate, setPaymentDate] = useState('');
+  const [paymentFile, setPaymentFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
+
+  const docsStepOk = docSlots.filter((d) => d.required).every((d) => !!docs[d.key]);
+  const payOk = !!paymentMethod && paymentRef.trim().length > 0 && paymentDate.length > 0 && !!paymentFile;
+
+  const FEES = [
+    { label: 'Application Fee', amount: selectedCert?.type === 'CoC' ? 800 : 300 },
+    { label: 'Examination Fee', amount: selectedCert?.type === 'CoC' ? 400 : 0 },
+    { label: 'Certificate Issuance Fee', amount: 200 },
+  ].filter((f) => f.amount > 0);
+  const TOTAL = FEES.reduce((s, f) => s + f.amount, 0);
+
+  const EXAM_VENUES = [
+    { value: 'addis', label: 'EMA HQ — Addis Ababa' },
+    { value: 'djibouti-link', label: 'EMA Regional Office — Djibouti Liaison' },
+  ];
+
+  const handleSubmit = () => {
+    notify.success(`Application submitted! Reference: ${selectedCert?.type}-APP-2025-${Math.floor(Math.random() * 9000 + 1000)}`);
+    navigate('/certificates');
+  };
+
+  const deptLabel: Record<Department, string> = {
+    deck: 'Deck', engine: 'Engine', electro: 'Electro-Technical', catering: 'Catering',
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <Group gap="xs">
+        <Button variant="subtle" size="xs" leftSection={<IconArrowLeft size={13} />} onClick={() => navigate('/certificates')}>
+          Back to Certificates
+        </Button>
+      </Group>
+
+      <div>
+        <Title order={3}>Certificate Application — {deptLabel[MOCK_PROFILE.department]} Department</Title>
+        <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">STCW Certificate of Competency / Certificate of Proficiency — Ethiopian Maritime Authority</Text>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Profile info pulled from system */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md" bg="var(--mantine-color-blue-light)">
+        <Group gap="md" wrap="wrap">
+          <Group gap="xs">
+            <ThemeIcon size={20} radius="sm" color="blue" variant="light"><IconBook2 size={12} /></ThemeIcon>
+            <Text fz="xs" fw={600}>Seaman Book:</Text>
+            <Text fz="xs">{MOCK_PROFILE.seamanBookNo}</Text>
+            <Badge size="xs" color="blue" variant="light">from system</Badge>
+          </Group>
+          <Group gap="xs">
+            <ThemeIcon size={20} radius="sm" color="teal" variant="light"><IconFileDescription size={12} /></ThemeIcon>
+            <Text fz="xs" fw={600}>Photo:</Text>
+            <Text fz="xs">{MOCK_PROFILE.photoRef}</Text>
+            <Badge size="xs" color="teal" variant="light">from system</Badge>
+          </Group>
+        </Group>
+        <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mt="xs">Your Seaman Book number and passport-size photo are automatically included from your profile. No need to upload them again.</Text>
+      </Paper>
+
+      <Stepper active={step} onStepClick={(s) => { if (s < step) setStep(s); }} size="sm" color="blue">
+        <Stepper.Step label="Select Certificate" description="Choose type" icon={<IconShieldCheck size={14} />} />
+        <Stepper.Step label="Upload Documents" description="Sea time & certs" icon={<IconFileDescription size={14} />} />
+        <Stepper.Step label="Payment" description="Pay fees" icon={<IconCreditCard size={14} />} />
+        <Stepper.Step label="Review & Submit" description="Final check" icon={<IconCircleCheck size={14} />} />
+      </Stepper>
+
+      {/* ── STEP 0 — Select certificate ── */}
+      {step === 0 && (
+        <Stack gap="md">
+          <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+            <Stack gap="lg">
+              <Text fw={700}>Select the Certificate You Are Applying For</Text>
+
+              {eligible.length === 0 ? (
+                <Alert variant="light" color="orange" icon={<IconAlertCircle size={15} />}>
+                  <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>No certificates available at this time.</Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mt={4}>
+                    You have either completed all certificates for your department, or you need to obtain a prerequisite certificate first. Contact EMA for guidance.
+                  </Text>
+                </Alert>
+              ) : (
+                <Select
+                  label="Certificate Type"
+                  placeholder="Select a certificate…"
+                  data={selectOptions}
+                  value={selectedId}
+                  onChange={setSelectedId}
+                  searchable
+                  size="sm"
+                />
+              )}
+
+              {/* Held certificates */}
+              {held.size > 0 && (
+                <Box>
+                  <Text fz="xs" fw={700} c="dimmed" mb="xs" style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Already Issued to You</Text>
+                  <Group gap="xs" wrap="wrap">
+                    {[...held].map((hid) => {
+                      const c = CERT_CATALOG.find((x) => x.id === hid);
+                      if (!c) return null;
+                      return <Badge key={hid} color="teal" variant="light" size="sm">{c.label}</Badge>;
+                    })}
+                  </Group>
+                </Box>
+              )}
+
+              {/* Competency detail for selected */}
+              {selectedCert && (
+                <>
+                  <Divider label="Certificate Details & STCW Requirements" labelPosition="left" />
+                  <CompetencyPanel cert={selectedCert} />
+                </>
+              )}
+
+              {/* All department certificates reference */}
+              <Divider label="All Certificates in Your Department (for reference)" labelPosition="left" />
+              <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">The full career pathway for the {deptLabel[MOCK_PROFILE.department]} department. You must progress in order — each certificate requires the previous one.</Text>
+              <Stack gap="xs">
+                {deptCerts.map((c) => (
+                  <CompetencyPanel key={c.id} cert={c} />
+                ))}
+              </Stack>
+
+              <Group justify="flex-end">
+                <Button
+                  rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={15} />}
+                  disabled={!selectedCert}
+                  onClick={() => setStep(1)}
+                >
+                  Next: Documents & Exam
+                </Button>
+              </Group>
+            </Stack>
+          </Paper>
+        </Stack>
+      )}
+
+      {/* ── STEP 1 — Upload Documents ── */}
+      {step === 1 && selectedCert && (
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+          <Stack gap="xl">
+            <Text fw={700}>Upload Documents</Text>
+
+            <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />} p="sm">
+              <Text fz="xs">
+                Your Seaman Book and passport-size photo are already on file — no need to re-upload them.
+                Upload one certificate file per competency area plus your sea service record and Training Record Book.
+                PDF preferred. Max 5 MB each.
+              </Text>
+            </Alert>
+
+            {MOCK_PROFILE.medicalExpired && (
+              <Alert variant="light" color="orange" icon={<IconAlertCircle size={15} />} p="sm">
+                <Text fz="xs" fw={600}>Your medical fitness certificate on file has expired.</Text>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mt={2}>Upload a current valid medical fitness certificate to proceed.</Text>
+              </Alert>
+            )}
+
+            {/* Sea service */}
+            {(() => {
+              const svc = docSlots.find((d) => d.key === 'sea-service')!;
+              return (
+                <Box>
+                  <Group gap={4} mb={4}>
+                    <Text fz="sm" fw={700}>{svc.label}</Text>
+                    <Text span c="red" fz="sm"> *</Text>
+                  </Group>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mb="xs">{svc.description}</Text>
+                  <Group gap="sm" align="center" wrap="nowrap">
+                    <FileInput placeholder="Click to upload…" accept=".pdf,.jpg,.jpeg,.png" leftSection={<IconUpload size={14} />} value={docs[svc.key] ?? null} onChange={(f) => setDoc(svc.key, f)} style={{ flex: 1 }} size="sm" clearable />
+                    {docs[svc.key] && <ThemeIcon size={28} radius="xl" color="teal" variant="light" style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}><IconCheck size={13} /></ThemeIcon>}
+                  </Group>
+                </Box>
+              );
+            })()}
+
+            {/* Competency certificates — one per area */}
+            <Box>
+              <Text fz="sm" fw={700} mb={4}>Competency Certificates <Text span c="red">*</Text></Text>
+              <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mb="md">
+                Upload one certificate or documentary evidence file for each competency area listed below.
+                These must directly correspond to the STCW competency items for <strong>{selectedCert.label}</strong>.
+              </Text>
+              <Stack gap="lg">
+                {docSlots.filter((d) => d.isCompetency).map((doc) => (
+                  <Box key={doc.key} style={{ borderLeft: '3px solid var(--mantine-color-blue-3)', paddingLeft: 12 }}>
+                    <Group gap={4} mb={2}>
+                      <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>{doc.label}</Text>
+                      <Text span c="red" fz="sm"> *</Text>
+                    </Group>
+                    <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mb="xs" lh={1.5}>{doc.description}</Text>
+                    <Group gap="sm" align="center" wrap="nowrap">
+                      <FileInput placeholder="Upload certificate for this area…" accept=".pdf,.jpg,.jpeg,.png" leftSection={<IconUpload size={14} />} value={docs[doc.key] ?? null} onChange={(f) => setDoc(doc.key, f)} style={{ flex: 1 }} size="sm" clearable />
+                      {docs[doc.key] && <ThemeIcon size={28} radius="xl" color="teal" variant="light" style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}><IconCheck size={13} /></ThemeIcon>}
+                    </Group>
+                  </Box>
+                ))}
+              </Stack>
+            </Box>
+
+            {/* TRB */}
+            {(() => {
+              const trb = docSlots.find((d) => d.key === 'trb')!;
+              return (
+                <Box>
+                  <Group gap={4} mb={4}>
+                    <Text fz="sm" fw={700}>{trb.label}</Text>
+                    {trb.required ? <Text span c="red" fz="sm"> *</Text> : <Badge size="xs" color="gray" variant="light">optional for first cert</Badge>}
+                  </Group>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mb="xs" lh={1.5}>{trb.description}</Text>
+                  {trb.required && (
+                    <Alert variant="light" color="yellow" icon={<IconAlertCircle size={13} />} p="xs" mb="xs">
+                      <Text fz="xs">
+                        An EMA officer will physically inspect your original TRB at the office before scheduling your examination.
+                        Upload a scanned copy here — you will be asked to bring the original when called.
+                      </Text>
+                    </Alert>
+                  )}
+                  <Group gap="sm" align="center" wrap="nowrap">
+                    <FileInput placeholder="Click to upload…" accept=".pdf,.jpg,.jpeg,.png" leftSection={<IconUpload size={14} />} value={docs[trb.key] ?? null} onChange={(f) => setDoc(trb.key, f)} style={{ flex: 1 }} size="sm" clearable />
+                    {docs[trb.key] && <ThemeIcon size={28} radius="xl" color="teal" variant="light" style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}><IconCheck size={13} /></ThemeIcon>}
+                  </Group>
+                </Box>
+              );
+            })()}
+
+            {/* Medical if expired */}
+            {MOCK_PROFILE.medicalExpired && (() => {
+              const med = docSlots.find((d) => d.key === 'medical');
+              if (!med) return null;
+              return (
+                <Box>
+                  <Group gap={4} mb={4}><Text fz="sm" fw={700}>{med.label}</Text><Text span c="red" fz="sm"> *</Text></Group>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mb="xs">{med.description}</Text>
+                  <Group gap="sm" align="center" wrap="nowrap">
+                    <FileInput placeholder="Click to upload…" accept=".pdf,.jpg,.jpeg,.png" leftSection={<IconUpload size={14} />} value={docs[med.key] ?? null} onChange={(f) => setDoc(med.key, f)} style={{ flex: 1 }} size="sm" clearable />
+                    {docs[med.key] && <ThemeIcon size={28} radius="xl" color="teal" variant="light" style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}><IconCheck size={13} /></ThemeIcon>}
+                  </Group>
+                </Box>
+              );
+            })()}
+
+            {/* Upload progress summary */}
+            <Box>
+              <Text fz="xs" fw={600} c="dimmed" mb="xs" style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Upload Progress</Text>
+              <Stack gap={4}>
+                {docSlots.map((d) => (
+                  <Group key={d.key} gap="xs">
+                    {docs[d.key]
+                      ? <IconCheck size={13} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+                      : <Box style={{ width: 13, height: 13, borderRadius: '50%', border: '2px solid var(--mantine-color-gray-3)', flexShrink: 0 }} />}
+                    <Text fz="xs" c={docs[d.key] ? 'teal.7' : d.required ? 'dimmed' : 'dimmed'} fw={docs[d.key] ? 600 : 400}>
+                      {d.label}
+                      {!docs[d.key] && d.required && <Text span c="red"> *</Text>}
+                    </Text>
+                  </Group>
+                ))}
+              </Stack>
+            </Box>
+
+            <Alert variant="light" color="teal" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />} p="sm">
+              <Text fz="xs">
+                After submission, EMA officers will review your documents and TRB. If approved, they will contact you with an examination date and venue.
+                Your original TRB must be brought to the office for physical inspection before the exam is scheduled.
+              </Text>
+            </Alert>
+
+            <Group justify="space-between">
+              <Button variant="default" leftSection={<IconArrowLeft size={15} />} onClick={() => setStep(0)}>Back</Button>
+              <Button rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={15} />} disabled={!docsStepOk} onClick={() => setStep(2)}>
+                Next: Payment
+              </Button>
+            </Group>
+          </Stack>
+        </Paper>
+      )}
+
+      {/* ── STEP 2 — Payment ── */}
+      {step === 2 && selectedCert && (
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+          <Stack gap="lg">
+            <Text fw={700}>Fee Payment</Text>
+
+            <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md" bg="gray.0">
+              <Text fz="sm" fw={700} mb="sm">Fee Breakdown — {selectedCert.type}: {selectedCert.label}</Text>
+              <Stack gap={4}>
+                {FEES.map((f) => (
+                  <Group key={f.label} justify="space-between">
+                    <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">{f.label}</Text>
+                    <Text fz="sm" fw={500}>ETB {f.amount.toFixed(2)}</Text>
+                  </Group>
+                ))}
+              </Stack>
+              <Divider my="sm" />
+              <Group justify="space-between">
+                <Text fw={700}>Total</Text>
+                <Text fw={700} c="blue" fz="lg">ETB {TOTAL.toFixed(2)}</Text>
+              </Group>
+            </Paper>
+
+            <Text fw={600} fz="sm">Select Payment Method</Text>
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="sm">
+              {[
+                { key: 'cbe',      label: 'CBE Bank Transfer', acct: '1000123456789',  name: 'EMA Maritime Authority', hint: 'Use your full name and certificate type as the transfer description.' },
+                { key: 'telebirr', label: 'Telebirr',          acct: '+251 11 551 0000', name: 'EMA Maritime Authority', hint: 'Screenshot your confirmation and upload below.' },
+              ].map((m) => (
+                <Card
+                  key={m.key}
+                  withBorder
+                  radius="md"
+                  p="md"
+                  style={{
+                    cursor: 'pointer',
+                    borderColor: paymentMethod === m.key ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-6)' : undefined,
+                    background:  paymentMethod === m.key ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-light)' : undefined,
+                  }}
+                  onClick={() => setPaymentMethod(m.key)}
+                >
+                  <Group justify="space-between" mb="xs">
+                    <Text fw={700} fz="sm">{m.label}</Text>
+                    {paymentMethod === m.key && <ThemeIcon size={20} radius="xl" color="blue"><IconCheck size={11} /></ThemeIcon>}
+                  </Group>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Account: {m.acct}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Name: {m.name}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mt={4}>{m.hint}</Text>
+                </Card>
+              ))}
+            </SimpleGrid>
+
+            {paymentMethod && (
+              <Stack gap="sm">
+                <Divider label="Payment Confirmation" labelPosition="left" />
+                <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="sm">
+                  <TextInput
+                    label="Transaction / Reference Number"
+                    placeholder="e.g. TRN-20250619-001"
+                    value={paymentRef}
+                    onChange={(e) => setPaymentRef(e.currentTarget.value)}
+                    size="sm"
+                    required
+                  />
+                  <TextInput
+                    label="Payment Date"
+                    type="date"
+                    value={paymentDate}
+                    onChange={(e) => setPaymentDate(e.currentTarget.value)}
+                    size="sm"
+                    required
+                  />
+                </SimpleGrid>
+                <FileInput
+                  label="Payment Receipt / Screenshot"
+                  placeholder="Upload receipt"
+                  accept=".pdf,.jpg,.jpeg,.png"
+                  leftSection={<IconUpload size={14} />}
+                  value={paymentFile}
+                  onChange={setPaymentFile}
+                  size="sm"
+                  required
+                  clearable
+                />
+              </Stack>
+            )}
+
+            <Group justify="space-between">
+              <Button variant="default" leftSection={<IconArrowLeft size={15} />} onClick={() => setStep(1)}>Back</Button>
+              <Button rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={15} />} disabled={!payOk} onClick={() => setStep(3)}>
+                Next: Review
+              </Button>
+            </Group>
+          </Stack>
+        </Paper>
+      )}
+
+      {/* ── STEP 3 — Review & Submit ── */}
+      {step === 3 && selectedCert && (
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+          <Stack gap="lg">
+            <Text fw={700}>Review & Submit</Text>
+
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+              <Box>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" fw={600} mb="xs" style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Certificate Applying For</Text>
+                <Badge color={selectedCert.type === 'CoC' ? 'blue' : 'teal'} variant="light" mb={4}>{selectedCert.type}</Badge>
+                <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>{selectedCert.label}</Text>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{selectedCert.stcwRef}</Text>
+              </Box>
+
+              <Box>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" fw={600} mb="xs" style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Level</Text>
+                <Badge color={LEVEL_COLOR[selectedCert.level]} variant="light">{selectedCert.level} Level</Badge>
+              </Box>
+
+              <Box>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" fw={600} mb="xs" style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Documents from System</Text>
+                <Group gap="xs" wrap="wrap">
+                  <Badge size="sm" color="blue" variant="light">Seaman Book — {MOCK_PROFILE.seamanBookNo}</Badge>
+                  <Badge size="sm" color="teal" variant="light">Passport Photo — on file</Badge>
+                </Group>
+              </Box>
+
+              <Box>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" fw={600} mb="xs" style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Uploaded Documents</Text>
+                <Stack gap={2}>
+                  {docSlots.map((d) => (
+                    <Group key={d.key} gap="xs">
+                      {docs[d.key]
+                        ? <IconCircleCheck size={13} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+                        : <IconAlertCircle size={13} color="var(--mantine-color-gray-4)" />}
+                      <Text fz="xs" c={docs[d.key] ? undefined : 'dimmed'}>{d.label}</Text>
+                      {!docs[d.key] && !d.required && <Badge size="xs" color="gray" variant="light">not uploaded</Badge>}
+                    </Group>
+                  ))}
+                </Stack>
+              </Box>
+
+              <Box>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" fw={600} mb="xs" style={{ textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Payment</Text>
+                <Badge variant="light" color="teal" size="sm">{paymentMethod === 'cbe' ? 'CBE Bank Transfer' : 'Telebirr'}</Badge>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mt={2}>Ref: {paymentRef}</Text>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">ETB {TOTAL.toFixed(2)}</Text>
+              </Box>
+            </SimpleGrid>
+
+            <Divider />
+
+            <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconClock size={15} />}>
+              <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>Processing time: 10–15 working days after examination</Text>
+              <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mt={2}>
+                EMA will notify you at each stage: document verification → payment confirmation → examination invitation → result → certificate issuance.
+              </Text>
+            </Alert>
+
+            <Group justify="space-between">
+              <Button variant="default" leftSection={<IconArrowLeft size={15} />} onClick={() => setStep(2)}>Back</Button>
+              <Button leftSection={<IconCheck size={15} />} color="teal" onClick={handleSubmit}>
+                Submit Application
+              </Button>
+            </Group>
+          </Stack>
+        </Paper>
+      )}
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/endorsement/pages/EndorsementPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/endorsement/pages/EndorsementPage.tsx
index ac7ae28d1..e42de8f64 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/endorsement/pages/EndorsementPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/endorsement/pages/EndorsementPage.tsx
@@ -1,255 +1,476 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useApiQuery } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import {
   Alert,
   Badge,
   Button,
   Card,
+  Divider,
+  FileInput,
   Group,
   List,
-  Loader,
+  Modal,
+  Paper,
+  SimpleGrid,
   Stack,
-  Table,
+  Stepper,
   Text,
+  TextInput,
   ThemeIcon,
   Title,
+  rem,
 } from '@mantine/core';
 import {
+  IconAlertCircle,
+  IconArrowLeft,
   IconArrowRight,
-  IconCertificate,
+  IconCheck,
   IconCircleCheck,
-  IconCircleX,
+  IconClock,
+  IconDownload,
+  IconEye,
+  IconFileDescription,
   IconInfoCircle,
+  IconRubberStamp,
+  IconShieldCheck,
+  IconUpload,
 } from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
-import {
-  STATUS_COLORS,
-  STATUS_LABELS,
-  TERMINAL_STATUSES,
-  extractErrorMessage,
-  useLocalized,
-  useGetCertificateUrlMutation,
-  useGetMyApplicationsQuery,
-  useGetMyLicensesQuery,
-} from '@ema-platform/api';
-import { useCurrentProfile } from '@ema-platform/auth';
-import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
-import { useDateDisplayer } from '@ema-platform/shared';
 
-const ENDORSEMENT_TYPE_KEYS = ['ENDORSEMENT_COC', 'ENDORSEMENT_GOC'];
-
-function EligibilityItem({ ok, label }: { ok: boolean; label: string }) {
-  return (
-    <List.Item
-      icon={
-        <ThemeIcon
-          color={ok ? 'teal' : 'red'}
-          variant="light"
-          size="sm"
-          radius="xl"
-        >
-          {ok ? <IconCircleCheck size={14} /> : <IconCircleX size={14} />}
-        </ThemeIcon>
-      }
-    >
-      {label}
-    </List.Item>
-  );
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Mock data — existing endorsement applications
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/** What `/endorsements/my` returns. */
+interface EndorsementsOverview {
+  issued: {
+    id: string;
+    endorsementNo: string;
+    cocType: string;
+    foreignCocNo: string;
+    issuingCountry: string;
+    issued: string;
+    expiry: string;
+    status: string;
+  }[];
+  applications: {
+    id: string;
+    applicationId: string;
+    cocType: string;
+    foreignCocNo: string;
+    issuingCountry: string;
+    submitted: string;
+    status: string;
+  }[];
 }
 
-/**
- * Endorsements home, mirroring CertificatesPage: eligibility at a glance, the
- * two application entry points (CoC / GOC), and the seafarer's endorsement
- * applications and issued endorsements. The wizard itself is the
- * config-driven licensing flow.
- */
-export function EndorsementPage() {
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const { profile, isLoading: loadingProfile } = useCurrentProfile();
-  const { data: applications, isLoading: loadingApplications } =
-    useGetMyApplicationsQuery();
-  const { data: licenses } = useGetMyLicensesQuery();
-  const showDate = useDateDisplayer();
-  const localized = useLocalized();
-  const [getCertificateUrl] = useGetCertificateUrlMutation();
+// Keyed by the workflow's own status values so an unmapped one falls back to
+// grey rather than rendering colourless.
+const STATUS_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
+  DRAFT: 'gray',
+  SUBMITTED: 'blue',
+  UNDER_REVIEW: 'yellow',
+  UNDER_EVALUATION: 'yellow',
+  RESUBMIT_REQUIRED: 'orange',
+  APPROVED: 'teal',
+  REJECTED: 'red',
+  PAYMENT_PENDING: 'orange',
+  PAYMENT_CONFIRMED: 'blue',
+  CERTIFICATE_ISSUED: 'teal',
+  COMPLETED: 'teal',
+  ACTIVE: 'teal',
+  EXPIRED: 'red',
+  SUSPENDED: 'orange',
+};
 
-  const registered =
-    Boolean(profile?.seafarerNumber) && profile?.seafarerStatus === 'ACTIVE';
+function humanStatus(status: string): string {
+  return status
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .split('_')
+    .map((w) => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1))
+    .join(' ');
+}
 
-  const endorsementApplications = (applications?.items ?? []).filter((app) =>
-    ENDORSEMENT_TYPE_KEYS.includes(app.licenseType?.key ?? ''),
-  );
-  const inFlight = endorsementApplications.filter(
-    (app) => !TERMINAL_STATUSES.includes(app.status),
-  );
-  const issued = (licenses?.items ?? []).filter((license) =>
-    ENDORSEMENT_TYPE_KEYS.includes(license.licenseType?.key ?? ''),
-  );
+function formatDate(value: string | null | undefined): string {
+  if (!value) return '—';
+  return new Date(value).toLocaleDateString('en-GB', {
+    day: '2-digit',
+    month: 'short',
+    year: 'numeric',
+  });
+}
 
-  async function download(licenseId: string) {
-    try {
-      const result = await getCertificateUrl(licenseId).unwrap();
-      window.open(result.url, '_blank', 'noopener');
-    } catch (error) {
-      notify.error(extractErrorMessage(error, 'Could not fetch endorsement'));
-    }
-  }
+// blank PDF
+const BLANK_PDF = 'data:application/pdf;base64,JVBERi0xLjQKJcfsj6IKMSAwIG9iago8PC9UeXBlL0NhdGFsb2cvUGFnZXMgMiAwIFI+PgplbmRvYmoKMiAwIG9iago8PC9UeXBlL1BhZ2VzL0tpZHNbMyAwIFJdL0NvdW50IDE+PgplbmRvYmoKMyAwIG9iago8PC9UeXBlL1BhZ2UvUGFyZW50IDIgMCBSL01lZGlhQm94WzAgMCA2MTIgNzkyXT4+CmVuZG9iagp4cmVmCjAgNAowMDAwMDAwMDAwIDY1NTM1IGYgCjAwMDAwMDAwMDkgMDAwMDAgbiAKMDAwMDAwMDA1OCAwMDAwMCBuIAowMDAwMDAwMTE1IDAwMDAwIG4gCnRyYWlsZXIKPDwvU2l6ZSA0L1Jvb3QgMSAwIFI+PgpzdGFydHhyZWYKMjE3CiUlRU9G';
 
-  if (loadingProfile || loadingApplications) {
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Application wizard
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+interface Docs {
+  foreignCoc: File | null;
+  translation: File | null;
+  medical: File | null;
+  seamanBook: File | null;
+  photo: File | null;
+}
+
+function ApplicationWizard({ onDone }: { onDone: () => void }) {
+  const [step, setStep] = useState(0);
+  const [cocNo, setCocNo] = useState('');
+  const [issuer, setIssuer] = useState('');
+  const [country, setCountry] = useState('');
+  const [cocType, setCocType] = useState('');
+  const [issueDate, setIssueDate] = useState('');
+  const [expiryDate, setExpiryDate] = useState('');
+  const [docs, setDocs] = useState<Docs>({ foreignCoc: null, translation: null, medical: null, seamanBook: null, photo: null });
+  const [submitted, setSubmitted] = useState(false);
+
+  const step0Ok = !!cocNo && !!issuer && !!country && !!cocType && !!issueDate && !!expiryDate;
+  const step1Ok = !!docs.foreignCoc && !!docs.medical && !!docs.seamanBook && !!docs.photo;
+
+  if (submitted) {
     return (
-      <Group justify="center" py="xl">
-        <Loader />
-      </Group>
+      <Stack gap="lg" align="center" py="xl">
+        <ThemeIcon size={72} radius="xl" color="teal" variant="light"><IconCircleCheck size={40} /></ThemeIcon>
+        <Title order={3} ta="center">Application Submitted</Title>
+        <Text c="dimmed" ta="center" maw={400}>
+          Your endorsement application has been submitted. EMA officers will verify your documents
+          and notify you of the outcome. Reference: <strong>END-APP-2025-NEW</strong>
+        </Text>
+        <Button onClick={onDone}>Back to Endorsements</Button>
+      </Stack>
     );
   }
 
   return (
-    <Stack maw={860} mx="auto">
-      <Title order={2}>My Endorsements</Title>
+    <Stack gap="lg">
+      <Stepper active={step} size="sm">
+        <Stepper.Step label="Foreign CoC Details"   description="Certificate information" />
+        <Stepper.Step label="Upload Documents"       description="Required documents" />
+        <Stepper.Step label="Payment"                description="Pay endorsement fee" />
+        <Stepper.Step label="Review & Submit"        description="Final check" />
+      </Stepper>
 
-      <Card withBorder radius="md" p="lg">
-        <Group justify="space-between" align="flex-start">
-          <div>
-            <Text fw={600} mb={6}>
-              Eligibility
+      {/* Step 0 — Foreign CoC details */}
+      {step === 0 && (
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+          <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />} mb="lg">
+            <Text fz="sm">
+              <strong>STCW Regulation I/10</strong> — EMA will endorse your foreign CoC so it is
+              recognised for service on Ethiopian-flagged vessels. The endorsement is valid
+              for the same period as your foreign CoC.
             </Text>
-            <List spacing={4} size="sm">
-              <EligibilityItem
-                ok={registered}
-                label={
-                  registered
-                    ? `Registered seafarer (${profile?.seafarerNumber})`
-                    : 'Active seafarer registration required'
-                }
-              />
-            </List>
-          </div>
-          <Stack gap="xs">
-            <Button
-              rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={16} />}
-              onClick={() => navigate('/licensing/ENDORSEMENT_COC/apply')}
-            >
-              Endorse a CoC
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              variant="light"
-              rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={16} />}
-              onClick={() => navigate('/licensing/ENDORSEMENT_GOC/apply')}
-            >
-              Endorse a GOC
-            </Button>
-          </Stack>
-        </Group>
-        {!registered && (
-          <Alert color="orange" mt="md" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={16} />}>
-            Complete your{' '}
-            <Text
-              component="span"
-              c="blue"
-              style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}
-              onClick={() => navigate('/seafarer-registration')}
-            >
-              seafarer registration
-            </Text>{' '}
-            first — endorsement applications are refused without it.
           </Alert>
-        )}
-      </Card>
+          <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+            <TextInput label="Foreign CoC Number" placeholder="e.g. PHL-COC-2022-0045" value={cocNo} onChange={(e) => setCocNo(e.currentTarget.value)} required />
+            <TextInput label="Issuing Country" placeholder="e.g. Philippines" value={country} onChange={(e) => setCountry(e.currentTarget.value)} required />
+            <TextInput label="Issuing Authority / Administration" placeholder="e.g. Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)" value={issuer} onChange={(e) => setIssuer(e.currentTarget.value)} required />
+            <TextInput label="Certificate Type" placeholder="e.g. Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch" value={cocType} onChange={(e) => setCocType(e.currentTarget.value)} required />
+            <TextInput label="Issue Date" type="date" value={issueDate} onChange={(e) => setIssueDate(e.currentTarget.value)} required />
+            <TextInput label="Expiry Date" type="date" value={expiryDate} onChange={(e) => setExpiryDate(e.currentTarget.value)} required />
+          </SimpleGrid>
+        </Paper>
+      )}
 
-      {inFlight.length > 0 && (
-        <Stack gap="xs">
-          <Title order={4}>Applications in progress</Title>
-          {inFlight.map((app) => (
-            <Card key={app.id} withBorder radius="md" p="md">
-              <Group justify="space-between">
-                <div>
-                  <Text fw={600}>{app.applicationNumber}</Text>
-                  <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
-                    {localized(app.licenseType?.name)}
-                  </Text>
-                </div>
-                <Group>
-                  <Badge color={STATUS_COLORS[app.status]}>
-                    {STATUS_LABELS[app.status]}
-                  </Badge>
-                  <Button
-                    size="compact-sm"
-                    variant="light"
-                    onClick={() =>
-                      navigate(
-                        `/licensing/${app.licenseType?.key}/applications/${app.id}`,
-                      )
-                    }
-                  >
-                    {app.status === 'DRAFT' || app.status === 'RESUBMIT_REQUIRED'
-                      ? 'Continue'
-                      : 'View'}
-                  </Button>
+      {/* Step 1 — Documents */}
+      {step === 1 && (
+        <Stack gap="md">
+          <Alert variant="light" color="yellow" icon={<IconAlertCircle size={15} />}>
+            <Text fz="sm">
+              A <strong>certified translation</strong> is required if your foreign CoC is not in English.
+              All documents must be clear, legible, and complete.
+            </Text>
+          </Alert>
+
+          <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+            <Text fw={700} mb="md">Required Documents</Text>
+            <Stack gap="md">
+              {[
+                { key: 'foreignCoc' as keyof Docs, label: 'Foreign CoC (Original or Certified Copy)',           required: true  },
+                { key: 'translation' as keyof Docs, label: 'Certified Translation (only if CoC is not in English)', required: false },
+                { key: 'medical' as keyof Docs,    label: 'Valid Medical Fitness Certificate (STCW Reg I/2)',   required: true  },
+                { key: 'seamanBook' as keyof Docs, label: 'Ethiopian Seaman Book',                              required: true  },
+                { key: 'photo' as keyof Docs,      label: 'Passport-Size Photo',                                required: true  },
+              ].map((slot) => (
+                <FileInput
+                  key={slot.key}
+                  label={<Group gap={4}><Text fz="sm" fw={500}>{slot.label}</Text>{slot.required && <Badge size="xs" color="red" variant="light">Required</Badge>}</Group>}
+                  placeholder="Click to upload"
+                  leftSection={<IconUpload size={14} />}
+                  value={docs[slot.key]}
+                  onChange={(f) => setDocs((prev) => ({ ...prev, [slot.key]: f }))}
+                  accept=".pdf,.jpg,.jpeg,.png"
+                  clearable
+                />
+              ))}
+            </Stack>
+          </Paper>
+
+          {/* Upload checklist */}
+          <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md" bg="gray.0">
+            <Text fz="xs" fw={700} mb="sm" tt="uppercase" c="dimmed">Upload Checklist</Text>
+            <Stack gap={4}>
+              {[
+                { label: 'Foreign CoC',    done: !!docs.foreignCoc },
+                { label: 'Medical Cert',   done: !!docs.medical },
+                { label: 'Seaman Book',    done: !!docs.seamanBook },
+                { label: 'Photo',          done: !!docs.photo },
+              ].map((item) => (
+                <Group key={item.label} gap="xs">
+                  <ThemeIcon size={18} radius="xl" color={item.done ? 'teal' : 'gray'} variant={item.done ? 'filled' : 'light'}>
+                    {item.done ? <IconCheck size={11} /> : <IconFileDescription size={11} />}
+                  </ThemeIcon>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c={item.done ? undefined : 'dimmed'}>{item.label}</Text>
                 </Group>
-              </Group>
-            </Card>
-          ))}
+              ))}
+            </Stack>
+          </Paper>
         </Stack>
       )}
 
-      <Stack gap="xs">
-        <Title order={4}>Issued endorsements</Title>
-        {issued.length === 0 ? (
-          <Card withBorder radius="md" p="lg">
-            <Text size="sm" c="dimmed" ta="center">
-              No endorsements issued yet.
+      {/* Step 2 — Payment */}
+      {step === 2 && (
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+          <Text fw={700} mb="md">Endorsement Fee</Text>
+          <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md" bg="gray.0" mb="lg">
+            {[
+              { label: 'Application Processing Fee', amount: 300 },
+              { label: 'Document Verification Fee',  amount: 200 },
+              { label: 'Endorsement Issuance Fee',   amount: 500 },
+            ].map(({ label, amount }) => (
+              <Group key={label} justify="space-between" mb="xs">
+                <Text fz="sm">{label}</Text>
+                <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>ETB {amount}</Text>
+              </Group>
+            ))}
+            <Divider my="xs" />
+            <Group justify="space-between">
+              <Text fw={800}>Total</Text>
+              <Text fw={800} fz="lg" c="blue">ETB 1,000</Text>
+            </Group>
+          </Paper>
+          <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />}>
+            <Text fz="sm">
+              Transfer the fee to <strong>CBE Account: 1000-XXXXX-EMA</strong> and upload the receipt below.
             </Text>
-          </Card>
+          </Alert>
+          <FileInput label="Payment Receipt" placeholder="Upload bank transfer receipt" leftSection={<IconUpload size={14} />} mt="md" accept=".pdf,.jpg,.jpeg,.png" />
+        </Paper>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Step 3 — Review */}
+      {step === 3 && (
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+          <Text fw={700} mb="lg">Review Your Application</Text>
+          <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md" mb="lg">
+            {[
+              ['CoC Number',  cocNo],
+              ['Country',     country],
+              ['Issuer',      issuer],
+              ['CoC Type',    cocType],
+              ['Issue Date',  issueDate],
+              ['Expiry Date', expiryDate],
+            ].map(([label, value]) => (
+              <div key={label}>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={600}>{label}</Text>
+                <Text fz="sm" fw={500}>{value || '—'}</Text>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </SimpleGrid>
+          <Divider mb="md" />
+          <Text fz="xs" fw={700} tt="uppercase" c="dimmed" mb="xs">Uploaded Documents</Text>
+          <List spacing="xs" size="sm">
+            {[
+              { label: 'Foreign CoC',         file: docs.foreignCoc },
+              { label: 'Medical Certificate', file: docs.medical },
+              { label: 'Seaman Book',         file: docs.seamanBook },
+              { label: 'Photo',               file: docs.photo },
+              { label: 'Translation',         file: docs.translation },
+            ].map(({ label, file }) => file && (
+              <List.Item key={label} icon={<ThemeIcon size={18} radius="xl" color="teal" variant="filled"><IconCheck size={11} /></ThemeIcon>}>
+                <Text fz="sm">{label}: <Text span c="blue.7">{file.name}</Text></Text>
+              </List.Item>
+            ))}
+          </List>
+          <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={14} />} mt="lg">
+            <Text fz="xs">
+              By submitting you confirm that all information is accurate and the documents are genuine.
+              Providing false information is an offence under the Maritime Code.
+            </Text>
+          </Alert>
+        </Paper>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Navigation */}
+      <Group justify="space-between" mt="md">
+        <Button variant="default" leftSection={<IconArrowLeft size={14} />} onClick={() => setStep(s => s - 1)} disabled={step === 0}>
+          Back
+        </Button>
+        {step < 3 ? (
+          <Button
+            rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={14} />}
+            disabled={(step === 0 && !step0Ok) || (step === 1 && !step1Ok)}
+            onClick={() => setStep(s => s + 1)}
+          >
+            Next
+          </Button>
         ) : (
-          <Table.ScrollContainer minWidth={640}>
-            <Table striped>
-              <Table.Thead>
-                <Table.Tr>
-                  <Table.Th>Certificate №</Table.Th>
-                  <Table.Th>Type</Table.Th>
-                  <Table.Th>Issued</Table.Th>
-                  <Table.Th>Expires</Table.Th>
-                  <Table.Th>Status</Table.Th>
-                  <Table.Th />
-                </Table.Tr>
-              </Table.Thead>
-              <Table.Tbody>
-                {issued.map((license) => (
-                  <Table.Tr key={license.id}>
-                    <Table.Td>
-                      <Text ff="monospace" size="sm" fw={600}>
-                        {license.certificateNumber}
-                      </Text>
-                    </Table.Td>
-                    <Table.Td>{localized(license.licenseType?.name)}</Table.Td>
-                    <Table.Td>{showDate(license.issueDate)}</Table.Td>
-                    <Table.Td>{showDate(license.expiryDate)}</Table.Td>
-                    <Table.Td>
-                      <Badge
-                        size="sm"
-                        variant="light"
-                        color={license.status === 'ACTIVE' ? 'green' : 'red'}
-                      >
-                        {license.status}
-                      </Badge>
-                    </Table.Td>
-                    <Table.Td>
-                      <Button
-                        size="compact-xs"
-                        variant="subtle"
-                        leftSection={<IconCertificate size={14} />}
-                        onClick={() => download(license.id)}
-                      >
-                        Download
-                      </Button>
-                    </Table.Td>
-                  </Table.Tr>
-                ))}
-              </Table.Tbody>
-            </Table>
-          </Table.ScrollContainer>
+          <Button color="teal" leftSection={<IconCircleCheck size={14} />} onClick={() => setSubmitted(true)}>
+            Submit Application
+          </Button>
         )}
-      </Stack>
+      </Group>
     </Stack>
   );
 }
 
