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Complete form MSF 4742 to apply for a duplicate UK ship registration certificate.
This document MSF 4366, is the official record of your work activities and experience which enable you to hold a Boatmasters' Licence (BML).
The Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service ended on 31 December 2025.
Complete form MSF 4743 to certify the building, moulding or fitting out of a ship.
Complete MSF 4299 for the replacement of a Certificate of Competency or GMDSS Certificate.
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…
Complete form MSF 4345, for an oral examination leading to the issue, conversion or upgrade of a certificate of competency for fishing deck officers.
MSF 4227: Use of this form is required for each ship over 500 gross tonnage (GT) joining the UK Ship Register.
Complete MSF 5547, when applying to Parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register for merchant and bareboat charter ships.
Application form to become a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved doctor.
Complete form MSF 4741 to register changes to your ship's name or port of choice.
The recommended Maritime Labour Convention 2006-compliant model formats for setting out the outer cover, the list of crew and the list of young persons on board ship.
Complete form MSF 4398, for (BML) paper endorsements for holders of alternative certification
Use form C94 to declare a ship's voyage and cargo.
Use a standard shipping note for shipping non-dangerous goods overseas by either air or water.
Use form C97 to record the crew members on your voyage.
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.
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
Form which vessel-based armoury (VBA) operators must complete to store firearms on a VBA in the high-risk area of the Indian Ocean.
This form is for persons affected by a ship's specification or designation to request a review
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