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Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) uses personal information that we collect if you have applied for global maritime distress safety system (GMDSS) certification with the Association of Marine Electronic and Radio Colleges Limited (AMERC).

To find out more about how the MCA look after personal data, your rights and how to contacts our data protection officer please go to our聽privacy information notice听辫补驳别.

Overview

As radio personnel requiring a GMDSS GOC, ROC or LRC you must apply to the MCA to obtain your Certificate of Competency.

As radio personnel serving on UK registered vessels you must apply to the MCA to get your GMDSS GOC or ROC endorsed so it meets STCW requirements.

You must revalidate your聽STCW聽endorsement every 5 years.

How to apply

Complete the application form MSF 4354 below.

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• MSF 4354聽Application for initial聽GMDSS GOC, ROC or LRC certification. Application for STCW聽endorsement and subsequent revalidation to聽GMDSS聽certificate of competency

Refer to marine guidance note聽MSN聽1864聽(M)聽Amendment 1 and MIN 716 below for further information.

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• MSN聽1864聽(M)聽Amendment 1
• MIN 716 (M+F) Amendment 1

Read the guidance notes in your application form to check you are submitting the documents correctly.

If you are applying for your GMDSS GOC, ROC or LRC only you must include:

• GMDSS Course Completion Certificate from an approved training provider
• 2 passport style photographs
• Attested copy of your passport
• Correct fee as per application form

If you are applying for your first STCW endorsement you must include:

• a copy of your UK GMDSS GOC or ROC
• valid medical fitness certificate, ENG1 or recognised non-UK equivalent
• 4 elements of STCW basic training certificates or a UK CoC

The basic training certificates are:

• personal survival techniques (STCW Code A-VI/1-1)
• fire prevention and fire fighting (STCW Code A-VI/1-2)
• elementary first aid (STCW Code A-VI/1-3)
• personal safety and social responsibilities (STCW Code A-VI/1-4)

To revalidate an STCW endorsement you must include:

• a copy of your UK GMDSS GOC or ROC
• valid medical fitness certificate; ENG1 or recognised non-UK equivalent

And either:

• An attested copy of your Certificate of Competency
• Evidence of having completed or updated the training for Personal Survival Techniques and Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting within the last 5 years.

Email your application and supporting documents to the MCA:

The MCA aims to process your application within 14 days of receipt. You鈥檒l receive an email:

• if any further information/evidence is needed
• when your certificate(s) and documents are being couriered back to you

MCA does not offer a counter service.

Accepted non-UK GMDSS

The MCA will accept some non-UK GMDSS towards the application of a UK CoC.

• Find information about countries that have GMDSS certificates which are acceptable equivalents.

GMDSS that is accepted will be marked 鈥測es鈥�.

Further information

If you have lost your original GOC, ROC or LRC, please complete MSF 4299. This can then be sent to gmdss@mcga.gov.uk.