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Complete MSF 4900, to apply for an oral examination leading to the issue of a small vessel engineer officer (SVE) certificate of competency.
This guidance provides details on how to book an inspection, how to prepare your vessel and different inspection procedures.
Provides Mariners with guidance on the application of COLREG within traffic separation schemes within UK waters and navigational information, include mandatory reporting guidance within the Dover Strait.
This notice provides details, and guidance on interpretation, of the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (lifting operations and lifting equipment) regulations 2006.
How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
Fee list for registration costs
Training record book for yacht ratings and officers in charge of a navigational watch, yachts less than 3000 GT.
Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association鈥檚 SafeTrx service
Collection of documents about safety codes of practice for small (up to 24m) vessels
Apply for a boatmasters鈥� licence, once you have completed the necessary training, to operate on certain vessels on inland waters or 鈥渓imited鈥� coastal operations.
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