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Instructions on applying for STCW watch ratings, yacht ratings, or able seafarer certificates and information on gaining an efficient deck hand certificate
Overview of the public service vehicle operator licensing system.
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…
What private maritime security companies (PMSCs) with a trade control licence must do when their circumstances change like leaving the sector or merging.
Find out what you'll need to work at sea - training, certificates, ratings, officers
Guidance for applying for a Deck CoC for Commercial and Private Yachts.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for working Deck and Engineering Officers working on board merchant vessels and yachts.
Information on how to revalidate a UK CoC (and UK GMDSS at the same time).
Find out what you need to do when hiring crew to work on a ship or yacht - qualifications, certificates of competency, crew agreements and crew lists
Information about the special training required by ratings and officers who work on tankers, passenger ships and high-speed craft
Export licensing requirements for storing firearms on a vessel-based armoury (VBA) in the high-risk area (HRA) of the Indian Ocean.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
Reports and data on export control licensing compiled by the export control organisation.
Details of how to apply for a marine licence, what documents you need to provide, how much it costs and how long it will take
Guidance and application information for gaining a Fishing Certificate of Competency for deck and engineer officers, including conversions and upgrades.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Information on licensing needed for private maritime security companies (PMSC's) to provide maritime anti-piracy services in the ‘high risk area’ (HRA).
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
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