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Anyone in charge of a ship must monitor traffic at sea and report any accidents or incidents
Complete form MSF 4741 to register changes to your ship's name or port of choice.
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
Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service
Complete form MSF 4259, for an oral examination leading to the issue of a certificate of competency (STCW) for electro technical officers.
Complete form MSF 4743 to certify the building, moulding or fitting out of a ship.
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.
MSF 4364: This application form is for new entrants and is for those new to the Boatmasters' Licence system looking to gain a licence.
Report wreck material to the Receiver of Wreck - what counts as wreck material, fines and deadline
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Complete form MSF 4744, to apply for the removal of a British ship from the UK Ship register.
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 4365: Use this form if you already have a boatmasters' licence and you would like to revalidate it.
Small commercial vessels must be registered, surveyed and inspected to meet UK safety laws - registering a boat, surveys and inspections
Complete MSF 4299 for the replacement of a certificate of competency.
Complete form MSF 4742 to apply for a duplicate UK ship registration certificate.
MSF 4227: Use of this form is required for each ship over 500 gross tonnage (GT) joining the UK Ship Register.
Complete MSF 3914 for a safe manning document for UK registered workboats and/or high speed offshore service crafts.
Application form for an IGF Certificate of Proficiency (MSF 4350).
Complete MSF 5547, when applying to Parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register for merchant and bareboat charter ships.
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