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Complete form MSF 4737 when registering a mortgage deed with the Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS).
Form to obtain a certificate of registry from the UK maritime administration.
Complete MSF 3902 for a safe manning document for fishing vessels.
Indicative application document
Form for ship owners to submit to Registry of Shipping and Seamen.
Form for self-declaration for operators of Tugs and Workboats undertaking regular tows to sea.
Martime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) form for naval architects' use.
Complete form MSF 4756 to allow the vessel to be registered elsewhere, with the UK remaining as the primary register
Complete form MSF 4380, to apply for a certificate of competency, for a compass adjuster.
Form for assessing safety criteria before a fishing vessel is considered for registration.
Employers of seafarers on UK ships to submit this form when seafarers are diagnosed by a medical practitioner with an occupational disease.
Renewal application form for verified gross mass of containers
Complete form MSF 4738, to register a bareboat charter ship with the Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS)
Complete MSF4208 to apply for a safe manning document for a yacht
Complete MSF 5198, to apply to request a survey of large a yacht.
Complete form MSF 4399, to apply for a (BML) exemption certificate tier 2 level 2 boatmasters’ licence
Complete form MSF 4735 to register a bareboat charter declaration with the Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS)
To be completed as part of the approval process.
To be completed when applying for a large yacht survey.
The form to be completed by the classification society on completion of survey
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