cerificate of competency in UK

[Filip]

Hi all,

I am a polish yacht coastal skipper and I am looking for legal informations about may certificate of competency validity in UK.
BTW Can anybody help me in looking for a career in sailing? Any links for usefull informations?

Thanks
Filip

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[mickshep]

Hi Filip, welcome to the Forums. Its all a bit quiet on here at the moment as there is a huge boat jumble on down the country and a lot of people will have gone chasing bargains, I can't help regarding employment but can say that as yet there is no requirement for a certificate of competency in British waters. Regards, Mike.

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[bill65]

h filip, have been out of the marine employment for a few years but the MSA published details in M Notices of accepted countries,,,relevent competency etc., check MSA uk gov.,,hope it helps and poland will shortly be in EEC?regards bill65

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[Filip]

Thank you Mike

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[gjeffery]

In the UK, there is no requiremment for a Certificate of Competency, or ICC, for leisure non-commercial sailing.

Won't Polish membership of the EU require reciprocal recognition of professional qualifications? It sounds a difficult technical question - I would ask the RYA, http://www.rya.org.uk/ but of course, they have a vested interest!

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[Filip]

Thanks Bill65.

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[Filip]

I suppose Poland will not require any Certificates besides standard proofs of qualifications.
And thx
Filip

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[john_morris_uk]

As has correctly been pointed out, certification for the UK is optional for leasure use.

However if you want to work in the yachting industry you need certification. EEC/EU etc is not so relevant, as I understand that it is the MCA who decides on what quals are recognised.

RYA Yachtmaster with commercial endorsement is ok for driving boats of yacht size (but there is a tonnage and LOA limit which I forget the figures for.

If you want to drive bigger things (in the superyacht world) there are a load of other hoops to jump through, but RYA Yachtmaster is one of the first and is recognised world wide.

There are other routes, but I declare a vested interest - see my bio.

Views expressed are my personal ones - I might be wrong after all!

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[Filip]

As I understood there is no special certificates for non commercial sailing in UK. However with regard to possibility of employment in sea sailing I would need a special Certificate verfied by MSA (Could you please be so kind and explain thi abbreviation (MSA) to me). And the second relevant authority is RYA (means Royal Yacht Association - correct?)
Filip

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[Filip]

As I understood there is no special certificates for non commercial sailing in UK. However with regard to possibility of employment in sea sailing I would need a special Certificate verfied by MSA (Could you please be so kind and explain thi abbreviation (MSA) to me). And the second relevant authority is RYA (means Royal Yacht Association - correct?)
Filip

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[Seafort]

MCA=Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Find the website <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-home.htm>here</A>.

What kind of employment are you looking for?

Dave.

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[Filip]

I am looking for something in yachting business included sea sailing. For example I have some contacts in polish yachting companies, I know the language, prices of boat equipment and boats in Poland.

thx

Filip


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