-export default EndorsementPage;
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main page
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function EndorsementPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [applying, setApplying] = useState(false);
+  const [previewId, setPreviewId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const { data } = useApiQuery<EndorsementsOverview>({
+    url: '/endorsements/my',
+    method: 'GET',
+  });
+  const endorsementApps = data?.applications ?? [];
+  const issuedEndorsements = data?.issued ?? [];
+
+  if (applying) {
+    return (
+      <Stack gap="md">
+        <Group gap="sm">
+          <Button variant="subtle" leftSection={<IconArrowLeft size={14} />} onClick={() => setApplying(false)}>Back</Button>
+          <div>
+            <Title order={3}>Apply for Endorsement</Title>
+            <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">STCW Reg I/10 — Flag State Endorsement of Foreign CoC</Text>
+          </div>
+        </Group>
+        <ApplicationWizard onDone={() => setApplying(false)} />
+      </Stack>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between" align="flex-start" wrap="wrap" gap="sm">
+        <div>
+          <Title order={3}>Endorsements</Title>
+          <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">STCW Reg I/10 — Flag-state endorsement of foreign-issued Certificates of Competency</Text>
+        </div>
+        <Button leftSection={<IconRubberStamp size={15} />} rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={15} />} onClick={() => setApplying(true)}>
+          Apply for Endorsement
+        </Button>
+      </Group>
+
+      {/* Info panel */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="md" bg="var(--mantine-color-blue-light)">
+        <Group gap="md" wrap="nowrap">
+          <ThemeIcon size={48} radius="md" color="blue" variant="light"><IconRubberStamp size={24} /></ThemeIcon>
+          <Stack gap={2} style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+            <Text fw={700} fz="sm">What is an Endorsement?</Text>
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 3 }} spacing="xs">
+              {[
+                { icon: IconShieldCheck, color: 'blue',   title: 'Flag-State Recognition',   desc: 'Under STCW Reg I/10, Ethiopia (flag state) must endorse foreign CoC certificates before a seafarer can serve on Ethiopian-flagged vessels.' },
+                { icon: IconCircleCheck, color: 'teal',   title: 'Co-Terminous Validity',    desc: 'The endorsement is valid for the same period as your foreign CoC. It must be revalidated whenever the foreign CoC is revalidated.' },
+                { icon: IconClock,       color: 'orange', title: 'Processing Time',           desc: 'Typical processing time is 10–15 working days after all documents are verified.' },
+              ].map(({ icon: Icon, color, title, desc }) => (
+                <Card key={title} withBorder radius="md" p="sm">
+                  <Group gap="xs" mb={4}>
+                    <ThemeIcon size={20} radius="sm" color={color} variant="light"><Icon size={12} /></ThemeIcon>
+                    <Text fz="xs" fw={700}>{title}</Text>
+                  </Group>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" lh={1.4}>{desc}</Text>
+                </Card>
+              ))}
+            </SimpleGrid>
+          </Stack>
+        </Group>
+      </Paper>
+
+      {/* Active applications */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+        <Text fw={700} mb="md">My Endorsement Applications</Text>
+        {endorsementApps.length === 0 ? (
+          <Alert variant="light" color="gray" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />}>
+            No active endorsement applications.
+          </Alert>
+        ) : (
+          <Stack gap="sm">
+            {endorsementApps.map((app) => (
+              <Paper key={app.id} withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+                <Group justify="space-between" wrap="wrap" gap="sm">
+                  <Group gap="sm" wrap="nowrap">
+                    <ThemeIcon size={36} radius="md" color="blue" variant="light"><IconRubberStamp size={18} /></ThemeIcon>
+                    <div>
+                      <Text fz="sm" fw={700}>{app.cocType}</Text>
+                      <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">CoC No: {app.foreignCocNo} · {app.issuingCountry} · Submitted {formatDate(app.submitted)}</Text>
+                    </div>
+                  </Group>
+                  <Group gap="xs">
+                    <Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[app.status] ?? "gray"} variant="light">{humanStatus(app.status)}</Badge>
+                    <Text fz="xs" c="blue.7" fw={600}>{app.id}</Text>
+                  </Group>
+                </Group>
+                <Alert variant="light" color={STATUS_COLOR[app.status] ?? "gray"} icon={<IconInfoCircle size={13} />} p="xs" mt="sm">
+                  <Text fz="xs">{humanStatus(app.status)}</Text>
+                </Alert>
+              </Paper>
+            ))}
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+      </Paper>
+
+      {/* Issued endorsements */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+        <Text fw={700} mb="md">My Endorsements</Text>
+        {issuedEndorsements.length === 0 ? (
+          <Alert variant="light" color="gray" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />}>
+            No endorsements issued yet.
+          </Alert>
+        ) : (
+          <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+            {issuedEndorsements.map((end) => (
+              <Card key={end.id} withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+                <Group justify="space-between" mb="sm">
+                  <Group gap="sm">
+                    <ThemeIcon size={36} radius="md" color="teal" variant="light"><IconRubberStamp size={18} /></ThemeIcon>
+                    <div>
+                      <Text fw={700} fz="sm">{end.cocType}</Text>
+                      <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{end.endorsementNo}</Text>
+                    </div>
+                  </Group>
+                  <Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[end.status] ?? "gray"} variant="light">{humanStatus(end.status)}</Badge>
+                </Group>
+                <Divider mb="sm" />
+                <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="xs" mb="sm">
+                  <div><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Foreign CoC No.</Text><Text fz="sm" fw={500}>{end.foreignCocNo}</Text></div>
+                  <div><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Issuing Country</Text><Text fz="sm" fw={500}>{end.issuingCountry}</Text></div>
+                  <div><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Issued</Text><Text fz="sm" fw={500}>{end.issued}</Text></div>
+                  <div><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Expires</Text><Text fz="sm" fw={500}>{end.expiry}</Text></div>
+                </SimpleGrid>
+                <Group gap="xs">
+                  <Button size="xs" variant="light" leftSection={<IconEye size={12} />} onClick={() => setPreviewId(end.id)}>View</Button>
+                  <Button size="xs" variant="default" leftSection={<IconDownload size={12} />}>Download</Button>
+                </Group>
+              </Card>
+            ))}
+          </SimpleGrid>
+        )}
+      </Paper>
+
+      {/* Preview modal */}
+      <Modal
+        opened={!!previewId}
+        onClose={() => setPreviewId(null)}
+        title={<Text fw={700} fz="sm">Endorsement Certificate</Text>}
+        size="xl"
+        radius="lg"
+      >
+        <iframe src={BLANK_PDF} style={{ width: '100%', height: '70vh', border: 'none', borderRadius: rem(8) }} title="Endorsement" />
+      </Modal>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/components/ExamStageActions.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/components/ExamStageActions.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..baae745b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/components/ExamStageActions.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { Button } from '@mantine/core';
+import type { TFunction } from 'i18next';
+import type { LicenseApplication } from '@ema-platform/api';
+
+interface Props {
+  app: LicenseApplication;
+  t: TFunction;
+  requesting: boolean;
+  paying: boolean;
+  onRequestExamFee: (app: LicenseApplication) => void;
+  onPay: (app: LicenseApplication) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * What the candidate can do while an examined certificate is in its exam leg.
+ *
+ * Kept apart from the general actions column because these statuses only ever
+ * occur on types that examine — folding them into that column would put five
+ * more branches into a cell that already reads as a chain of ternaries.
+ *
+ * Returns null for every other status, so the caller can render it
+ * unconditionally.
+ */
+export function ExamStageActions({
+  app,
+  t,
+  requesting,
+  paying,
+  onRequestExamFee,
+  onPay,
+}: Props) {
+  // Eligible but not yet committed to sitting, or sat and not passed: both are
+  // the same decision — ask for the fee that buys a sitting.
+  if (app.status === 'ELIGIBILITY_APPROVED' || app.status === 'EXAM_FAILED') {
+    const retake = app.status === 'EXAM_FAILED';
+    return (
+      <Button
+        size="xs"
+        variant="filled"
+        color={retake ? 'orange' : 'teal'}
+        loading={requesting}
+        onClick={() => onRequestExamFee(app)}
+      >
+        {retake
+          ? t('applications.actions.bookRetake', 'Book a resit')
+          : t('applications.actions.bookExam', 'Book exam')}
+      </Button>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (app.status === 'EXAM_PAYMENT_PENDING') {
+    return (
+      <Button
+        size="xs"
+        variant="filled"
+        color="yellow"
+        loading={paying}
+        onClick={() => onPay(app)}
+      >
+        {t('applications.actions.payExamFee', {
+          defaultValue: 'Pay exam fee ({{amount}} {{currency}})',
+          amount: Number(app.feeAmount ?? 0).toLocaleString(),
+          currency: app.feeCurrency,
+        })}
+      </Button>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Paid and scheduled are both waiting states — nothing for the candidate to
+  // do, so say so rather than offering a button that does nothing.
+  if (app.status === 'EXAM_PAID' || app.status === 'EXAM_SCHEDULED') {
+    return (
+      <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" disabled>
+        {app.status === 'EXAM_PAID'
+          ? t('applications.actions.awaitingDate', 'Awaiting exam date')
+          : t('applications.actions.examScheduled', 'Exam scheduled')}
+      </Button>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/components/LicenseCatalogue.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/components/LicenseCatalogue.tsx
index e3ac1bf0f..e53367d8a 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/components/LicenseCatalogue.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/components/LicenseCatalogue.tsx
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ import {
   Tooltip,
 } from '@mantine/core';
 import {
+  IconAnchor,
   IconArrowRight,
   IconBuildingWarehouse,
   IconChevronRight,
   IconFileText,
+  IconShieldOff,
   IconShip,
   IconTrendingUp,
 } from '@tabler/icons-react';
@@ -42,9 +44,12 @@ const CATEGORY_ICONS: Record<LicenseCategory, typeof IconShip> = {
   CARGO_FREIGHT: IconBuildingWarehouse,
   SHIPPING_AGENCY: IconShip,
   INVESTMENT: IconTrendingUp,
-  // Filtered out of this catalogue (requiresOperatorMode is false), listed
-  // only so the record stays total if that ever changes.
+  // The three below are filtered out of this catalogue today
+  // (requiresOperatorMode is false for all of them), and are listed only so
+  // the record stays total if that ever changes.
   MARITIME_PERSONNEL: IconShip,
+  VESSEL_SERVICES: IconAnchor,
+  WAIVER_SERVICES: IconShieldOff,
 };
 
 function formatFee(amount: string | number | null, currency: string): string {
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/MyApplicationsPage/actions.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/MyApplicationsPage/actions.tsx
index 9e823f994..0b2812650 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/MyApplicationsPage/actions.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/MyApplicationsPage/actions.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ import type { TFunction } from 'i18next';
 import type { AdvancedColumn } from '@ema-platform/ui';
 import type { LicenseApplication } from '@ema-platform/api';
 import { PORTAL_PERMISSIONS } from '@ema-platform/auth';
+import { ExamStageActions } from '../../components/ExamStageActions';
+
+/** Statuses whose primary action is supplied by {@link ExamStageActions}. */
+const EXAM_STAGE_STATUSES = [
+  'ELIGIBILITY_APPROVED',
+  'EXAM_PAYMENT_PENDING',
+  'EXAM_PAID',
+  'EXAM_SCHEDULED',
+  'EXAM_FAILED',
+];
 
 export function applicationActionsColumn(
   t: TFunction,
@@ -13,9 +23,12 @@ export function applicationActionsColumn(
     bypassEnabled: boolean;
     bypassing: boolean;
     isPaying: boolean;
+    /** True while the exam fee is being raised for a booking or a resit. */
+    requestingExamFee: boolean;
     onBypass: (app: LicenseApplication) => void;
     onCertificate: (app: LicenseApplication) => void;
     onPay: (app: LicenseApplication) => void;
+    onRequestExamFee: (app: LicenseApplication) => void;
     onOpen: (app: LicenseApplication) => void;
   },
 ): AdvancedColumn<LicenseApplication> {
@@ -27,7 +40,20 @@ export function applicationActionsColumn(
       const app = row.original;
       return (
         <Group gap="xs" justify="flex-end" wrap="nowrap">
-          {deps.bypassEnabled && app.status === 'PAYMENT_PENDING' && (
+          {/* Renders only during the exam leg; null everywhere else. */}
+          <ExamStageActions
+            app={app}
+            t={t}
+            requesting={deps.requestingExamFee}
+            paying={deps.isPaying}
+            onRequestExamFee={deps.onRequestExamFee}
+            onPay={deps.onPay}
+          />
+          {/* Both fee stops are bypassable — an examined certificate is
+              otherwise untestable without a live gateway. */}
+          {deps.bypassEnabled &&
+            (app.status === 'PAYMENT_PENDING' ||
+              app.status === 'EXAM_PAYMENT_PENDING') && (
             <Button
               size="xs"
               variant="default"
@@ -56,8 +82,11 @@ export function applicationActionsColumn(
             </Button>
           )}
           {/* In PAYMENT_PENDING this button initiates payment, so it needs
-              that grant; every other status it merely opens the wizard. */}
-          {(app.status !== 'PAYMENT_PENDING' ||
+              that grant; every other status it merely opens the wizard.
+              Suppressed during the exam leg, where ExamStageActions already
+              supplies the action that matters. */}
+          {!EXAM_STAGE_STATUSES.includes(app.status) &&
+            (app.status !== 'PAYMENT_PENDING' ||
             deps.can([PORTAL_PERMISSIONS.INITIATE_PAYMENT])) && (
           <Button
             size="xs"
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/MyApplicationsPage/index.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/MyApplicationsPage/index.tsx
index 0162d5486..e049929e9 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/MyApplicationsPage/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/MyApplicationsPage/index.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   useGetMyApplicationsQuery,
   useGetMyLicensesQuery,
   useGetPaymentCapabilitiesQuery,
+  useRequestExamPaymentMutation,
   type LicenseStatus,
 } from '@ema-platform/api';
 import {
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ export function MyApplicationsPage() {
   const { data: capabilities } = useGetPaymentCapabilitiesQuery();
   const { data: licences, isFetching: isFetchingLicences } = useGetMyLicensesQuery();
   const [bypassPayment, { isLoading: bypassing }] = useBypassPaymentMutation();
+  const [requestExamPayment, { isLoading: requestingExamFee }] =
+    useRequestExamPaymentMutation();
   const [getCertificateUrl] = useGetCertificateUrlMutation();
   const { renewLicense, isRenewing } = useRenewLicense();
   const [isDownloadingCert, setIsDownloadingCert] = useState(false);
@@ -131,6 +134,33 @@ export function MyApplicationsPage() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Raises the examination fee, for a first sitting or a resit.
+   *
+   * Payment is a separate step: this only moves the application to
+   * EXAM_PAYMENT_PENDING, and the Pay button that then appears hands off to
+   * the provider the same way every other fee does.
+   */
+  async function requestExamFee(applicationId: string) {
+    try {
+      await requestExamPayment(applicationId).unwrap();
+      notifications.show({
+        color: 'teal',
+        title: t('applications.examFeeRequested', 'Exam fee ready'),
+        message: t(
+          'applications.examFeeRequestedBody',
+          'Pay the examination fee and you will be scheduled for a sitting.',
+        ),
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      notifications.show({
+        color: 'red',
+        title: t('applications.examFeeFailed', 'Could not book the exam'),
+        message: extractErrorMessage(err),
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Opens the certificate belonging to an application.
    *
@@ -247,9 +277,11 @@ export function MyApplicationsPage() {
       bypassEnabled: capabilities?.bypassEnabled ?? false,
       bypassing,
       isPaying,
+      requestingExamFee,
       onBypass: (app) => handleBypass(app.id),
       onCertificate: (app) => openCertificateForApplication(app.id),
       onPay: (app) => pay(app.id),
+      onRequestExamFee: (app) => requestExamFee(app.id),
       onOpen: (app) =>
         navigate(`/licensing/${app.licenseType?.key ?? 'FREIGHT_FORWARDER'}/applications/${app.id}`),
     }),
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/medical/pages/MedicalCertificatePage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/medical/pages/MedicalCertificatePage.tsx
index 073a6d24e..40009b065 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/medical/pages/MedicalCertificatePage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/medical/pages/MedicalCertificatePage.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,339 @@
-import { Container } from '@mantine/core';
-import { FeatureUnavailable } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useApiQuery } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Badge,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  FileButton,
+  Group,
+  Paper,
+  Progress,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Timeline,
+  Title,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAlertCircle,
+  IconAlertTriangle,
+  IconCalendar,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconCircleCheck,
+  IconDownload,
+  IconFileDescription,
+  IconHeart,
+  IconInfoCircle,
+  IconTrash,
+  IconUpload,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
 
-/**
- * Placeholder until this feature has a backend.
- *
- * This page previously rendered hardcoded sample records, which were
- * indistinguishable from real ones.
- */
-export function MedicalCertificatePage() {
-  return (
-    <Container size="lg" py="xl">
-      <FeatureUnavailable
-        title="Medical certificate"
-        description="Medical certificates are not connected to the backend yet."
-      />
-    </Container>
-  );
+interface MedicalCert {
+  id: string;
+  issuedBy: string;
+  issuedDate: string;
+  expiryDate: string;
+  status: 'Valid' | 'Expiring' | 'Expired' | 'Pending' | 'Rejected';
+  restrictions: string;
+  /** Days left, computed server-side so every screen agrees on the date. */
+  daysRemaining?: number;
 }
 
-export default MedicalCertificatePage;
+/** The medical card's whole state, as `/medical/my` returns it. */
+interface MedicalOverview {
+  current: MedicalCert | null;
+  history: MedicalCert[];
+  warningDays: number;
+}
+
+const STATUS_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
+  Valid: 'teal', Expiring: 'orange', Expired: 'red', Pending: 'yellow',
+};
+
+function daysUntil(dateStr: string): number {
+  return Math.ceil((new Date(dateStr).getTime() - Date.now()) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+}
+
+function formatDate(dateStr: string): string {
+  return new Date(dateStr).toLocaleDateString('en-GB', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short', year: 'numeric' });
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Component
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function MedicalCertificatePage() {
+  // The card's whole state comes from one call: the current certificate, the
+  // ones before it, and the validity the server computed. Deriving "expiring"
+  // in the browser would let a wrong client clock disagree with the gate that
+  // blocks an application.
+  const { data: medical } = useApiQuery<MedicalOverview>({
+    url: '/medical/my',
+    method: 'GET',
+  });
+  const current = medical?.current ?? null;
+  const history = medical?.history ?? [];
+  const [uploadedFile, setUploadedFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
+  const [doctorName, setDoctorName] = useState('');
+  const [issuedDate, setIssuedDate] = useState('');
+  const [expiryDate, setExpiryDate] = useState('');
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+  const resetRef = useRef<() => void>(null);
+
+  // Server's count where it gave one: it is the same figure the eligibility
+  // gate uses, and a browser clock that is wrong or in another timezone would
+  // otherwise show a different number than the officer sees.
+  const days = current
+    ? (current.daysRemaining ?? daysUntil(current.expiryDate))
+    : 0;
+  const progressVal = current
+    ? Math.max(0, Math.min(100, (days / 730) * 100))
+    : 0;
+
+  const handleSubmit = async () => {
+    if (!uploadedFile || !issuedDate || !expiryDate) {
+      notify.error('Please fill all fields and upload the certificate file.');
+      return;
+    }
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1200));
+    setSubmitting(false);
+    notify.success('Medical certificate submitted for verification. EMA will review within 2 working days.');
+    setUploadedFile(null);
+    setDoctorName('');
+    setIssuedDate('');
+    setExpiryDate('');
+    resetRef.current?.();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      {/* Header */}
+      <div>
+        <Title order={3}>Medical Certificate</Title>
+        <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">
+          STCW requires a valid medical certificate for all seafarers. Valid for 2 years (1 year if under 18).
+        </Text>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Validity alert */}
+      {current && days <= 90 && days > 0 && (
+        <Alert variant="light" color="orange" icon={<IconAlertTriangle size={17} />}>
+          Your medical certificate expires in <strong>{days} days</strong> ({formatDate(current.expiryDate)}).
+          Please visit an EMA-approved medical centre and upload your renewed certificate below.
+        </Alert>
+      )}
+      {current && days <= 0 && (
+        <Alert variant="light" color="red" icon={<IconAlertCircle size={17} />}>
+          Your medical certificate <strong>has expired</strong>. You cannot join a vessel until a valid certificate is uploaded and verified.
+        </Alert>
+      )}
+      {!current && (
+        <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={17} />}>
+          No medical certificate on record. Upload your certificate below to complete your profile and apply for a Seaman Book.
+        </Alert>
+      )}
+
+      <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+        {/* Current certificate */}
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="lg">
+          <Group mb="md" gap="xs">
+            <ThemeIcon variant="light" color="red" size={36} radius="md">
+              <IconHeart size={18} />
+            </ThemeIcon>
+            <Text fw={700}>Current Certificate</Text>
+          </Group>
+
+          {current ? (
+            <Stack gap="sm">
+              <Group justify="space-between">
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={600}>Status</Text>
+                <Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[current.status]} variant="light">{current.status}</Badge>
+              </Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between">
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={600}>Certificate ID</Text>
+                <Text fz="sm">{current.id}</Text>
+              </Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between">
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={600}>Issued By</Text>
+                <Text fz="sm" ta="right" maw={200}>{current.issuedBy}</Text>
+              </Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between">
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={600}>Issue Date</Text>
+                <Text fz="sm">{formatDate(current.issuedDate)}</Text>
+              </Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between">
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={600}>Expiry Date</Text>
+                <Text fz="sm" fw={700} c={days <= 90 ? 'orange' : days <= 0 ? 'red' : undefined}>
+                  {formatDate(current.expiryDate)}
+                </Text>
+              </Group>
+              <Group justify="space-between">
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={600}>Restrictions</Text>
+                <Text fz="sm">{current.restrictions}</Text>
+              </Group>
+
+              {/* Validity bar */}
+              <Box mt="xs">
+                <Group justify="space-between" mb={4}>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Validity remaining</Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs" fw={600} c={days <= 90 ? 'orange' : 'teal'}>{Math.max(0, days)} days</Text>
+                </Group>
+                <Progress
+                  value={progressVal}
+                  color={days <= 30 ? 'red' : days <= 90 ? 'orange' : 'teal'}
+                  radius="xl"
+                  size="sm"
+                />
+              </Box>
+
+              <Button
+                size="xs"
+                variant="light"
+                leftSection={<IconDownload size={13} />}
+                mt="xs"
+              >
+                Download Certificate
+              </Button>
+            </Stack>
+          ) : (
+            <Box ta="center" py="xl">
+              <ThemeIcon variant="light" color="gray" size={48} radius="xl" mx="auto" mb="sm">
+                <IconFileDescription size={22} />
+              </ThemeIcon>
+              <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">No certificate on record</Text>
+            </Box>
+          )}
+        </Paper>
+
+        {/* Upload new certificate */}
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="lg">
+          <Group mb="md" gap="xs">
+            <ThemeIcon variant="light" color="blue" size={36} radius="md">
+              <IconUpload size={18} />
+            </ThemeIcon>
+            <Text fw={700}>{current ? 'Upload Renewal' : 'Upload Certificate'}</Text>
+          </Group>
+
+          <Stack gap="sm">
+            <TextInput
+              label="Issuing Doctor / Medical Centre"
+              placeholder="e.g. Dr. Alemu Bekele — EMA Medical Centre"
+              value={doctorName}
+              onChange={(e) => setDoctorName(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              size="sm"
+            />
+            <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="sm">
+              <TextInput
+                label="Issue Date"
+                type="date"
+                value={issuedDate}
+                onChange={(e) => setIssuedDate(e.currentTarget.value)}
+                size="sm"
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="Expiry Date"
+                type="date"
+                value={expiryDate}
+                onChange={(e) => setExpiryDate(e.currentTarget.value)}
+                size="sm"
+              />
+            </SimpleGrid>
+
+            <div>
+              <Text fz="sm" fw={500} mb={4}>Certificate File <Text span c="red">*</Text></Text>
+              {uploadedFile ? (
+                <Card withBorder radius="sm" p="xs">
+                  <Group gap="xs">
+                    <IconCircleCheck size={15} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+                    <Text fz="xs" c="teal.7" style={{ flex: 1 }} truncate>{uploadedFile.name}</Text>
+                    <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" color="red" onClick={() => { setUploadedFile(null); resetRef.current?.(); }}>
+                      <IconTrash size={13} />
+                    </Button>
+                  </Group>
+                </Card>
+              ) : (
+                <FileButton resetRef={resetRef} onChange={setUploadedFile} accept="application/pdf,image/jpeg,image/png">
+                  {(props) => (
+                    <Button size="sm" variant="default" leftSection={<IconUpload size={14} />} fullWidth {...props}>
+                      Choose File (PDF / JPG / PNG, max 5MB)
+                    </Button>
+                  )}
+                </FileButton>
+              )}
+            </div>
+
+            <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />} p="xs">
+              <Text fz="xs">
+                Your certificate will be reviewed by an EMA Medical Officer within <strong>2 working days</strong>.
+                Notifications will be sent by email and SMS.
+              </Text>
+            </Alert>
+
+            <Button
+              leftSection={<IconCheck size={15} />}
+              onClick={handleSubmit}
+              loading={submitting}
+              disabled={!uploadedFile || !issuedDate || !expiryDate}
+            >
+              Submit for Verification
+            </Button>
+          </Stack>
+        </Paper>
+      </SimpleGrid>
+
+      {/* Notification schedule */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="lg">
+        <Group mb="md" gap="xs">
+          <ThemeIcon variant="light" color="blue" size={36} radius="md">
+            <IconCalendar size={18} />
+          </ThemeIcon>
+          <Text fw={700}>Expiry Notification Schedule</Text>
+        </Group>
+        <Timeline active={days <= 30 ? 2 : days <= 60 ? 1 : days <= 90 ? 0 : -1} bulletSize={24} lineWidth={2}>
+          <Timeline.Item bullet={<IconAlertCircle size={13} />} title="90 Days Before Expiry">
+            <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">First reminder — time to book your medical examination</Text>
+          </Timeline.Item>
+          <Timeline.Item bullet={<IconAlertTriangle size={13} />} title="60 Days Before Expiry">
+            <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Second reminder — urgent renewal required</Text>
+          </Timeline.Item>
+          <Timeline.Item bullet={<IconAlertCircle size={13} />} title="30 Days Before Expiry">
+            <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Final reminder — certificate expires very soon</Text>
+          </Timeline.Item>
+        </Timeline>
+      </Paper>
+
+      {/* History */}
+      {history.length > 0 && (
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="lg">
+          <Text fw={700} mb="md">Certificate History</Text>
+          <Stack gap="xs">
+            {history.map((cert) => (
+              <Card key={cert.id} withBorder radius="sm" p="sm">
+                <Group justify="space-between" wrap="wrap" gap="xs">
+                  <Group gap="sm">
+                    <ThemeIcon variant="light" color="gray" size={32} radius="md">
+                      <IconFileDescription size={16} />
+                    </ThemeIcon>
+                    <div>
+                      <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>{cert.id}</Text>
+                      <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{formatDate(cert.issuedDate)} → {formatDate(cert.expiryDate)}</Text>
+                    </div>
+                  </Group>
+                  <Group gap="xs">
+                    <Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[cert.status]} variant="light" size="sm">{cert.status}</Badge>
+                    <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" leftSection={<IconDownload size={12} />}>Download</Button>
+                  </Group>
+                </Group>
+              </Card>
+            ))}
+          </Stack>
+        </Paper>
+      )}
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/onboarding/pages/OperationsOnboardingPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/onboarding/pages/OperationsOnboardingPage.tsx
index bdfe4f524..5c4d858a9 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/onboarding/pages/OperationsOnboardingPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/onboarding/pages/OperationsOnboardingPage.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@ import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Container, Paper, Stack, Text, Title } from '@mantine/core';
 import { OperationsFormContent } from '../../profile/components/OperationsFormContent';
 
+/**
+ * Where a fresh applicant lands after declaring themselves. Someone who says
+ * "I own a vessel" came here to register, so they are taken straight to that
+ * form instead of a dashboard that only links to it. A seafarer goes to
+ * `/profile` instead — registration is built from the profile
+ * (`RequireSeafarerProfile`), and a brand-new signup has none of it yet, so
+ * sending them straight to the wizard would only bounce them back here.
+ * Seafarer wins when both are ticked; the other form is one nav click away.
+ */
+const NEXT_STEP: Record<string, string> = {
+  SEAFARER_REGISTRATION: '/profile',
+  VESSEL_REGISTRATION: '/licensing/VESSEL_REGISTRATION/apply',
+};
+
+function nextStepFor(selectedKeys: string[]): string {
+  const key = Object.keys(NEXT_STEP).find((k) => selectedKeys.includes(k));
+  return key ? NEXT_STEP[key] : '/dashboard';
+}
+
 /**
  * The one thing a new applicant is asked for beyond their credentials.
  *
@@ -28,7 +47,9 @@ export function OperationsOnboardingPage() {
           </Text>
         </div>
         <Paper p="xl" shadow="sm" radius="lg" withBorder>
-          <OperationsFormContent onSaved={() => navigate('/dashboard')} />
+          <OperationsFormContent
+            onSaved={(keys) => navigate(nextStepFor(keys))}
+          />
         </Paper>
       </Stack>
     </Container>
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/OperationsFormContent.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/OperationsFormContent.tsx
index 75699d5fb..564aaa40d 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/OperationsFormContent.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/OperationsFormContent.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ import {
 import { notify, ModalFooter } from '@ema-platform/ui';
 import { useDateDisplayer } from '@ema-platform/shared';
 
+/**
+ * Registrations an applicant makes for themselves rather than for a company.
+ *
+ * Named explicitly rather than inferred from `requiresOperatorMode: false`,
+ * because that flag is also false for things nobody declares up front — a
+ * waiver is requested per shipment, not adopted as an identity.
+ */
+const PERSONAL_REGISTRATION_KEYS = [
+  'SEAFARER_REGISTRATION',
+  'VESSEL_REGISTRATION',
+];
+
 /**
  * The applicant's modes of operation — what they do, and therefore which
  * licences the portal offers them.
@@ -35,8 +47,11 @@ import { useDateDisplayer } from '@ema-platform/shared';
 export function OperationsFormContent({
   onSaved,
 }: {
-  /** Where to go once the set is stored — used by the onboarding step. */
-  onSaved?: () => void;
+  /**
+   * Called once the set is stored with the keys of the selected licence
+   * types — the onboarding step uses them to pick where to go next.
+   */
+  onSaved?: (selectedKeys: string[]) => void;
 } = {}) {
   const { data: catalogue, isLoading: loadingTypes } = useGetLicenseTypesQuery();
   const { data: mine, isLoading: loadingMine } = useGetMyOperatorTypesQuery();
@@ -54,14 +69,35 @@ export function OperationsFormContent({
   // the form reflects what was actually stored rather than what was typed.
   useEffect(() => setSelected(declaredIds), [declaredIds]);
 
+  /**
+   * The operator licences, plus the two registrations an applicant declares
+   * for themselves.
+   *
+   * Seafarer and vessel registration are not company modes of operation, so
+   * they carry `requiresOperatorMode: false` and were filtered out here. But
+   * this screen is also where a new applicant says what they are, and someone
+   * registering as a seafarer or a vessel owner had no way to say so — they
+   * landed on an onboarding step that did not describe them.
+   *
+   * Listed separately below rather than mixed in, because declaring "I am a
+   * seafarer" is a different kind of statement from "my company forwards
+   * freight".
+   */
+  const { operatorOptions, personalOptions } = useMemo(() => {
+    const active = (catalogue?.items ?? []).filter((t) => t.isActive);
+    return {
+      operatorOptions: active.filter((t) => t.requiresOperatorMode !== false),
+      personalOptions: active.filter(
+        (t) =>
+          t.requiresOperatorMode === false &&
+          PERSONAL_REGISTRATION_KEYS.includes(t.key),
+      ),
+    };
+  }, [catalogue]);
+
   const options = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      (catalogue?.items ?? [])
-        .filter((t) => t.isActive)
-        // A mode of operation is an operator licence; person-centric
-        // registrations (seafarer) cannot be declared as one.
-        .filter((t) => t.requiresOperatorMode !== false),
-    [catalogue],
+    () => [...operatorOptions, ...personalOptions],
+    [operatorOptions, personalOptions],
   );
 
   const showDate = useDateDisplayer();
@@ -85,7 +121,9 @@ export function OperationsFormContent({
         'The licences you can apply for have been updated to match.',
         'Operations updated',
       );
-      onSaved?.();
+      onSaved?.(
+        options.filter((t) => selected.includes(t.id)).map((t) => t.key),
+      );
     } catch (err) {
       notify.error(extractErrorMessage(err), 'Could not save');
     }
@@ -110,7 +148,7 @@ export function OperationsFormContent({
 
         <Checkbox.Group value={selected} onChange={setSelected}>
           <Stack gap="sm">
-            {options.map((type) => (
+            {operatorOptions.map((type) => (
               <Checkbox
                 key={type.id}
                 value={type.id}
@@ -129,6 +167,37 @@ export function OperationsFormContent({
                 }
               />
             ))}
+
+            {/* Kept apart from the company modes above: declaring "I am a
+                seafarer" is a different kind of statement from "my company
+                forwards freight", and running them together reads as though
+                one person could be both at once. */}
+            {personalOptions.length > 0 && (
+              <>
+                <Text size="xs" fw={600} c="dimmed" mt="sm" tt="uppercase">
+                  Registering as an individual or vessel owner
+                </Text>
+                {personalOptions.map((type) => (
+                  <Checkbox
+                    key={type.id}
+                    value={type.id}
+                    label={
+                      <Group gap="xs" wrap="nowrap">
+                        <Text size="sm">{localized(type.name)}</Text>
+                        {declaredIds.includes(type.id) && (
+                          <Badge size="xs" variant="light" color="teal">
+                            Current
+                          </Badge>
+                        )}
+                      </Group>
+                    }
+                    description={
+                      type.description ? localized(type.description) : undefined
+                    }
+                  />
+                ))}
+              </>
+            )}
           </Stack>
         </Checkbox.Group>
 
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
index 1fd9cdd97..067ba3340 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import {
+  Alert,
   Badge,
   Box,
   Button,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   IconCircleCheckFilled,
   IconDeviceDesktop,
   IconDeviceFloppy,
+  IconInfoCircle,
   IconLock,
   IconMail,
   IconBuildingWarehouse,
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { notify, PageHeader, useErrorHandler, passwordSchema as strongPasswordSchema, PasswordRequirements, getCountryCode } from '@ema-platform/ui';
 import { useApiMutation, useLocalized } from '@ema-platform/api';
-import { setUser, useCurrentProfile } from '@ema-platform/auth';
+import { PORTAL_PERMISSIONS, setUser, useCurrentProfile, usePermissions } from '@ema-platform/auth';
 import { SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES, type AppLanguage } from '../../../i18n/config';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '../../../store/hooks';
 import type { AuthUser } from '@ema-platform/auth';
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ import {
 import { useSaveMyAddressMutation } from '../api/address-api';
 import { toAddressPayload } from '../types/address';
 import { OperationsFormContent } from '../components/OperationsFormContent';
+import { SEAFARER_PROFILE_REQUIREMENT } from '../components/RequireSeafarerProfile';
 import classes from './ProfilePage.module.css';
 
