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Complete MSF 4408, to apply for a Merchant Navy medal.
MSF 4284 the requirements to gain an able seafarer engine certificate regulation III/5 are detailed in this application form.
MSF 4364: This application form is for new entrants and is for those new to the Boatmasters' Licence system looking to gain a licence.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Complete the forms within MSF 5623, to apply for a new continuous synopsis record (CSR) or to make amendments to your CSR.
Complete this form to register a vessel on part III of the UK Ship Register
Application form to become a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved doctor.
Complete form MSF 4744, to apply for the removal of a British ship from the UK Ship register.
Complete MSF 4900, to apply for an oral examination leading to the issue of a small vessel engineer officer (SVE) certificate of competency.
Complete form MSF 4742 to apply for a duplicate UK ship registration certificate.
Complete form MSF 4743 to certify the building, moulding or fitting out of a ship.
Complete MSF 4299 for the replacement of a certificate of competency.
MSF 4370: use this application form to upgrade or add an additional area to a BML Licence.
Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service
MSF 4365: Use this form if you already have a boatmasters' licence and you would like to revalidate it.
Complete form MSF 4345, for an oral examination leading to the issue, conversion or upgrade of a certificate of competency for fishing deck officers.
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
Form for self-declaration for operators of Tugs and Workboats undertaking regular tows to sea.
Form to obtain a certificate of registry from the UK maritime administration.
Complete form MSF 4257, for an oral examination leading to the issue of a certificate of competency (STCW) for master workboat less than 500 GT unlimited.
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