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Complete MSF 5547, when applying to Parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register for merchant and bareboat charter ships.
MSF 4364: This application form is for new entrants and is for those new to the Boatmasters' Licence system looking to gain a licence.
A confirmation of receipt of application (CRA) can be issued to companies upon receipt of a FSE application.
Complete form MSF 4345, for an oral examination leading to the issue, conversion or upgrade of a certificate of competency for fishing deck officers.
Use form C97 to record the crew members on your voyage.
MSF 4284 the requirements to gain an able seafarer engine certificate regulation III/5 are detailed in this application form.
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
Anyone in charge of a ship must monitor traffic at sea and report any accidents or incidents
Complete form MSF 4742 to apply for a duplicate UK ship registration certificate.
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.
Complete MSF 3917 to apply for a Long Range Certificate (LRC).
Complete form MSF 4744, to apply for the removal of a British ship from the UK Ship register.
Complete form MSF 4743 to certify the building, moulding or fitting out of a ship.
MSF 3901: application to remove limitations such as ECDIS, Davit lifeboat and High Voltage.
Form to be completed providing new Company Security Officers (CSO) contact details or notifying us of any change of details
Complete this form to let the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) know when you have recovered any wreck material.
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.
MSF 4227: Use of this form is required for each ship over 500 gross tonnage (GT) joining the UK Ship Register.
This document MSF 4366, is the official record of your work activities and experience which enable you to hold a Boatmasters' Licence (BML).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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