Guidance

How to apply for UK engineering fishing CoCs

Information on how to apply for a UK fishing certificate of competence (CoC) for engineers.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 6 May 2014
• Last updated: 11 January 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Guidance for obtaining UK MCA engineering fishing certificates of competency

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Details

Fishing vessels over 750kW (approximately 1,005 HP) must carry two engineers:

• a Chief Engineer holding a fishing class 1
• a Second Engineer holding a fishing class 2

This is regardless of the vessel’s length, tonnage or area of operation.

The attached document contains guidance on the requirements and route to obtaining UK engineering fishing class 1 and 2 licences.

To apply or if you have any queries, please email [email protected]

Published 6 May 2014
Last updated 11 January 2023 + show all updates

1. 11 January 2023

   Minor update: Class 1 fishing CoC guidance now refers to MSN 1904 and MIN 642 (replacing MIN 524)

2. 6 May 2014

   First published.