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Complete MSF 3914 for a safe manning document for UK registered workboats and/or high speed offshore service crafts.
Information about the special training required by ratings and officers who work on tankers, passenger ships and high-speed craft
Complete MSF 5547, when applying to Parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register for merchant and bareboat charter ships.
Complete MSF 3917 to apply for a Long Range Certificate (LRC).
Complete form MSF 4259, for an oral examination leading to the issue of a certificate of competency (STCW) for electro technical officers.
Complete MSF 4299 for the replacement of a Certificate of Competency or GMDSS Certificate.
MSF 4807: Applying Form for a VTS operator logbook, VTS Licence endorsement or VTS Licence revalidation.
Application form to become a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved doctor.
Complete form MSF 4756 to allow the vessel to be registered elsewhere, with the UK remaining as the primary register
Complete form MSF 4736 to notify the Register of Shipping and Seamen (RSS) about a mortgage deed when registering a ship.
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 MSF1106 application form is for owners and operators of ships and fishing vessels to request a crew accommodation exemption or substantial equivalence for their vessel if they are unable to meet certain requirements.
Indicative application document
MSF 4390: Use this form if you've lost or had your boatmasters' licence (BML) stolen and you need to replace it.
Use this form – MSF 4409 – to apply to become a trusted agent with the UK Ship Register.
Complete MSF 4753, to apply to the alternative compliance safety system (ACSS) or the enhanced authorisation safety system (EASS), for owners of UK registered vessels.
Renewal application form for verified gross mass of containers
Complete form MSF 4399, to apply for a (BML) exemption certificate tier 2 level 2 boatmasters’ licence
Form to be completed providing new Company Security Officers (CSO) contact details or notifying us of any change of details
Form for ship owners to submit to Registry of Shipping and Seamen.
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