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MSN 1853 (M) Amendment 1: Boatmasters’ Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work

The structure and requirements of “The Merchant Shipping (Boatmasters’ Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work) Regulations 2015

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 4 April 2015
• Last updated: 2 December 2021 — See all updates

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MSN 1853 (M) Amendment 1: Boatmasters’ Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work

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This notice describes the structure and requirements of “The Merchant Shipping (Boatmasters’ Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work) Regulations 2015” which applies to the masters of all passenger and non-passenger vessels operating in the UK.

These Regulations supersede The Merchant Shipping (Inland Waterway and Limited Coastal Operations) (Boatmasters’ Qualifications and Hours of Work) Regulations 2006 and The Merchant Shipping (Local Passenger Vessels) (Crew) Regulations 2006.

Information about Local Passenger Vessel Crew training arrangements is detailed in MGN 203; manning requirements are contained in MGN 290.

Information about the Hours of Work Code for self-employed boatmasters and other working time regulations is detailed in MSN 1876 Working time: inland waterways regulations 2003 as amended.

Published 4 April 2015
Last updated 2 December 2021 + show all updates

1. 2 December 2021

   This amending notice updates and replaces MSN 1853 to remove references to terms derived from EU law such as ‘Boatmaster Certificates’ (BMC) and ‘Rhine Navigation Licences’ contained in the Merchant Shipping Notice. It removes the ability to issue UK boatmasters’ certificates for use on inland waterways of EEA States and the recognition of EEA-issued boatmasters’ certificates and Rhine Navigation Licences by the UK. The following sections have been amended to remove references: The application and Scope of BMC's were previously noted in section 2 (Pages 3-4); The use of alternative qualifications, including the Rhine Navigation Licence, was previously noted in sections 3 - 4, (pages 4 - 7) and Annex 4 (page 33); The certificates available previously were listed in section 5 (page 8); The requirements were previously noted in sections 9 - 17 (pages 11 - 17); Further information on BMC qualifying requirements was contained in Annex 7 (page 41). These updates bring the guidance in line with Statutory Instrument (SI).No 2019/808 (The Merchant Shipping (Inland Waterways) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019), in order to ensure that it provides accurate guidance for boatmaster licensing and technical requirements for inland waterway vessels after the UK leaves the EU. It also contains various minor grammatical and numerical changes/corrections which have been made to this notice which do not alter the detail of the text within.

2. 4 April 2015

   First published.