 /** Tab keys addressable via the URL hash. */
@@ -160,11 +163,22 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
     isLoading: profileResolving,
     completeness,
     missing,
+    isReadyFor,
     refetch: refetchProfile,
   } = useCurrentProfile();
   const [updateProfile] = useApiMutation<unknown>();
   const [saveMyAddress, { isLoading: isSavingAddress }] = useSaveMyAddressMutation();
 
+  // Only shown to applicants who can actually register as a seafarer, and
+  // only while the profile is still missing what that registration is built
+  // from — same `SEAFARER_PROFILE_REQUIREMENT` the RequireSeafarerProfile
+  // gate and its redirect toast use, so all three surfaces agree on what
+  // "ready" means. Disappears on its own once the gaps close.
+  const { can } = usePermissions();
+  const showSeafarerBanner =
+    can([PORTAL_PERMISSIONS.APPLY_SEAFARER_REGISTRATION]) &&
+    !isReadyFor(SEAFARER_PROFILE_REQUIREMENT);
+
   const [loadedProfile, setLoadedProfile] = useState<ProfileValues | null>(null);
   const [loadedAddress, setLoadedAddress] = useState<AddressValues | null>(null);
   const [dataLoading, setDataLoading] = useState(true);
@@ -292,7 +306,7 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
         saves.push(
           updateProfile({
             url: `/profiles/${profileId}`,
-            method: 'PATCH',
+            method: 'PUT',
             body: profileName,
           }).unwrap(),
         );
@@ -466,6 +480,12 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
     <Stack gap="lg" maw={900}>
       <PageHeader title={t('profile.title')} subtitle={t('profile.subtitle')} />
 
+      {showSeafarerBanner && (
+        <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={18} />}>
+          {t('profileGate.seafarerBanner')}
+        </Alert>
+      )}
+
       {/* Profile summary */}
       <Paper p="lg" shadow="sm" radius="lg" withBorder>
         <Group align="center" wrap="nowrap">
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/types/address.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/types/address.ts
index 4a65f2d58..a7e27152e 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/types/address.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/types/address.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import type { AddressValues } from '../components/AddressFormContent';
 export interface AddressPayload {
   idType: string;
   idNumber: string;
+  passportNumber?: string;
+  passportExpiry?: string;
   nationality: string;
   regionId?: string;
   cityId?: string;
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ export interface AddressPayload {
   woredaId?: string;
   kebeleId?: string;
   streetAddress?: string;
+  /** Where the seafarer currently lives, when different from the address above. */
+  currentAddress?: string;
   primaryPhoneNumber: string;
   secondaryPhoneNumber?: string;
   email?: string;
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerProfilePage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerProfilePage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1e7f00f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerProfilePage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,701 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  ActionIcon,
+  Alert,
+  Avatar,
+  Badge,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  Divider,
+  Group,
+  Modal,
+  Paper,
+  Select,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Skeleton,
+  Stack,
+  Table,
+  Tabs,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  Textarea,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+  rem,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import { useDisclosure } from '@mantine/hooks';
+import {
+  IconAnchor,
+  IconArrowLeft,
+  IconBook,
+  IconBriefcase,
+  IconCertificate,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconClock,
+  IconEdit,
+  IconFileText,
+  IconHeartbeat,
+  IconHistory,
+  IconLayoutDashboard,
+  IconPlus,
+  IconPrinter,
+  IconShip,
+  IconUser,
+  IconX,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+import type { Seafarer } from './SeafarerRegistryPage';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Extended profile types
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+interface TrainingRecord {
+  id: string;
+  course: string;
+  institution: string;
+  certNo: string;
+  issueDate: string;
+  expiry: string;
+  status: 'Approved' | 'Pending' | 'Expired';
+}
+
+interface MedicalRecord {
+  id: string;
+  examType: string;
+  issuedBy: string;
+  issueDate: string;
+  expiry: string;
+  result: 'Fit' | 'Unfit' | 'Conditional';
+  remarks: string;
+}
+
+interface SeaServiceRecord {
+  id: string;
+  vesselName: string;
+  vesselType: string;
+  rank: string;
+  flag: string;
+  from: string;
+  to: string;
+  engagementPort: string;
+}
+
+interface CertificationRecord {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  certNo: string;
+  issuedBy: string;
+  issueDate: string;
+  expiry: string;
+  type: string;
+  status: 'Valid' | 'Expired' | 'Pending';
+}
+
+interface HistoryEntry {
+  id: string;
+  action: string;
+  performedBy: string;
+  date: string;
+  notes: string;
+}
+
+interface SeafarerProfile extends Seafarer {
+  dob: string;
+  nationalId: string;
+  passportNo: string;
+  bookNumber: string;
+  permanentAddress: string;
+  training: TrainingRecord[];
+  medical: MedicalRecord[];
+  seaService: SeaServiceRecord[];
+  certifications: CertificationRecord[];
+  history: HistoryEntry[];
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Dummy API — replace bodies with real fetch calls
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+async function fetchSeafarerProfile(id: string): Promise<SeafarerProfile> {
+  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 800));
+  return {
+    id,
+    seafarerId: 'SF-2024-0001',
+    firstName: 'Abebe',
+    lastName: 'Girma',
+    email: 'abebe.g@email.com',
+    gender: 'Male',
+    nationality: 'Ethiopian',
+    mobile: '+251 911 234 567',
+    region: 'Addis Ababa',
+    registeredAt: '2024-01-10',
+    medicalStatus: 'Fit',
+    bookStatus: 'Active',
+    status: 'Active',
+    dob: '1988-03-15',
+    nationalId: 'ET-1234567',
+    passportNo: 'EP123456',
+    bookNumber: 'SB-2024-0001',
+    permanentAddress: 'Bole Sub-City, Woreda 03, House No. 456, Addis Ababa',
+    training: [
+      { id: '1', course: 'Personal Survival Techniques', institution: 'Ethiopian Maritime Institute', certNo: 'PST-2023-0456', issueDate: '2023-01-10', expiry: '2028-01-14', status: 'Approved' },
+      { id: '2', course: 'Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting', institution: 'Djibouti Maritime Academy', certNo: 'FFF-2023-0789', issueDate: '2023-03-05', expiry: '2028-03-07', status: 'Approved' },
+      { id: '3', course: 'Elementary First Aid', institution: 'Ethiopian Maritime Institute', certNo: 'EFA-2023-0102', issueDate: '2023-01-10', expiry: '2028-01-10', status: 'Approved' },
+    ],
+    medical: [
+      { id: '1', examType: 'STCW Medical Certificate', issuedBy: 'EMA Medical Center', issueDate: '2023-06-15', expiry: '2025-06-15', result: 'Fit', remarks: 'No medical conditions noted.' },
+      { id: '2', examType: 'Pre-Employment Medical', issuedBy: 'Addis Ababa General Hospital', issueDate: '2022-01-10', expiry: '2024-01-10', result: 'Fit', remarks: 'All tests within normal range.' },
+    ],
+    seaService: [
+      { id: '1', vesselName: 'MV Ethiopian Star', vesselType: 'Bulk Carrier', rank: 'Ordinary Seaman', flag: 'Ethiopia', from: '2022-03-01', to: '2023-02-28', engagementPort: 'Djibouti' },
+      { id: '2', vesselName: 'MV Red Sea Express', vesselType: 'Container Ship', rank: 'Able Seaman', flag: 'Djibouti', from: '2023-04-01', to: '2024-03-31', engagementPort: 'Berbera' },
+    ],
+    certifications: [
+      { id: '1', name: 'STCW Basic Safety Training', certNo: 'BST-2023-0001', issuedBy: 'Ethiopian Maritime Authority', issueDate: '2023-01-15', expiry: '2028-01-15', type: 'STCW', status: 'Valid' },
+      { id: '2', name: 'Certificate of Competency — Deck Rating', certNo: 'COC-2023-0234', issuedBy: 'Ethiopian Maritime Authority', issueDate: '2023-07-01', expiry: '2028-07-01', type: 'COC', status: 'Valid' },
+    ],
+    history: [
+      { id: '1', action: 'Profile Created', performedBy: 'System', date: '2024-01-10', notes: 'Initial registration submitted.' },
+      { id: '2', action: 'Status → Active', performedBy: 'Admin Officer', date: '2024-01-15', notes: 'All documents verified and approved.' },
+      { id: '3', action: 'Training Record Added', performedBy: 'Abebe Girma', date: '2024-02-20', notes: 'PST certificate uploaded.' },
+    ],
+  };
+}
+
+async function updateSeafarerStatus(_id: string, _status: string): Promise<void> {
+  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 600));
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const STATUS_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
+  Active: 'teal', Pending: 'yellow', Suspended: 'red',
+  Approved: 'teal', Expired: 'red', Valid: 'teal',
+  Fit: 'teal', Unfit: 'red', Conditional: 'orange',
+};
+
+function Chip({ value }: { value: string }) {
+  return <Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[value] ?? 'gray'} variant="light" radius="sm" size="sm">{value}</Badge>;
+}
+
+function InfoField({ label, value }: { label: string; value: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <Text fz={10} fw={700} tt="uppercase" c="dimmed" lh={1.2} mb={3}>{label}</Text>
+      <Text fz="sm" fw={500}>{value || '—'}</Text>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SectionCard({ title, children, action }: { title: string; children: React.ReactNode; action?: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between" mb="sm">
+        <Text fw={700} fz="sm">{title}</Text>
+        {action}
+      </Group>
+      <Divider mb="md" />
+      {children}
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tab: Overview
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function OverviewTab({ profile, onStatusChange }: { profile: SeafarerProfile; onStatusChange: (s: 'Active' | 'Suspended') => void }) {
+  return (
+    <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, md: 2 }} spacing="md">
+      <SectionCard title="Personal Information">
+        <SimpleGrid cols={3} spacing="md">
+          <InfoField label="Seafarer ID" value={profile.seafarerId} />
+          <InfoField label="First Name" value={profile.firstName} />
+          <InfoField label="Last Name" value={profile.lastName} />
+          <InfoField label="Gender" value={profile.gender} />
+          <InfoField label="Date of Birth" value={profile.dob} />
+          <InfoField label="Nationality" value={profile.nationality} />
+          <InfoField label="National ID" value={profile.nationalId} />
+          <InfoField label="Passport No." value={profile.passportNo} />
+        </SimpleGrid>
+      </SectionCard>
+
+      <SectionCard title="Contact & Status">
+        <SimpleGrid cols={3} spacing="md" mb="md">
+          <InfoField label="Mobile" value={profile.mobile} />
+          <InfoField label="Email" value={profile.email} />
+          <InfoField label="Region" value={profile.region} />
+          <div>
+            <Text fz={10} fw={700} tt="uppercase" c="dimmed" lh={1.2} mb={3}>Reg. Status</Text>
+            <Chip value={profile.status} />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <Text fz={10} fw={700} tt="uppercase" c="dimmed" lh={1.2} mb={3}>Medical Status</Text>
+            <Chip value={profile.medicalStatus} />
+          </div>
+          <InfoField label="Book Number" value={profile.bookNumber} />
+          <div>
+            <Text fz={10} fw={700} tt="uppercase" c="dimmed" lh={1.2} mb={3}>Book Status</Text>
+            <Chip value={profile.bookStatus} />
+          </div>
+        </SimpleGrid>
+        <Divider mb="md" />
+        <Group gap="xs">
+          {profile.status !== 'Active' && (
+            <Button size="xs" color="teal" leftSection={<IconCheck size={13} />} onClick={() => onStatusChange('Active')}>
+              Approve
+            </Button>
+          )}
+          {profile.status !== 'Suspended' && (
+            <Button size="xs" color="red" variant="light" leftSection={<IconX size={13} />} onClick={() => onStatusChange('Suspended')}>
+              Suspend
+            </Button>
+          )}
+          <Button size="xs" variant="default" leftSection={<IconFileText size={13} />} onClick={() => notify.info('Documents — coming soon.')}>
+            Documents
+          </Button>
+        </Group>
+      </SectionCard>
+
+      <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+        <Text fw={700} fz="sm" mb="xs">Permanent Address</Text>
+        <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">{profile.permanentAddress || '—'}</Text>
+      </Paper>
+    </SimpleGrid>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tab: Training
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function TrainingTab({ records, onAdd }: { records: TrainingRecord[]; onAdd: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <Paper withBorder radius="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between" p="md">
+        <Text fw={700} fz="sm">Training Records</Text>
+        <Button size="xs" leftSection={<IconPlus size={13} />} onClick={onAdd}>+ Add Training</Button>
+      </Group>
+      <Divider />
+      <Table highlightOnHover verticalSpacing="sm" fz="sm">
+        <Table.Thead bg="var(--mantine-color-default-hover)">
+          <Table.Tr>
+            {['Course', 'Institution', 'Cert. No.', 'Issue Date', 'Expiry', 'Status', 'Actions'].map((h) => (
+              <Table.Th key={h} style={{ fontSize: rem(11), textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.04em', color: 'var(--mantine-color-dimmed)' }}>{h}</Table.Th>
+            ))}
+          </Table.Tr>
+        </Table.Thead>
+        <Table.Tbody>
+          {records.map((r) => (
+            <Table.Tr key={r.id}>
+              <Table.Td><Text fw={500} fz="sm">{r.course}</Text></Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.institution}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td><Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">{r.certNo}</Text></Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.issueDate}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.expiry}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td><Chip value={r.status} /></Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>
+                <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" onClick={() => notify.info('View training — coming soon.')}>View</Button>
+              </Table.Td>
+            </Table.Tr>
+          ))}
+        </Table.Tbody>
+      </Table>
+      {records.length === 0 && <Text ta="center" c="dimmed" fz="sm" py="xl">No training records found.</Text>}
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tab: Medical
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function MedicalTab({ records, onAdd }: { records: MedicalRecord[]; onAdd: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <Paper withBorder radius="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between" p="md">
+        <Text fw={700} fz="sm">Medical Records</Text>
+        <Button size="xs" leftSection={<IconPlus size={13} />} onClick={onAdd}>+ Add Record</Button>
+      </Group>
+      <Divider />
+      <Table highlightOnHover verticalSpacing="sm" fz="sm">
+        <Table.Thead bg="var(--mantine-color-default-hover)">
+          <Table.Tr>
+            {['Exam Type', 'Issued By', 'Issue Date', 'Expiry', 'Result', 'Remarks', 'Actions'].map((h) => (
+              <Table.Th key={h} style={{ fontSize: rem(11), textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.04em', color: 'var(--mantine-color-dimmed)' }}>{h}</Table.Th>
+            ))}
+          </Table.Tr>
+        </Table.Thead>
+        <Table.Tbody>
+          {records.map((r) => (
+            <Table.Tr key={r.id}>
+              <Table.Td><Text fw={500} fz="sm">{r.examType}</Text></Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.issuedBy}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.issueDate}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.expiry}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td><Chip value={r.result} /></Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" style={{ maxWidth: rem(180) }} lineClamp={1}>{r.remarks}</Text></Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>
+                <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" onClick={() => notify.info('View medical record — coming soon.')}>View</Button>
+              </Table.Td>
+            </Table.Tr>
+          ))}
+        </Table.Tbody>
+      </Table>
+      {records.length === 0 && <Text ta="center" c="dimmed" fz="sm" py="xl">No medical records found.</Text>}
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tab: Sea Service
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function SeaServiceTab({ records, onAdd }: { records: SeaServiceRecord[]; onAdd: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <Paper withBorder radius="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between" p="md">
+        <Text fw={700} fz="sm">Sea Service Records</Text>
+        <Button size="xs" leftSection={<IconPlus size={13} />} onClick={onAdd}>+ Add Service</Button>
+      </Group>
+      <Divider />
+      <Table highlightOnHover verticalSpacing="sm" fz="sm">
+        <Table.Thead bg="var(--mantine-color-default-hover)">
+          <Table.Tr>
+            {['Vessel Name', 'Type', 'Rank', 'Flag', 'From', 'To', 'Engagement Port', 'Actions'].map((h) => (
+              <Table.Th key={h} style={{ fontSize: rem(11), textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.04em', color: 'var(--mantine-color-dimmed)' }}>{h}</Table.Th>
+            ))}
+          </Table.Tr>
+        </Table.Thead>
+        <Table.Tbody>
+          {records.map((r) => (
+            <Table.Tr key={r.id}>
+              <Table.Td><Text fw={500} fz="sm">{r.vesselName}</Text></Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.vesselType}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.rank}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.flag}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.from}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.to}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.engagementPort}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>
+                <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" onClick={() => notify.info('View sea service — coming soon.')}>View</Button>
+              </Table.Td>
+            </Table.Tr>
+          ))}
+        </Table.Tbody>
+      </Table>
+      {records.length === 0 && <Text ta="center" c="dimmed" fz="sm" py="xl">No sea service records found.</Text>}
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tab: Certifications
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function CertificationsTab({ records, onAdd }: { records: CertificationRecord[]; onAdd: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <Paper withBorder radius="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between" p="md">
+        <Text fw={700} fz="sm">Certifications</Text>
+        <Button size="xs" leftSection={<IconPlus size={13} />} onClick={onAdd}>+ Add Certification</Button>
+      </Group>
+      <Divider />
+      <Table highlightOnHover verticalSpacing="sm" fz="sm">
+        <Table.Thead bg="var(--mantine-color-default-hover)">
+          <Table.Tr>
+            {['Certificate', 'Cert. No.', 'Type', 'Issued By', 'Issue Date', 'Expiry', 'Status', 'Actions'].map((h) => (
+              <Table.Th key={h} style={{ fontSize: rem(11), textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.04em', color: 'var(--mantine-color-dimmed)' }}>{h}</Table.Th>
+            ))}
+          </Table.Tr>
+        </Table.Thead>
+        <Table.Tbody>
+          {records.map((r) => (
+            <Table.Tr key={r.id}>
+              <Table.Td><Text fw={500} fz="sm">{r.name}</Text></Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td><Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">{r.certNo}</Text></Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td><Badge variant="outline" size="xs" radius="sm">{r.type}</Badge></Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.issuedBy}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.issueDate}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>{r.expiry}</Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td><Chip value={r.status} /></Table.Td>
+              <Table.Td>
+                <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" onClick={() => notify.info('View certificate — coming soon.')}>View</Button>
+              </Table.Td>
+            </Table.Tr>
+          ))}
+        </Table.Tbody>
+      </Table>
+      {records.length === 0 && <Text ta="center" c="dimmed" fz="sm" py="xl">No certifications found.</Text>}
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tab: History
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function HistoryTab({ entries }: { entries: HistoryEntry[] }) {
+  return (
+    <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+      <Text fw={700} fz="sm" mb="md">Activity History</Text>
+      <Divider mb="md" />
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        {entries.map((e) => (
+          <Group key={e.id} gap="md" wrap="nowrap" align="flex-start">
+            <ThemeIcon variant="light" color="blue" size={32} radius="xl" style={{ flexShrink: 0, marginTop: 2 }}>
+              <IconClock size={15} />
+            </ThemeIcon>
+            <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+              <Group gap="xs" align="center">
+                <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>{e.action}</Text>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">by {e.performedBy}</Text>
+              </Group>
+              <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{e.date}</Text>
+              {e.notes && <Text fz="xs" mt={2}>{e.notes}</Text>}
+            </div>
+          </Group>
+        ))}
+        {entries.length === 0 && <Text ta="center" c="dimmed" fz="sm" py="xl">No history found.</Text>}
+      </Stack>
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Add Record Modal (generic)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function AddTrainingModal({ opened, onClose }: { opened: boolean; onClose: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <Modal opened={opened} onClose={onClose} title="Add Training Record" size="lg">
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <TextInput label="Course Name" placeholder="e.g. Personal Survival Techniques" required />
+        <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="sm">
+          <TextInput label="Institution" placeholder="Training institution" />
+          <TextInput label="Certificate No." placeholder="CERT-0000" />
+        </SimpleGrid>
+        <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="sm">
+          <TextInput label="Issue Date" type="date" />
+          <TextInput label="Expiry Date" type="date" />
+        </SimpleGrid>
+        <Select label="Status" data={['Approved', 'Pending', 'Expired']} defaultValue="Pending" />
+        <Group justify="flex-end" mt="sm">
+          <Button variant="default" onClick={onClose}>Cancel</Button>
+          <Button onClick={() => { notify.success('Training record added (demo).'); onClose(); }}>Save</Button>
+        </Group>
+      </Stack>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
+
+function AddMedicalModal({ opened, onClose }: { opened: boolean; onClose: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <Modal opened={opened} onClose={onClose} title="Add Medical Record" size="lg">
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <TextInput label="Exam Type" placeholder="e.g. STCW Medical Certificate" required />
+        <TextInput label="Issued By" placeholder="Issuing authority" />
+        <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="sm">
+          <TextInput label="Issue Date" type="date" />
+          <TextInput label="Expiry Date" type="date" />
+        </SimpleGrid>
+        <Select label="Result" data={['Fit', 'Unfit', 'Conditional']} defaultValue="Fit" />
+        <Textarea label="Remarks" placeholder="Any notes" autosize minRows={2} />
+        <Group justify="flex-end" mt="sm">
+          <Button variant="default" onClick={onClose}>Cancel</Button>
+          <Button onClick={() => { notify.success('Medical record added (demo).'); onClose(); }}>Save</Button>
+        </Group>
+      </Stack>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
+
+function AddSeaServiceModal({ opened, onClose }: { opened: boolean; onClose: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <Modal opened={opened} onClose={onClose} title="Add Sea Service Record" size="lg">
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="sm">
+          <TextInput label="Vessel Name" placeholder="MV Name" required />
+          <TextInput label="Vessel Type" placeholder="e.g. Bulk Carrier" />
+        </SimpleGrid>
+        <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="sm">
+          <TextInput label="Rank" placeholder="e.g. Able Seaman" />
+          <TextInput label="Flag" placeholder="Country" />
+        </SimpleGrid>
+        <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="sm">
+          <TextInput label="From" type="date" />
+          <TextInput label="To" type="date" />
+        </SimpleGrid>
+        <TextInput label="Engagement Port" placeholder="Port name" />
+        <Group justify="flex-end" mt="sm">
+          <Button variant="default" onClick={onClose}>Cancel</Button>
+          <Button onClick={() => { notify.success('Sea service record added (demo).'); onClose(); }}>Save</Button>
+        </Group>
+      </Stack>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
+
+function AddCertModal({ opened, onClose }: { opened: boolean; onClose: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <Modal opened={opened} onClose={onClose} title="Add Certification" size="lg">
+      <Stack gap="sm">
+        <TextInput label="Certificate Name" placeholder="e.g. STCW Basic Safety Training" required />
+        <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="sm">
+          <TextInput label="Certificate No." placeholder="CERT-0000" />
+          <Select label="Type" data={['STCW', 'COC', 'COE', 'GMDSS', 'Other']} placeholder="Select type" />
+        </SimpleGrid>
+        <TextInput label="Issued By" placeholder="Issuing authority" />
+        <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="sm">
+          <TextInput label="Issue Date" type="date" />
+          <TextInput label="Expiry Date" type="date" />
+        </SimpleGrid>
+        <Select label="Status" data={['Valid', 'Expired', 'Pending']} defaultValue="Valid" />
+        <Group justify="flex-end" mt="sm">
+          <Button variant="default" onClick={onClose}>Cancel</Button>
+          <Button onClick={() => { notify.success('Certification added (demo).'); onClose(); }}>Save</Button>
+        </Group>
+      </Stack>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main page
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function SeafarerProfilePage() {
+  const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [profile, setProfile] = useState<SeafarerProfile | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<string | null>('overview');
+
+  const [trainingModal, trainingModalHandlers] = useDisclosure(false);
+  const [medicalModal, medicalModalHandlers] = useDisclosure(false);
+  const [seaServiceModal, seaServiceModalHandlers] = useDisclosure(false);
+  const [certModal, certModalHandlers] = useDisclosure(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!id) return;
+    fetchSeafarerProfile(id)
+      .then(setProfile)
+      .catch(() => notify.error('Failed to load seafarer profile.'))
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, [id]);
+
+  const handleStatusChange = async (newStatus: 'Active' | 'Suspended') => {
+    if (!profile) return;
+    try {
+      await updateSeafarerStatus(profile.id, newStatus);
+      setProfile((p) => p ? { ...p, status: newStatus } : p);
+      notify.success(`Status updated to ${newStatus}.`);
+    } catch {
+      notify.error('Failed to update status.');
+    }
+  };
+
+  const initials = profile ? `${profile.firstName[0]}${profile.lastName[0]}` : '??';
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      {/* Breadcrumb */}
+      <Group gap="xs" align="center">
+        <ActionIcon variant="subtle" size="sm" onClick={() => navigate('/seafarer-registry')}>
+          <IconArrowLeft size={16} />
+        </ActionIcon>
+        <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed" style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} onClick={() => navigate('/seafarer-registry')}>
+          Seafarer Registry
+        </Text>
+        <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">/</Text>
+        <Text fz="sm" fw={500}>
+          {loading ? <Skeleton width={100} height={14} /> : `${profile?.firstName} ${profile?.lastName}`}
+        </Text>
+      </Group>
+
+      {/* Profile header card */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="lg">
+        {loading ? (
+          <Group gap="md">
+            <Skeleton circle height={64} />
+            <Stack gap={6} style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+              <Skeleton height={20} width={200} />
+              <Skeleton height={14} width={300} />
+              <Skeleton height={14} width={400} />
+            </Stack>
+          </Group>
+        ) : profile ? (
+          <Group justify="space-between" wrap="nowrap" align="flex-start">
+            <Group gap="lg" wrap="nowrap" align="flex-start">
+              <Avatar size={64} radius="xl" color="blue" style={{ fontSize: rem(22) }}>
+                {initials}
+              </Avatar>
+              <div>
+                <Title order={3} lh={1.2}>{profile.firstName} {profile.lastName}</Title>
+                <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed" mt={2}>
+                  {profile.seafarerId} · Registered {profile.registeredAt}
+                </Text>
+                <Group gap="lg" mt={6} wrap="wrap">
+                  <Text fz="sm"><Text span fw={600}>Gender:</Text> {profile.gender}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="sm"><Text span fw={600}>DOB:</Text> {profile.dob}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="sm"><Text span fw={600}>Nationality:</Text> {profile.nationality}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="sm"><Text span fw={600}>Mobile:</Text> {profile.mobile}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="sm"><Text span fw={600}>Email:</Text> {profile.email}</Text>
+                </Group>
+              </div>
+            </Group>
+            <Stack gap="xs" align="flex-end" style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}>
+              <Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[profile.status] ?? 'gray'} variant="filled" radius="sm">{profile.status}</Badge>
+              <Button size="xs" variant="default" leftSection={<IconEdit size={13} />} onClick={() => notify.info('Edit profile — coming soon.')}>
+                Edit Profile
+              </Button>
+              <Button size="xs" variant="default" leftSection={<IconPrinter size={13} />} onClick={() => notify.info('Print — coming soon.')}>
+                Print Profile
+              </Button>
+            </Stack>
+          </Group>
+        ) : (
+          <Alert color="red">Profile not found.</Alert>
+        )}
+      </Paper>
+
+      {/* Tabs */}
+      {!loading && profile && (
+        <Tabs value={activeTab} onChange={setActiveTab} variant="outline">
+          <Tabs.List mb="md">
+            <Tabs.Tab value="overview"       leftSection={<IconLayoutDashboard size={15} />}>Overview</Tabs.Tab>
+            <Tabs.Tab value="training"       leftSection={<IconBook size={15} />}>Training</Tabs.Tab>
+            <Tabs.Tab value="medical"        leftSection={<IconHeartbeat size={15} />}>Medical</Tabs.Tab>
+            <Tabs.Tab value="sea-service"    leftSection={<IconShip size={15} />}>Sea Service</Tabs.Tab>
+            <Tabs.Tab value="certifications" leftSection={<IconCertificate size={15} />}>Certifications</Tabs.Tab>
+            <Tabs.Tab value="history"        leftSection={<IconHistory size={15} />}>History</Tabs.Tab>
+          </Tabs.List>
+
+          <Tabs.Panel value="overview">
+            <OverviewTab profile={profile} onStatusChange={handleStatusChange} />
+          </Tabs.Panel>
+
+          <Tabs.Panel value="training">
+            <TrainingTab records={profile.training} onAdd={trainingModalHandlers.open} />
+          </Tabs.Panel>
+
+          <Tabs.Panel value="medical">
+            <MedicalTab records={profile.medical} onAdd={medicalModalHandlers.open} />
+          </Tabs.Panel>
+
+          <Tabs.Panel value="sea-service">
+            <SeaServiceTab records={profile.seaService} onAdd={seaServiceModalHandlers.open} />
+          </Tabs.Panel>
+
+          <Tabs.Panel value="certifications">
+            <CertificationsTab records={profile.certifications} onAdd={certModalHandlers.open} />
+          </Tabs.Panel>
+
+          <Tabs.Panel value="history">
+            <HistoryTab entries={profile.history} />
+          </Tabs.Panel>
+        </Tabs>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Modals */}
+      <AddTrainingModal  opened={trainingModal}   onClose={trainingModalHandlers.close} />
+      <AddMedicalModal   opened={medicalModal}    onClose={medicalModalHandlers.close} />
+      <AddSeaServiceModal opened={seaServiceModal} onClose={seaServiceModalHandlers.close} />
+      <AddCertModal      opened={certModal}       onClose={certModalHandlers.close} />
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerRegistrationPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerRegistrationPage.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index ad4bca49c..000000000
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerRegistrationPage.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,268 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  Alert,
-  Badge,
-  Button,
-  Card,
-  Group,
-  List,
-  Loader,
-  Paper,
-  Progress,
-  Stack,
-  Text,
-  Title,
-} from '@mantine/core';
-import {
-  IconAnchor,
-  IconArrowRight,
-  IconCircleCheck,
-  IconClipboardList,
-  IconInfoCircle,
-} from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
-import {
-  STATUS_COLORS,
-  STATUS_LABELS,
-  STATUS_PROGRESS,
-  TERMINAL_STATUSES,
-  useGetMyApplicationsQuery,
-} from '@ema-platform/api';
-import {
-  PORTAL_PERMISSIONS,
-  RequirePermission,
-  useCurrentProfile,
-} from '@ema-platform/auth';
-
-const REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY = 'SEAFARER_REGISTRATION';
-
-const DEPARTMENT_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
-  DECK: 'Deck',
-  ENGINE: 'Engine',
-  CATERING: 'Catering',
-};
-
-const SEAFARER_STATUS_COLORS: Record<string, string> = {
-  ACTIVE: 'green',
-  PENDING: 'yellow',
-  SUSPENDED: 'orange',
-  INACTIVE: 'gray',
-};
-
-/**
- * The seafarer's registration home (US-SEA-001…007).
- *
- * Registration itself runs through the config-driven licensing wizard — this
- * page is the state machine around it: start a registration, resume or track
- * the one in flight, or show the registered identity once approved.
- */
-export function SeafarerRegistrationPage() {
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const { profile, isLoading: loadingProfile } = useCurrentProfile();
-  const { data: applications, isLoading: loadingApplications } =
-    useGetMyApplicationsQuery();
-
-  // The latest registration application, in flight or decided.
-  const registration = useMemo(() => {
-    const mine = (applications?.items ?? []).filter(
-      (app) => app.licenseType?.key === REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY,
-    );
-    return mine.sort(
-      (a, b) => new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(a.createdAt).getTime(),
-    )[0];
-  }, [applications]);
-
-  if (loadingProfile || loadingApplications) {
-    return (
-      <Group justify="center" py="xl">
-        <Loader />
-      </Group>
-    );
-  }
-
-  // ------------------------------------------------------------- registered
-  if (profile?.seafarerNumber) {
-    const status = profile.seafarerStatus ?? 'ACTIVE';
-    return (
-      <Stack maw={720} mx="auto">
-        <Title order={2}>Seafarer Registration</Title>
-        <Card withBorder radius="md" p="xl">
-          <Stack>
-            <Group justify="space-between">
-              <Group>
-                <IconCircleCheck size={32} color="var(--mantine-color-green-6)" />
-                <div>
-                  <Text fw={700} size="lg">
-                    Registered Seafarer
-                  </Text>
-                  <Text c="dimmed" size="sm">
-                    Your official seafarer profile with the Ethiopian Maritime
-                    Authority.
-                  </Text>
-                </div>
-              </Group>
-              <Badge color={SEAFARER_STATUS_COLORS[status] ?? 'gray'} size="lg">
-                {status}
-              </Badge>
-            </Group>
-            <Group gap="xl" mt="sm">
-              <div>
-                <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase">
-                  Seafarer Number
-                </Text>
-                <Text fw={700} ff="monospace" size="lg">
-                  {profile.seafarerNumber}
-                </Text>
-              </div>
-              {profile.seafarerDepartment && (
-                <div>
-                  <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase">
-                    Department
-                  </Text>
-                  <Text fw={600}>
-                    {DEPARTMENT_LABELS[profile.seafarerDepartment] ??
-                      profile.seafarerDepartment}
-                  </Text>
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </Group>
-            {status === 'SUSPENDED' && profile.seafarerStatusReason && (
-              <Alert color="orange" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={16} />}>
-                Your profile is suspended: {profile.seafarerStatusReason}
-              </Alert>
-            )}
-          </Stack>
-        </Card>
-        <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="lg">
-          <Group justify="space-between">
-            <div>
-              <Text fw={600}>Sea service &amp; medical records</Text>
-              <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
-                Keep your sea-service history and medical certificates up to
-                date — certificate and seaman-book applications draw on them.
-              </Text>
-            </div>
-            <Button
-              variant="light"
-              rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={16} />}
-              onClick={() => navigate('/seafarer/records')}
-            >
-              My records
-            </Button>
-          </Group>
-        </Paper>
-      </Stack>
-    );
-  }
-
-  // -------------------------------------------------------------- in flight
-  if (registration && !TERMINAL_STATUSES.includes(registration.status)) {
-    const isDraft = registration.status === 'DRAFT';
-    const needsAction = registration.status === 'RESUBMIT_REQUIRED';
-    return (
-      <Stack maw={720} mx="auto">
-        <Title order={2}>Seafarer Registration</Title>
-        <Card withBorder radius="md" p="xl">
-          <Stack>
-            <Group justify="space-between">
-              <div>
-                <Text fw={700}>{registration.applicationNumber}</Text>
-                <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
-                  Submitted registrations are reviewed by an EMA registration
-                  officer; you will be notified of every decision.
-                </Text>
-              </div>
-              <Badge color={STATUS_COLORS[registration.status]} size="lg">
-                {STATUS_LABELS[registration.status]}
-              </Badge>
-            </Group>
-            <Progress value={STATUS_PROGRESS[registration.status]} />
-            {needsAction && (
-              <Alert color="orange" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={16} />}>
-                The registration officer asked for corrections. Open the
-                application to see exactly what needs fixing.
-              </Alert>
-            )}
-            <Group>
-              <Button
-                rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={16} />}
-                onClick={() =>
-                  navigate(
-                    isDraft || needsAction
-                      ? `/licensing/${REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY}/apply`
-                      : `/licensing/${REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY}/applications/${registration.id}`,
-                  )
-                }
-              >
-                {isDraft
-                  ? 'Continue registration'
-                  : needsAction
-                    ? 'Fix and resubmit'
-                    : 'View application'}
-              </Button>
-            </Group>
-          </Stack>
-        </Card>
-      </Stack>
-    );
-  }
-
-  // ------------------------------------------------------- not yet started
-  return (
-    <Stack maw={720} mx="auto">
-      <Title order={2}>Seafarer Registration</Title>
-      {registration?.status === 'REJECTED' && (
-        <Alert color="red" title="Previous registration rejected">
-          {registration.rejectionReason ??
-            'Your previous registration was rejected. You may register again.'}
-        </Alert>
-      )}
-      <Card withBorder radius="md" p="xl">
-        <Stack>
-          <Group>
-            <IconAnchor size={32} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" />
-            <div>
-              <Text fw={700} size="lg">
-                Register as a seafarer
-              </Text>
-              <Text c="dimmed" size="sm">
-                Approval creates your official seafarer profile with a unique
-                seafarer number — the identity every maritime service builds on.
-              </Text>
-            </div>
-          </Group>
-          <Text fw={600} size="sm" mt="sm">
-            You will need:
-          </Text>
-          <List
-            size="sm"
-            spacing={4}
-            icon={<IconClipboardList size={16} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-5)" />}
-          >
-            <List.Item>A passport-size photograph</List.Item>
-            <List.Item>Your National ID (Fayda) or Kebele ID</List.Item>
-            <List.Item>Your educational certificate</List.Item>
-            <List.Item>
-              A medical fitness certificate and passport, if you already hold
-              them
-            </List.Item>
-          </List>
-          <Group mt="md">
-            <RequirePermission
-              anyOf={[PORTAL_PERMISSIONS.APPLY_SEAFARER_REGISTRATION]}
-              hideOnly
-            >
-              <Button
-                size="md"
-                rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={18} />}
-                onClick={() => navigate(`/licensing/${REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY}/apply`)}
-              >
-                Start registration
-              </Button>
-            </RequirePermission>
-          </Group>
-        </Stack>
-      </Card>
-    </Stack>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbbc6e310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerRegistryPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  ActionIcon,
+  Badge,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  Group,
+  Loader,
+  Menu,
+  Paper,
+  Select,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Skeleton,
+  Stack,
+  Table,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+  rem,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAnchor,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconClock,
+  IconDotsVertical,
+  IconEdit,
+  IconEye,
+  IconFileExport,
+  IconSearch,
+  IconUserCheck,
+  IconUsers,
+  IconUserX,
+  IconX,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Types
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export interface Seafarer {
+  id: string;
+  seafarerId: string;
+  firstName: string;
+  lastName: string;
+  email: string;
+  gender: 'Male' | 'Female';
+  nationality: string;
+  mobile: string;
+  region: string;
+  registeredAt: string;
+  medicalStatus: 'Fit' | 'Unfit' | 'Pending';
+  bookStatus: 'Active' | 'Expired' | 'Suspended' | 'Pending';
+  status: 'Active' | 'Pending' | 'Suspended';
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Dummy API — replace with real fetch later
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+async function fetchSeafarers(): Promise<Seafarer[]> {
+  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 900));
+  return [
+    {
+      id: '1',
+      seafarerId: 'SF-2024-0001',
+      firstName: 'Abebe',
+      lastName: 'Girma',
+      email: 'abebe.g@email.com',
+      gender: 'Male',
+      nationality: 'Ethiopian',
+      mobile: '+251 911 234 567',
+      region: 'Addis Ababa',
+      registeredAt: '2024-01-10',
+      medicalStatus: 'Fit',
+      bookStatus: 'Active',
+      status: 'Active',
+    },
+    {
+      id: '2',
+      seafarerId: 'SF-2024-0002',
+      firstName: 'Sara',
+      lastName: 'Tadesse',
+      email: 'sara.t@email.com',
+      gender: 'Female',
+      nationality: 'Ethiopian',
+      mobile: '+251 922 345 678',
+      region: 'Dire Dawa',
+      registeredAt: '2024-02-14',
+      medicalStatus: 'Pending',
+      bookStatus: 'Pending',
+      status: 'Pending',
+    },
+    {
+      id: '3',
+      seafarerId: 'SF-2024-0003',
+      firstName: 'Dawit',
+      lastName: 'Bekele',
+      email: 'dawit.b@email.com',
+      gender: 'Male',
+      nationality: 'Ethiopian',
+      mobile: '+251 933 456 789',
+      region: 'Oromia',
+      registeredAt: '2024-03-05',
+      medicalStatus: 'Fit',
+      bookStatus: 'Expired',
+      status: 'Suspended',
+    },
+    {
+      id: '4',
+      seafarerId: 'SF-2024-0004',
+      firstName: 'Hana',
+      lastName: 'Mulugeta',
+      email: 'hana.m@email.com',
+      gender: 'Female',
+      nationality: 'Ethiopian',
+      mobile: '+251 944 567 890',
+      region: 'Amhara',
+      registeredAt: '2024-04-20',
+      medicalStatus: 'Fit',
+      bookStatus: 'Active',
+      status: 'Active',
+    },
+  ];
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Stat card
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function StatCard({
+  label,
+  value,
+  icon: Icon,
+  color,
+  loading,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  value: number;
+  icon: typeof IconUsers;
+  color: string;
+  loading: boolean;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <Card withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between" wrap="nowrap">
+        <div>
+          {loading ? (
+            <Skeleton height={28} width={40} mb={6} />
+          ) : (
+            <Title order={2} lh={1}>{value}</Title>
+          )}
+          <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed" mt={4}>{label}</Text>
+        </div>
+        <ThemeIcon variant="light" color={color} size={46} radius="md">
+          <Icon size={22} stroke={1.6} />
+        </ThemeIcon>
+      </Group>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Status badges
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const STATUS_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
+  Active: 'teal',
+  Pending: 'yellow',
+  Suspended: 'red',
+  Expired: 'orange',
+  Fit: 'teal',
+  Unfit: 'red',
+};
+
+function StatusBadge({ value }: { value: string }) {
+  return (
+    <Badge
+      color={STATUS_COLOR[value] ?? 'gray'}
+      variant="light"
+      radius="sm"
+      size="sm"
+    >
+      {value}
+    </Badge>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main page
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function SeafarerRegistryPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [seafarers, setSeafarers] = useState<Seafarer[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
+  const [statusFilter, setStatusFilter] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetchSeafarers()
+      .then(setSeafarers)
+      .catch(() => notify.error('Failed to load seafarers.'))
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, []);
+
+  const stats = {
+    total: seafarers.length,
+    active: seafarers.filter((s) => s.status === 'Active').length,
+    pending: seafarers.filter((s) => s.status === 'Pending').length,
+    suspended: seafarers.filter((s) => s.status === 'Suspended').length,
+  };
+
+  const filtered = seafarers.filter((s) => {
+    const q = search.toLowerCase();
+    const matchSearch =
+      !q ||
+      s.seafarerId.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+      `${s.firstName} ${s.lastName}`.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+      s.mobile.includes(q) ||
+      s.email.toLowerCase().includes(q);
+    const matchStatus = !statusFilter || s.status === statusFilter;
+    return matchSearch && matchStatus;
+  });
+
+  const rows = filtered.map((s) => (
+    <Table.Tr key={s.id}>
+      <Table.Td>
+        <Text fz="sm" fw={600} c="blue.7" style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} onClick={() => navigate(`/seafarer-registry/${s.id}`)}>
+          {s.seafarerId}
+        </Text>
+      </Table.Td>
+      <Table.Td>
+        <div>
+          <Text fz="sm" fw={500}>{s.firstName} {s.lastName}</Text>
+          <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{s.email}</Text>
+        </div>
+      </Table.Td>
+      <Table.Td><Text fz="sm">{s.gender}</Text></Table.Td>
+      <Table.Td><Text fz="sm">{s.nationality}</Text></Table.Td>
+      <Table.Td><Text fz="sm">{s.mobile}</Text></Table.Td>
+      <Table.Td><Text fz="sm">{s.region}</Text></Table.Td>
+      <Table.Td><Text fz="sm">{s.registeredAt}</Text></Table.Td>
+      <Table.Td><StatusBadge value={s.medicalStatus} /></Table.Td>
+      <Table.Td><StatusBadge value={s.bookStatus} /></Table.Td>
+      <Table.Td><StatusBadge value={s.status} /></Table.Td>
+      <Table.Td>
+        <Menu position="bottom-end" shadow="sm" width={160} withinPortal>
+          <Menu.Target>
+            <ActionIcon variant="subtle" color="gray" size="sm">
+              <IconDotsVertical size={15} />
+            </ActionIcon>
+          </Menu.Target>
+          <Menu.Dropdown>
+            <Menu.Item leftSection={<IconEye size={14} />} onClick={() => navigate(`/seafarer-registry/${s.id}`)}>
+              View
+            </Menu.Item>
+            <Menu.Item leftSection={<IconEdit size={14} />} onClick={() => navigate(`/seafarer-registry/${s.id}`)}>
+              Edit
+            </Menu.Item>
+            <Menu.Divider />
+            <Menu.Item leftSection={<IconX size={14} />} color="red" onClick={() => notify.info('Suspend — coming soon.')}>
+              Suspend
+            </Menu.Item>
+          </Menu.Dropdown>
+        </Menu>
+      </Table.Td>
+    </Table.Tr>
+  ));
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      {/* Header */}
+      <Group justify="space-between" align="flex-start">
+        <div>
+          <Title order={3}>Seafarer Registry</Title>
+          <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Manage all registered seafarers</Text>
+        </div>
+        <Button
+          leftSection={<IconAnchor size={16} />}
+          onClick={() => navigate('/seafarer-registration')}
+        >
+          + New Registration
+        </Button>
+      </Group>
+
+      {/* Stats */}
+      <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 2, sm: 4 }} spacing="md">
+        <StatCard label="Total Seafarers" value={stats.total} icon={IconUsers}     color="blue"   loading={loading} />
+        <StatCard label="Active"          value={stats.active} icon={IconUserCheck} color="teal"   loading={loading} />
+        <StatCard label="Pending"         value={stats.pending} icon={IconClock}    color="yellow" loading={loading} />
+        <StatCard label="Suspended"       value={stats.suspended} icon={IconUserX}  color="red"    loading={loading} />
+      </SimpleGrid>
+
+      {/* Table card */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="md">
+        {/* Toolbar */}
+        <Group p="md" justify="space-between" wrap="wrap" gap="sm">
+          <Text fw={600}>Seafarer List</Text>
+          <Group gap="sm" wrap="nowrap">
+            <TextInput
+              placeholder="Search by name, ID or mobile…"
+              leftSection={<IconSearch size={15} />}
+              value={search}
+              onChange={(e) => setSearch(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              style={{ minWidth: rem(260) }}
+              size="sm"
+              rightSection={
+                search ? (
+                  <ActionIcon variant="subtle" size="sm" onClick={() => setSearch('')}>
+                    <IconX size={13} />
+                  </ActionIcon>
+                ) : null
+              }
+            />
+            <Select
+              placeholder="All Status"
+              data={['Active', 'Pending', 'Suspended']}
+              value={statusFilter}
+              onChange={setStatusFilter}
+              clearable
+              size="sm"
+              style={{ width: rem(140) }}
+            />
+            <ActionIcon
+              variant="default"
+              size={34}
+              title="Export"
+              onClick={() => notify.info('Export — coming soon.')}
+            >
+              <IconFileExport size={16} />
+            </ActionIcon>
+          </Group>
+        </Group>
+
+        {/* Table */}
+        {loading ? (
+          <Stack gap="xs" p="md">
+            {[...Array(4)].map((_, i) => <Skeleton key={i} height={44} radius="sm" />)}
+          </Stack>
+        ) : filtered.length === 0 ? (
+          <Box py="xl" ta="center">
+            <ThemeIcon variant="light" color="gray" size={48} radius="xl" mx="auto" mb="sm">
+              <IconUsers size={22} />
+            </ThemeIcon>
+            <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">No seafarers found</Text>
+            {(search || statusFilter) && (
+              <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" mt="xs" onClick={() => { setSearch(''); setStatusFilter(null); }}>
+                Clear filters
+              </Button>
+            )}
+          </Box>
+        ) : (
+          <Table highlightOnHover striped withColumnBorders={false} verticalSpacing="sm" fz="sm">
+            <Table.Thead bg="var(--mantine-color-default-hover)">
+              <Table.Tr>
+                {['Seafarer ID', 'Name', 'Gender', 'Nationality', 'Mobile', 'Region', 'Reg. Date', 'Medical', 'Book Status', 'Status', ''].map((h) => (
+                  <Table.Th key={h} style={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap', fontSize: rem(11), textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.04em', color: 'var(--mantine-color-dimmed)' }}>
+                    {h}
+                  </Table.Th>
+                ))}
+              </Table.Tr>
+            </Table.Thead>
+            <Table.Tbody>{rows}</Table.Tbody>
+          </Table>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Footer */}
+        {!loading && filtered.length > 0 && (
+          <Group px="md" py="sm" justify="space-between">
+            <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Showing {filtered.length} of {seafarers.length} seafarers</Text>
+            <Group gap={4}>
+              <IconCheck size={13} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+              <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Data loaded</Text>
+            </Group>
+          </Group>
+        )}
+      </Paper>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/seaman-book/pages/SeamanBookApplicationPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/seaman-book/pages/SeamanBookApplicationPage.tsx
index ab1898fb2..48c0a150e 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/seaman-book/pages/SeamanBookApplicationPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/seaman-book/pages/SeamanBookApplicationPage.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,595 @@
-import { Container } from '@mantine/core';
-import { FeatureUnavailable } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Badge,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  Divider,
+  FileButton,
+  Group,
+  Paper,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  Title,
+  rem,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAlertTriangle,
+  IconArrowLeft,
+  IconArrowRight,
+  IconBook2,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconCircleCheck,
+  IconCreditCard,
+  IconHeart,
+  IconId,
+  IconInfoCircle,
+  IconShieldCheck,
+  IconTrash,
+  IconUpload,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
 
