MCA Services
Our Coastguard Rescue Co-ordination Centres operate around the clock and use the latest communications technology to respond to any incidents at the coast or at sea. We hear of incidents via the 999 service, over maritime radio, or through the automated distress alerting equipment used by ships, some of which uses satellite technology. We can draw on a full range of rescue resources, including our own helicopters and those of the RN and RAF, RNLI lifeboats, and our voluntary Coastguard Auxiliary Rescue Teams. In a pollution incident, we have our own emergency tugs, strategically placed at the four corners of the UK coast.
We manage the UK Shipping Register and our technical surveying staff undertake regular, detailed surveys of UK ships. The UK Shipping Register has increased in size by around 150% since April 1998, reversing decades of decline. We value our shipping customers and work with them in a spirit of co-operation and partnership to ensure that safety standards are maintained. We also inspect foreign registered ships visiting UK ports and we can detain unsafe ships.
Seafarers must be qualified and competent to undertake their work in line with international standards. UK certification is held in high esteem internationally and there is great demand for our stamp of approval. We provide certification and examination services, and we also provide medical services through our network of approved doctors.
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Register your small pleasure craft with the Coastguard so that your information is known if an emergency occurs |
Other administrations and companies may confirm the authenticity of documents issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) |
Survey any vessel for which the MCA Large Yacht Code is relevant and issue a certificate on satisfactory completion of survey and provide a service to owners, builders and designers for the examination of, and comment upon, any vessel projects for compliance with the Code |
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The UK Shipping Register - operated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is one of the oldest and most prestigious shipping registers in the world. |
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MC) promotional campaign to promote safety at the beach and for pleasure craft users at sea |
This service has been set up to enable our customers to register small ships on-line and also to make other changes, such as ownership, address or vessel details. |
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This service enables you to download an application form and track the status of your application on line |
The MCA now provides a free electronic subscription service for Marine Notices and Consultations. We will notify you by email as new documents are released. |
An MCA system to automatically capture, in electronic format, data on vessel movements, dangerous cargoes, vessel safety, security information and the disposal of waste within European waters. |
