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Information about the special training required by ratings and officers who work on tankers, passenger ships and high-speed craft
Complete MSF 4391 to apply for a replacement or update to a certificate of proficiency (CoP) or to apply for a certificate of proficiency in Polar Waters
Complete the forms within MSF 5623, to apply for a new continuous synopsis record (CSR) or to make amendments to your CSR.
Form to be completed providing new Company Security Officers (CSO) contact details or notifying us of any change of details
Complete form MSF 4742 to apply for a duplicate UK ship registration certificate.
Application form to become a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved doctor.
Application form for an IGF Certificate of Proficiency (MSF 4350).
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
Complete form MSF 4736 to notify the Register of Shipping and Seamen (RSS) about a mortgage deed when registering a ship.
MSF 4390: Use this form if you've lost or had your boatmasters' licence (BML) stolen and you need to replace it.
MSF 4370: use this application form to upgrade or add an additional area to a BML Licence.
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
Complete MSF 4299 for the replacement of a Certificate of Competency or GMDSS Certificate.
Small commercial vessels must be registered, surveyed and inspected to meet UK safety laws - registering a boat, surveys and inspections
Complete MSF 3914 for a safe manning document for UK registered workboats and/or high speed offshore service crafts.
Complete form MSF 4380, to apply for a certificate of competency, for a compass adjuster.
MSF 4284 the requirements to gain an able seafarer engine certificate regulation III/5 are detailed in this application form.
Complete MSF 3902 for a safe manning document for fishing vessels.
Complete form MSF 4259, for an oral examination leading to the issue of a certificate of competency (STCW) for electro technical officers.
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