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Information about the special training required by ratings and officers who work on tankers, passenger ships and high-speed craft
Use this form – MSF 4409 – to apply to become a trusted agent with the UK Ship Register.
Complete form MSF 4380, to apply for a certificate of competency, for a compass adjuster.
Complete form MSF 1010, to apply for an exemption certificate and large yacht code (LYC) equivalence certificate.
Use form C94 to declare a ship's voyage and cargo.
Renewal application form for verified gross mass of containers
Complete MSF 4391 to apply for a replacement or update to a certificate of proficiency (CoP) or to apply for a certificate of proficiency in Polar Waters
Complete the form and return to your local Marine Office when booking a UK Load Line or UK Load Line Exemption Survey.
Use form C96 to declare the crew's effects.
Complete this form to let the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) know when you have recovered any wreck material.
Martime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) form for naval architects' use.
MSF 4390: Use this form if you've lost or had your boatmasters' licence (BML) stolen and you need to replace it.
Use form C95 to declare a ship's stores.
Complete form MSF 4737 when registering a mortgage deed with the Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS).
Complete form MSF 4735 to register a bareboat charter declaration with the Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS)
Form for self-declaration for operators of Tugs and Workboats undertaking regular tows to sea.
The form to be completed by the classification society on completion of survey
Complete form MSF 4756 to allow the vessel to be registered elsewhere, with the UK remaining as the primary register
Complete form MSF 4738, to register a bareboat charter ship with the Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS)
MSF 4287: Application for a Notice of Eligibility (NOE) for an oral examination leading to the issue of a CoC
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