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MSF1261 to submit a request for an MCA assessment.
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
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 form MSF 4744, to apply for the removal of a British ship from the UK Ship register.
Complete form MSF 4741 to register changes to your ship's name or port of choice.
The document attached MSF 4367, is the official record of your training, which enables you to gain a Boatmasters' Licence (BML)
Complete MSF 4299 for the replacement of a Certificate of Competency or GMDSS Certificate.
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.
MSF 4365: Use this form if you already have a boatmasters' licence and you would like to revalidate it.
Complete form MSF 4742 to apply for a duplicate UK ship registration certificate.
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 let the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) know when you have recovered any wreck material.
MSF 4227: Use of this form is required for each ship over 500 gross tonnage (GT) joining the UK Ship Register.
MSF 4807: Applying Form for a VTS operator logbook, VTS Licence endorsement or VTS Licence revalidation.
Small commercial vessels must be registered, surveyed and inspected to meet UK safety laws - registering a boat, surveys and inspections
Application form to become a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved doctor.
Complete MSF 5547, when applying to Parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register for merchant and bareboat charter ships.
Complete form MSF 4398, for (BML) paper endorsements for holders of alternative certification
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
MSF 4258 provides an alternative route for the revalidation of a certificate of competency.
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