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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
When you’re hiring crew for a ship or yacht, you must: check crew members’…
You must check crew members’ discharge books to make sure everyone has the…
You must follow international regulations from Standards in Training…
A crew agreement is an employment contract between a ship or yacht’s…
All crew members must have either: a valid passport a Seafarers Identity…
The master or skipper of a UK-registered ship must provide the ship’s…
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
As an employer, the tax and employment responsibilities you have for your…
As an employer you must give employees: a written statement of employment…
Fixed-term contracts: last for a certain length of time are set in advance…
As an employer, you can hire temporary staff through agencies. This means:…
If you hire a freelancer, consultant or contractor it means that: they are…
Zero-hours contracts are also known as casual contracts. Zero-hours…
Family If you hire family members you must: avoid special treatment in…
Information for owners, operators, skippers and crew about safety standards in the fishing industry.
Find out what you'll need to work at sea - training, certificates, ratings, officers
This collection brings together the guidance on handling applications made outside the UK from crew members used by UK Visas and Immigration.
The recommended Maritime Labour Convention 2006-compliant model formats for setting out the outer cover, the list of crew and the list of young persons on board ship.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
Guidance on when seafarers and other persons who work at sea are entitled to the minimum wage.
Details minimum level of training for concessionaires and crew, working on board UK domestic passenger ships of classes IV to VI (A).
Brings to fishermen’s attention training and certification requirements that currently apply to all UK registered commercial fishing vessels.
Guidance on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage for organisations who offer work experience, including placements and internships.
Cabin Crew Union UK: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
The North West of England and the Isle of Man Reserves Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (NW RFCA) is the organisation that supports and promotes the Reserve Forces of all three Armed Services and the three Cadet organisations in the region.
A summary of statutory guidelines for employing any person under the age of 18, and the outer cover.
Use form C97 to record the crew members on your voyage.
Guidance on the 5 titles of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, and the regulations applying to UK ships under each one.
How training, graduated driver licensing and the New Drivers Act could reduce the number of young and inexperienced drivers involved in road accidents.
Introduces revised requirements for the training and certification of officers and crew on all high speed craft, including hovercraft.
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