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A single email set Alfie Allen on course for a seafaring career that has led him to win the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's (MCA) Officer Trainee of the Year Award 2025.
Guidance for applying for a Deck CoC for Commercial and Private Yachts.
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…
A wholesale dealer in Great Britain may import Qualified Person certified medicines from the European Economic Area if certain checks are made by the ‘Responsible Person (import)’
The MHRA accepts an Active Substance Master File and/or a Certificate of Suitability in both new national initial Marketing Authorisation Applications (MAA) and in Marketing Authorisation Variation (MAV) applications.
Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Deck Officers or Deck Watch Rating Certificate
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
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