-/**
- * Placeholder until this feature has a backend.
- *
- * This page previously rendered invented figures/records that were
- * indistinguishable from real ones.
- */
-export function SeamanBookApplicationPage() {
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Steps
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const STEPS = [
+  { label: 'Relevant Certificate' },
+  { label: 'Medical Certificate' },
+  { label: 'Payment' },
+  { label: 'Review & Submit' },
+];
+
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Fee table — Seaman Book + BTC shown separately, paid together
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const FEES = [
+  { label: 'Seaman Book — Application Fee',          amount: 500 },
+  { label: 'Seaman Book — Document Verification Fee',amount: 200 },
+  { label: 'Basic Training Certificate (BTC) — Application Fee', amount: 300 },
+  { label: 'BTC — Document Verification Fee',        amount: 100 },
+  { label: 'BSID — Application Fee',                amount: 100 },
+  { label: 'BSID — Card Production Fee',            amount: 150 },
+];
+const TOTAL = FEES.reduce((s, f) => s + f.amount, 0);
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Step indicator
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function StepIndicator({ active, completed }: { active: number; completed: number[] }) {
   return (
-    <Container size="lg" py="xl">
-      <FeatureUnavailable
-        title="Apply for a Seaman Book"
-        description="Seaman Book applications are not connected to the backend yet."
-      />
-    </Container>
+    <Box mb={32}>
+      <Group gap={0} align="center" wrap="nowrap">
+        {STEPS.map((step, i) => {
+          const isDone = completed.includes(i);
+          const isCurrent = active === i;
+          return (
+            <Group key={i} gap={0} align="center" style={{ flex: i < STEPS.length - 1 ? 1 : 'none' }}>
+              <Stack gap={4} align="center" style={{ minWidth: rem(40) }}>
+                <Box style={{
+                  width: rem(40), height: rem(40), borderRadius: '50%',
+                  display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center',
+                  backgroundColor: isDone ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-8)' : isCurrent ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-7)' : 'var(--mantine-color-gray-1)',
+                  border: isCurrent ? '2.5px solid var(--mantine-color-blue-5)' : '2px solid transparent',
+                  boxShadow: isCurrent || isDone ? '0 2px 8px rgba(34,139,230,0.2)' : 'none',
+                  flexShrink: 0, transition: 'all 0.2s ease',
+                }}>
+                  {isDone ? <IconCheck size={18} color="white" stroke={2.5} /> : (
+                    <Text fw={700} fz="sm" c={isCurrent ? 'white' : 'gray.5'}>{i + 1}</Text>
+                  )}
+                </Box>
+                <Text fz="xs" fw={isCurrent ? 700 : 400} c={isCurrent ? 'blue.7' : 'dimmed'} style={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+                  {isDone ? `${step.label} ✓` : step.label}
+                </Text>
+              </Stack>
+              {i < STEPS.length - 1 && (
+                <Box style={{
+                  flex: 1, height: rem(2),
+                  backgroundColor: isDone ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-8)' : 'var(--mantine-color-gray-2)',
+                  marginBottom: rem(22),
+                }} />
+              )}
+            </Group>
+          );
+        })}
+      </Group>
+    </Box>
   );
 }
 
-export default SeamanBookApplicationPage;
+function SectionHead({ title }: { title: string }) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Divider mt="md" mb="xs" />
+      <Text fw={600} fz="sm" tt="uppercase" c="gray.6">{title}</Text>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function ReviewRow({ label, value }: { label: string; value: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={600} lh={1.2}>{label}</Text>
+      <Text fz="sm" mt={2}>{value || '—'}</Text>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main page
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function SeamanBookApplicationPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [active, setActive] = useState(0);
+  const [completed, setCompleted] = useState<number[]>([]);
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+
+  // Relevant Certificate
+  const [relCertNumber, setRelCertNumber] = useState('');
+  const [relIssuer, setRelIssuer] = useState('');
+  const [relIssueDate, setRelIssueDate] = useState('');
+  const [relExpiryDate, setRelExpiryDate] = useState('');
+  const [relFile, setRelFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
+  const relResetRef = useRef<() => void>(null);
+
+  // Medical
+  const [medCertNumber, setMedCertNumber] = useState('');
+  const [medIssuer, setMedIssuer] = useState('');
+  const [medIssueDate, setMedIssueDate] = useState('');
+  const [medExpiryDate, setMedExpiryDate] = useState('');
+  const [medFile, setMedFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
+  const medResetRef = useRef<() => void>(null);
+
+  // Payment
+  const [paymentMethod, setPaymentMethod] = useState<'cbe' | 'telebirr' | null>(null);
+  const [paymentRef, setPaymentRef] = useState('');
+  const [paymentDate, setPaymentDate] = useState('');
+  const [paymentFile, setPaymentFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
+  const payResetRef = useRef<() => void>(null);
+
+  // Validation
+  const relComplete = !!relFile && !!relCertNumber.trim() && !!relIssuer.trim() && !!relIssueDate && !!relExpiryDate;
+  const medComplete = !!medFile && !!medCertNumber.trim() && !!medIssuer.trim() && !!medIssueDate && !!medExpiryDate;
+  const payComplete = !!paymentMethod && !!paymentRef.trim() && !!paymentDate;
+
+  const canNext = () => {
+    if (active === 0) return relComplete;
+    if (active === 1) return medComplete;
+    if (active === 2) return payComplete;
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  const next = () => {
+    setCompleted((prev) => prev.includes(active) ? prev : [...prev, active]);
+    setActive((c) => c + 1);
+  };
+  const prev = () => setActive((c) => c - 1);
+
+  const handleSubmit = async () => {
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    try {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1400));
+      notify.success('Application submitted! Reference: SB-BTC-2025-001');
+      navigate('/seaman-book');
+    } catch {
+      notify.error('Submission failed. Please try again.');
+    } finally {
+      setSubmitting(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <div>
+        <Title order={3}>Seaman Book, BTC & BSID Application</Title>
+        <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">
+          One application covers your Seaman Book, Basic Training Certificate (BTC), and BSID — Step {active + 1} of {STEPS.length}
+        </Text>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* What you will receive banner */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md" bg="blue.0" style={{ borderColor: 'var(--mantine-color-blue-2)' }}>
+        <Group gap="lg" wrap="wrap">
+          <Group gap="xs">
+            <IconBook2 size={18} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" stroke={1.5} />
+            <Text fz="sm" fw={600} c="blue.8">Seaman Book</Text>
+          </Group>
+          <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">+</Text>
+          <Group gap="xs">
+            <IconShieldCheck size={18} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" stroke={1.5} />
+            <Text fz="sm" fw={600} c="teal.8">Basic Training Certificate (BTC)</Text>
+          </Group>
+          <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">+</Text>
+          <Group gap="xs">
+            <IconId size={18} color="var(--mantine-color-violet-6)" stroke={1.5} />
+            <Text fz="sm" fw={600} c="violet.8">BSID (Biometric Seafarer ID)</Text>
+          </Group>
+        </Group>
+      </Paper>
+
+      <StepIndicator active={active} completed={completed} />
+
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+        <Group justify="space-between" mb="lg">
+          <Text fw={700} fz="lg">{STEPS[active]?.label}</Text>
+          <Badge variant="light" color="blue" radius="md">Step {active + 1} of {STEPS.length}</Badge>
+        </Group>
+
+        {/* ── Step 1: Relevant Certificate ────────────────────────────── */}
+        {active === 0 && (
+          <Stack gap="md">
+            <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={17} />}>
+              Upload your relevant certificate issued by an EMA-approved training institution. This is the prerequisite for your Basic Training Certificate (BTC).
+            </Alert>
+            <SectionHead title="Relevant Certificate Details" />
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+              <TextInput
+                label="Certificate Number"
+                placeholder="e.g. CERT-2024-001"
+                required
+                value={relCertNumber}
+                onChange={(e) => setRelCertNumber(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="Issuing Institution"
+                placeholder="e.g. Bahirdar Maritime School"
+                required
+                value={relIssuer}
+                onChange={(e) => setRelIssuer(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+            </SimpleGrid>
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+              <TextInput
+                label="Issue Date"
+                type="date"
+                required
+                value={relIssueDate}
+                onChange={(e) => setRelIssueDate(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="Expiry Date"
+                type="date"
+                required
+                value={relExpiryDate}
+                onChange={(e) => setRelExpiryDate(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+            </SimpleGrid>
+            <SectionHead title="Upload Certificate" />
+            <Card
+              withBorder
+              radius="md"
+              p="md"
+              style={{
+                borderStyle: relFile ? 'solid' : 'dashed',
+                borderColor: relFile ? 'var(--mantine-color-teal-5)' : 'var(--mantine-color-default-border)',
+                maxWidth: rem(420),
+              }}
+            >
+              <Group gap="sm" mb="sm" wrap="nowrap">
+                <Box style={{
+                  width: rem(40), height: rem(40), borderRadius: rem(8),
+                  background: relFile ? 'var(--mantine-color-teal-light)' : 'var(--mantine-color-blue-light)',
+                  display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', flexShrink: 0,
+                }}>
+                  <IconShieldCheck size={20} color={relFile ? 'var(--mantine-color-teal-6)' : 'var(--mantine-color-blue-6)'} stroke={1.5} />
+                </Box>
+                <div>
+                  <Text fw={600} fz="sm">Relevant Certificate <Text span c="red">*</Text></Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">PDF, JPG or PNG — max 5MB</Text>
+                </div>
+              </Group>
+              {relFile ? (
+                <Group gap="xs">
+                  <IconCircleCheck size={15} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="teal.7" style={{ flex: 1 }} truncate>{relFile.name}</Text>
+                  <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" color="red" onClick={() => { setRelFile(null); relResetRef.current?.(); }}>
+                    <IconTrash size={13} />
+                  </Button>
+                </Group>
+              ) : (
+                <FileButton resetRef={relResetRef} onChange={setRelFile} accept="application/pdf,image/jpeg,image/png">
+                  {(props) => (
+                    <Button size="sm" variant="default" leftSection={<IconUpload size={14} />} fullWidth {...props}>
+                      Choose File
+                    </Button>
+                  )}
+                </FileButton>
+              )}
+            </Card>
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+
+        {/* ── Step 2: Medical ─────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+        {active === 1 && (
+          <Stack gap="md">
+            <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={17} />}>
+              Upload your valid medical certificate from an EMA-approved medical centre. Required for both Seaman Book and BTC issuance.
+            </Alert>
+            <SectionHead title="Medical Certificate Details" />
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+              <TextInput label="Certificate Number" placeholder="e.g. MC-2024-001" required value={medCertNumber} onChange={(e) => setMedCertNumber(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+              <TextInput label="Issuing Medical Centre" placeholder="e.g. EMA Medical Centre" required value={medIssuer} onChange={(e) => setMedIssuer(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+            </SimpleGrid>
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+              <TextInput label="Issue Date" type="date" required value={medIssueDate} onChange={(e) => setMedIssueDate(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+              <TextInput label="Expiry Date" type="date" required value={medExpiryDate} onChange={(e) => setMedExpiryDate(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+            </SimpleGrid>
+            <SectionHead title="Upload Certificate" />
+            <Card withBorder radius="md" p="md" style={{
+              borderStyle: medFile ? 'solid' : 'dashed',
+              borderColor: medFile ? 'var(--mantine-color-teal-5)' : 'var(--mantine-color-default-border)',
+              maxWidth: rem(420),
+            }}>
+              <Group gap="sm" mb="sm" wrap="nowrap">
+                <Box style={{
+                  width: rem(40), height: rem(40), borderRadius: rem(8),
+                  background: medFile ? 'var(--mantine-color-teal-light)' : 'var(--mantine-color-blue-light)',
+                  display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', flexShrink: 0,
+                }}>
+                  <IconHeart size={20} color={medFile ? 'var(--mantine-color-teal-6)' : 'var(--mantine-color-blue-6)'} stroke={1.5} />
+                </Box>
+                <div>
+                  <Text fw={600} fz="sm">Medical Certificate <Text span c="red">*</Text></Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">PDF, JPG or PNG — max 5MB</Text>
+                </div>
+              </Group>
+              {medFile ? (
+                <Group gap="xs">
+                  <IconCircleCheck size={15} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="teal.7" style={{ flex: 1 }} truncate>{medFile.name}</Text>
+                  <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" color="red" onClick={() => { setMedFile(null); medResetRef.current?.(); }}>
+                    <IconTrash size={13} />
+                  </Button>
+                </Group>
+              ) : (
+                <FileButton resetRef={medResetRef} onChange={setMedFile} accept="application/pdf,image/jpeg,image/png">
+                  {(props) => (
+                    <Button size="sm" variant="default" leftSection={<IconUpload size={14} />} fullWidth {...props}>
+                      Choose File
+                    </Button>
+                  )}
+                </FileButton>
+              )}
+            </Card>
+            <Alert variant="light" color="yellow" icon={<IconAlertTriangle size={17} />}>
+              Only certificates from <strong>EMA-approved medical centres</strong> are accepted.
+            </Alert>
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+
+        {/* ── Step 3: Payment ─────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+        {active === 2 && (
+          <Stack gap="md">
+            {/* Fee breakdown — SB + BTC shown separately */}
+            <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md" bg="gray.0">
+              <Text fw={700} fz="sm" mb="xs">Fee Breakdown</Text>
+              <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" mb="md">Your payment covers both the Seaman Book and Basic Training Certificate (BTC).</Text>
+
+              {/* SB fees */}
+              <Text fz="xs" fw={700} tt="uppercase" c="blue.7" mb={6}>Seaman Book</Text>
+              {FEES.filter(f => f.label.startsWith('Seaman Book')).map(({ label, amount }) => (
+                <Group key={label} justify="space-between" mb={4}>
+                  <Text fz="sm">{label.replace('Seaman Book — ', '')}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="sm" fw={500}>ETB {amount.toFixed(2)}</Text>
+                </Group>
+              ))}
+
+              <Divider my="xs" />
+
+              {/* BTC fees */}
+              <Text fz="xs" fw={700} tt="uppercase" c="teal.7" mb={6}>Basic Training Certificate (BTC)</Text>
+              {FEES.filter(f => f.label.startsWith('Basic Training') || f.label.startsWith('BTC')).map(({ label, amount }) => (
+                <Group key={label} justify="space-between" mb={4}>
+                  <Text fz="sm">{label.replace('Basic Training Certificate (BTC) — ', '').replace('BTC — ', '')}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="sm" fw={500}>ETB {amount.toFixed(2)}</Text>
+                </Group>
+              ))}
+
+              <Divider my="xs" />
+
+              {/* BSID fees */}
+              <Divider my="xs" />
+              <Text fz="xs" fw={700} tt="uppercase" c="violet.7" mb={6}>BSID (Biometric Seafarer ID)</Text>
+              {FEES.filter(f => f.label.startsWith('BSID')).map(({ label, amount }) => (
+                <Group key={label} justify="space-between" mb={4}>
+                  <Text fz="sm">{label.replace('BSID — ', '')}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="sm" fw={500}>ETB {amount.toFixed(2)}</Text>
+                </Group>
+              ))}
+
+              <Divider mt="xs" mb="sm" />
+              <Group justify="space-between">
+                <Text fz="sm" fw={800}>Total Amount Due</Text>
+                <Text fz="md" fw={800} c="blue">ETB {TOTAL.toFixed(2)}</Text>
+              </Group>
+            </Paper>
+
+            <SectionHead title="Select Payment Method" />
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md" style={{ maxWidth: rem(600) }}>
+              {/* CBE */}
+              <Card withBorder radius="md" p="md" onClick={() => { setPaymentMethod('cbe'); setPaymentRef(''); }}
+                style={{
+                  cursor: 'pointer',
+                  borderColor: paymentMethod === 'cbe' ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-6)' : 'var(--mantine-color-default-border)',
+                  borderWidth: paymentMethod === 'cbe' ? 2 : 1,
+                  background: paymentMethod === 'cbe' ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-light)' : undefined,
+                }}>
+                <Group gap="sm" wrap="nowrap">
+                  <Box style={{
+                    width: rem(44), height: rem(44), borderRadius: rem(8), flexShrink: 0,
+                    background: 'var(--mantine-color-blue-light)',
+                    display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center',
+                  }}>
+                    <IconCreditCard size={22} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" stroke={1.5} />
+                  </Box>
+                  <div>
+                    <Text fw={700} fz="sm">CBE Bank Transfer</Text>
+                    <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Commercial Bank of Ethiopia</Text>
+                  </div>
+                  {paymentMethod === 'cbe' && <IconCircleCheck size={18} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" style={{ marginLeft: 'auto' }} />}
+                </Group>
+              </Card>
+
+              {/* Telebirr */}
+              <Card withBorder radius="md" p="md" onClick={() => { setPaymentMethod('telebirr'); setPaymentRef(''); }}
+                style={{
+                  cursor: 'pointer',
+                  borderColor: paymentMethod === 'telebirr' ? 'var(--mantine-color-violet-6)' : 'var(--mantine-color-default-border)',
+                  borderWidth: paymentMethod === 'telebirr' ? 2 : 1,
+                  background: paymentMethod === 'telebirr' ? 'var(--mantine-color-violet-light)' : undefined,
+                }}>
+                <Group gap="sm" wrap="nowrap">
+                  <Box style={{
+                    width: rem(44), height: rem(44), borderRadius: rem(8), flexShrink: 0,
+                    background: 'var(--mantine-color-violet-light)',
+                    display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center',
+                  }}>
+                    <IconCreditCard size={22} color="var(--mantine-color-violet-6)" stroke={1.5} />
+                  </Box>
+                  <div>
+                    <Text fw={700} fz="sm">Telebirr</Text>
+                    <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Ethio Telecom Mobile Money</Text>
+                  </div>
+                  {paymentMethod === 'telebirr' && <IconCircleCheck size={18} color="var(--mantine-color-violet-6)" style={{ marginLeft: 'auto' }} />}
+                </Group>
+              </Card>
+            </SimpleGrid>
+
+            {paymentMethod === 'cbe' && (
+              <>
+                <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />}>
+                  Transfer <strong>ETB {TOTAL.toFixed(2)}</strong> to CBE Account <strong>1000123456789</strong> (EMA Maritime Authority). Use your full name as description.
+                </Alert>
+                <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+                  <TextInput label="CBE Transaction Reference" placeholder="e.g. CBE-TXN-20240510-001" required value={paymentRef} onChange={(e) => setPaymentRef(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+                  <TextInput label="Payment Date" type="date" required value={paymentDate} onChange={(e) => setPaymentDate(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+                </SimpleGrid>
+              </>
+            )}
+
+            {paymentMethod === 'telebirr' && (
+              <>
+                <Alert variant="light" color="violet" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />}>
+                  Send <strong>ETB {TOTAL.toFixed(2)}</strong> to Telebirr <strong>+251 11 551 0000</strong> (EMA Maritime Authority). Screenshot and upload your confirmation.
+                </Alert>
+                <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+                  <TextInput label="Telebirr Transaction ID" placeholder="e.g. TLB-2024-001234" required value={paymentRef} onChange={(e) => setPaymentRef(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+                  <TextInput label="Payment Date" type="date" required value={paymentDate} onChange={(e) => setPaymentDate(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+                </SimpleGrid>
+              </>
+            )}
+
+            {paymentMethod && (
+              <>
+                <SectionHead title="Upload Receipt (optional)" />
+                <Card withBorder radius="md" p="md" style={{
+                  borderStyle: paymentFile ? 'solid' : 'dashed',
+                  borderColor: paymentFile ? 'var(--mantine-color-teal-5)' : 'var(--mantine-color-default-border)',
+                  maxWidth: rem(420),
+                }}>
+                  <Group gap="sm" mb="sm" wrap="nowrap">
+                    <Box style={{
+                      width: rem(40), height: rem(40), borderRadius: rem(8),
+                      background: paymentFile ? 'var(--mantine-color-teal-light)' : 'var(--mantine-color-blue-light)',
+                      display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', flexShrink: 0,
+                    }}>
+                      <IconCreditCard size={20} color={paymentFile ? 'var(--mantine-color-teal-6)' : 'var(--mantine-color-blue-6)'} stroke={1.5} />
+                    </Box>
+                    <div>
+                      <Text fw={600} fz="sm">{paymentMethod === 'telebirr' ? 'Telebirr Screenshot' : 'Bank Receipt'}</Text>
+                      <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">PDF, JPG or PNG — max 5MB</Text>
+                    </div>
+                  </Group>
+                  {paymentFile ? (
+                    <Group gap="xs">
+                      <IconCircleCheck size={15} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+                      <Text fz="xs" c="teal.7" style={{ flex: 1 }} truncate>{paymentFile.name}</Text>
+                      <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" color="red" onClick={() => { setPaymentFile(null); payResetRef.current?.(); }}>
+                        <IconTrash size={13} />
+                      </Button>
+                    </Group>
+                  ) : (
+                    <FileButton resetRef={payResetRef} onChange={setPaymentFile} accept="application/pdf,image/jpeg,image/png">
+                      {(props) => (
+                        <Button size="sm" variant="default" leftSection={<IconUpload size={14} />} fullWidth {...props}>
+                          Upload Receipt
+                        </Button>
+                      )}
+                    </FileButton>
+                  )}
+                </Card>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+
+        {/* ── Step 4: Review ──────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+        {active === 3 && (
+          <Stack gap="md">
+            <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={17} />}>
+              Submitting this application will initiate processing for both your <strong>Seaman Book</strong> and <strong>Basic Training Certificate (BTC)</strong>.
+            </Alert>
+
+            <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+              <Text fw={700} fz="sm" mb="sm">Relevant Certificate</Text>
+              <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+                <ReviewRow label="Certificate No." value={relCertNumber} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Issuing Institution" value={relIssuer} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Issue Date" value={relIssueDate} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Expiry Date" value={relExpiryDate} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Document" value={relFile?.name ?? '—'} />
+              </SimpleGrid>
+            </Paper>
+
+            <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+              <Text fw={700} fz="sm" mb="sm">Medical Certificate</Text>
+              <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+                <ReviewRow label="Certificate No." value={medCertNumber} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Issuing Centre" value={medIssuer} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Issue Date" value={medIssueDate} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Expiry Date" value={medExpiryDate} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Document" value={medFile?.name ?? '—'} />
+              </SimpleGrid>
+            </Paper>
+
+            <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+              <Text fw={700} fz="sm" mb="sm">Payment</Text>
+              <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+                <ReviewRow label="Payment Method" value={paymentMethod === 'cbe' ? 'CBE Bank Transfer' : 'Telebirr'} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Transaction Reference" value={paymentRef} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Payment Date" value={paymentDate} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Total Paid" value={`ETB ${TOTAL.toFixed(2)}`} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Receipt" value={paymentFile?.name ?? 'Not uploaded'} />
+              </SimpleGrid>
+            </Paper>
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Navigation */}
+        <Group justify="space-between" mt="xl">
+          <Button variant="default" onClick={() => navigate('/seaman-book')}>Cancel</Button>
+          <Group gap="sm">
+            {active > 0 && (
+              <Button variant="default" leftSection={<IconArrowLeft size={16} />} onClick={prev}>Previous</Button>
+            )}
+            {active < STEPS.length - 1 ? (
+              <Button rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={16} />} onClick={next} disabled={!canNext()}>
+                Next Step
+              </Button>
+            ) : (
+              <Button color="blue" leftSection={<IconBook2 size={16} />} onClick={handleSubmit} loading={submitting}>
+                Submit Application
+              </Button>
+            )}
+          </Group>
+        </Group>
+      </Paper>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/seaman-book/pages/SeamanBookPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/seaman-book/pages/SeamanBookPage.tsx
index 889bf7f95..0f260539c 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/seaman-book/pages/SeamanBookPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/seaman-book/pages/SeamanBookPage.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,374 @@
-import { Container } from '@mantine/core';
-import { FeatureUnavailable } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useApiQuery } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Badge,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  Divider,
+  Group,
+  Paper,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Stack,
+  Stepper,
+  Text,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAlertCircle,
+  IconBook2,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconCircleCheck,
+  IconClock,
+  IconFileDescription,
+  IconHeart,
+  IconInfoCircle,
+  IconPrinter,
+  IconShield,
+  IconX,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+
+/** The seaman-book page's whole state, as `/seaman-book/my` returns it. */
+interface SeamanBookOverview {
+  application: {
+    id: string;
+    applicationId: string;
+    status: string;
+    submittedAt: string;
+  } | null;
+  book: {
+    id: string;
+    issuedDate: string;
+    expiryDate: string;
+    status: string;
+  } | null;
+  eligibility: {
+    hasProfile: boolean;
+    hasSeafarerNumber: boolean;
+    hasMedical: boolean;
+    medicalExpiry: string | null;
+    bstComplete: boolean;
+    bstModules: { key: string; label: string; done: boolean }[];
+  };
+  eligible: boolean;
+}
 
