This part of ISO/IEC 24713 specifies a biometric profile including data interchange formats, system requirements, and the operation of biometric procedures on a Seafarers' Identity Document (SID).

The domain of applicability can extend to other situations where an interoperable biometrics-based identity document is required, but the main focus is on the use of biometrics on a Seafarers' Identity Document (SID).

This part of ISO/IEC 24713 notes that ILO Convention No. 185 already provides the overarching policy guidance on biometric verification and identification of seafarers and it relies on that guidance. Determining any matters of policy beyond those or in contradiction to those included in ILO Convention No. 185 is explicitly out of scope of this part of ISO/IEC 24713.