How to apply for a UK tanker endorsement to a UK CoC
Complete form MSF 4210, to apply for a tanker endorsement on a UK certificate of competency, or for use on board UK vessels.
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Please do not complete this form to revalidate an existing tanker endorsement.
Please email your application and supporting documents to deck@mcga.gov.uk if you hold a Deck CoC or engineering@mcga.gov.uk if you hold an Engineering CoC, or revalidation@mcga.gov.uk if applying for new tanker endorsement(s) at the same time as revalidating your CoC.
Please ensure your documents are included as attachments or within a .zip folder. Unfortunately, we cannot open .rar extensions or links to file-sharing services (e.g. OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox etc).
If you are applying for your first UK CoC, please post your application and original supporting documents with your NOE Pass to:
Seafarer Certification
MCA, Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton SO15 1EG
For guidance on the endorsement requirements, please see MSN 1866 Amendment 1.
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Published 24 June 2014Last updated 22 December 2023 + show all updates
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Important information added to the payment section.
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Minor form update: Updated links to MSN 1866 Amendment 1. Also added how the requirements differ in sections 4B and 4C when a seafarer already holds certain tanker endorsements on their UK CoC.
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New version of form released
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COVID-19 update (unable to accept applications by post)
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Application form updated with fee change.
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