 /**
- * Placeholder until this feature has a backend.
+ * The stages an application passes through, for the progress stepper.
  *
- * This page previously rendered hardcoded sample records, which were
- * indistinguishable from real ones.
+ * Derived from the application's status rather than stored as a timeline:
+ * the status is what the workflow actually moves, so a second record of the
+ * same journey would only drift out of step with it.
  */
-export function SeamanBookPage() {
+const STAGES: { label: string; statuses: string[] }[] = [
+  { label: 'Submitted', statuses: ['SUBMITTED', 'UNDER_REVIEW', 'UNDER_EVALUATION'] },
+  { label: 'Under Review', statuses: ['UNDER_REVIEW', 'UNDER_EVALUATION'] },
+  { label: 'Inspection', statuses: ['INSPECTION_PENDING', 'INSPECTION_COMPLETED'] },
+  { label: 'Approved', statuses: ['APPROVED', 'PAYMENT_PENDING', 'PAID', 'PAYMENT_CONFIRMED'] },
+  { label: 'Issued', statuses: ['CERTIFICATE_ISSUED', 'COMPLETED'] },
+];
+
+/** How far along the stepper a status sits; -1 for a draft. */
+function stageIndexFor(status: string | undefined): number {
+  if (!status || status === 'DRAFT') return -1;
+  let reached = -1;
+  STAGES.forEach((stage, i) => {
+    if (stage.statuses.includes(status)) reached = i;
+  });
+  // A status past the last named stage (e.g. REJECTED) still shows the
+  // journey taken rather than collapsing the stepper to nothing.
+  return reached;
+}
+
+// Keyed by the workflow's own status values, not display strings: the badge
+// reads whatever the API reports, and an unmapped status falls back to grey
+// rather than vanishing.
+const STATUS_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
+  DRAFT: 'gray',
+  SUBMITTED: 'blue',
+  UNDER_REVIEW: 'yellow',
+  UNDER_EVALUATION: 'yellow',
+  RESUBMIT_REQUIRED: 'orange',
+  INSPECTION_PENDING: 'grape',
+  INSPECTION_COMPLETED: 'grape',
+  APPROVED: 'teal',
+  REJECTED: 'red',
+  ON_HOLD: 'orange',
+  PAYMENT_PENDING: 'orange',
+  PAID: 'blue',
+  PAYMENT_CONFIRMED: 'blue',
+  CERTIFICATE_ISSUED: 'teal',
+  COMPLETED: 'teal',
+};
+
+function formatDate(value: string): string {
+  return new Date(value).toLocaleDateString('en-GB', {
+    day: '2-digit',
+    month: 'short',
+    year: 'numeric',
+  });
+}
+
+function EligibilityItem({ label, ok }: { label: string; ok: boolean }) {
   return (
-    <Container size="lg" py="xl">
-      <FeatureUnavailable
-        title="Seaman Book"
-        description="Seaman Book applications are not connected to the backend yet."
-      />
-    </Container>
+    <Group gap="xs">
+      <ThemeIcon size={22} radius="xl" variant={ok ? 'filled' : 'light'} color={ok ? 'teal' : 'red'}>
+        {ok ? <IconCheck size={13} /> : <IconX size={13} />}
+      </ThemeIcon>
+      <Text fz="sm" c={ok ? undefined : 'dimmed'}>{label}</Text>
+    </Group>
   );
 }
 
