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@@ -434,6 +434,13 @@ with these reconciliations:
 > **crewing-admin** PR adds the office UI to manage requirements, **Manager direct
 > crew placement** (assign crew to a vessel/site without a requisition), and
 > **Admin crew CRUD**, behind a new `manage_crew` permission.
+>
+> **Phase 5** is in progress as stacked sub-PRs: **5a Verification (Epic I) ✅**,
+> **5b Appraisal (Epic H) — pending**. 5a is the office verify queue
+> (`/crewing/verification`): the MPO verifies/rejects documents (`verify_site_records`)
+> and Accounts verifies/rejects bank/EPF (`verify_bank_epf`) — leave is not here
+> (it's a Manager approval, R11). PPE/next-of-kin verify gates were deferred
+> (low-risk; no `verificationStatus` on those models).
 
 1. **Foundations** — `SITE_STAFF` role; crewing schema + enums; permissions; `CREWING_ENABLED` flag; nav scaffold; reference data (Ranks, RankDocRequirements).
 2. **Requisitions + relief** (Epic A) — requisition lifecycle, relief requests, and the shared `autoRaiseRequisition` backfill helper. *(Epic K sign-off/experience originally sat here; moved to Phase 4 — see status note above, as it depends on the onboarding/assignment schema.)*