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The Certification Officer (CO) and her team ensure that trade unions and employers’ associations carry out their statutory duties. Certification Officer works with the Department for Business and Trade .
General announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer
How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is the designated UK national authority for approving new road vehicles, agricultural tractors, off-road vehicles and components. VCA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport .
When you need company certification to work with fluorinated gas (F gas) and how to get it.
Decisions where applicants allege that the union has broken its own rules. All decisions are in PDF format.
Legally manufacture meters which are of the design originally approved and ensure they are verified to operate within the statutory limits.
Information for manufacturers.
Certification Officer (CO) decisions made in response to complaints and applications.
What collective and certification trade marks are and when they apply.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Cases due to be heard by the Certification Officer.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for working Deck and Engineering Officers working on board merchant vessels and yachts.
Information about MAA certification which ensures that an air system's design meets appropriate safety requirements.
Guidance on making a disclosure protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, (whistleblowing) to the Certification Officer
Section last updated: January 2019.
Complaint form and guidance on who can complain to the Certification Officer (CO), what you can complain about and how to complain.
Find out what the import requirements are for pilot participants.
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