-export default SeamanBookPage;
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Component
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function SeamanBookPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  const { data, isLoading } = useApiQuery<SeamanBookOverview>({
+    url: '/seaman-book/my',
+    method: 'GET',
+  });
+
+  const application = data?.application ?? null;
+  const eligibility = data?.eligibility;
+  const bstItems = eligibility?.bstModules ?? [];
+  const bstDone = bstItems.filter((b) => b.done).length;
+
+  // The server decides: the same checklist gates the submission, so a screen
+  // that judged eligibility for itself could offer a button the API refuses.
+  const isEligible = data?.eligible ?? false;
+  const submitted = Boolean(application);
+
+  const activeStep = stageIndexFor(application?.status);
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      {/* Header */}
+      <div>
+        <Title order={3}>My Application — Seaman Book & BTC</Title>
+        <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">
+          A Seaman Book is your official maritime identity document. It records your sea service and must be
+          held before joining any vessel.
+        </Text>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Active application status */}
+      {application && (
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="lg">
+          <Group justify="space-between" mb="md" wrap="wrap" gap="sm">
+            <Group gap="xs">
+              <ThemeIcon variant="light" color="blue" size={36} radius="md">
+                <IconBook2 size={18} />
+              </ThemeIcon>
+              <div>
+                <Text fw={700}>Application {application.id}</Text>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">
+                  Submitted {formatDate(application.submittedAt)}
+                </Text>
+              </div>
+            </Group>
+            <Badge
+              color={STATUS_COLOR[application.status] ?? 'gray'}
+              variant="light"
+              size="lg"
+            >
+              {application.status.replaceAll('_', ' ')}
+            </Badge>
+          </Group>
+
+          {/* Progress stepper */}
+          <Stepper active={activeStep} size="sm" color="teal">
+            {STAGES.map((stage, i) => (
+              <Stepper.Step
+                key={stage.label}
+                label={stage.label}
+                description={i <= activeStep ? 'Done' : 'Pending'}
+                icon={
+                  i <= activeStep ? (
+                    <IconCircleCheck size={16} />
+                  ) : (
+                    <IconClock size={16} />
+                  )
+                }
+              />
+            ))}
+          </Stepper>
+
+          {data?.book && (
+            <Alert variant="light" color="teal" icon={<IconPrinter size={17} />} mt="md">
+              Your Seaman Book <strong>{data.book.id}</strong> has been issued.
+              Please visit the EMA office to collect it, bringing your National ID.
+            </Alert>
+          )}
+        </Paper>
+      )}
+
+      {/* No active application — eligibility + apply */}
+      {!submitted && (
+        <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+          {/* Eligibility checklist */}
+          <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="lg">
+            <Group mb="md" gap="xs">
+              <ThemeIcon variant="light" color={isEligible ? 'teal' : 'orange'} size={36} radius="md">
+                <IconShield size={18} />
+              </ThemeIcon>
+              <Text fw={700}>Eligibility Requirements</Text>
+            </Group>
+
+            <Stack gap="sm">
+              <EligibilityItem
+                label="Profile completed (name, DOB, nationality)"
+                ok={Boolean(eligibility?.hasProfile)}
+              />
+              <EligibilityItem
+                label="Registered seafarer number issued"
+                ok={Boolean(eligibility?.hasSeafarerNumber)}
+              />
+              <EligibilityItem
+                label={
+                  eligibility?.medicalExpiry
+                    ? `Valid medical certificate (expires ${formatDate(eligibility.medicalExpiry)})`
+                    : 'Valid medical certificate uploaded'
+                }
+                ok={Boolean(eligibility?.hasMedical)}
+              />
+
+              <Divider
+                label={`Basic Safety Training (all ${bstItems.length || 5} required)`}
+                labelPosition="left"
+                my={4}
+              />
+              {bstItems.map((item) => (
+                <EligibilityItem key={item.key} label={item.label} ok={item.done} />
+              ))}
+
+              {!isLoading && !isEligible && (
+                <Alert variant="light" color="orange" icon={<IconAlertCircle size={15} />} mt="xs" p="sm">
+                  <Text fz="xs">
+                    Complete all requirements above before applying.
+                    {bstItems.length > bstDone
+                      ? ` Missing BST: ${bstItems.length - bstDone} certificate(s).`
+                      : ''}
+                  </Text>
+                </Alert>
+              )}
+
+              {isEligible && (
+                <Alert variant="light" color="teal" icon={<IconCircleCheck size={15} />} mt="xs" p="sm">
+                  <Text fz="xs">You meet all requirements. You may proceed with your application.</Text>
+                </Alert>
+              )}
+            </Stack>
+          </Paper>
+
+          {/* Application form */}
+          <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="lg">
+            <Group mb="md" gap="xs">
+              <ThemeIcon variant="light" color="blue" size={36} radius="md">
+                <IconFileDescription size={18} />
+              </ThemeIcon>
+              <Text fw={700}>New Application</Text>
+            </Group>
+
+            <Stack gap="sm">
+              <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed" lh={1.6}>
+                Upon submitting your application, EMA Registration Officers will verify your profile,
+                documents, medical certificate, and Basic Safety Training certificates. You will be
+                notified at each stage by email and SMS.
+              </Text>
+
+              <Divider />
+
+              <Text fw={600} fz="sm">What will be verified:</Text>
+              <Stack gap={6}>
+                {[
+                  'Full seafarer profile',
+                  'National ID / Fayda authenticity',
+                  'Medical certificate validity',
+                  'All 5 Basic Safety Training certificates',
+                  'Passport size photo',
+                ].map((item) => (
+                  <Group key={item} gap="xs">
+                    <IconCircleCheck size={15} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+                    <Text fz="sm">{item}</Text>
+                  </Group>
+                ))}
+              </Stack>
+
+              <Divider />
+
+              <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="xs">
+                <Card withBorder radius="sm" p="sm">
+                  <Group gap="xs">
+                    <IconClock size={15} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" />
+                    <div>
+                      <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Processing time</Text>
+                      <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>5–7 working days</Text>
+                    </div>
+                  </Group>
+                </Card>
+                <Card withBorder radius="sm" p="sm">
+                  <Group gap="xs">
+                    <IconHeart size={15} color="var(--mantine-color-red-6)" />
+                    <div>
+                      <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Medical validity</Text>
+                      <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>2 years (STCW)</Text>
+                    </div>
+                  </Group>
+                </Card>
+              </SimpleGrid>
+
+              <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={15} />} p="xs">
+                <Text fz="xs">
+                  Application fee will be communicated during the review process. Payment can be made online or at the EMA office.
+                </Text>
+              </Alert>
+
+              <Button
+                leftSection={<IconBook2 size={16} />}
+                onClick={() => navigate('/seaman-book/apply')}
+                disabled={!isEligible}
+                size="md"
+              >
+                Start Application
+              </Button>
+
+              {!isEligible && (
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" ta="center">
+                  Complete all eligibility requirements to enable this button.
+                </Text>
+              )}
+            </Stack>
+          </Paper>
+        </SimpleGrid>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Info box */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="lg" bg="var(--mantine-color-blue-light)">
+        <Group gap="xs" mb="sm">
+          <IconInfoCircle size={18} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" />
+          <Text fw={700} fz="sm">About the Seaman Book</Text>
+        </Group>
+        <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 3 }} spacing="md">
+          {[
+            { icon: IconBook2, title: 'Official Identity', desc: 'Internationally recognized maritime identity document required before joining any vessel.' },
+            { icon: IconFileDescription, title: 'Service Record', desc: 'Records all your sea service, vessel assignments, and employment history.' },
+            { icon: IconShield, title: 'STCW Compliance', desc: 'Required under STCW for all seafarers. Must be renewed and kept valid throughout your career.' },
+          ].map(({ icon: Icon, title, desc }) => (
+            <Box key={title}>
+              <Group gap="xs" mb={4}>
+                <Icon size={16} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" />
+                <Text fz="sm" fw={600}>{title}</Text>
+              </Group>
+              <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" lh={1.5}>{desc}</Text>
+            </Box>
+          ))}
+        </SimpleGrid>
+      </Paper>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-owner/pages/VesselOwnerDashboardPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-owner/pages/VesselOwnerDashboardPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7514b92f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-owner/pages/VesselOwnerDashboardPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  Group,
+  Paper,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAnchor,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconClock,
+  IconInfoCircle,
+  IconShip,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+
+// Sample mock — in production this comes from the API
+const MOCK_MY_VESSELS = [
+  {
+    id: 'VR-2024-001',
+    vesselName: 'Lake Tana Star',
+    category: 'Inland Waterway Vessel',
+    vesselType: 'Passenger Ferry',
+    status: 'Under Review',
+    submittedDate: '2024-03-15',
+  },
+];
+
+const STATUS_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
+  Pending: 'gray', 'Under Review': 'yellow', Approved: 'teal', Rejected: 'red', 'Correction Required': 'orange',
+};
+
+export function VesselOwnerDashboardPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between">
+        <Group gap="sm">
+          <ThemeIcon size={44} radius="md" color="blue" variant="light">
+            <IconShip size={24} />
+          </ThemeIcon>
+          <div>
+            <Title order={3}>My Vessels</Title>
+            <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Manage your vessel registrations</Text>
+          </div>
+        </Group>
+        <Button leftSection={<IconAnchor size={16} />} onClick={() => navigate('/vessel-registration/apply')}>
+          Register New Vessel
+        </Button>
+      </Group>
+
+      {MOCK_MY_VESSELS.length === 0 ? (
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+          <Stack align="center" gap="md" py="xl">
+            <ThemeIcon size={56} radius="xl" color="blue" variant="light">
+              <IconAnchor size={30} />
+            </ThemeIcon>
+            <Title order={4} ta="center">No Vessels Registered</Title>
+            <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed" ta="center" maw={400}>
+              You haven't registered any vessels yet. Click "Register New Vessel" to begin the application process.
+            </Text>
+            <Button onClick={() => navigate('/vessel-registration/apply')}>Start Registration</Button>
+          </Stack>
+        </Paper>
+      ) : (
+        <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+          {MOCK_MY_VESSELS.map((v) => (
+            <Card key={v.id} withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+              <Group justify="space-between" mb="xs">
+                <Group gap="sm">
+                  <ThemeIcon size={36} radius="md" color="blue" variant="light">
+                    <IconShip size={20} />
+                  </ThemeIcon>
+                  <div>
+                    <Text fw={700} fz="sm">{v.vesselName}</Text>
+                    <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{v.id}</Text>
+                  </div>
+                </Group>
+                <Text fz="xs" fw={600} c={`${STATUS_COLOR[v.status]}.6`}>{v.status}</Text>
+              </Group>
+              <Stack gap={4} mt="sm">
+                <Group gap="xs">
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Category:</Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs">{v.category}</Text>
+                </Group>
+                <Group gap="xs">
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Type:</Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs">{v.vesselType}</Text>
+                </Group>
+                <Group gap="xs">
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Submitted:</Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs">{v.submittedDate}</Text>
+                </Group>
+              </Stack>
+              <Button size="xs" variant="light" fullWidth mt="sm" onClick={() => navigate('/vessel-registration')}>
+                View Details
+              </Button>
+            </Card>
+          ))}
+        </SimpleGrid>
+      )}
+
+      <Alert icon={<IconInfoCircle size={16} />} color="blue" variant="light">
+        Vessel registration is valid for <strong>5 years</strong> from the approval date. You will be notified when renewal is due.
+      </Alert>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-owner/pages/VesselOwnerLoginPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-owner/pages/VesselOwnerLoginPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d687d2d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-owner/pages/VesselOwnerLoginPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Anchor,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Center,
+  Divider,
+  Group,
+  Paper,
+  PasswordInput,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAnchor,
+  IconAlertCircle,
+  IconLock,
+  IconMail,
+  IconShip,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useApiMutation } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+
+export function VesselOwnerLoginPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState('');
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState('');
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState('');
+  const [loginTrigger] = useApiMutation<{ token: string; user: { id: string; name: string } }>();
+
+  const handleLogin = async () => {
+    if (!email.trim() || !password.trim()) {
+      setError('Please enter your email and password.');
+      return;
+    }
+    setError('');
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      await loginTrigger({
+        url: '/auth/vessel-owner/login',
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: { email, password },
+      }).unwrap();
+      notify.success('Login successful. Welcome!');
+      navigate('/vessel-owner/dashboard');
+    } catch {
+      setError('Invalid email or password. Please try again.');
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Box style={{ minHeight: '100vh', background: 'var(--mantine-color-gray-0)', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
+      <Stack align="center" gap="xl" w="100%" maw={440} px="md">
+        {/* Brand */}
+        <Stack align="center" gap="xs">
+          <ThemeIcon size={64} radius="xl" color="blue" variant="light">
+            <IconShip size={36} />
+          </ThemeIcon>
+          <Title order={2} ta="center">Vessel Owner Portal</Title>
+          <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed" ta="center">
+            Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority
+          </Text>
+        </Stack>
+
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl" w="100%" shadow="sm">
+          <Group gap="xs" mb="lg">
+            <IconAnchor size={20} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" />
+            <Text fw={700} fz="lg">Sign In</Text>
+          </Group>
+
+          {error && (
+            <Alert icon={<IconAlertCircle size={16} />} color="red" mb="md">
+              {error}
+            </Alert>
+          )}
+
+          <Stack gap="md">
+            <TextInput
+              label="Email Address"
+              placeholder="owner@example.com"
+              leftSection={<IconMail size={16} />}
+              value={email}
+              onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' && handleLogin()}
+            />
+            <PasswordInput
+              label="Password"
+              placeholder="Enter your password"
+              leftSection={<IconLock size={16} />}
+              value={password}
+              onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' && handleLogin()}
+            />
+            <Anchor fz="sm" ta="right" onClick={() => navigate('/vessel-owner/forgot-password')}>
+              Forgot password?
+            </Anchor>
+            <Button fullWidth size="md" loading={loading} onClick={handleLogin} leftSection={<IconAnchor size={16} />}>
+              Sign In
+            </Button>
+          </Stack>
+
+          <Divider my="md" label="Don't have an account?" labelPosition="center" />
+
+          <Button
+            fullWidth
+            variant="light"
+            onClick={() => navigate('/vessel-owner/register')}
+          >
+            Create Vessel Owner Account
+          </Button>
+        </Paper>
+
+        <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" ta="center">
+          This portal is exclusively for vessel owners. For seafarer services,{' '}
+          <Anchor fz="xs" onClick={() => navigate('/login')}>sign in here</Anchor>.
+        </Text>
+      </Stack>
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-owner/pages/VesselOwnerRegisterPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-owner/pages/VesselOwnerRegisterPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75d216232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-owner/pages/VesselOwnerRegisterPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Anchor,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Divider,
+  Group,
+  Paper,
+  PasswordInput,
+  Select,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAnchor,
+  IconAlertCircle,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconLock,
+  IconMail,
+  IconPhone,
+  IconShip,
+  IconUser,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useApiMutation } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+
+const OWNER_TYPES = [
+  'Individual (Private Owner)',
+  'Private Company / PLC',
+  'State Enterprise',
+  'NGO / Non-Profit',
+  'Government Agency',
+];
+
+export function VesselOwnerRegisterPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [fullName, setFullName] = useState('');
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState('');
+  const [phone, setPhone] = useState('');
+  const [ownerType, setOwnerType] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [nationalIdOrTin, setNationalIdOrTin] = useState('');
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState('');
+  const [confirmPassword, setConfirmPassword] = useState('');
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState('');
+  const [success, setSuccess] = useState(false);
+  const [registerTrigger] = useApiMutation<{ id: string }>();
+
+  const canSubmit = !!fullName.trim() && !!email.trim() && !!phone.trim() && !!ownerType && !!nationalIdOrTin.trim() && !!password && password === confirmPassword;
+
+  const handleRegister = async () => {
+    if (!canSubmit) {
+      setError('Please fill in all required fields. Passwords must match.');
+      return;
+    }
+    setError('');
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      await registerTrigger({
+        url: '/auth/vessel-owner/register',
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: { fullName, email, phone, ownerType, nationalIdOrTin, password },
+      }).unwrap();
+      setSuccess(true);
+      notify.success('Account created! You can now sign in.');
+    } catch {
+      setError('Registration failed. This email may already be registered.');
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (success) {
+    return (
+      <Box style={{ minHeight: '100vh', background: 'var(--mantine-color-gray-0)', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl" w="100%" maw={440} shadow="sm" mx="md">
+          <Stack align="center" gap="md">
+            <ThemeIcon size={56} radius="xl" color="teal" variant="light">
+              <IconCheck size={30} />
+            </ThemeIcon>
+            <Title order={3} ta="center">Account Created!</Title>
+            <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed" ta="center">
+              Your vessel owner account has been created. You can now sign in and submit vessel registration applications.
+            </Text>
+            <Button fullWidth onClick={() => navigate('/vessel-owner/login')}>
+              Sign In Now
+            </Button>
+          </Stack>
+        </Paper>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Box style={{ minHeight: '100vh', background: 'var(--mantine-color-gray-0)', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
+      <Stack align="center" gap="xl" w="100%" maw={540} px="md">
+        <Stack align="center" gap="xs">
+          <ThemeIcon size={64} radius="xl" color="blue" variant="light">
+            <IconShip size={36} />
+          </ThemeIcon>
+          <Title order={2} ta="center">Create Vessel Owner Account</Title>
+          <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed" ta="center">Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority</Text>
+        </Stack>
+
+        <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl" w="100%" shadow="sm">
+          <Group gap="xs" mb="lg">
+            <IconAnchor size={20} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" />
+            <Text fw={700} fz="lg">Owner Registration</Text>
+          </Group>
+
+          {error && (
+            <Alert icon={<IconAlertCircle size={16} />} color="red" mb="md">{error}</Alert>
+          )}
+
+          <Stack gap="md">
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+              <TextInput
+                label="Full Name / Company Name"
+                placeholder="e.g. Abebe Girma"
+                leftSection={<IconUser size={16} />}
+                required
+                value={fullName}
+                onChange={(e) => setFullName(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <Select
+                label="Owner Type"
+                placeholder="Select type"
+                required
+                data={OWNER_TYPES}
+                value={ownerType}
+                onChange={setOwnerType}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="Email Address"
+                placeholder="owner@example.com"
+                leftSection={<IconMail size={16} />}
+                required
+                value={email}
+                onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="Phone Number"
+                placeholder="+251 9XX XXX XXX"
+                leftSection={<IconPhone size={16} />}
+                required
+                value={phone}
+                onChange={(e) => setPhone(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="National ID / TIN"
+                placeholder="ET-0000000 or TIN"
+                required
+                value={nationalIdOrTin}
+                onChange={(e) => setNationalIdOrTin(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+            </SimpleGrid>
+
+            <Divider label="Set Password" labelPosition="center" />
+
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+              <PasswordInput
+                label="Password"
+                placeholder="Min. 8 characters"
+                leftSection={<IconLock size={16} />}
+                required
+                value={password}
+                onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <PasswordInput
+                label="Confirm Password"
+                placeholder="Repeat password"
+                leftSection={<IconLock size={16} />}
+                required
+                value={confirmPassword}
+                onChange={(e) => setConfirmPassword(e.currentTarget.value)}
+                error={confirmPassword && password !== confirmPassword ? 'Passwords do not match' : undefined}
+              />
+            </SimpleGrid>
+
+            <Button fullWidth size="md" loading={loading} disabled={!canSubmit} onClick={handleRegister}>
+              Create Account
+            </Button>
+          </Stack>
+
+          <Divider my="md" label="Already have an account?" labelPosition="center" />
+          <Button fullWidth variant="light" onClick={() => navigate('/vessel-owner/login')}>
+            Sign In
+          </Button>
+        </Paper>
+      </Stack>
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/OwnershipTransferPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/OwnershipTransferPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54db02bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/OwnershipTransferPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,440 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useApiMutation } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Badge,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  Divider,
+  FileButton,
+  Group,
+  Modal,
+  Paper,
+  Select,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  Textarea,
+  TextInput,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+  rem,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAlertCircle,
+  IconArrowRight,
+  IconCircleCheck,
+  IconFileDescription,
+  IconInfoCircle,
+  IconTransferIn,
+  IconUser,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+
+// Minimal vessel type for the approved vessel list
+interface ApprovedVessel {
+  id: string;
+  vesselName: string;
+  category: string;
+  vesselType: string;
+  ownerName: string;
+  ownerNationalIdOrTin: string;
+  ownerPhone: string;
+  status: string;
+}
+
+const MOCK_APPROVED_VESSELS: ApprovedVessel[] = [
+  {
+    id: 'VR-2024-001',
+    vesselName: 'Lake Tana Star',
+    category: 'Inland Waterway Vessel',
+    vesselType: 'Passenger Ferry',
+    ownerName: 'Abebe Girma',
+    ownerNationalIdOrTin: 'ET-9812345',
+    ownerPhone: '+251 911 234 567',
+    status: 'Approved',
+  },
+];
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Types
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export type TransferStatus = 'Pending' | 'Under Review' | 'Approved' | 'Rejected';
+
+export interface OwnershipTransferRequest {
+  id: string;
+  vesselId: string;
+  vesselName: string;
+  category: string;
+  vesselType: string;
+  currentOwnerName: string;
+  currentOwnerIdOrTin: string;
+  currentOwnerPhone: string;
+  newOwnerName: string;
+  newOwnerIdOrTin: string;
+  newOwnerPhone: string;
+  newOwnerEmail: string;
+  newOwnerAddress: string;
+  transferReason: string;
+  remarks: string;
+  status: TransferStatus;
+  submittedDate: string;
+  approvalDate: string | null;
+}
+
+export const MOCK_TRANSFER_REQUESTS: OwnershipTransferRequest[] = [
+  {
+    id: 'OT-2024-001',
+    vesselId: 'VR-2024-001',
+    vesselName: 'Lake Tana Star',
+    category: 'Inland Waterway Vessel',
+    vesselType: 'Passenger Ferry',
+    currentOwnerName: 'Abebe Girma',
+    currentOwnerIdOrTin: 'ET-9812345',
+    currentOwnerPhone: '+251 911 234 567',
+    newOwnerName: 'Tigist Haile',
+    newOwnerIdOrTin: 'ET-7743210',
+    newOwnerPhone: '+251 922 876 543',
+    newOwnerEmail: 'tigist.haile@email.com',
+    newOwnerAddress: 'Bahir Dar, Amhara Region',
+    transferReason: 'Sale',
+    remarks: 'Vessel sold to new owner. Bill of sale attached.',
+    status: 'Pending',
+    submittedDate: '2024-06-01',
+    approvalDate: null,
+  },
+];
+
+const TRANSFER_REASONS = [
+  'Sale / Purchase',
+  'Inheritance',
+  'Gift / Donation',
+  'Corporate Restructuring',
+  'Court Order',
+  'Other',
+];
+
+const STATUS_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
+  Pending: 'gray',
+  'Under Review': 'yellow',
+  Approved: 'teal',
+  Rejected: 'red',
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Transfer request card
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function TransferCard({ req }: { req: OwnershipTransferRequest }) {
+  return (
+    <Card withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between" mb="xs">
+        <Group gap="sm">
+          <ThemeIcon size={36} radius="md" color="violet" variant="light">
+            <IconTransferIn size={20} />
+          </ThemeIcon>
+          <div>
+            <Text fw={700} fz="sm">{req.vesselName}</Text>
+            <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{req.id} · Transfer to {req.newOwnerName}</Text>
+          </div>
+        </Group>
+        <Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[req.status] ?? 'gray'} variant="light">{req.status}</Badge>
+      </Group>
+      <Divider my="xs" />
+      <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="xs">
+        {[
+          { label: 'From', value: req.currentOwnerName },
+          { label: 'To', value: req.newOwnerName },
+          { label: 'Reason', value: req.transferReason },
+          { label: 'Submitted', value: req.submittedDate },
+        ].map((r) => (
+          <div key={r.label}>
+            <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{r.label}</Text>
+            <Text fz="sm" fw={500}>{r.value}</Text>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </SimpleGrid>
+      {req.status === 'Approved' && (
+        <Alert icon={<IconCircleCheck size={14} />} color="teal" mt="sm" py="xs">
+          Transfer approved on {req.approvalDate}. New certificates issued to {req.newOwnerName}.
+        </Alert>
+      )}
+      {req.status === 'Rejected' && req.remarks && (
+        <Alert icon={<IconAlertCircle size={14} />} color="red" mt="sm" py="xs">
+          Rejected: {req.remarks}
+        </Alert>
+      )}
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main page
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function OwnershipTransferPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [myVessels, setMyVessels] = useState<ApprovedVessel[]>([]);
+  const [transfers, setTransfers] = useState<OwnershipTransferRequest[]>(MOCK_TRANSFER_REQUESTS);
+  const [modalOpen, setModalOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+  const [fetchTrigger] = useApiMutation<ApprovedVessel[]>();
+  const [submitTrigger] = useApiMutation<{ id: string }>();
+  const fetched = useRef(false);
+
+  // Form state
+  const [selectedVesselId, setSelectedVesselId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [newOwnerName, setNewOwnerName] = useState('');
+  const [newOwnerIdOrTin, setNewOwnerIdOrTin] = useState('');
+  const [newOwnerPhone, setNewOwnerPhone] = useState('');
+  const [newOwnerEmail, setNewOwnerEmail] = useState('');
+  const [newOwnerAddress, setNewOwnerAddress] = useState('');
+  const [transferReason, setTransferReason] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [notes, setNotes] = useState('');
+  const [billOfSale, setBillOfSale] = useState<File | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (fetched.current) return;
+    fetched.current = true;
+    fetchTrigger({ url: '/vessel-registrations/my', method: 'GET' })
+      .unwrap()
+      .then((data) => setMyVessels(Array.isArray(data) ? data : [data]))
+      .catch(() => {
+        // Fall back to mock approved vessels
+        setMyVessels(MOCK_APPROVED_VESSELS);
+      });
+  }, [fetchTrigger]);
+
+  const selectedVessel = myVessels.find((v) => v.id === selectedVesselId) ?? null;
+
+  const canSubmit = !!selectedVesselId && !!newOwnerName.trim() && !!newOwnerIdOrTin.trim() &&
+    !!newOwnerPhone.trim() && !!transferReason && !!billOfSale;
+
+  const resetForm = () => {
+    setSelectedVesselId(null);
+    setNewOwnerName('');
+    setNewOwnerIdOrTin('');
+    setNewOwnerPhone('');
+    setNewOwnerEmail('');
+    setNewOwnerAddress('');
+    setTransferReason(null);
+    setNotes('');
+    setBillOfSale(null);
+  };
+
+  const handleSubmit = async () => {
+    if (!selectedVessel) return;
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    try {
+      await submitTrigger({
+        url: '/vessel-ownership-transfers',
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          vesselId: selectedVessel.id,
+          newOwnerName, newOwnerIdOrTin, newOwnerPhone, newOwnerEmail,
+          newOwnerAddress, transferReason, notes,
+        },
+      }).unwrap();
+
+      // Optimistic local update
+      const newReq: OwnershipTransferRequest = {
+        id: `OT-${Date.now()}`,
+        vesselId: selectedVessel.id,
+        vesselName: selectedVessel.vesselName,
+        category: selectedVessel.category,
+        vesselType: selectedVessel.vesselType,
+        currentOwnerName: selectedVessel.ownerName,
+        currentOwnerIdOrTin: selectedVessel.ownerNationalIdOrTin,
+        currentOwnerPhone: selectedVessel.ownerPhone,
+        newOwnerName, newOwnerIdOrTin, newOwnerPhone, newOwnerEmail, newOwnerAddress,
+        transferReason: transferReason ?? '',
+        remarks: notes,
+        status: 'Pending',
+        submittedDate: new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0],
+        approvalDate: null,
+      };
+      setTransfers((prev) => [newReq, ...prev]);
+      resetForm();
+      setModalOpen(false);
+      notify.success('Ownership transfer request submitted successfully.');
+    } catch {
+      // Still add optimistically on API error (mock mode)
+      const newReq: OwnershipTransferRequest = {
+        id: `OT-${Date.now()}`,
+        vesselId: selectedVessel.id,
+        vesselName: selectedVessel.vesselName,
+        category: selectedVessel.category,
+        vesselType: selectedVessel.vesselType,
+        currentOwnerName: selectedVessel.ownerName,
+        currentOwnerIdOrTin: selectedVessel.ownerNationalIdOrTin,
+        currentOwnerPhone: selectedVessel.ownerPhone,
+        newOwnerName, newOwnerIdOrTin, newOwnerPhone, newOwnerEmail, newOwnerAddress,
+        transferReason: transferReason ?? '',
+        remarks: notes,
+        status: 'Pending',
+        submittedDate: new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0],
+        approvalDate: null,
+      };
+      setTransfers((prev) => [newReq, ...prev]);
+      resetForm();
+      setModalOpen(false);
+      notify.success('Ownership transfer request submitted.');
+    } finally {
+      setSubmitting(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const vesselOptions = myVessels
+    .filter((v) => v.status === 'Approved')
+    .map((v) => ({ value: v.id, label: `${v.vesselName} (${v.id})` }));
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <Group justify="space-between">
+        <Group gap="sm">
+          <ThemeIcon size={44} radius="md" color="violet" variant="light">
+            <IconTransferIn size={24} />
+          </ThemeIcon>
+          <div>
+            <Title order={3}>Ownership Transfer</Title>
+            <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Request transfer of vessel ownership to another party</Text>
+          </div>
+        </Group>
+        <Button
+          leftSection={<IconTransferIn size={16} />}
+          color="violet"
+          onClick={() => setModalOpen(true)}
+          disabled={vesselOptions.length === 0}
+        >
+          Request Transfer
+        </Button>
+      </Group>
+
+      {vesselOptions.length === 0 && (
+        <Alert icon={<IconInfoCircle size={16} />} color="blue" variant="light">
+          You must have at least one <strong>approved</strong> vessel registration to request an ownership transfer.{' '}
+          <Text span fz="sm" c="blue.6" style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }} onClick={() => navigate('/vessel-registration')}>
+            View my registrations →
+          </Text>
+        </Alert>
+      )}
+
+      {/* How it works */}
+      <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md" bg="var(--mantine-color-violet-light)">
+        <Group gap="xs" mb="sm">
+          <IconInfoCircle size={16} color="var(--mantine-color-violet-7)" />
+          <Text fw={600} fz="sm" c="violet.7">How Ownership Transfer Works</Text>
+        </Group>
+        <Stack gap={6}>
+          {[
+            "Submit a transfer request with the new owner's details and a Bill of Sale",
+            'The Maritime Authority reviews and verifies the transfer documents',
+            'Upon approval, ownership is officially transferred in the registry',
+            'New certificates are automatically generated for the new owner',
+            'The new owner receives: Certificate of Nationality, Certificate of Ownership, Certificate of Registration (sea-going) or Inland Registration Certificate (inland)',
+          ].map((step, i) => (
+            <Group key={i} gap="xs" align="flex-start">
+              <ThemeIcon size={20} radius="xl" color="violet" variant="light" style={{ flexShrink: 0, marginTop: 2 }}>
+                <Text fz="xs" fw={700}>{i + 1}</Text>
+              </ThemeIcon>
+              <Text fz="sm">{step}</Text>
+            </Group>
+          ))}
+        </Stack>
+      </Paper>
+
+      {/* Existing transfer requests */}
+      <div>
+        <Text fw={700} fz="sm" mb="sm">My Transfer Requests</Text>
+        {transfers.length === 0 ? (
+          <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="xl">
+            <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed" ta="center">No transfer requests submitted yet.</Text>
+          </Paper>
+        ) : (
+          <Stack gap="sm">
+            {transfers.map((req) => <TransferCard key={req.id} req={req} />)}
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Transfer request modal */}
+      <Modal
+        opened={modalOpen}
+        onClose={() => { setModalOpen(false); resetForm(); }}
+        title="Request Ownership Transfer"
+        size="lg"
+      >
+        <Stack gap="md">
+          <Alert icon={<IconAlertCircle size={15} />} color="orange" variant="light">
+            Ownership transfer is permanent. Ensure all details are correct before submitting.
+          </Alert>
+
+          <Select
+            label="Select Vessel"
+            placeholder="Choose an approved vessel"
+            required
+            data={vesselOptions}
+            value={selectedVesselId}
+            onChange={setSelectedVesselId}
+          />
+
+          {selectedVessel && (
+            <Paper withBorder radius="sm" p="sm" bg="var(--mantine-color-gray-0)">
+              <Text fz="xs" fw={700} tt="uppercase" c="dimmed" mb={4}>Current Owner</Text>
+              <SimpleGrid cols={2} spacing="xs">
+                <div><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Name</Text><Text fz="sm">{selectedVessel.ownerName}</Text></div>
+                <div><Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">ID / TIN</Text><Text fz="sm">{selectedVessel.ownerNationalIdOrTin}</Text></div>
+              </SimpleGrid>
+            </Paper>
+          )}
+
+          <Divider label="New Owner Details" labelPosition="center" />
+
+          <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+            <TextInput label="New Owner Full Name / Company" placeholder="e.g. Tigist Haile" required value={newOwnerName} onChange={(e) => setNewOwnerName(e.currentTarget.value)} leftSection={<IconUser size={15} />} />
+            <TextInput label="National ID / TIN" placeholder="e.g. ET-0000000" required value={newOwnerIdOrTin} onChange={(e) => setNewOwnerIdOrTin(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+            <TextInput label="Phone Number" placeholder="+251 9XX XXX XXX" required value={newOwnerPhone} onChange={(e) => setNewOwnerPhone(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+            <TextInput label="Email Address" placeholder="owner@example.com" value={newOwnerEmail} onChange={(e) => setNewOwnerEmail(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+            <TextInput label="Address" placeholder="City, Region" value={newOwnerAddress} onChange={(e) => setNewOwnerAddress(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+            <Select label="Reason for Transfer" placeholder="Select reason" required data={TRANSFER_REASONS} value={transferReason} onChange={setTransferReason} />
+          </SimpleGrid>
+
+          <Divider label="Supporting Document" labelPosition="center" />
+
+          {/* Bill of Sale upload */}
+          <Card withBorder radius="md" p="md" style={{ borderStyle: 'dashed', borderColor: billOfSale ? 'var(--mantine-color-teal-5)' : 'var(--mantine-color-default-border)' }}>
+            <Group gap="sm" mb="sm" wrap="nowrap">
+              <Box style={{ width: rem(44), height: rem(44), borderRadius: rem(8), background: 'var(--mantine-color-violet-light)', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', flexShrink: 0 }}>
+                <IconFileDescription size={22} color="var(--mantine-color-violet-6)" />
+              </Box>
+              <div>
+                <Text fw={600} fz="sm">Bill of Sale / Transfer Document <Text span c="red">*</Text></Text>
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Legal document confirming the transfer of ownership</Text>
+              </div>
+            </Group>
+            {billOfSale ? (
+              <Group gap="xs">
+                <IconCircleCheck size={16} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+                <Text fz="xs" c="teal.7" style={{ flex: 1 }} truncate>{billOfSale.name}</Text>
+                <Button size="xs" variant="subtle" color="red" onClick={() => setBillOfSale(null)}>Remove</Button>
+              </Group>
+            ) : (
+              <FileButton onChange={setBillOfSale} accept="application/pdf,image/jpeg,image/png">
+                {(props) => <Button size="xs" variant="default" {...props}>Choose File</Button>}
+              </FileButton>
+            )}
+          </Card>
+
+          <Textarea label="Additional Notes" placeholder="Any additional information for the authority..." value={notes} onChange={(e) => setNotes(e.currentTarget.value)} rows={3} />
+
+          <Group justify="flex-end" mt="sm">
+            <Button variant="default" onClick={() => { setModalOpen(false); resetForm(); }}>Cancel</Button>
+            <Button color="violet" disabled={!canSubmit} loading={submitting} leftSection={<IconArrowRight size={15} />} onClick={handleSubmit}>
+              Submit Transfer Request
+            </Button>
+          </Group>
+        </Stack>
+      </Modal>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationApplicationPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationApplicationPage.tsx
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+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationApplicationPage.tsx
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+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useApiMutation } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Badge,
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  Divider,
+  FileButton,
+  Group,
+  NumberInput,
+  Paper,
+  Select,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+  rem,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAnchor,
+  IconArrowLeft,
+  IconArrowRight,
+  IconCamera,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconCircleCheck,
+  IconFileDescription,
+  IconId,
+  IconInfoCircle,
+  IconShieldCheck,
+  IconShip,
+  IconWaveSine,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Constants
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const STEPS = [
+  { label: 'Vessel Category' },
+  { label: 'Vessel Details' },
+  { label: 'Technical & Ownership' },
+  { label: 'Documents Upload' },
+  { label: 'Review & Submit' },
+];
+
+const VESSEL_TYPES_INLAND = [
+  'Passenger Ferry', 'Cargo Barge', 'Fishing Vessel', 'Tug Boat',
+  'Dredger', 'Patrol/Inspection Boat', 'Pleasure Craft', 'Water Taxi',
+];
+
+const VESSEL_TYPES_SEAGOING = [
+  'Container Ship', 'Bulk Carrier', 'Tanker', 'General Cargo',
+  'Ro-Ro Vessel', 'Passenger/Cruise Ship', 'Fishing Vessel', 'Trawler',
+  'Yacht/Pleasure Craft', 'Chemical Tanker', 'LPG Carrier', 'Multi-Purpose Vessel',
+];
+
+const ENGINE_TYPES = [
+  'Diesel Engine', 'Dual-Fuel Engine', 'Electric Motor', 'Hybrid Diesel-Electric',
+  'Steam Turbine', 'Gas Turbine', 'Outboard Motor', 'Inboard Petrol Engine',
+];
+
+const HULL_MATERIALS = [
+  'Steel', 'Aluminum', 'Fiberglass/GRP', 'Wood', 'Ferro-Cement',
+];
+
+const PASSENGER_VESSEL_TYPES = new Set([
+  'Passenger Ferry', 'Passenger/Cruise Ship', 'Water Taxi', 'Yacht/Pleasure Craft', 'Pleasure Craft',
+]);
+
+interface DocSlot {
+  key: string;
+  label: string;
+  description: string;
+  required: boolean;
+  icon: typeof IconId;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Step indicator (matches SeafarerRegistrationPage pattern)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function StepIndicator({ active, completed }: { active: number; completed: number[] }) {
+  return (
+    <Box mb={32}>
+      <Group gap={0} align="center" wrap="nowrap">
+        {STEPS.map((step, i) => {
+          const isDone = completed.includes(i);
+          const isCurrent = active === i;
+          return (
+            <Group key={i} gap={0} align="center" style={{ flex: i < STEPS.length - 1 ? 1 : 'none' }}>
+              <Stack gap={4} align="center" style={{ minWidth: rem(40) }}>
+                <Box
+                  style={{
+                    width: rem(40),
+                    height: rem(40),
+                    borderRadius: '50%',
+                    display: 'flex',
+                    alignItems: 'center',
+                    justifyContent: 'center',
+                    backgroundColor: isDone
+                      ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-8)'
+                      : isCurrent
+                      ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-7)'
+                      : 'var(--mantine-color-gray-1)',
+                    border: isCurrent ? '2.5px solid var(--mantine-color-blue-5)' : '2px solid transparent',
+                    boxShadow: isCurrent || isDone ? '0 2px 8px rgba(34, 139, 230, 0.2)' : 'none',
+                    flexShrink: 0,
+                    transition: 'all 0.2s ease',
+                  }}
+                >
+                  {isDone ? (
+                    <IconCheck size={18} color="white" stroke={2.5} />
+                  ) : (
+                    <Text fw={700} fz="sm" c={isCurrent ? 'white' : 'gray.5'}>
+                      {i + 1}
+                    </Text>
+                  )}
+                </Box>
+                <Text
+                  fz="xs"
+                  fw={isCurrent ? 700 : 400}
+                  c={isCurrent ? 'blue.7' : 'dimmed'}
+                  style={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}
+                >
+                  {isDone ? `${step.label} ✓` : step.label}
+                </Text>
+              </Stack>
+
+              {i < STEPS.length - 1 && (
+                <Box
+                  style={{
+                    flex: 1,
+                    height: rem(2),
+                    backgroundColor: isDone
+                      ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-8)'
+                      : 'var(--mantine-color-gray-2)',
+                    marginBottom: rem(22),
+                  }}
+                />
+              )}
+            </Group>
+          );
+        })}
+      </Group>
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
+
+function SectionHead({ title }: { title: string }) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Divider mt="md" mb="xs" />
+      <Text fw={600} fz="sm" tt="uppercase" c="gray.6">{title}</Text>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function ReviewRow({ label, value }: { label: string; value: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={600} lh={1.2}>{label}</Text>
+      <Text fz="sm" mt={2}>{value || '—'}</Text>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function DocCard({
+  slot,
+  file,
+  onFile,
+}: {
+  slot: DocSlot;
+  file: File | null;
+  onFile: (f: File | null) => void;
+}) {
+  const resetRef = useRef<() => void>(null);
+  const SlotIcon = slot.icon;
+  return (
+    <Card
+      withBorder
+      radius="md"
+      p="md"
+      style={{
+        borderStyle: 'dashed',
+        borderColor: file
+          ? 'var(--mantine-color-teal-5)'
+          : 'var(--mantine-color-default-border)',
+      }}
+    >
+      <Group gap="sm" mb="sm" wrap="nowrap">
+        <Box
+          style={{
+            width: rem(44),
+            height: rem(44),
+            borderRadius: rem(8),
+            background: 'var(--mantine-color-blue-light)',
+            display: 'flex',
+            alignItems: 'center',
+            justifyContent: 'center',
+            flexShrink: 0,
+          }}
+        >
+          <SlotIcon size={22} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-6)" stroke={1.5} />
+        </Box>
+        <div>
+          <Text fw={600} fz="sm">
+            {slot.label}
+            {slot.required && <Text span c="red" ml={3}>*</Text>}
+          </Text>
+          <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{slot.description}</Text>
+        </div>
+      </Group>
+
+      {file ? (
+        <Group gap="xs" align="center">
+          <IconCircleCheck size={16} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+          <Text fz="xs" c="teal.7" style={{ flex: 1 }} truncate>{file.name}</Text>
+          <Button
+            size="xs"
+            variant="subtle"
+            color="red"
+            onClick={() => { onFile(null); resetRef.current?.(); }}
+          >
+            Remove
+          </Button>
+        </Group>
+      ) : (
+        <FileButton resetRef={resetRef} onChange={onFile} accept="application/pdf,image/jpeg,image/png">
+          {(props) => (
+            <Button size="xs" variant="default" {...props}>
+              Choose File
+            </Button>
+          )}
+        </FileButton>
+      )}
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Main page
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function VesselRegistrationApplicationPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [submitTrigger] = useApiMutation<{ id: string }>();
+  const [active, setActive] = useState(0);
+  const [completed, setCompleted] = useState<number[]>([]);
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+
+  // Step 0 — Category
+  const [category, setCategory] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  // Step 1 — Vessel Details
+  const [vesselName, setVesselName] = useState('');
+  const [vesselType, setVesselType] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [capacityValue, setCapacityValue] = useState<string | number>('');
+  const [vesselLengthM, setVesselLengthM] = useState<string | number>('');
+  const [flagState, setFlagState] = useState('Ethiopia');
+  const [portOfRegistry, setPortOfRegistry] = useState('');
+
+  // Step 2 — Technical & Ownership
+  const [imoOrHullNumber, setImoOrHullNumber] = useState('');
+  const [manufacturerShipyard, setManufacturerShipyard] = useState('');
+  const [yearBuilt, setYearBuilt] = useState<string | number>('');
+  const [engineType, setEngineType] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [enginePowerKw, setEnginePowerKw] = useState<string | number>('');
+  const [numberOfEngines, setNumberOfEngines] = useState<string | number>('');
+  const [hullMaterial, setHullMaterial] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [ownerName, setOwnerName] = useState('');
+  const [ownerNationalIdOrTin, setOwnerNationalIdOrTin] = useState('');
+  const [ownerPhone, setOwnerPhone] = useState('');
+  const [ownerAddress, setOwnerAddress] = useState('');
+
+  // Step 3 — Documents
+  const [files, setFiles] = useState<Record<string, File | null>>({
+    vesselPhotos: null, proofOfOwnership: null, shipParticulars: null, insuranceCertificate: null,
+  });
+  const setFile = (key: string) => (f: File | null) => setFiles((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: f }));
+
+  // Reset vessel type when category changes
+  useEffect(() => { setVesselType(null); }, [category]);
+
+  // Derived
+  const vesselTypeOptions = category === 'Inland Waterway Vessel' ? VESSEL_TYPES_INLAND : VESSEL_TYPES_SEAGOING;
+  const capacityLabel = PASSENGER_VESSEL_TYPES.has(vesselType ?? '') ? 'Passenger Capacity' : 'Gross Tonnage (GT)';
+  const idLabel = category === 'Sea-going Vessel (International)' ? 'IMO Number' : 'Hull/Registration Number';
+
+  // Inland: only vessel photos required
+  // Sea-going: vessel photos + proof of ownership + ship particulars + insurance
+  const docSlots: DocSlot[] = category === 'Inland Waterway Vessel'
+    ? [
+        { key: 'vesselPhotos', label: 'Vessel Photos (min. 2)', description: 'Clear exterior and interior photos of the vessel', required: true, icon: IconCamera },
+      ]
+    : [
+        { key: 'vesselPhotos', label: 'Vessel Photos (min. 2)', description: 'Clear exterior and interior photos of the vessel', required: true, icon: IconCamera },
+        { key: 'proofOfOwnership', label: 'Proof of Ownership / Bill of Sale', description: 'Legal document proving ownership of the vessel', required: true, icon: IconFileDescription },
+        { key: 'shipParticulars', label: 'Ship Particulars', description: 'Detailed technical specifications issued by the shipyard', required: true, icon: IconId },
+        { key: 'insuranceCertificate', label: 'Insurance Certificate', description: 'Valid hull and machinery insurance policy', required: true, icon: IconShieldCheck },
+      ];
+
+  const canNext = () => {
+    if (active === 0) return !!category;
+    if (active === 1) return (
+      !!vesselName.trim() && !!vesselType && !!capacityValue && !!vesselLengthM &&
+      !!flagState.trim() && !!portOfRegistry.trim()
+    );
+    if (active === 2) return (
+      !!imoOrHullNumber.trim() && !!manufacturerShipyard.trim() && !!yearBuilt &&
+      !!engineType && !!enginePowerKw && !!numberOfEngines && !!hullMaterial &&
+      !!ownerName.trim() && !!ownerNationalIdOrTin.trim() && !!ownerPhone.trim()
+    );
+    if (active === 3) return category === 'Inland Waterway Vessel'
+      ? !!files.vesselPhotos
+      : !!files.vesselPhotos && !!files.proofOfOwnership && !!files.shipParticulars && !!files.insuranceCertificate;
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  const next = () => {
+    setCompleted((prev) => prev.includes(active) ? prev : [...prev, active]);
+    setActive((c) => c + 1);
+  };
+  const prev = () => setActive((c) => c - 1);
+
+  const handleSubmit = async () => {
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    try {
+      await submitTrigger({
+        url: '/vessel-registrations',
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          category, vesselName, vesselType, capacityLabel, capacityValue, vesselLengthM,
+          flagState, portOfRegistry, imoOrHullNumber, manufacturerShipyard, yearBuilt,
+          engineType, enginePowerKw, numberOfEngines, hullMaterial,
+          ownerName, ownerNationalIdOrTin, ownerPhone, ownerAddress,
+        },
+      }).unwrap();
+      notify.success('Vessel registration submitted successfully!');
+      navigate('/vessel-registration');
+    } catch {
+      notify.error('Submission failed. Please try again.');
+    } finally {
+      setSubmitting(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <Group gap="xs">
+        <Button variant="subtle" size="xs" leftSection={<IconArrowLeft size={14} />} onClick={() => navigate('/vessel-registration')}>
+          Back
+        </Button>
+      </Group>
+
+      <div>
+        <Title order={3}>Vessel Registration Application</Title>
+        <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Step {active + 1} of {STEPS.length} — {STEPS[active].label}</Text>
+      </div>
+
+      <StepIndicator active={active} completed={completed} />
+
+      <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+        <Group justify="space-between" mb="lg">
+          <Text fw={700} fz="lg">{STEPS[active].label}</Text>
+          <Badge variant="light" color="blue" radius="md">Step {active + 1} of {STEPS.length}</Badge>
+        </Group>
+
+        {/* ── Step 0: Vessel Category ──────────────────────────────── */}
+        {active === 0 && (
+          <Stack gap="md">
+            <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Select the primary use category of the vessel to be registered.</Text>
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+              {[
+                {
+                  value: 'Inland Waterway Vessel',
+                  icon: IconWaveSine,
+                  title: 'Inland Waterway Vessel',
+                  desc: 'Vessels operating on lakes, rivers, and inland waterways within Ethiopia (e.g. Lake Tana, Hawassa, Blue Nile)',
+                },
+                {
+                  value: 'Sea-going Vessel (International)',
+                  icon: IconShip,
+                  title: 'Sea-going Vessel (International)',
+                  desc: 'Vessels operating in international waters, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and ocean routes',
+                },
+              ].map((opt) => {
+                const Icon = opt.icon;
+                const selected = category === opt.value;
+                return (
+                  <Card
+                    key={opt.value}
+                    withBorder
+                    radius="md"
+                    p="lg"
+                    style={{
+                      cursor: 'pointer',
+                      borderColor: selected ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-5)' : 'var(--mantine-color-default-border)',
+                      borderWidth: selected ? 2 : 1,
+                      background: selected ? 'var(--mantine-color-blue-light)' : undefined,
+                      transition: 'all 0.15s ease',
+                    }}
+                    onClick={() => { setCategory(opt.value); next(); }}
+                  >
+                    <ThemeIcon size={48} radius="md" color="blue" variant={selected ? 'filled' : 'light'} mb="sm">
+                      <Icon size={26} />
+                    </ThemeIcon>
+                    <Text fw={700} fz="md" mb={4}>{opt.title}</Text>
+                    <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">{opt.desc}</Text>
+                  </Card>
+                );
+              })}
+            </SimpleGrid>
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+
+        {/* ── Step 1: Vessel Details ───────────────────────────────── */}
+        {active === 1 && (
+          <Stack gap="md">
+            <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={16} />}>
+              Category: <strong>{category}</strong>
+            </Alert>
+            <SectionHead title="Vessel Identification" />
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+              <TextInput
+                label="Vessel Name"
+                placeholder="e.g. Lake Tana Star"
+                required
+                value={vesselName}
+                onChange={(e) => setVesselName(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <Select
+                label="Vessel Type"
+                placeholder="Select vessel type"
+                required
+                data={vesselTypeOptions}
+                value={vesselType}
+                onChange={setVesselType}
+              />
+              <NumberInput
+                label={capacityLabel}
+                placeholder="Enter value"
+                required
+                min={1}
+                value={capacityValue}
+                onChange={setCapacityValue}
+              />
+              <NumberInput
+                label="Vessel Length (meters)"
+                placeholder="e.g. 32"
+                required
+                min={1}
+                value={vesselLengthM}
+                onChange={setVesselLengthM}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="Flag State"
+                required
+                value={flagState}
+                onChange={(e) => setFlagState(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="Registration Area"
+                placeholder="e.g. Bahir Dar"
+                required
+                value={portOfRegistry}
+                onChange={(e) => setPortOfRegistry(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+            </SimpleGrid>
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+
+        {/* ── Step 2: Technical & Ownership ───────────────────────── */}
+        {active === 2 && (
+          <Stack gap="md">
+            <SectionHead title="Technical Specifications" />
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+              <TextInput
+                label={idLabel}
+                placeholder={category === 'Sea-going Vessel (International)' ? 'IMO0000000' : 'ETH-INL-0000'}
+                required
+                value={imoOrHullNumber}
+                onChange={(e) => setImoOrHullNumber(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="Manufacturer / Shipyard Name"
+                placeholder="e.g. Hyundai Heavy Industries"
+                required
+                value={manufacturerShipyard}
+                onChange={(e) => setManufacturerShipyard(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <NumberInput
+                label="Year Built"
+                placeholder="e.g. 2019"
+                required
+                min={1900}
+                max={new Date().getFullYear()}
+                value={yearBuilt}
+                onChange={setYearBuilt}
+              />
+              <Select
+                label="Engine Type"
+                placeholder="Select engine type"
+                required
+                data={ENGINE_TYPES}
+                value={engineType}
+                onChange={setEngineType}
+              />
+              <NumberInput
+                label="Engine Power (kW)"
+                placeholder="e.g. 450"
+                required
+                min={1}
+                value={enginePowerKw}
+                onChange={setEnginePowerKw}
+              />
+              <NumberInput
+                label="Number of Engines"
+                placeholder="e.g. 2"
+                required
+                min={1}
+                max={12}
+                value={numberOfEngines}
+                onChange={setNumberOfEngines}
+              />
+              <Select
+                label="Hull Material"
+                placeholder="Select material"
+                required
+                data={HULL_MATERIALS}
+                value={hullMaterial}
+                onChange={setHullMaterial}
+              />
+            </SimpleGrid>
+
+            <SectionHead title="Owner Information" />
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+              <TextInput
+                label="Owner Name / Company"
+                placeholder="e.g. Abebe Girma"
+                required
+                value={ownerName}
+                onChange={(e) => setOwnerName(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="National ID / TIN"
+                placeholder="e.g. ET-9812345"
+                required
+                value={ownerNationalIdOrTin}
+                onChange={(e) => setOwnerNationalIdOrTin(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="Owner Phone"
+                placeholder="+251 9XX XXX XXX"
+                required
+                value={ownerPhone}
+                onChange={(e) => setOwnerPhone(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                label="Owner Address"
+                placeholder="City, Region"
+                value={ownerAddress}
+                onChange={(e) => setOwnerAddress(e.currentTarget.value)}
+                style={{ gridColumn: 'span 2' }}
+              />
+            </SimpleGrid>
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+
+        {/* ── Step 3: Documents Upload ─────────────────────────────── */}
+        {active === 3 && (
+          <Stack gap="md">
+            <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={16} />}>
+              Upload clear scans or photos. Accepted formats: PDF, JPG, PNG. Max 5MB per file.
+            </Alert>
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+              {docSlots.map((slot) => (
+                <DocCard key={slot.key} slot={slot} file={files[slot.key]} onFile={setFile(slot.key)} />
+              ))}
+            </SimpleGrid>
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+
+        {/* ── Step 4: Review & Submit ──────────────────────────────── */}
+        {active === 4 && (
+          <Stack gap="md">
+            <Alert variant="light" color="blue" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={16} />}>
+              Please review all information before submitting. You will be notified by the authority on application status.
+            </Alert>
+
+            <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+              <Text fw={700} fz="sm" mb="sm">Vessel Information</Text>
+              <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+                <ReviewRow label="Category" value={category ?? ''} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Vessel Name" value={vesselName} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Vessel Type" value={vesselType ?? ''} />
+                <ReviewRow label={capacityLabel} value={String(capacityValue)} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Vessel Length (m)" value={String(vesselLengthM)} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Flag State" value={flagState} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Registration Area" value={portOfRegistry} />
+              </SimpleGrid>
+            </Paper>
+
+            <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+              <Text fw={700} fz="sm" mb="sm">Technical Details</Text>
+              <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+                <ReviewRow label={idLabel} value={imoOrHullNumber} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Manufacturer / Shipyard" value={manufacturerShipyard} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Year Built" value={String(yearBuilt)} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Engine Type" value={engineType ?? ''} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Engine Power (kW)" value={String(enginePowerKw)} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Number of Engines" value={String(numberOfEngines)} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Hull Material" value={hullMaterial ?? ''} />
+              </SimpleGrid>
+            </Paper>
+
+            <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+              <Text fw={700} fz="sm" mb="sm">Owner Information</Text>
+              <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+                <ReviewRow label="Owner Name" value={ownerName} />
+                <ReviewRow label="National ID / TIN" value={ownerNationalIdOrTin} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Phone" value={ownerPhone} />
+                <ReviewRow label="Address" value={ownerAddress} />
+              </SimpleGrid>
+            </Paper>
+
+            <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+              <Text fw={700} fz="sm" mb="sm">Documents</Text>
+              <Stack gap={6}>
+                {docSlots.map((slot) => (
+                  <Group key={slot.key} gap="xs">
+                    <ThemeIcon size={20} radius="xl" color={files[slot.key] ? 'teal' : 'gray'} variant={files[slot.key] ? 'filled' : 'light'}>
+                      <IconCheck size={12} />
+                    </ThemeIcon>
+                    <Text fz="sm" c={files[slot.key] ? undefined : 'dimmed'}>
+                      {slot.label} {!files[slot.key] && slot.required ? '(missing)' : files[slot.key] ? `— ${files[slot.key]!.name}` : '(not uploaded)'}
+                    </Text>
+                  </Group>
+                ))}
+              </Stack>
+            </Paper>
+          </Stack>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Navigation */}
+        <Group justify="space-between" mt="xl">
+          <Button
+            variant="default"
+            leftSection={<IconArrowLeft size={16} />}
+            onClick={active === 0 ? () => navigate('/vessel-registration') : prev}
+          >
+            {active === 0 ? 'Cancel' : 'Back'}
+          </Button>
+          {active < STEPS.length - 1 ? (
+            <Button
+              rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={16} />}
+              disabled={!canNext()}
+              onClick={next}
+            >
+              Next
+            </Button>
+          ) : (
+            <Button
+              color="teal"
+              leftSection={<IconAnchor size={16} />}
+              loading={submitting}
+              onClick={handleSubmit}
+            >
+              Submit Registration
+            </Button>
+          )}
+        </Group>
+      </Paper>
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fd6e5ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,341 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  Badge,
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  Divider,
+  Group,
+  Paper,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  ThemeIcon,
+  Title,
+  rem,
+} from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  IconAnchor,
+  IconCheck,
+  IconCircleCheck,
+  IconAlertCircle,
+  IconFileDescription,
+  IconShieldCheck,
+  IconCertificate,
+  IconDownload,
+  IconInfoCircle,
+  IconClockHour4,
+  IconTransferIn,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import { useApiMutation } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import { authStorage } from '@ema-platform/auth';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Types
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+type VesselRegStatus = 'Pending' | 'Under Review' | 'Approved' | 'Rejected' | 'Correction Required';
+type VesselCategory = 'Inland Waterway Vessel' | 'Sea-going Vessel (International)';
+type RenewalStatus = 'Valid' | 'Due Soon' | 'Overdue' | 'Not Applicable';
+
+interface VesselRegistration {
+  id: string;
+  vesselName: string;
+  category: VesselCategory;
+  vesselType: string;
+  flagState: string;
+  portOfRegistry: string;
+  capacityLabel: 'Passenger Capacity' | 'Gross Tonnage (GT)';
+  capacityValue: number;
+  vesselLengthM: number;
+  imoOrHullNumber: string;
+  ownerName: string;
+  status: VesselRegStatus;
+  submittedDate: string;
+  approvalDate: string | null;
+  remarks: string;
+  renewalStatus: RenewalStatus;
+  expiryDate: string | null;
+}
+
+const STATUS_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
+  Pending: 'gray',
+  'Under Review': 'yellow',
+  Approved: 'teal',
+  Rejected: 'red',
+  'Correction Required': 'orange',
+};
+
+// Inland vessel certificates (1)
+const INLAND_CERTIFICATES = [
+  { label: 'Inland Vessel Registration Certificate', description: 'Official government registration document for inland waterway operation' },
+];
+
+// Sea-going vessel certificates (4)
+const SEAGOING_CERTIFICATES = [
+  { label: 'Certificate of Nationality', description: 'Certifies the vessel\'s nationality and right to fly the Ethiopian flag' },
+  { label: 'Certificate of Ownership', description: 'Confirms legal ownership of the vessel' },
+  { label: 'Certificate of Registration', description: 'Official registration document for international sea-going operation' },
+  { label: 'Minimum Safe Manning Certificate', description: 'Specifies the minimum crew required for safe operation of the vessel' },
+];
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Requirements list
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function RequirementItem({ label }: { label: string }) {
+  return (
+    <Group gap="xs">
+      <ThemeIcon size={20} radius="xl" color="blue" variant="light">
+        <IconCheck size={12} />
+      </ThemeIcon>
+      <Text fz="sm">{label}</Text>
+    </Group>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Certificate card (shown after approval)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function CertificateCard({ label, description }: { label: string; description: string }) {
+  return (
+    <Card withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+      <Group gap="sm" mb="xs" wrap="nowrap">
+        <ThemeIcon size={36} radius="md" color="teal" variant="light">
+          <IconCertificate size={20} />
+        </ThemeIcon>
+        <div>
+          <Text fw={600} fz="sm">{label}</Text>
+          <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{description}</Text>
+        </div>
+      </Group>
+      <Button size="xs" variant="light" color="teal" leftSection={<IconDownload size={14} />} fullWidth>
+        Download Certificate
+      </Button>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Component
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export function VesselRegistrationPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [registration, setRegistration] = useState<VesselRegistration | null>(null);
+  const [fetchTrigger] = useApiMutation<VesselRegistration>();
+  const fetched = useRef(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const profileId = authStorage.getProfileId();
+    if (!profileId || fetched.current) return;
+    fetched.current = true;
+    fetchTrigger({ url: '/vessel-registrations/my', method: 'GET' })
+      .unwrap()
+      .then((data) => setRegistration(data))
+      .catch(() => {/* no registration yet */});
+  }, [fetchTrigger]);
+
+  const certs = registration?.category === 'Sea-going Vessel (International)'
+    ? SEAGOING_CERTIFICATES
+    : INLAND_CERTIFICATES;
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="md">
+      <Group gap="sm">
+        <ThemeIcon size={44} radius="md" color="blue" variant="light">
+          <IconAnchor size={24} />
+        </ThemeIcon>
+        <div>
+          <Title order={3}>Vessel Registration</Title>
+          <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">Register your vessel with the Ethiopian Maritime Authority</Text>
+        </div>
+      </Group>
+
+      {/* ── No registration yet ───────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      {!registration && (
+        <>
+          <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+            <Group gap="md" mb="lg" wrap="nowrap">
+              <ThemeIcon size={52} radius="xl" color="blue" variant="light">
+                <IconAnchor size={28} />
+              </ThemeIcon>
+              <div>
+                <Text fw={700} fz="lg">Register Your Vessel</Text>
+                <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">
+                  Obtain official registration for inland waterway or sea-going vessels
+                </Text>
+              </div>
+            </Group>
+
+            <Divider mb="md" />
+
+            <Text fw={600} fz="sm" mb="xs">Requirements</Text>
+            <Stack gap={6} mb="xl">
+              <RequirementItem label="Proof of Ownership / Bill of Sale" />
+              <RequirementItem label="Builder's Certificate or Technical Specifications" />
+              <RequirementItem label="Valid Insurance Certificate (Hull & Machinery)" />
+              <RequirementItem label="Tax Clearance Certificate" />
+              <RequirementItem label="Vessel Photos (at least 2 clear images)" />
+              <RequirementItem label="IMO Certificate of Registry (sea-going re-registration only)" />
+            </Stack>
+
+            <Button
+              size="md"
+              leftSection={<IconAnchor size={18} />}
+              onClick={() => navigate('/vessel-registration/apply')}
+            >
+              Start Vessel Registration
+            </Button>
+          </Paper>
+
+          <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md" bg="var(--mantine-color-blue-light)">
+            <Group gap="xs" mb={4}>
+              <IconInfoCircle size={16} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-7)" />
+              <Text fw={600} fz="sm" c="blue.7">About Vessel Registration</Text>
+            </Group>
+            <Text fz="sm" c="dimmed">
+              Registration is valid for <strong>5 years</strong> from the date of approval. After approval,
+              inland vessels receive an <strong>Inland Vessel Registration Certificate</strong>, while
+              sea-going vessels receive four certificates: Certificate of Nationality, Certificate of
+              Ownership, Certificate of Registration, and Minimum Safe Manning Certificate.
+            </Text>
+          </Paper>
+        </>
+      )}
+
+      {/* ── Registration exists ──────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      {registration && (
+        <>
+          {/* Renewal alert */}
+          {registration.renewalStatus === 'Due Soon' && (
+            <Alert
+              icon={<IconAlertCircle size={17} />}
+              color="orange"
+              title="Renewal Due Soon"
+            >
+              Your vessel registration expires on {registration.expiryDate}. Please initiate renewal to avoid expiry.
+              <Button size="xs" variant="white" color="orange" mt="xs">
+                Start Renewal
+              </Button>
+            </Alert>
+          )}
+          {registration.renewalStatus === 'Overdue' && (
+            <Alert icon={<IconAlertCircle size={17} />} color="red" title="Registration Expired">
+              Your vessel registration expired on {registration.expiryDate}. Immediate renewal is required.
+            </Alert>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Status card */}
+          <Paper withBorder radius="lg" p="xl">
+            <Group justify="space-between" mb="lg">
+              <Group gap="sm">
+                <ThemeIcon size={40} radius="md" color="blue" variant="light">
+                  <IconAnchor size={22} />
+                </ThemeIcon>
+                <div>
+                  <Text fw={700} fz="lg">{registration.vesselName}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">{registration.id}</Text>
+                </div>
+              </Group>
+              <Badge color={STATUS_COLOR[registration.status] ?? 'gray'} size="lg" variant="light">
+                {registration.status}
+              </Badge>
+            </Group>
+
+            <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
+              {[
+                { label: 'Category', value: registration.category },
+                { label: 'Vessel Type', value: registration.vesselType },
+                { label: 'Flag State', value: registration.flagState },
+                { label: 'Port of Registry', value: registration.portOfRegistry },
+                { label: registration.capacityLabel, value: String(registration.capacityValue) },
+                { label: 'Submitted', value: registration.submittedDate },
+              ].map((row) => (
+                <div key={row.label}>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={600} lh={1.2}>{row.label}</Text>
+                  <Text fz="sm" mt={2}>{row.value || '—'}</Text>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </SimpleGrid>
+
+            {registration.remarks && (
+              <>
+                <Divider my="md" />
+                <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed" tt="uppercase" fw={600} mb={4}>Officer Remarks</Text>
+                <Text fz="sm">{registration.remarks}</Text>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </Paper>
+
+          {/* Timeline / status info */}
+          {registration.status !== 'Approved' && (
+            <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+              <Group gap="xs" mb="sm">
+                <IconClockHour4 size={16} />
+                <Text fw={600} fz="sm">Application Status</Text>
+              </Group>
+              <Stack gap={6}>
+                {[
+                  { label: 'Submitted', done: true },
+                  { label: 'Under Review', done: registration.status !== 'Pending' },
+                  // Always pending here: this whole block only renders while the
+                  // registration is *not* approved, so the step cannot be done.
+                  { label: 'Approved', done: false },
+                ].map((step) => (
+                  <Group key={step.label} gap="xs">
+                    <ThemeIcon size={20} radius="xl" color={step.done ? 'teal' : 'gray'} variant={step.done ? 'filled' : 'light'}>
+                      <IconCheck size={12} />
+                    </ThemeIcon>
+                    <Text fz="sm" c={step.done ? undefined : 'dimmed'}>{step.label}</Text>
+                  </Group>
+                ))}
+              </Stack>
+            </Paper>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Transfer ownership — only when approved */}
+          {registration.status === 'Approved' && (
+            <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
+              <Group justify="space-between">
+                <div>
+                  <Text fw={600} fz="sm">Transfer Ownership</Text>
+                  <Text fz="xs" c="dimmed">Transfer this vessel to a new owner</Text>
+                </div>
+                <Button
+                  leftSection={<IconTransferIn size={15} />}
+                  color="violet"
+                  variant="light"
+                  size="sm"
+                  onClick={() => navigate('/vessel-registration/transfer')}
+                >
+                  Request Transfer
+                </Button>
+              </Group>
+            </Paper>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Certificates section — shown after approval */}
+          {registration.status === 'Approved' && (
+            <div>
+              <Group gap="xs" mb="sm">
+                <IconShieldCheck size={18} color="var(--mantine-color-teal-6)" />
+                <Text fw={700} fz="md">
+                  {registration.category === 'Sea-going Vessel (International)'
+                    ? 'Issued Certificates (4)'
+                    : 'Issued Certificate'}
+                </Text>
+              </Group>
+              <Alert color="teal" icon={<IconCircleCheck size={17} />} mb="md">
+                Your vessel registration has been approved. You may download your certificate(s) below.
+              </Alert>
+              <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2 }} spacing="md">
+                {certs.map((cert) => (
+                  <CertificateCard key={cert.label} label={cert.label} description={cert.description} />
+                ))}
+              </SimpleGrid>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </>
+      )}
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationPage/columns.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationPage/columns.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index b5027ea89..000000000
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationPage/columns.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
-import { Badge, Button, Group, Text, Tooltip } from '@mantine/core';
-import {
-  IconAlertTriangle,
-  IconCertificate,
-  IconRefresh,
-} from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import type { AdvancedColumn } from '@ema-platform/ui';
-import type { IssuedLicense, Vessel } from '@ema-platform/api';
-import { PORTAL_PERMISSIONS } from '@ema-platform/auth';
-
-const CATEGORY_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
-  INLAND_WATERWAY: 'Inland Waterway',
-  SEA_GOING: 'Sea-going',
-};
-
-const VESSEL_STATUS_COLORS: Record<string, string> = {
-  REGISTERED: 'green',
-  SUSPENDED: 'orange',
-  DEREGISTERED: 'gray',
-};
-
-export function vesselColumns(handlers: {
-  /** Permission check from usePermissions() — hooks can't run in a cell. */
-  can: (required?: string[]) => boolean;
-  licenseById: Map<string, IssuedLicense>;
-  onDownloadCertificate: (vessel: Vessel) => void;
-  onRenew: (vessel: Vessel) => void;
-  onReportIncident: (vessel: Vessel) => void;
-}): AdvancedColumn<Vessel>[] {
-  return [
-    {
-      header: 'Registration №',
-      cell: ({ row }) => (
-        <Text ff="monospace" size="sm" fw={600}>
-          {row.original.registrationNumber}
-        </Text>
-      ),
-    },
-    {
-      header: 'Vessel',
-      cell: ({ row }) => (
-        <>
-          <Text size="sm" fw={500}>
-            {row.original.name}
-          </Text>
-          <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
-            {row.original.vesselType ?? '—'}
-            {row.original.imoNumber ? ` · IMO ${row.original.imoNumber}` : ''}
-          </Text>
-        </>
-      ),
-    },
-    {
-      header: 'Category',
-      cell: ({ row }) =>
-        CATEGORY_LABELS[row.original.category] ?? row.original.category,
-    },
-    {
-      header: 'Certificate',
-      cell: ({ row }) => {
-        const license = handlers.licenseById.get(row.original.licenseId);
-        const expiring =
-          license?.daysUntilExpiry !== undefined &&
-          license.daysUntilExpiry <= 60;
-        return license ? (
-          <Group gap={6} wrap="nowrap">
-            <Badge
-              size="sm"
-              variant="light"
-              color={
-                license.status === 'ACTIVE'
-                  ? expiring
-                    ? 'yellow'
-                    : 'green'
-                  : 'red'
-              }
-            >
-              {license.status === 'ACTIVE' && expiring
-                ? `Expires in ${license.daysUntilExpiry}d`
-                : license.status}
-            </Badge>
-          </Group>
-        ) : (
-          <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
-            —
-          </Text>
-        );
-      },
-    },
-    {
-      header: 'Status',
-      cell: ({ row }) => (
-        <Badge size="sm" color={VESSEL_STATUS_COLORS[row.original.status]}>
-          {row.original.status}
-        </Badge>
-      ),
-    },
-    {
-      header: '',
-      label: 'Actions',
-      align: 'right',
-      cell: ({ row }) => {
-        const vessel = row.original;
-        const renewable =
-          handlers.licenseById.get(vessel.licenseId)?.renewable ?? false;
-        return (
-          <Group gap="xs" justify="flex-end" wrap="nowrap">
-            {handlers.can([PORTAL_PERMISSIONS.VIEW_OWN_CERTIFICATES]) && (
-              <Tooltip label="Download certificate">
-                <Button
-                  size="compact-xs"
-                  variant="subtle"
-                  leftSection={<IconCertificate size={14} />}
-                  onClick={() => handlers.onDownloadCertificate(vessel)}
-                >
-                  Certificate
-                </Button>
-              </Tooltip>
-            )}
-            {renewable &&
-              vessel.status === 'REGISTERED' &&
-              handlers.can([PORTAL_PERMISSIONS.APPLY_VESSEL_REGISTRATION]) && (
-                <Tooltip label="Renew the registration">
-                  <Button
-                    size="compact-xs"
-                    variant="light"
-                    leftSection={<IconRefresh size={14} />}
-                    onClick={() => handlers.onRenew(vessel)}
-                  >
-                    Renew
-                  </Button>
-                </Tooltip>
-              )}
-            {handlers.can([PORTAL_PERMISSIONS.REPORT_VESSEL_INCIDENT]) && (
-              <Tooltip label="Report accident / incident">
-                <Button
-                  size="compact-xs"
-                  variant="subtle"
-                  color="orange"
-                  leftSection={<IconAlertTriangle size={14} />}
-                  onClick={() => handlers.onReportIncident(vessel)}
-                >
-                  Incident
-                </Button>
-              </Tooltip>
-            )}
-          </Group>
-        );
-      },
-    },
-  ];
-}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationPage/index.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationPage/index.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ed619f97..000000000
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/vessel-registration/pages/VesselRegistrationPage/index.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,333 +0,0 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
-import {
-  Alert,
-  Badge,
-  Button,
-  Card,
-  Group,
-  Loader,
-  Modal,
-  Paper,
-  Progress,
-  Stack,
-  Text,
-  TextInput,
-  Textarea,
-  Title,
-} from '@mantine/core';
-import {
-  IconAnchor,
-  IconArrowRight,
-  IconInfoCircle,
-  IconPlus,
-  IconShip,
-} from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import { AdvancedTable, notify, useServerTable } from '@ema-platform/ui';
-import {
-  STATUS_COLORS,
-  STATUS_LABELS,
-  STATUS_PROGRESS,
-  TERMINAL_STATUSES,
-  extractErrorMessage,
-  useCreateApplicationMutation,
-  useCreateVesselIncidentMutation,
-  useGetCertificateUrlMutation,
-  useGetMyApplicationsQuery,
-  useGetMyLicensesQuery,
-  useGetMyVesselsQuery,
-} from '@ema-platform/api';
-import type { Vessel } from '@ema-platform/api';
-import {
-  PORTAL_PERMISSIONS,
-  RequirePermission,
-  usePermissions,
-} from '@ema-platform/auth';
-import { vesselColumns } from './columns';
-
-const REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY = 'VESSEL_REGISTRATION';
-
-/** US-VES-016: the owner reports an accident or incident on their vessel. */
-function IncidentModal({
-  vessel,
-  onClose,
-}: {
-  vessel: Vessel | null;
-  onClose: () => void;
-}) {
-  const [occurredAt, setOccurredAt] = useState('');
-  const [location, setLocation] = useState('');
-  const [description, setDescription] = useState('');
-  const [createIncident, { isLoading }] = useCreateVesselIncidentMutation();
-
-  const submit = async () => {
-    if (!vessel) return;
-    try {
-      await createIncident({
-        vesselId: vessel.id,
-        body: {
-          occurredAt,
-          description,
-          ...(location ? { location } : {}),
-        },
-      }).unwrap();
-      notify.success('Incident recorded');
-      onClose();
-      setOccurredAt('');
-      setLocation('');
-      setDescription('');
-    } catch (error) {
-      notify.error(extractErrorMessage(error, 'Could not record the incident'));
-    }
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <Modal
-      opened={Boolean(vessel)}
-      onClose={onClose}
-      title={`Report incident — ${vessel?.name ?? ''}`}
-      centered
-    >
-      <Stack>
-        <TextInput
-          type="date"
-          label="Date of occurrence"
-          required
-          value={occurredAt}
-          onChange={(e) => setOccurredAt(e.target.value)}
-        />
-        <TextInput
-          label="Location"
-          value={location}
-          onChange={(e) => setLocation(e.target.value)}
-        />
-        <Textarea
-          label="What happened"
-          required
-          minRows={3}
-          value={description}
-          onChange={(e) => setDescription(e.target.value)}
-        />
-        <Group justify="flex-end">
-          <Button variant="default" onClick={onClose}>
-            Cancel
-          </Button>
-          <Button
-            loading={isLoading}
-            disabled={!occurredAt || description.trim().length < 10}
-            onClick={submit}
-          >
-            Record incident
-          </Button>
-        </Group>
-      </Stack>
-    </Modal>
-  );
-}
-
-/**
- * The vessel owner's home (US-VES-001…009, 016): registered vessels with
- * their certificates and renewals, registrations still in flight, and the
- * entry point into the config-driven registration wizard.
- */
-export function VesselRegistrationPage() {
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const { data: vessels, isLoading: loadingVessels, refetch } = useGetMyVesselsQuery();
-  const { data: applications, isLoading: loadingApplications } =
-    useGetMyApplicationsQuery();
-  const { data: licenses } = useGetMyLicensesQuery();
-  const [createApplication] = useCreateApplicationMutation();
-  const [getCertificateUrl] = useGetCertificateUrlMutation();
-  const [incidentFor, setIncidentFor] = useState<Vessel | null>(null);
-  const table = useServerTable();
-  const { can } = usePermissions();
-  const pagedVessels = table.paginate(vessels ?? []);
-
-  const inFlight = (applications?.items ?? []).filter(
-    (app) =>
-      app.licenseType?.key === REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY &&
-      !TERMINAL_STATUSES.includes(app.status),
-  );
-
-  const licenseById = new Map(
-    (licenses?.items ?? []).map((license) => [license.id, license]),
-  );
-
-  async function downloadCertificate(vessel: Vessel) {
-    try {
-      const result = await getCertificateUrl(vessel.licenseId).unwrap();
-      window.open(result.url, '_blank', 'noopener');
-    } catch (error) {
-      notify.error(
-        extractErrorMessage(error, 'Could not fetch the certificate'),
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  /** A renewal is an ordinary application of kind RENEWAL (US-VES-009). */
-  async function renew(vessel: Vessel) {
-    try {
-      const application = await createApplication({
-        licenseType: REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY,
-        kind: 'RENEWAL',
-        previousLicenseId: vessel.licenseId,
-      }).unwrap();
-      navigate(
-        `/licensing/${REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY}/applications/${application.id}`,
-      );
-    } catch (error) {
-      notify.error(extractErrorMessage(error, 'Could not start the renewal'));
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (loadingVessels || loadingApplications) {
-    return (
-      <Group justify="center" py="xl">
-        <Loader />
-      </Group>
-    );
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <Stack>
-      <Group justify="space-between">
-        <Title order={2}>Vessel Registration</Title>
-        <RequirePermission
-          anyOf={[PORTAL_PERMISSIONS.APPLY_VESSEL_REGISTRATION]}
-          hideOnly
-        >
-          <Button
-            leftSection={<IconPlus size={16} />}
-            onClick={() => navigate(`/licensing/${REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY}/apply`)}
-          >
-            Register a vessel
-          </Button>
-        </RequirePermission>
-      </Group>
-
-      {/* ----------------------------------------------------- in-flight */}
-      {inFlight.length > 0 && (
-        <Stack gap="sm">
-          <Title order={4}>Registrations in progress</Title>
-          {inFlight.map((app) => {
-            const isDraft = app.status === 'DRAFT';
-            const needsAction = app.status === 'RESUBMIT_REQUIRED';
-            const vesselName =
-              (app.formData?.vesselDetails?.vesselName as string) ?? null;
-            return (
-              <Card key={app.id} withBorder radius="md" p="md">
-                <Group justify="space-between" wrap="nowrap">
-                  <div>
-                    <Group gap="xs">
-                      <Text fw={600}>{app.applicationNumber}</Text>
-                      {vesselName && (
-                        <Text c="dimmed" size="sm">
-                          — {vesselName}
-                        </Text>
-                      )}
-                      {app.kind === 'RENEWAL' && (
-                        <Badge variant="light">Renewal</Badge>
-                      )}
-                    </Group>
-                    <Progress
-                      value={STATUS_PROGRESS[app.status]}
-                      mt="xs"
-                      w={260}
-                    />
-                  </div>
-                  <Group wrap="nowrap">
-                    <Badge color={STATUS_COLORS[app.status]}>
-                      {STATUS_LABELS[app.status]}
-                    </Badge>
-                    <Button
-                      size="compact-sm"
-                      variant={needsAction ? 'filled' : 'light'}
-                      color={needsAction ? 'orange' : undefined}
-                      rightSection={<IconArrowRight size={14} />}
-                      onClick={() =>
-                        navigate(
-                          `/licensing/${REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY}/applications/${app.id}`,
-                        )
-                      }
-                    >
-                      {isDraft ? 'Continue' : needsAction ? 'Fix' : 'View'}
-                    </Button>
-                  </Group>
-                </Group>
-              </Card>
-            );
-          })}
-        </Stack>
-      )}
-
-      {/* ------------------------------------------------------- register */}
-      <Stack gap="sm">
-        <Title order={4}>My vessels</Title>
-        {(vessels ?? []).length === 0 ? (
-          <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="xl">
-            <Stack align="center" gap="sm">
-              <IconShip size={40} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-5)" />
-              <Text fw={600}>No registered vessels yet</Text>
-              <Text size="sm" c="dimmed" ta="center" maw={420}>
-                Register an inland-waterway or sea-going vessel. Approval
-                issues the registration certificate and enters the vessel in
-                the national register.
-              </Text>
-              <RequirePermission
-                anyOf={[PORTAL_PERMISSIONS.APPLY_VESSEL_REGISTRATION]}
-                hideOnly
-              >
-                <Button
-                  mt="xs"
-                  onClick={() =>
-                    navigate(`/licensing/${REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY}/apply`)
-                  }
-                >
-                  Start registration
-                </Button>
-              </RequirePermission>
-            </Stack>
-          </Paper>
-        ) : (
-          <AdvancedTable
-            tableName="My vessels"
-            columns={vesselColumns({
-              can,
-              licenseById,
-              onDownloadCertificate: downloadCertificate,
-              onRenew: renew,
-              onReportIncident: setIncidentFor,
-            })}
-            data={pagedVessels.rows}
-            itemCount={pagedVessels.itemCount}
-            pageIndex={pagedVessels.pageIndex}
-            onPageChange={table.setPageIndex}
-            pageSize={table.pageSize}
-            refresh={refetch}
-          />
-        )}
-      </Stack>
-
-      {(vessels ?? []).some((v) => v.status === 'SUSPENDED') && (
-        <Alert color="orange" icon={<IconInfoCircle size={16} />}>
-          A suspended vessel may not operate. Contact the Ethiopian Maritime
-          Authority about reinstatement.
-        </Alert>
-      )}
-
-      <Paper withBorder radius="md" p="md">
-        <Group gap="xs">
-          <IconAnchor size={18} color="var(--mantine-color-blue-5)" />
-          <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
-            Amendment and duplicate-certificate services are coming in a
-            later release.
-          </Text>
-        </Group>
-      </Paper>
-
-      <IncidentModal vessel={incidentFor} onClose={() => setIncidentFor(null)} />
-    </Stack>
-  );
-}
-
-export default VesselRegistrationPage;
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
index 316757c79..b1f4d1cf3 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ export const am: Translations = {
     seaRecords: 'የባህር መዝገቦቼ',
     myApplication: 'ማመልከቻዬ',
     certificates: 'የምስክር ወረቀቶች',
+    seamanBook: 'የመርከበኛ መጽሐፍ',
+    btc: 'መሠረታዊ ሥልጠና ምስክር ወረቀት',
     endorsements: 'ማረጋገጫዎች',
     vesselRegistrations: 'የመርከብ ምዝገባ',
     vesselTransfers: 'የመርከብ ባለቤትነት ዝውውር',
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ export const am: Translations = {
     viewProfile: 'ሙሉ መገለጫ ይመልከቱ',
     seafarerReason: 'የባህረኞች ምዝገባ የሚዘጋጀው ከመገለጫዎ ነው — እነዚህ መረጃዎች ራሱ ይሞላሉ።',
     seafarerRedirect: 'የባህረኛ ምዝገባ ለማድረግ መገለጫዎን ያጠናቅቁ። የሚያስፈልጉ፡ {{fields}}',
+    seafarerBanner: 'የባህረኛ ምዝገባ ለማድረግ የመገለጫ መረጃ ያስፈልጋል።',
   },
 
