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MSF 4365: Use this form if you already have a boatmasters' licence and you would like to revalidate it.
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.
The Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service ended on 31 December 2025.
MSF 4364: This application form is for new entrants and is for those new to the Boatmasters' Licence system looking to gain a licence.
Complete MSF 3917 to apply for a Long Range Certificate (LRC).
Complete form MSF 4345, for an oral examination leading to the issue, conversion or upgrade of a certificate of competency for fishing deck officers.
Application form to become a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved doctor.
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
A confirmation of receipt of application (CRA) can be issued to companies upon receipt of a FSE application.
Complete form MSF 4210, to apply for a tanker endorsement on a UK certificate of competency, or for use on board UK vessels.
Complete MSF 5547, when applying to Parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register for merchant and bareboat charter ships.
MSF 4284 the requirements to gain an able seafarer engine certificate regulation III/5 are detailed in this application form.
Complete form MSF 4742 to apply for a duplicate UK ship registration certificate.
Complete form MSF 4259, for an oral examination leading to the issue of a certificate of competency (STCW) for electro technical officers.
Form to be completed providing new Company Security Officers (CSO) contact details or notifying us of any change of details
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Complete form MSF 4744, to apply for the removal of a British ship from the UK Ship register.
Complete form MSF 4743 to certify the building, moulding or fitting out of a ship.
Complete this form to let the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) know when you have recovered any wreck material.
Anyone in charge of a ship must monitor traffic at sea and report any accidents or incidents
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