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MIN 678 (M) Amendment 3: Enhancement to the Current Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) Fund and Additional Support for Junior Officers

This MIN details a new, simplified funding mechanism to assist industry, increase UK Cadet numbers and improve the financial support available for UK Junior Officers to help them obtain their first Management level (unlimited) Certificate of Competency (CoC).

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 7 September 2022
• Last updated: 19 December 2025
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  1. 19 December 2025

     Updated to amendment 3,where the change is an extension to the end date to 31 March 2027

  2. 25 March 2025

     The MIN has been extended for a further year and the dates within the document have been amended to reflect this. Section 10 has also been updated to reflect the new transparency thresholds following the introduction of the Subsidy Control Act.

  3. 7 December 2023

     Expiry and Validity Date of the MIN extended within Summary and Section 3. Now Amendment 1

  4. 7 September 2022

     First published.

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MIN 678 (M) Amendment 3: Enhancement to the Current Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) Fund and Additional Support for Junior Officers

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Notice to all Ship Owners, Masters, Officers, Cadets and those concerned with maritime training.

Following the introduction of the Subsidy Control Act, the new Transparency thresholds have been updated in Section 10 – Subsidies.

This notice should be read with MGN 455 and MIN 486.

This MIN expires 31 March 2027.