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Apply for a boatmasters' licence to run a passenger-carrying or non-passenger carrying commercial vessel - apply, replace, renew or upgrade your licence
You must have a boatmasters’ licence if you’re the master of certain…
Read the boatmasters’ qualifications and hours of work notice to find out:…
You’ll need to: read the boatmasters’ qualifications and hours of work…
You need to apply for a ‘Tier 2 Level 2’ licence before your exemption…
Find out what you'll need to work at sea - training, certificates, ratings, officers
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for working Deck and Engineering Officers working on board merchant vessels and yachts.
Guidance for applying for a Deck CoC for Commercial and Private Yachts.
Information on how to revalidate a UK CoC (and UK GMDSS at the same time).
An Export Health Certificate (EHC) is required to directly land processed fishery products into the European Union (EU) and Northern Ireland (NI) from UK flagged reefer, freezer and factory vessels which are listed as approved food establishments by local authorities...
How to get an ENG1 or ML5 medical certificate.
Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares
The licence sets out where you can fish, what you are not allowed to fish and the limits for the stocks you are allowed to fish and land.
How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
Find out about MCA's recruitment process for approved doctors (ADs).
See details of applications for marine licences and the decisions made.
The Wales Reserves Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (RFCA) is the enabling voice for reserves and cadets in Wales.
List of administrations whose Certificate of Competency (CoC) are accepted towards issuing a UK Flag State Endorsement (FSE)
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