alant
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The MCA, issue a "Certificate of Competency (STCW95) for Masters ---on Commercially and Privately Operated Yachts and Sail Training Vessels."
This will licence the holder in the "Capacity - Master & OOW, limitation Master Code Vessels less than 200gt OOW (Yachts less than 500gt unlimited).
The RYA, issue a "Certificate of Competence", endorsed "The certificate holder complies with STCW95 regulations V1/1 Sections V1/1-4. This certificate is valid for use as Master of yachts of up to 200gt on commercially and privately registered yachts. Valid for commercial use on vessels subject to the codes of practice issued by the MCA".
From the wording of the above, is there anyone who might be confused that both these "Certificates of Competency - Master <200gt", basically cover the same thing, or is it just me?
According to the MCA, when asking for some clarification, I received the following -
"The RYA certificates of competency are not STCW 95 regulated, even though such wording appears on their certificates. This means that certain Maritime Authorities, for example Spain and Denmark do not recognise these certificates. The MCA Master Code vessels < 200 gt certificate is a STCW certificate that we can issue and will be accepted by other STCW regulated authorities, however please be aware that this is a Master CODE vessels < 200gt ticket. This means the master element is restricted only to MCA coded vessels, the main component of this certificate being the OOW < 500gt."
Verbally, I was advised that RYA commercial endorsements, are ONLY valid whilst in UK waters and sometimes WHEN acceptable to foreign countries who's waters you may be sailing in.
This applies to anyone operating commercially offshore, with an RYA CoC.
This will licence the holder in the "Capacity - Master & OOW, limitation Master Code Vessels less than 200gt OOW (Yachts less than 500gt unlimited).
The RYA, issue a "Certificate of Competence", endorsed "The certificate holder complies with STCW95 regulations V1/1 Sections V1/1-4. This certificate is valid for use as Master of yachts of up to 200gt on commercially and privately registered yachts. Valid for commercial use on vessels subject to the codes of practice issued by the MCA".
From the wording of the above, is there anyone who might be confused that both these "Certificates of Competency - Master <200gt", basically cover the same thing, or is it just me?
According to the MCA, when asking for some clarification, I received the following -
"The RYA certificates of competency are not STCW 95 regulated, even though such wording appears on their certificates. This means that certain Maritime Authorities, for example Spain and Denmark do not recognise these certificates. The MCA Master Code vessels < 200 gt certificate is a STCW certificate that we can issue and will be accepted by other STCW regulated authorities, however please be aware that this is a Master CODE vessels < 200gt ticket. This means the master element is restricted only to MCA coded vessels, the main component of this certificate being the OOW < 500gt."
Verbally, I was advised that RYA commercial endorsements, are ONLY valid whilst in UK waters and sometimes WHEN acceptable to foreign countries who's waters you may be sailing in.
This applies to anyone operating commercially offshore, with an RYA CoC.
