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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
When you’re hiring crew for a ship or yacht, you must: check crew members’…
You must check crew members’ discharge books to make sure everyone has the…
You must follow international regulations from Standards in Training…
A crew agreement is an employment contract between a ship or yacht’s…
All crew members must have either: a valid passport a Seafarers Identity…
The master or skipper of a UK-registered ship must provide the ship’s…
Apply for a boatmasters' licence to run a passenger-carrying or non-passenger carrying commercial vessel - apply, replace, renew or upgrade your licence
You must have a boatmasters’ licence if you’re the master of certain…
Read the boatmasters’ qualifications and hours of work notice to find out:…
You’ll need to: read the boatmasters’ qualifications and hours of work…
You need to apply for a ‘Tier 2 Level 2’ licence before your exemption…
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), in partnership with the Angling Trust, Cefas, Natural England and Defra, is supporting the delivery of the 2026 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (BFT) Catch-and-Release Recreational Fishery (CRRF) in England. As this fishery continues to grow in...
Guidance for applying for a Deck CoC for Commercial and Private Yachts.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Deck Officers or Deck Watch Rating Certificate
Information on how to revalidate a UK CoC (and UK GMDSS at the same time).
Information for owners, operators, skippers and crew about safety standards in the fishing industry.
How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
Guidance on when seafarers and other persons who work at sea are entitled to the minimum wage.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
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