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How to Add Discharge Reasons

Written by Eve Church

Discharge Reasons let you add the reason why you ended a contract with a seafarer to their profile so other users are aware and you know for future reference.

Log into Martide and click Settings in the menu under your profile icon and then Discharge Reasons:

Screenshot of Martide's maritime crew management system showing the Settings page

You will go to this page:

Screenshot of Martide's maritime crew management system showing the Settings page

Here you can:

  • Add a new Discharge Reason.

  • Sort by A-Z or Z-A by clicking the arrow next to ‘Reason’.

  • Search Discharge Reasons.

How to add a new Discharge Reason

To add a new Discharge Reason, click the Add Discharge Reason button:

Screenshot of Martide's maritime crew management system showing the Settings page

You will see this pop-up box:

Screenshot of Martide's maritime crew management system showing the Settings page

Enter a reason for discharging a seafarer in the box and click Save. For example:

Screenshot of Martide's maritime crew management system showing the Settings page

The reason will appear on the main page:

Screenshot of Martide's maritime crew management system showing the Settings page

Edit or delete reasons by clicking the pen to edit and the trash can to delete.

How to set a Discharge Reason

To set a Discharge Reason, go to the Employment section in a seafarer’s profile. To add a Discharge Reason to an existing role, click the pen icon to edit it. To add a new entry, click Add Manual Employment:

Screenshot of Martide's maritime crew management system showing the Settings page

Both methods will show you this pop-up box where you can select the Discharge Reason:

Screenshot of Martide's maritime crew management system showing the Settings page

Notes about Discharge Reasons

  • The Discharge Reason is only visible to your company. Seafarers and manning agents will not be able to see it.

  • You need to add permissions for your User Groups to be able to view, edit and delete Discharge Reasons. You can do this on your User Groups page.

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