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Employers of seafarers on UK ships to submit this form when seafarers are diagnosed by a medical practitioner with an occupational disease.
To be completed when applying for a large yacht survey.
Small commercial vessels must be registered, surveyed and inspected to meet UK safety laws - registering a boat, surveys and inspections
Information about the special training required by ratings and officers who work on tankers, passenger ships and high-speed craft
Complete MSF 3914 for a safe manning document for UK registered workboats and/or high speed offshore service crafts.
Complete the form and return to your local Marine Office when booking a UK Load Line or UK Load Line Exemption Survey.
Complete form MSF 4399, to apply for a (BML) exemption certificate tier 2 level 2 boatmasters’ licence
Form for self-declaration for operators of Tugs and Workboats undertaking regular tows to sea.
Complete form MSF 4380, to apply for a certificate of competency, for a compass adjuster.
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 application form MSF 3900 to apply for a replacement Flag State Endorsement (Certificate of Equivalent Competency).
Complete MSF4208 to apply for a safe manning document for a yacht
Application form to request marine survey data.
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.
Complete form MSF 4735 to register a bareboat charter declaration with the Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS)
The form to be completed by the classification society on completion of survey
Complete form MSF 1010, to apply for an exemption certificate and large yacht code (LYC) equivalence certificate.
Indicative application document
Electronic recording system for producing annual accounts of safety inspections and surveys.
To be completed as part of the approval process.
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