How to apply for UK engineering fishing CoCs
Information on how to apply for a UK fishing certificate of competence (CoC) for engineers.
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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 engineering@mcga.gov.uk
Updates to this page
Last updated 11 January 2023 + show all updates
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Minor update: Class 1 fishing CoC guidance now refers to MSN 1904 and MIN 642 (replacing MIN 524)
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First published.