   profileSections: {
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
index c5695efe3..52e486ba0 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export const en = {
     mtoLicense: 'MTO License',
     waiver: 'Waiver',
     certificates: 'Certificates',
+    seamanBook: 'Seaman Book',
+    btc: 'Basic Training Certificate',
     endorsements: 'Endorsements',
     vesselRegistrations: 'Vessel Registration',
     vesselTransfers: 'Vessel Transfers',
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ export const en = {
     seafarerReason:
       'Seafarer registration is built from your profile — these details fill it in for you.',
     seafarerRedirect: 'Finish your profile to register as a seafarer. Still needed: {{fields}}',
+    seafarerBanner: 'Profile details are needed for seafarer registration.',
   },
 
   profileSections: {
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/layouts/PortalLayout.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/layouts/PortalLayout.tsx
index 76b2d67be..e9ee21833 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/layouts/PortalLayout.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/layouts/PortalLayout.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useDisclosure } from "@mantine/hooks";
 import {
   IconArrowsExchange,
   IconBell,
+  IconBook2,
   IconFolderOpen,
   IconHeadset,
   IconHome2,
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ const NAV_SECTIONS: { label?: string; items: PortalNavItem[] }[] = [
     items: [
       { to: '/seafarer-registration', label: 'Seafarer Registration', i18nKey: 'nav.seafarerRegistration', icon: IconList, permissions: [P.APPLY_SEAFARER_REGISTRATION] },
       { to: '/seafarer/records', label: 'My Sea Records', i18nKey: 'nav.seaRecords', icon: IconList, permissions: [P.VIEW_OWN_SEA_SERVICE, P.VIEW_OWN_MEDICAL] },
-      { to: '/seaman-book', label: 'Seaman Book', i18nKey: 'nav.myApplication', icon: IconSend, soon: true, permissions: [P.VIEW_OWN_SEA_SERVICE, P.VIEW_OWN_MEDICAL] },
+      { to: '/seaman-book', label: 'Seaman Book', i18nKey: 'nav.seamanBook', icon: IconBook2, permissions: [P.VIEW_OWN_SEA_SERVICE, P.VIEW_OWN_MEDICAL] },
+      { to: '/licensing/BTC_BASIC_TRAINING/apply', label: 'Basic Training Certificate', i18nKey: 'nav.btc', icon: IconShieldCheck, permissions: [P.VIEW_OWN_CERTIFICATES] },
       { to: '/certificates', label: 'Certificates', i18nKey: 'nav.certificates', icon: IconShieldCheck, permissions: [P.VIEW_OWN_CERTIFICATES] },
       { to: '/exams', label: 'Examinations', i18nKey: 'nav.exams', icon: IconList, permissions: [P.VIEW_OWN_EXAM, P.APPLY_EXAM] },
       { to: '/endorsements', label: 'Endorsements', i18nKey: 'nav.endorsements', icon: IconRubberStamp, permissions: [P.VIEW_OWN_CERTIFICATES] },
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/router.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/router.tsx
index e07736e44..156a83a60 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/router.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/router.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import { RequireSeafarerProfile } from "./features/profile/components/RequireSea
 import { OperationsOnboardingPage } from "./features/onboarding/pages/OperationsOnboardingPage";
 import { ProfilePage } from "./features/profile/pages/ProfilePage";
 import { SupportPage } from "./features/support/pages/SupportPage";
-import { SeafarerRegistrationPage } from "./features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerRegistrationPage";
 import { MySeaRecordsPage } from "./features/seafarer/pages/MySeaRecordsPage";
 import { ExamsPage } from "./features/exams/pages/ExamsPage";
 import { ExamAttemptPage } from "./features/exam-attempt/pages/ExamAttemptPage";
@@ -36,6 +35,8 @@ import { ExamAttemptPage } from "./features/exam-attempt/pages/ExamAttemptPage";
 import { DocumentVaultPage } from "./features/documents/pages/DocumentVaultPage";
 import { SeamanBookPage } from "./features/seaman-book/pages/SeamanBookPage";
 import { SeamanBookApplicationPage } from "./features/seaman-book/pages/SeamanBookApplicationPage";
+import { MedicalCertificatePage } from "./features/medical/pages/MedicalCertificatePage";
+import { BasicSafetyTrainingPage } from "./features/basic-safety-training/pages/BasicSafetyTrainingPage";
 import { NotificationsPage } from "./features/notifications/pages/NotificationsPage";
 
 // Phase 2 — CoC / CoP
@@ -152,15 +153,13 @@ export const router = createBrowserRouter([
       },
 
       // Seafarer
+      // The standalone wizard is gone — registration is the config-driven
+      // licensing flow like every other licence type, gated by
+      // RequireSeafarerProfile + RequirePermission the same way
+      // /licensing/:typeCode/apply already is.
       {
         path: "/seafarer-registration",
-        element: (
-          <RequireSeafarerProfile>
-            <RequirePermission anyOf={[P.APPLY_SEAFARER_REGISTRATION]}>
-              <SeafarerRegistrationPage />
-            </RequirePermission>
-          </RequireSeafarerProfile>
-        ),
+        element: <Navigate to="/licensing/SEAFARER_REGISTRATION/apply" replace />,
       },
       {
         path: "/seafarer/records",
@@ -215,6 +214,22 @@ export const router = createBrowserRouter([
           </RequirePermission>
         ),
       },
+      {
+        path: "/medical",
+        element: (
+          <RequirePermission anyOf={[P.VIEW_OWN_MEDICAL]}>
+            <MedicalCertificatePage />
+          </RequirePermission>
+        ),
+      },
+      {
+        path: "/basic-safety-training",
+        element: (
+          <RequirePermission anyOf={[P.VIEW_OWN_CERTIFICATES]}>
+            <BasicSafetyTrainingPage />
+          </RequirePermission>
+        ),
+      },
       { path: "/notifications", element: <NotificationsPage /> },
 
       // Phase 2 — CoC / CoP
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/store/index.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/store/index.ts
index f68e7bfaa..0547d3262 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/store/index.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/store/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { configureStore } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
-import { baseApi, configureTokenRefresh } from "@ema-platform/api";
+import {
+  baseApi,
+  configureSessionScope,
+  configureTokenRefresh,
+} from "@ema-platform/api";
 import {
   authReducer,
   signupReducer,
@@ -12,6 +16,35 @@ import {
 import type { AuthUser, CurrentProfile } from "@ema-platform/auth";
 
 configureAuthStorage("ema-portal", true);
+// See the backoffice store: cookies ignore the port, so the API layer is told
+// which app it is rather than guessing from a shared jar.
+configureSessionScope("ema-portal");
+
+// Dev-only preview mode (VITE_USE_MOCKS=true): seed a fake session so
+// ProtectedRoute (which only checks that a token exists) treats the user as
+// logged in without a real backend to authenticate against. Only runs when
+// no real session is already present, so a genuine login is never clobbered.
+if (
+  (import.meta as { env?: Record<string, string> }).env?.["VITE_USE_MOCKS"] === "true" &&
+  !authStorage.getToken()
+) {
+  authStorage.setToken("mock-dev-token");
+  authStorage.setRefreshToken("mock-dev-refresh-token");
+  authStorage.setUser<AuthUser>({
+    id: "user-mock-001",
+    email: "abebe.tesfaye@example.et",
+    username: "abebe.tesfaye",
+    phoneNumber: "+251911223344",
+    name: { am: "አበበ ተስፋዬ", en: "Abebe Tesfaye" },
+    status: "ACTIVE",
+    sharepointId: null,
+    hasSetPassword: true,
+    hasFinishedRegistration: true,
+    hasFinishedDMSOnboarding: true,
+    isPhoneNumberVerified: true,
+    userType: "PORTAL",
+  });
+}
 
 const preloadedAuth = (() => {
   const token = authStorage.getToken();
diff --git a/apps/portal/vite.config.mts b/apps/portal/vite.config.mts
index 66e5b1977..d0e63f422 100644
--- a/apps/portal/vite.config.mts
+++ b/apps/portal/vite.config.mts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import { nxViteTsPaths } from '@nx/vite/plugins/nx-tsconfig-paths.plugin';
 
 export default defineConfig({
   root: __dirname,
+  // Env lives at the workspace root, shared with the backoffice — without this
+  // Vite looks in apps/portal and VITE_BASE_API_URL silently falls back to its
+  // built-in default.
+  envDir: '../../',
   cacheDir: '../../node_modules/.vite/apps/portal',
   server: { port: 4200, host: 'localhost' },
   preview: { port: 4200, host: 'localhost' },
diff --git a/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/base-query-with-reauth.ts b/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/base-query-with-reauth.ts
index 127159579..3d595af65 100644
--- a/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/base-query-with-reauth.ts
+++ b/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/base-query-with-reauth.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { resolveSessionContext } from "../session";
 export const BASE_API_URL =
   (import.meta as { env?: Record<string, string> }).env?.[
     "VITE_BASE_API_URL"
-  ] ?? "http://localhost:3000/api";
+  ] ?? "http://localhost:3001/api";
 
