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MSF 4395: to apply for an MCA issued ships' cook certificate of competency.
Write to, email or call your local Marine Management Organisation office (MMO)
Vessels and shipping agents should use the CERS workbook to provide the information needed to the port authority.
Complete form MSF 4728 to register a declaration of eligibility for Part 2 of the register with the Registry of Shipping and Seamen.
Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
Small commercial vessels must follow the small commercial vessel codes of practice - codes of practice, certification, operating overseas
Information about seafarer working and living rights - working conditions, conditions of employment, safe working practices, living conditions, dangerous cargo, health and medical care, maritime labour convention, human elem…
MSF1261 to submit a request for an MCA assessment.
Complete form MSF 4340, to apply for a yacht rating certificate for commercially and privately owned yachts and sail training vessels less than 3000 GT
MSF 4227: Use of this form is required for each ship over 500 gross tonnage (GT) joining the UK Ship Register.
Complete form MSF 4744, to apply for the removal of a British ship from the UK Ship register.
Get a licence to carry out any work that disturbs the seabed, including building, laying pipelines or cables, dredging and disposing of waste, or get a marine wildlife licence if you might disturb protected species
Training record book for yacht ratings and officers in charge of a navigational watch, yachts less than 3000 GT.
Small commercial vessels must be registered, surveyed and inspected to meet UK safety laws - registering a boat, surveys and inspections
MSF 4364: This application form is for new entrants and is for those new to the Boatmasters' Licence system looking to gain a licence.
MSF 4310 the requirements to gain an able seafarer deck certificate regulation II/5 are detailed in this application form.
The Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service ended on 31 December 2025.
Complete MSF 5547, when applying to Parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register for merchant and bareboat charter ships.
Complete form MSF 4210, to apply for a tanker endorsement on a UK certificate of competency, or for use on board UK vessels.
Complete form MSF 4345, for an oral examination leading to the issue, conversion or upgrade of a certificate of competency for fishing deck officers.
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