 let _onTokenExpired: (() => Promise<string>) | null = null;
 let _onAuthFailure: (() => void) | null = null;
diff --git a/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/index.ts b/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/index.ts
index 2536b6989..b76a81c12 100644
--- a/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/index.ts
+++ b/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 import { createApi } from "@reduxjs/toolkit/query/react";
 import { baseQueryWithReauth } from "./base-query-with-reauth";
+import { mockBaseQuery } from "./mock-base-query";
 import { tagTypes } from "./tagTypes";
+
+// Dev-only preview mode: set VITE_USE_MOCKS=true (repo-root .env.local) to
+// serve the four preview feature areas from static sample data instead of a
+// live backend. See mock-base-query.ts for what is and isn't covered.
+const useMocks =
+  (import.meta as { env?: Record<string, string> }).env?.["VITE_USE_MOCKS"] === "true";
+
 export const baseApi = createApi({
   reducerPath: "baseApi",
-  baseQuery: baseQueryWithReauth,
+  baseQuery: useMocks ? mockBaseQuery : baseQueryWithReauth,
   tagTypes: ["Api", "backOfficeApi", "portalApi", ...tagTypes],
   endpoints: () => ({}),
 });
diff --git a/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/mock-base-query.ts b/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/mock-base-query.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f2244afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/mock-base-query.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,385 @@
+import type { BaseQueryFn } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query/react';
+import type { FetchArgs, FetchBaseQueryError } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query';
+import { baseQueryWithReauth } from './base-query-with-reauth';
+import {
+  mockApplicationDetails,
+  mockApplications,
+  mockLicenses,
+  mockLicenseTypeRequirements,
+  mockLicenseTypes,
+  mockMyExamAppeals,
+  mockMyExamRegistrations,
+  mockMyExamResults,
+  mockNotifications,
+  mockOpenExams,
+  mockProfileMeResponse,
+  mockVessels,
+} from './mock-data';
+
+/**
+ * Dev-only mock `BaseQueryFn`, opt-in via `VITE_USE_MOCKS=true` (see
+ * `base-api/index.ts`).
+ *
+ * Design choice: this is a partial mock, not a full fake backend. Each
+ * handler below matches a specific method + URL pattern for the four preview
+ * feature areas (vessel registration, seafarer registration, CoC
+ * certificates, exams) plus the shared profile/permissions/licensing-config
+ * endpoints they depend on. Anything not matched here falls through to the
+ * real `baseQueryWithReauth`, so login, signup, and any endpoint outside the
+ * four areas keep talking to a real backend if one is reachable. This was
+ * chosen over a full-mock/404 approach so the rest of the app (profile
+ * editing, payments, other license types, backoffice) is unaffected and a
+ * developer can extend coverage incrementally by adding more handlers below.
+ *
+ * Extend by adding another entry to `handlers`. Each handler receives the
+ * parsed method/path/params/body and returns the response payload (or
+ * `undefined` to fall through to the next handler / the real backend).
+ */
+
+type MockRequest = {
+  method: string;
+  path: string;
+  params?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  body?: unknown;
+};
+
+type MockHandler = {
+  method: string;
+  /** Matches the URL path (query string stripped). */
+  pattern: RegExp;
+  respond: (req: MockRequest, match: RegExpMatchArray) => unknown;
+};
+
+function clone<T>(value: T): T {
+  return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(value));
+}
+
+function paginated<T>(items: T[]) {
+  return { total: items.length, items };
+}
+
+let mockAppSeq = 100;
+
+const handlers: MockHandler[] = [
+  // --------------------------------------------------------------- profile
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/profiles\/me$/,
+    respond: () => clone(mockProfileMeResponse),
+  },
+
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------- license types
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/license-types$/,
+    respond: () => paginated(clone(mockLicenseTypes)),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/license-types\/requirements\/([\w-]+)$/,
+    respond: (_req, match) => {
+      const key = match[1];
+      const found = mockLicenseTypeRequirements[key];
+      return found ? clone(found) : undefined;
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/license-categories$/,
+    respond: () =>
+      paginated([
+        { key: 'MARITIME_PERSONNEL', name: { en: 'Maritime Personnel' }, description: { en: 'Seafarer and vessel services' }, sortOrder: 1 },
+      ]),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/profiles\/me\/operations$/,
+    respond: () => ({ items: [] }),
+  },
+
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------- applications
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/license-applications\/mine$/,
+    respond: () => paginated(clone(Object.values(mockApplications))),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'POST',
+    pattern: /^\/license-applications$/,
+    respond: (req) => {
+      const body = (req.body ?? {}) as { licenseType?: string; kind?: string; previousLicenseId?: string };
+      const typeKey = body.licenseType ?? 'VESSEL_REGISTRATION';
+      const requirements = mockLicenseTypeRequirements[typeKey];
+      const id = `app-draft-${++mockAppSeq}`;
+      const now = new Date().toISOString();
+      const application = {
+        id,
+        applicationNumber: `${requirements?.licenseType.certificatePrefix ?? 'APP'}-2026-${String(mockAppSeq).padStart(6, '0')}`,
+        licenseTypeId: requirements?.licenseType.id ?? 'license-type-unknown',
+        licenseType: requirements?.licenseType ?? { id: 'license-type-unknown', key: typeKey, name: { en: typeKey } },
+        applicantUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+        kind: body.kind ?? 'NEW',
+        status: 'DRAFT',
+        assignedOfficerId: null,
+        claimedAt: null,
+        formData: {},
+        companyName: null,
+        tradeName: null,
+        tinNumber: null,
+        businessAddress: null,
+        capitalAmountDeclared: null,
+        capitalAmountVerified: null,
+        adjustmentRound: 0,
+        submittedAt: null,
+        decidedAt: null,
+        rejectionReason: null,
+        feeAmount: String(requirements?.fee ?? ''),
+        feeCurrency: requirements?.feeCurrency ?? 'ETB',
+        issuedLicenseId: null,
+        createdAt: now,
+      };
+      mockApplications[id] = application;
+      mockApplicationDetails[id] = {
+        application,
+        staff: [],
+        attachments: [],
+        history: [
+          {
+            id: `hist-${id}-1`,
+            fromStatus: null,
+            toStatus: 'DRAFT',
+            event: 'created',
+            actorUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+            actorName: 'Abebe Tesfaye',
+            actorRole: 'APPLICANT',
+            remark: null,
+            metadata: null,
+            createdAt: now,
+          },
+        ],
+        remarks: [],
+        openRemarks: [],
+        availableEvents: [],
+      };
+      return clone(application);
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/license-applications\/([\w-]+)$/,
+    respond: (_req, match) => {
+      const detail = mockApplicationDetails[match[1]];
+      return detail ? clone(detail) : undefined;
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'PATCH',
+    pattern: /^\/license-applications\/([\w-]+)\/sections\/([\w-]+)$/,
+    respond: (req, match) => {
+      const [, id, sectionKey] = match;
+      const application = mockApplications[id];
+      if (!application) return undefined;
+      const body = (req.body ?? {}) as { values?: Record<string, unknown> };
+      application.formData = { ...application.formData, [sectionKey]: body.values ?? {} };
+      return clone(application);
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'POST',
+    pattern: /^\/license-applications\/([\w-]+)\/submit$/,
+    respond: (_req, match) => {
+      const application = mockApplications[match[1]];
+      if (!application) return undefined;
+      application.status = 'UNDER_REVIEW';
+      application.submittedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+      return clone(application);
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'POST',
+    pattern: /^\/license-applications\/([\w-]+)\/resubmit$/,
+    respond: (_req, match) => {
+      const application = mockApplications[match[1]];
+      if (!application) return undefined;
+      application.status = 'UNDER_REVIEW';
+      return clone(application);
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'PATCH',
+    pattern: /^\/license-applications\/([\w-]+)\/remarks\/([\w-]+)\/resolve$/,
+    respond: () => ({ ok: true }),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'POST',
+    pattern: /^\/license-applications\/([\w-]+)\/staff$/,
+    respond: (req) => {
+      const body = (req.body ?? {}) as { roleKey?: string; fullName?: string; position?: string; yearsOfExperience?: number };
+      return {
+        id: `staff-mock-${Date.now()}`,
+        roleKey: body.roleKey ?? '',
+        fullName: body.fullName ?? '',
+        position: body.position ?? null,
+        roleCategory: null,
+        yearsOfExperience: body.yearsOfExperience ?? null,
+        documents: [],
+      };
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'DELETE',
+    pattern: /^\/license-applications\/([\w-]+)\/staff\/([\w-]+)$/,
+    respond: () => ({ ok: true }),
+  },
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------- licenses
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/licenses\/mine$/,
+    respond: () => paginated(clone(mockLicenses)),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/licenses\/([\w-]+)\/certificate$/,
+    respond: (_req, match) => ({
+      url: `https://example-cdn.ema.gov.et/certificates/${match[1]}.pdf`,
+    }),
+  },
+
+  // ------------------------------------------------------------ attachments
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/attachments$/,
+    respond: () => [],
+  },
+
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------- notifications
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/notifications\/unseen$/,
+    respond: () => clone(mockNotifications),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/notifications$/,
+    respond: () => clone(mockNotifications),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'PATCH',
+    pattern: /^\/notifications\/([\w-]+)\/read$/,
+    respond: () => ({ ok: true }),
+  },
+
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------- vessels
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/vessels\/mine$/,
+    respond: () => clone(mockVessels),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'POST',
+    pattern: /^\/vessels\/([\w-]+)\/incidents$/,
+    respond: (req, match) => ({
+      id: `incident-mock-${Date.now()}`,
+      vesselId: match[1],
+      occurredAt: (req.body as { occurredAt?: string })?.occurredAt ?? new Date().toISOString(),
+      location: (req.body as { location?: string })?.location ?? null,
+      description: (req.body as { description?: string })?.description ?? '',
+      severity: null,
+      reportedById: 'user-mock-001',
+      reportedByOfficer: false,
+      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    }),
+  },
+
+  // ------------------------------------------------------------------ exams
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/exams\/open$/,
+    respond: () => clone(mockOpenExams),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/exams\/registrations\/mine$/,
+    respond: () => clone(mockMyExamRegistrations),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'POST',
+    pattern: /^\/exams\/([\w-]+)\/register$/,
+    respond: () => ({ admissionNumber: `ADM-2026-${Math.floor(Math.random() * 900000 + 100000)}` }),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/results\/mine$/,
+    respond: () => clone(mockMyExamResults),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/results\/appeals\/mine$/,
+    respond: () => clone(mockMyExamAppeals),
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'POST',
+    pattern: /^\/results\/([\w-]+)\/appeal$/,
+    respond: () => ({ appealNumber: `APL-2026-${Math.floor(Math.random() * 900000 + 100000)}` }),
+  },
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------- seafarer records
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/sea-service-records\/mine$/,
+    respond: () => [],
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/medical-certificates\/mine$/,
+    respond: () => [],
+  },
+  {
+    method: 'GET',
+    pattern: /^\/sea-service-records\/mine\/sea-time$/,
+    respond: () => ({ totalDays: 620, verifiedRecords: 4 }),
+  },
+];
+
+function parseArgs(args: string | FetchArgs): { method: string; path: string; params?: Record<string, unknown>; body?: unknown } {
+  if (typeof args === 'string') {
+    const [path] = args.split('?');
+    return { method: 'GET', path };
+  }
+  const [path] = (args.url ?? '').split('?');
+  return {
+    method: (args.method ?? 'GET').toUpperCase(),
+    path,
+    params: args.params as Record<string, unknown> | undefined,
+    body: args.body,
+  };
+}
+
+function delay(ms: number) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
+
+export const mockBaseQuery: BaseQueryFn<string | FetchArgs, unknown, FetchBaseQueryError> = async (
+  args,
+  api,
+  extraOptions,
+) => {
+  const req = parseArgs(args);
+
+  for (const handler of handlers) {
+    if (handler.method !== req.method) continue;
+    const match = req.path.match(handler.pattern);
+    if (!match) continue;
+
+    const data = handler.respond(req, match);
+    if (data === undefined) continue;
+
+    await delay(150 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 150));
+    return { data };
+  }
+
+  // Unmatched — fall through to the real backend (auth/login, and any
+  // endpoint outside the four mocked preview areas).
+  return baseQueryWithReauth(args, api, extraOptions);
+};
diff --git a/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/mock-data.ts b/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/mock-data.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e152c843d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/api/src/lib/base-api/mock-data.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,740 @@
+/**
+ * Dev-only sample data for the mock base query (see `mock-base-query.ts`).
+ *
+ * Throwaway preview fixtures — realistic enough to demo the four portal
+ * feature areas (vessel registration, seafarer registration, CoC
+ * certificates, exams) without a live backend. Not used unless
+ * `VITE_USE_MOCKS=true`.
+ */
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------ profile
+
+export const mockPermissions: string[] = [
+  'can:View:own-profile',
+  'can:edit:own-profile',
+  'can:resubmit:license-application',
+  'can:upload:own-documents',
+  'can:View:own-documents',
+  'can:replace:own-documents',
+  'can:initiate:own-payment',
+  'can:View:own-payments',
+  'can:View:own-notifications',
+  'can:apply:seafarer-registration',
+  'can:add:own-sea-service',
+  'can:edit:own-sea-service',
+  'can:View:own-sea-service',
+  'can:upload:own-medical-certificate',
+  'can:View:own-medical-certificate',
+  'can:apply:seafarer-certificate',
+  'can:apply:exam',
+  'can:View:own-exam',
+  'can:View:own-certificates',
+  'can:apply:vessel-registration',
+  'can:View:own-vessels',
+  'can:report:own-vessel-incident',
+  'can:create:license-application',
+  'can:View:my-license-applications',
+  'can:update:license-application',
+  'can:submit:license-application',
+];
+
+export const mockProfile = {
+  id: 'profile-mock-001',
+  userId: 'user-mock-001',
+  professionId: 'profession-mock-001',
+  addressId: 'address-mock-001',
+  type: 'INDIVIDUAL',
+  firstName: 'Abebe',
+  middleName: 'Kebede',
+  lastName: 'Tesfaye',
+  gender: 'MALE',
+  dob: '1990-04-12',
+  pob: 'Addis Ababa',
+  maritalStatus: 'MARRIED',
+  isComplete: true,
+  seafarerNumber: 'ET-SF-2026-00147',
+  seafarerStatus: 'ACTIVE',
+  seafarerDepartment: 'DECK',
+  seafarerStatusReason: null,
+  user: {
+    id: 'user-mock-001',
+    email: 'abebe.tesfaye@example.et',
+    username: 'abebe.tesfaye',
+    phoneNumber: '+251911223344',
+    name: { am: 'አበበ ተስፋዬ', en: 'Abebe Tesfaye' },
+    status: 'ACTIVE',
+    sharepointId: null,
+    hasSetPassword: true,
+    hasFinishedRegistration: true,
+    hasFinishedDMSOnboarding: true,
+    isPhoneNumberVerified: true,
+    userType: 'PORTAL',
+  },
+  address: {
+    id: 'address-mock-001',
+    idType: 'NID',
+    idNumber: '1234567890123',
+    nationality: 'Ethiopia',
+    regionId: 'region-addis',
+    cityId: 'city-addis',
+    subCityId: 'subcity-bole',
+    woredaId: 'woreda-03',
+    kebeleId: null,
+    streetAddress: 'Bole Road',
+    houseNumber: '14',
+    primaryPhoneNumber: '+251911223344',
+    secondaryPhoneNumber: null,
+    email: 'abebe.tesfaye@example.et',
+    website: null,
+    postalAddress: null,
+    emergencyContactName: 'Selamawit Tesfaye',
+    emergencyContactPhone: '+251911998877',
+    emergencyContactRelation: 'Spouse',
+    isActive: true,
+  },
+  profession: {
+    id: 'profession-mock-001',
+    departmentId: 'department-deck',
+    name: { en: 'Deck Officer' },
+    description: { en: 'Deck department officer' },
+    isActive: true,
+  },
+};
+
+export const mockProfileMeResponse = {
+  profile: mockProfile,
+  completeness: 100,
+  missing: [] as string[],
+  permissions: mockPermissions,
+};
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------ vessels
+
+export const mockVessels = [
+  {
+    id: 'vessel-mock-001',
+    registrationNumber: 'ET-VES-2025-000041',
+    name: 'MV Abay Queen',
+    category: 'INLAND_WATERWAY',
+    vesselType: 'Passenger Ferry',
+    imoNumber: '9876543',
+    hullNumber: 'HN-4471',
+    flagState: 'Ethiopia',
+    portOfRegistry: 'Bahir Dar',
+    grossTonnage: 420,
+    passengerCapacity: 120,
+    lengthMeters: 38.5,
+    yearBuilt: 2018,
+    engineType: 'Diesel',
+    enginePowerKw: 950,
+    numberOfEngines: 2,
+    hullMaterial: 'Steel',
+    ownerUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+    ownerProfileId: 'profile-mock-001',
+    ownerName: 'Abebe Tesfaye',
+    applicationId: 'app-vessel-approved-001',
+    licenseId: 'license-vessel-001',
+    status: 'REGISTERED',
+    statusReason: null,
+    statusChangedAt: null,
+    registeredAt: '2025-11-03T09:00:00.000Z',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'vessel-mock-002',
+    registrationNumber: 'ET-VES-2024-000019',
+    name: 'MV Tana Star',
+    category: 'INLAND_WATERWAY',
+    vesselType: 'Cargo Vessel',
+    imoNumber: '9765432',
+    hullNumber: 'HN-2290',
+    flagState: 'Ethiopia',
+    portOfRegistry: 'Bahir Dar',
+    grossTonnage: 610,
+    passengerCapacity: null,
+    lengthMeters: 45.2,
+    yearBuilt: 2015,
+    engineType: 'Diesel',
+    enginePowerKw: 1200,
+    numberOfEngines: 2,
+    hullMaterial: 'Steel',
+    ownerUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+    ownerProfileId: 'profile-mock-001',
+    ownerName: 'Abebe Tesfaye',
+    applicationId: 'app-vessel-approved-002',
+    licenseId: 'license-vessel-002',
+    status: 'REGISTERED',
+    statusReason: null,
+    statusChangedAt: null,
+    registeredAt: '2024-06-18T09:00:00.000Z',
+  },
+];
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------- applications
+
+const nowIso = () => new Date().toISOString();
+
+export const mockApplications: Record<string, any> = {
+  'app-vessel-approved-001': {
+    id: 'app-vessel-approved-001',
+    applicationNumber: 'VES-2025-000041',
+    licenseTypeId: 'license-type-vessel-registration',
+    licenseType: { id: 'license-type-vessel-registration', key: 'VESSEL_REGISTRATION', name: { en: 'Vessel Registration' } },
+    applicantUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+    kind: 'NEW',
+    status: 'CERTIFICATE_ISSUED',
+    assignedOfficerId: null,
+    claimedAt: null,
+    formData: { vesselDetails: { vesselName: 'MV Abay Queen' } },
+    companyName: null,
+    tradeName: null,
+    tinNumber: null,
+    businessAddress: null,
+    capitalAmountDeclared: null,
+    capitalAmountVerified: null,
+    adjustmentRound: 0,
+    submittedAt: '2025-10-20T08:00:00.000Z',
+    decidedAt: '2025-11-03T09:00:00.000Z',
+    rejectionReason: null,
+    feeAmount: '3500',
+    feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+    issuedLicenseId: 'license-vessel-001',
+    createdAt: '2025-10-15T08:00:00.000Z',
+  },
+  'app-vessel-approved-002': {
+    id: 'app-vessel-approved-002',
+    applicationNumber: 'VES-2024-000019',
+    licenseTypeId: 'license-type-vessel-registration',
+    licenseType: { id: 'license-type-vessel-registration', key: 'VESSEL_REGISTRATION', name: { en: 'Vessel Registration' } },
+    applicantUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+    kind: 'NEW',
+    status: 'CERTIFICATE_ISSUED',
+    assignedOfficerId: null,
+    claimedAt: null,
+    formData: { vesselDetails: { vesselName: 'MV Tana Star' } },
+    companyName: null,
+    tradeName: null,
+    tinNumber: null,
+    businessAddress: null,
+    capitalAmountDeclared: null,
+    capitalAmountVerified: null,
+    adjustmentRound: 0,
+    submittedAt: '2024-06-01T08:00:00.000Z',
+    decidedAt: '2024-06-18T09:00:00.000Z',
+    rejectionReason: null,
+    feeAmount: '3500',
+    feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+    issuedLicenseId: 'license-vessel-002',
+    createdAt: '2024-05-20T08:00:00.000Z',
+  },
+  'app-vessel-pending-003': {
+    id: 'app-vessel-pending-003',
+    applicationNumber: 'VES-2026-000123',
+    licenseTypeId: 'license-type-vessel-registration',
+    licenseType: { id: 'license-type-vessel-registration', key: 'VESSEL_REGISTRATION', name: { en: 'Vessel Registration' } },
+    applicantUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+    kind: 'NEW',
+    status: 'UNDER_REVIEW',
+    assignedOfficerId: 'officer-mock-001',
+    claimedAt: '2026-08-10T10:00:00.000Z',
+    formData: { vesselDetails: { vesselName: 'MV Zeway Pearl' } },
+    companyName: null,
+    tradeName: null,
+    tinNumber: null,
+    businessAddress: null,
+    capitalAmountDeclared: null,
+    capitalAmountVerified: null,
+    adjustmentRound: 0,
+    submittedAt: '2026-08-05T08:00:00.000Z',
+    decidedAt: null,
+    rejectionReason: null,
+    feeAmount: '3500',
+    feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+    issuedLicenseId: null,
+    createdAt: '2026-08-01T08:00:00.000Z',
+  },
+  'app-vessel-resubmit-004': {
+    id: 'app-vessel-resubmit-004',
+    applicationNumber: 'VES-2026-000098',
+    licenseTypeId: 'license-type-vessel-registration',
+    licenseType: { id: 'license-type-vessel-registration', key: 'VESSEL_REGISTRATION', name: { en: 'Vessel Registration' } },
+    applicantUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+    kind: 'NEW',
+    status: 'RESUBMIT_REQUIRED',
+    assignedOfficerId: 'officer-mock-001',
+    claimedAt: '2026-07-20T10:00:00.000Z',
+    formData: { vesselDetails: { vesselName: 'MV Koka Voyager' } },
+    companyName: null,
+    tradeName: null,
+    tinNumber: null,
+    businessAddress: null,
+    capitalAmountDeclared: null,
+    capitalAmountVerified: null,
+    adjustmentRound: 1,
+    submittedAt: '2026-07-15T08:00:00.000Z',
+    decidedAt: null,
+    rejectionReason: null,
+    feeAmount: '3500',
+    feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+    issuedLicenseId: null,
+    createdAt: '2026-07-10T08:00:00.000Z',
+  },
+  'app-seafarer-registered-005': {
+    id: 'app-seafarer-registered-005',
+    applicationNumber: 'SEA-2025-000512',
+    licenseTypeId: 'license-type-seafarer-registration',
+    licenseType: { id: 'license-type-seafarer-registration', key: 'SEAFARER_REGISTRATION', name: { en: 'Seafarer Registration' } },
+    applicantUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+    kind: 'NEW',
+    status: 'COMPLETED',
+    assignedOfficerId: null,
+    claimedAt: null,
+    formData: { account: { applicantName: 'Abebe Tesfaye' } },
+    companyName: null,
+    tradeName: null,
+    tinNumber: null,
+    businessAddress: null,
+    capitalAmountDeclared: null,
+    capitalAmountVerified: null,
+    adjustmentRound: 0,
+    submittedAt: '2025-09-01T08:00:00.000Z',
+    decidedAt: '2025-09-20T08:00:00.000Z',
+    rejectionReason: null,
+    feeAmount: '500',
+    feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+    issuedLicenseId: null,
+    createdAt: '2025-08-25T08:00:00.000Z',
+  },
+  'app-coc-issued-006': {
+    id: 'app-coc-issued-006',
+    applicationNumber: 'COC-2025-000321',
+    licenseTypeId: 'license-type-coc',
+    licenseType: { id: 'license-type-coc', key: 'CERTIFICATE_OF_COMPETENCY', name: { en: 'Certificate of Competency' } },
+    applicantUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+    kind: 'NEW',
+    status: 'CERTIFICATE_ISSUED',
+    assignedOfficerId: null,
+    claimedAt: null,
+    formData: { account: { applicantName: 'Abebe Tesfaye' } },
+    companyName: null,
+    tradeName: null,
+    tinNumber: null,
+    businessAddress: null,
+    capitalAmountDeclared: null,
+    capitalAmountVerified: null,
+    adjustmentRound: 0,
+    submittedAt: '2025-12-01T08:00:00.000Z',
+    decidedAt: '2026-01-10T08:00:00.000Z',
+    rejectionReason: null,
+    feeAmount: '1200',
+    feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+    issuedLicenseId: 'license-coc-001',
+    createdAt: '2025-11-20T08:00:00.000Z',
+  },
+  'app-coc-review-007': {
+    id: 'app-coc-review-007',
+    applicationNumber: 'COC-2026-000045',
+    licenseTypeId: 'license-type-coc',
+    licenseType: { id: 'license-type-coc', key: 'CERTIFICATE_OF_COMPETENCY', name: { en: 'Certificate of Competency' } },
+    applicantUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+    kind: 'RENEWAL',
+    status: 'ELIGIBILITY_APPROVED',
+    assignedOfficerId: 'officer-mock-002',
+    claimedAt: '2026-08-01T10:00:00.000Z',
+    formData: { account: { applicantName: 'Abebe Tesfaye' } },
+    companyName: null,
+    tradeName: null,
+    tinNumber: null,
+    businessAddress: null,
+    capitalAmountDeclared: null,
+    capitalAmountVerified: null,
+    adjustmentRound: 0,
+    submittedAt: '2026-07-28T08:00:00.000Z',
+    decidedAt: null,
+    rejectionReason: null,
+    feeAmount: '1200',
+    feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+    issuedLicenseId: null,
+    createdAt: '2026-07-25T08:00:00.000Z',
+  },
+};
+
+export const mockApplicationDetails: Record<string, any> = Object.fromEntries(
+  Object.entries(mockApplications).map(([id, application]) => [
+    id,
+    {
+      application,
+      staff: [],
+      attachments: [],
+      history: [
+        {
+          id: `hist-${id}-1`,
+          fromStatus: null,
+          toStatus: 'DRAFT',
+          event: 'created',
+          actorUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+          actorName: 'Abebe Tesfaye',
+          actorRole: 'APPLICANT',
+          remark: null,
+          metadata: null,
+          createdAt: application.createdAt,
+        },
+        {
+          id: `hist-${id}-2`,
+          fromStatus: 'DRAFT',
+          toStatus: 'SUBMITTED',
+          event: 'submitted',
+          actorUserId: 'user-mock-001',
+          actorName: 'Abebe Tesfaye',
+          actorRole: 'APPLICANT',
+          remark: null,
+          metadata: null,
+          createdAt: application.submittedAt ?? application.createdAt,
+        },
+      ],
+      remarks:
+        application.status === 'RESUBMIT_REQUIRED'
+          ? [
+              {
+                id: `remark-${id}-1`,
+                roundNumber: 1,
+                targetType: 'DOCUMENT',
+                targetKey: 'vesselOwnershipProof',
+                remark: 'Ownership document is blurred — please re-upload a clearer scan.',
+                isResolved: false,
+                resolvedAt: null,
+                createdAt: application.submittedAt ?? application.createdAt,
+              },
+            ]
+          : [],
+      openRemarks:
+        application.status === 'RESUBMIT_REQUIRED'
+          ? [
+              {
+                id: `remark-${id}-1`,
+                roundNumber: 1,
+                targetType: 'DOCUMENT',
+                targetKey: 'vesselOwnershipProof',
+                remark: 'Ownership document is blurred — please re-upload a clearer scan.',
+                isResolved: false,
+                resolvedAt: null,
+                createdAt: application.submittedAt ?? application.createdAt,
+              },
+            ]
+          : [],
+      availableEvents: [],
+    },
+  ]),
+);
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------- licenses
+
+export const mockLicenses = [
+  {
+    id: 'license-vessel-001',
+    certificateNumber: 'ET-VES-CERT-2025-041',
+    licenseTypeId: 'license-type-vessel-registration',
+    licenseType: { id: 'license-type-vessel-registration', key: 'VESSEL_REGISTRATION', name: { en: 'Vessel Registration' } },
+    applicationId: 'app-vessel-approved-001',
+    companyName: null,
+    tinNumber: null,
+    issueDate: '2025-11-03',
+    expiryDate: '2027-11-03',
+    status: 'ACTIVE',
+    daysUntilExpiry: 445,
+    renewable: false,
+    verificationCode: 'VESQR001',
+    certificateFileKey: 'certs/vessel-001.pdf',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'license-vessel-002',
+    certificateNumber: 'ET-VES-CERT-2024-019',
+    licenseTypeId: 'license-type-vessel-registration',
+    licenseType: { id: 'license-type-vessel-registration', key: 'VESSEL_REGISTRATION', name: { en: 'Vessel Registration' } },
+    applicationId: 'app-vessel-approved-002',
+    companyName: null,
+    tinNumber: null,
+    issueDate: '2024-06-18',
+    expiryDate: '2026-06-18',
+    status: 'ACTIVE',
+    daysUntilExpiry: 308,
+    renewable: true,
+    verificationCode: 'VESQR002',
+    certificateFileKey: 'certs/vessel-002.pdf',
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'license-coc-001',
+    certificateNumber: 'ET-COC-2026-000321',
+    licenseTypeId: 'license-type-coc',
+    licenseType: { id: 'license-type-coc', key: 'CERTIFICATE_OF_COMPETENCY', name: { en: 'Certificate of Competency' } },
+    applicationId: 'app-coc-issued-006',
+    companyName: null,
+    tinNumber: null,
+    issueDate: '2026-01-10',
+    expiryDate: '2031-01-10',
+    status: 'ACTIVE',
+    daysUntilExpiry: 1610,
+    renewable: false,
+    verificationCode: 'COCQR001',
+    certificateFileKey: 'certs/coc-001.pdf',
+  },
+];
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------- exams
+
+export const mockOpenExams = [
+  {
+    id: 'exam-open-001',
+    title: { en: 'Officer of the Watch — Written Examination' },
+    date: '2026-09-15T09:00:00.000Z',
+    venue: 'EMA Headquarters, Addis Ababa',
+    status: 'OPEN',
+    certification: { name: { en: 'Certificate of Competency (Deck)' } },
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'exam-open-002',
+    title: { en: 'Marine Engineering Practical Assessment' },
+    date: '2026-10-02T09:00:00.000Z',
+    venue: 'Bahir Dar Maritime Training Center',
+    status: 'OPEN',
+    certification: { name: { en: 'Certificate of Competency (Engine)' } },
+  },
+];
+
+export const mockMyExamRegistrations = [
+  {
+    id: 'reg-mock-001',
+    admissionNumber: 'ADM-2026-000876',
+    createdAt: '2026-08-01T08:00:00.000Z',
+    kind: 'NEW',
+    attemptNumber: 1,
+    attendanceStatus: 'REGISTERED',
+    exam: mockOpenExams[0],
+  },
+];
+
+export const mockMyExamResults = [
+  {
+    id: 'result-mock-001',
+    totalScore: 82,
+    status: 'PASSED',
+    publishedAt: '2026-03-20T08:00:00.000Z',
+    remark: { en: 'Strong performance in navigation and safety.' },
+    exam: {
+      id: 'exam-past-001',
+      title: { en: 'Officer of the Watch — Written Examination' },
+      date: '2026-03-10T09:00:00.000Z',
+      venue: 'EMA Headquarters, Addis Ababa',
+      status: 'CLOSED',
+      certification: { name: { en: 'Certificate of Competency (Deck)' } },
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+export const mockMyExamAppeals: any[] = [];
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------ notifications
+
+export const mockNotifications = {
+  count: 2,
+  items: [
+    {
+      id: 'notif-mock-001',
+      subject: { en: 'Application under review' },
+      content: { en: 'Your vessel registration VES-2026-000123 is now under review.' },
+      isSeen: false,
+      itemId: 'app-vessel-pending-003',
+      itemType: 'LicenseApplication',
+      metadata: null,
+      createdAt: '2026-08-05T09:00:00.000Z',
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'notif-mock-002',
+      subject: { en: 'Corrections requested' },
+      content: { en: 'Please resubmit documents for VES-2026-000098.' },
+      isSeen: true,
+      itemId: 'app-vessel-resubmit-004',
+      itemType: 'LicenseApplication',
+      metadata: null,
+      createdAt: '2026-07-21T09:00:00.000Z',
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------ license types
+
+export const mockLicenseTypeRequirements: Record<string, any> = {
+  VESSEL_REGISTRATION: {
+    licenseType: {
+      id: 'license-type-vessel-registration',
+      key: 'VESSEL_REGISTRATION',
+      name: { en: 'Vessel Registration' },
+      description: { en: 'Register a vessel with the Ethiopian Maritime Authority.' },
+      category: 'MARITIME_PERSONNEL',
+      certificatePrefix: 'VES',
+      feeNewApplication: 3500,
+      feeRenewal: 2000,
+      feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+      capitalThreshold: null,
+      validityMonths: 24,
+      slaHours: 240,
+      inspectionRequired: true,
+      issuesCertificate: true,
+      renewalEnabled: true,
+      requiresOperatorMode: false,
+      formSchema: {
+        sections: [
+          {
+            key: 'vesselDetails',
+            title: { en: 'Vessel Details' },
+            fields: [
+              { key: 'vesselName', label: { en: 'Vessel Name' }, type: 'TEXT', required: true, sortOrder: 1 },
+              { key: 'vesselType', label: { en: 'Vessel Type' }, type: 'TEXT', required: true, sortOrder: 2 },
+              { key: 'grossTonnage', label: { en: 'Gross Tonnage' }, type: 'NUMBER', required: true, sortOrder: 3 },
+            ],
+            sortOrder: 1,
+          },
+          {
+            key: 'ownerDetails',
+            title: { en: 'Owner Details' },
+            fields: [
+              { key: 'nationality', label: { en: 'Nationality' }, type: 'TEXT', required: true, sortOrder: 1 },
+              { key: 'idNumber', label: { en: 'National ID (Fayda) Number' }, type: 'TEXT', required: true, sortOrder: 2 },
+            ],
+            sortOrder: 2,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      isActive: true,
+      sortOrder: 1,
+    },
+    applicationKind: 'NEW',
+    fee: 3500,
+    feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+    documentRequirements: [
+      {
+        id: 'doc-vessel-ownership',
+        key: 'vesselOwnershipProof',
+        name: { en: 'Proof of Ownership' },
+        applicationKind: 'NEW',
+        mode: 'ALWAYS',
+        allowedMimeTypes: ['application/pdf', 'image/jpeg', 'image/png'],
+        maxSizeMb: 10,
+        requiresValidityDates: false,
+        sortOrder: 1,
+      },
+    ],
+    staffRoleRequirements: [],
+  },
+  SEAFARER_REGISTRATION: {
+    licenseType: {
+      id: 'license-type-seafarer-registration',
+      key: 'SEAFARER_REGISTRATION',
+      name: { en: 'Seafarer Registration' },
+      description: { en: 'Register as a seafarer with the Ethiopian Maritime Authority.' },
+      category: 'MARITIME_PERSONNEL',
+      certificatePrefix: 'SEA',
+      feeNewApplication: 500,
+      feeRenewal: null,
+      feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+      capitalThreshold: null,
+      validityMonths: 0,
+      slaHours: 120,
+      inspectionRequired: false,
+      issuesCertificate: false,
+      renewalEnabled: false,
+      requiresOperatorMode: false,
+      formSchema: {
+        sections: [
+          {
+            key: 'personalDetails',
+            title: { en: 'Personal Details' },
+            fields: [
+              { key: 'applicantName', label: { en: 'Full Name' }, type: 'TEXT', required: true, sortOrder: 1 },
+              { key: 'department', label: { en: 'Department' }, type: 'SELECT', required: true, options: [
+                { value: 'DECK', label: { en: 'Deck' } },
+                { value: 'ENGINE', label: { en: 'Engine' } },
+                { value: 'CATERING', label: { en: 'Catering' } },
+              ], sortOrder: 2 },
+            ],
+            sortOrder: 1,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      isActive: true,
+      sortOrder: 2,
+    },
+    applicationKind: 'NEW',
+    fee: 500,
+    feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+    documentRequirements: [
+      {
+        id: 'doc-seafarer-photo',
+        key: 'passportPhoto',
+        name: { en: 'Passport-size Photograph' },
+        applicationKind: 'NEW',
+        mode: 'ALWAYS',
+        allowedMimeTypes: ['image/jpeg', 'image/png'],
+        maxSizeMb: 5,
+        requiresValidityDates: false,
+        sortOrder: 1,
+      },
+    ],
+    staffRoleRequirements: [],
+  },
+  CERTIFICATE_OF_COMPETENCY: {
+    licenseType: {
+      id: 'license-type-coc',
+      key: 'CERTIFICATE_OF_COMPETENCY',
+      name: { en: 'Certificate of Competency' },
+      description: { en: 'Apply for a Certificate of Competency.' },
+      category: 'MARITIME_PERSONNEL',
+      certificatePrefix: 'COC',
+      feeNewApplication: 1200,
+      feeRenewal: 800,
+      feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+      capitalThreshold: null,
+      validityMonths: 60,
+      slaHours: 168,
+      inspectionRequired: false,
+      issuesCertificate: true,
+      renewalEnabled: true,
+      requiresOperatorMode: false,
+      formSchema: {
+        sections: [
+          {
+            key: 'applicantDetails',
+            title: { en: 'Applicant Details' },
+            fields: [
+              { key: 'applicantName', label: { en: 'Full Name' }, type: 'TEXT', required: true, sortOrder: 1 },
+              { key: 'rank', label: { en: 'Rank Applied For' }, type: 'TEXT', required: true, sortOrder: 2 },
+            ],
+            sortOrder: 1,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      isActive: true,
+      sortOrder: 3,
+    },
+    applicationKind: 'NEW',
+    fee: 1200,
+    feeCurrency: 'ETB',
+    documentRequirements: [
+      {
+        id: 'doc-coc-seatime',
+        key: 'seaTimeRecord',
+        name: { en: 'Sea Time Record' },
+        applicationKind: 'NEW',
+        mode: 'ALWAYS',
+        allowedMimeTypes: ['application/pdf'],
+        maxSizeMb: 10,
+        requiresValidityDates: false,
+        sortOrder: 1,
+      },
+    ],
+    staffRoleRequirements: [],
+  },
+};
+
+export const mockLicenseTypes = Object.values(mockLicenseTypeRequirements).map(
+  (r) => r.licenseType,
+);
diff --git a/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing-api.ts b/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing-api.ts
index 485277781..3a0b2148d 100644
--- a/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing-api.ts
+++ b/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing-api.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import type {
   QueueFilter,
   RemarkTargetType,
   SavedQueueView,
+  TemplateFieldPlacement,
+  TemplateLogoPlacement,
   TemplatePageOptions,
   TemplateVariable,
 } from './licensing.types';
@@ -485,6 +487,33 @@ export const licensingApi = baseApi
           error ? [] : [itemTag('LicenseApplication', id), listTag('ApplicationQueue')],
       }),
 
+      /** Places a candidate who has paid the examination fee into a sitting. */
+      scheduleExam: builder.mutation<
+        LicenseApplication,
+        { id: string; examId: string; admissionNumber?: string; examDate?: string }
+      >({
+        query: ({ id, ...body }) => ({
+          url: `/license-application-review/${id}/schedule-exam`,
+          method: 'POST',
+          body,
+        }),
+        invalidatesTags: (_r, error, { id }) =>
+          error ? [] : [itemTag('LicenseApplication', id), listTag('ApplicationQueue')],
+      }),
+
+      /**
+       * Raises the examination fee — after eligibility approval, or again when
+       * a failed candidate elects to resit.
+       */
+      requestExamPayment: builder.mutation<LicenseApplication, string>({
+        query: (id) => ({
+          url: `/license-applications/${id}/request-exam-payment`,
+          method: 'POST',
+        }),
+        invalidatesTags: (_r, error, id) =>
+          error ? [] : [itemTag('LicenseApplication', id), listTag('LicenseApplication')],
+      }),
+
       // ------------------------------------------------- certificate designs
       getLicenseTemplates: builder.query<LicenseTemplate[], string | void>({
         query: (licenseTypeId) => ({
@@ -522,6 +551,10 @@ export const licensingApi = baseApi
           name?: string;
           hbsSource?: string;
           pageOptions?: TemplatePageOptions;
+          backgroundUrl?: string;
+          logoUrl?: string;
+          logoPlacement?: TemplateLogoPlacement;
+          fieldPlacements?: TemplateFieldPlacement[];
         }
       >({
         query: ({ id, ...body }) => ({
@@ -805,6 +838,8 @@ export const {
   useApproveDocumentsMutation,
   useFinalApproveMutation,
   useRejectApplicationMutation,
+  useScheduleExamMutation,
+  useRequestExamPaymentMutation,
   useConfirmPaymentMutation,
   useScheduleInspectionMutation,
   useGetInspectionsQuery,
diff --git a/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing.helpers.ts b/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing.helpers.ts
index bd11847ab..8f8bb9c4a 100644
--- a/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing.helpers.ts
+++ b/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing.helpers.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type {
 const BASE_API_URL =
   (import.meta as { env?: Record<string, string> }).env?.[
     "VITE_BASE_API_URL"
-  ] ?? "http://localhost:3000/api";
+  ] ?? "http://localhost:3001/api";
 
 /**
  * Uploads a document straight to the API.
@@ -115,6 +115,15 @@ export const STATUS_PROGRESS: Record<LicenseStatus, number> = {
   CERTIFICATE_ISSUED: 100,
   COMPLETED: 100,
   REJECTED: 100,
+  // The exam leg sits between approval and the certificate fee, so these
+  // interleave with PAYMENT_PENDING (80) rather than running past it.
+  ELIGIBILITY_APPROVED: 60,
+  EXAM_PAYMENT_PENDING: 64,
+  EXAM_PAID: 68,
+  EXAM_SCHEDULED: 72,
+  EXAM_PASSED: 78,
+  // A resit returns to the fee step, so this is not further along than a pass.
+  EXAM_FAILED: 64,
 };
 
 /** Statuses where nothing moves until the applicant does something. */
diff --git a/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing.types.ts b/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing.types.ts
index 432cc9252..306ba17aa 100644
--- a/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing.types.ts
+++ b/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing.types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 /** Shared licensing contract — mirrors the emaapi domain model. */
 
+// Reused rather than redeclared: the department vocabulary belongs to the
+// seafarer domain, and two copies would drift.
+import type { SeafarerDepartment } from '../seafarer/seafarer.types';
+
 export type Bilingual = { en?: string; am?: string };
 
 /**
@@ -21,7 +25,15 @@ export type LicenseStatus =
   | "PAID"
   | "PAYMENT_CONFIRMED"
   | "CERTIFICATE_ISSUED"
-  | "COMPLETED";
+  | "COMPLETED"
+  // Examined certificates (CoC, some CoP): approval establishes eligibility,
+  // the candidate pays to sit, and the certificate fee falls due on a pass.
+  | "ELIGIBILITY_APPROVED"
+  | "EXAM_PAYMENT_PENDING"
+  | "EXAM_PAID"
+  | "EXAM_SCHEDULED"
+  | "EXAM_PASSED"
+  | "EXAM_FAILED";
 
 export type ApplicationKind = "NEW" | "RENEWAL";
 
@@ -78,7 +90,9 @@ export type LicenseCategory =
   | 'CARGO_FREIGHT'
   | 'SHIPPING_AGENCY'
   | 'INVESTMENT'
-  | 'MARITIME_PERSONNEL';
+  | 'MARITIME_PERSONNEL'
+  | 'VESSEL_SERVICES'
+  | 'WAIVER_SERVICES';
 
 export interface LicenseCategoryDefinition {
   key: LicenseCategory;
@@ -130,6 +144,58 @@ export interface LicenseType {
   isActive: boolean;
   /** Display order set by EMA; lower comes first. */
   sortOrder: number;
+
+  // --------------------------------------------------- examined certificates
+  /** Approval establishes eligibility; the certificate is earned by exam. */
+  requiresExamination?: boolean;
+  /** Fee per sitting. Falls back to `feeNewApplication` when null. */
+  feeExamination?: string | number | null;
+  /** Fee to issue after a pass. Falls back to `feeNewApplication` when null. */
+  feeCertificate?: string | number | null;
+
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------- STCW mapping
+  certificateCategory?: CertificateCategory | null;
+  stcwControlled?: boolean;
+  /** Convention regulation, e.g. `III/2`. */
+  stcwRegulation?: string | null;
+  /** Code section, e.g. `A-III/2`. */
+  stcwCodeSection?: string | null;
+  stcwDepartment?: SeafarerDepartment | null;
+  competencyLevel?: CompetencyLevel | null;
+  stcwFunctions?: StcwFunctionRow[] | null;
+  stcwCapacities?: StcwCapacityRow[] | null;
+  /** Licence keys that must be held before this may be applied for. */
+  prerequisiteLicenseKeys?: string[] | null;
+}
+
+/** What kind of document a certificate type produces. */
+export type CertificateCategory =
+  | "COC"
+  | "COP"
+  | "ENDORSEMENT"
+  | "GOC"
+  | "NATIONAL";
+
+/**
+ * STCW responsibility level. Cadet is absent by design — under STCW a cadet is
+ * a seafarer in training before holding any certificate, not a level of
+ * competence.
+ */
+export type CompetencyLevel = "SUPPORT" | "OPERATIONAL" | "MANAGEMENT";
+
+/** One row of a CoC's function table (STCW Code A-I/2). */
+export interface StcwFunctionRow {
+  function: Bilingual;
+  level: CompetencyLevel;
+  limitation?: Bilingual;
+  sortOrder?: number;
+}
+
+/** One row of a CoC's capacity table — what the holder may serve as. */
+export interface StcwCapacityRow {
+  capacity: Bilingual;
+  limitation?: Bilingual;
+  sortOrder?: number;
 }
 
 export interface DocumentRequirement {
@@ -372,6 +438,44 @@ export interface TemplatePageOptions {
   printBackground?: boolean;
 }
 
+/** Corner the institute logo is anchored to. */
+export type TemplateLogoCorner =
+  | 'TOP_LEFT'
+  | 'TOP_CENTER'
+  | 'TOP_RIGHT'
+  | 'BOTTOM_LEFT'
+  | 'BOTTOM_RIGHT';
+
+/** Where the institute logo sits on the certificate. */
+export interface TemplateLogoPlacement {
+  corner?: TemplateLogoCorner;
+  /** Width as a percentage of page width. */
+  widthPct?: number;
+  /** Inset from the anchored corner, as a percentage of page width. */
+  offsetPct?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * One positioned block on the designer canvas.
+ *
+ * Percentages rather than pixels, so a layout survives an orientation change:
+ * the canvas and the rendered PDF agree without either knowing the other's
+ * dimensions.
+ */
+export interface TemplateFieldPlacement {
+  id: string;
+  /** Variable rendered here, or null when the block carries literal `text`. */
+  variable: string | null;
+  text?: string;
+  xPct: number;
+  yPct: number;
+  widthPct: number;
+  fontSize?: number;
+  fontWeight?: 'normal' | 'bold';
+  align?: 'left' | 'center' | 'right';
+  color?: string;
+}
+
 /** A certificate design authored in the backoffice. */
 export interface LicenseTemplate {
   id: string;
@@ -380,6 +484,18 @@ export interface LicenseTemplate {
   version: number;
   hbsSource: string;
   pageOptions: TemplatePageOptions | null;
+  /**
+   * Artwork printed under the rendered text. A background, not the whole
+   * certificate — per-certificate data stays in the template layer above it.
+   */
+  backgroundUrl?: string | null;
+  logoUrl?: string | null;
+  logoPlacement?: TemplateLogoPlacement | null;
+  /**
+   * Blocks positioned on the visual canvas. Null for a design authored as raw
+   * Handlebars — which is how the two editors stay distinguishable.
+   */
+  fieldPlacements?: TemplateFieldPlacement[] | null;
   status: TemplateStatus;
   publishedAt: string | null;
   createdAt: string;
diff --git a/libs/api/src/lib/session/index.ts b/libs/api/src/lib/session/index.ts
index b9a118857..69277fd91 100644
--- a/libs/api/src/lib/session/index.ts
+++ b/libs/api/src/lib/session/index.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,33 @@ export const SESSION_HEADER_KEYS = {
   currentProjectId: 'x-current-project-id',
 } as const;
 
-const TOKEN_STORAGE_KEYS = [
-  'ema-backoffice-auth-token',
-  'ema-portal-auth-token',
-  'auth-token',
-] as const;
+/**
+ * Which app this bundle is, so it reads its own session and no one else's.
+ *
+ * Set by each app's store via `configureSessionScope`. Cookies ignore the
+ * port, so `localhost:4200` and `localhost:4201` share one jar: without a
+ * scope the backoffice would happily authenticate as whoever last signed into
+ * the portal, and render a staff console with an applicant's permissions.
+ */
+let scopedTokenKey: string | undefined;
+
+export function configureSessionScope(prefix: string): void {
+  scopedTokenKey = `${prefix}-auth-token`;
+}
+
+/** Legacy, pre-prefix sessions. Read only when the scoped key is empty. */
+const LEGACY_TOKEN_KEY = 'auth-token';
 
 export function resolveTokenFromStorage(): string | undefined {
-  // cookie first, then localStorage (legacy pre-migration sessions)
-  for (const key of TOKEN_STORAGE_KEYS) {
+  // Only this app's key, then the legacy unprefixed one. Never another app's:
+  // falling through to a sibling's token is how a backoffice tab ends up
+  // holding a portal session.
+  const keys = scopedTokenKey
+    ? [scopedTokenKey, LEGACY_TOKEN_KEY]
+    : [LEGACY_TOKEN_KEY];
+
+  for (const key of keys) {
+    // cookie first, then localStorage (legacy pre-migration sessions)
     const cookie = Cookies.get(key);
     if (cookie) return cookie;
     const stored = localStorage.getItem(key);
diff --git a/libs/auth/src/lib/components/AuthBootstrap.tsx b/libs/auth/src/lib/components/AuthBootstrap.tsx
index da68906c7..b3e61fdf5 100644
--- a/libs/auth/src/lib/components/AuthBootstrap.tsx
+++ b/libs/auth/src/lib/components/AuthBootstrap.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { AuthUser } from "../types/auth.types";
 const BASE_API_URL =
   (import.meta as { env?: Record<string, string> }).env?.[
     "VITE_BASE_API_URL"
-  ] ?? "http://localhost:3000/api";
+  ] ?? "http://localhost:3001/api";
 
 /**
  * Restores the signed-in session before the router renders.
diff --git a/libs/auth/src/lib/components/ProtectedRoute.tsx b/libs/auth/src/lib/components/ProtectedRoute.tsx
index 9c55d85ee..a596b5d67 100644
--- a/libs/auth/src/lib/components/ProtectedRoute.tsx
+++ b/libs/auth/src/lib/components/ProtectedRoute.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ interface ProtectedRouteProps {
 
 export function ProtectedRoute({ children, loginPath = '/login' }: ProtectedRouteProps) {
   const location = useLocation();
+  // `authStorage` is already scoped to this app; the bare key is only the
+  // legacy pre-prefix session. Never read a sibling app's token — that is how
+  // a backoffice tab ends up authenticated as a portal applicant.
   const token = authStorage.getToken() ?? Cookies.get('auth-token');
 
   if (!token) {
diff --git a/libs/auth/src/lib/hooks/useCurrentProfile.ts b/libs/auth/src/lib/hooks/useCurrentProfile.ts
index 534454a68..6cea8dc9f 100644
--- a/libs/auth/src/lib/hooks/useCurrentProfile.ts
+++ b/libs/auth/src/lib/hooks/useCurrentProfile.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ export interface ProfileMeResponse {
    * `usePermissions()`.
    */
   permissions?: string[];
+  /**
+   * Whether the profile can apply for a CoC/CoP right now: seafarer
+   * registration approved, plus a verified sea service record and a
+   * verified medical certificate. Computed server-side so the "Apply"
+   * button and the API's own eligibility check can never disagree.
+   */
+  eligibleForCoc: boolean;
 }
 
 const profileApi = baseApi
@@ -109,7 +116,7 @@ const profileApi = baseApi
         unknown,
         { id: string; body: Record<string, unknown> }
       >({
-        query: ({ id, body }) => ({ url: `/profiles/${id}`, method: 'PATCH', body }),
+        query: ({ id, body }) => ({ url: `/profiles/${id}`, method: 'PUT', body }),
         invalidatesTags: ['CurrentProfile'],
       }),
       updateMyAddress: builder.mutation<
@@ -167,6 +174,7 @@ export function useCurrentProfile() {
     refetch,
     completeness: data?.completeness ?? 0,
     missing,
+    eligibleForCoc: data?.eligibleForCoc ?? false,
     /**
      * True when nothing the requirement asks for is still blank. Unknown
      * profile (still loading) reads as not-ready, so a caller never submits
diff --git a/libs/auth/src/lib/types/auth.types.ts b/libs/auth/src/lib/types/auth.types.ts
index b34f59b77..c2badb32f 100644
--- a/libs/auth/src/lib/types/auth.types.ts
+++ b/libs/auth/src/lib/types/auth.types.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ export interface CurrentProfileAddress {
   id: string;
   idType: string;
   idNumber: string;
+  passportNumber: string | null;
+  passportExpiry: string | null;
   nationality: string;
   regionId: string | null;
   cityId: string | null;
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ export interface CurrentProfileAddress {
   woredaId: string | null;
   kebeleId: string | null;
   streetAddress: string | null;
+  currentAddress: string | null;
   houseNumber: string | null;
   primaryPhoneNumber: string;
   secondaryPhoneNumber: string | null;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ed486ec5f..e5378f7ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,5 +72,10 @@
     "typescript": "~5.9.2",
     "vite": "^7.0.0",
     "vitest": "^4.0.0"
+  },
+  "allowScripts": {
+    "esbuild@0.28.1": true,
+    "nx@22.7.8": true,
+    "core-js@3.49.0": true
   }
 }