British CEC

Maritime Employment
1

I would like to know list of all countries which have agreement with UK and UK provide them CEC (certificate of equivalent competency). THNKS

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ok but where, i tried MCA, and no success on their web,

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It’s called the “White List”

3

thnks, but I am not sure about this white list. For e.g. Slovak republic is on white IMO list and in european EMSA assotiation but UK replied that for Slovak COC they don´t provide CEC

4

Good grief, who is going to do the application for you?

http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/mcga07-home/workingatsea/mcga-trainingandcert/mcga-cec/dqs-st-stc-cecinfo.htm

5

[QUOTE=Steamer;138413]It’s called the “White List”[/QUOTE]Not really. See STCW Regulation I/10. Being on the white list isn’t sufficient. In order to recognize (endorse) another country’s certificates, the country endorsing the certificates must make its own determination that the country that issued the certificates is giving full effect to STCW.

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[QUOTE=jdcavo;138429]Not really. [/QUOTE]

See post #4. The UK MCA publishes its own white list of national certificates acceptable for issuance of a CeC and the conditions (if any) that might apply. That list is based on the IMO STCW White List.

7

They seem to make it pretty simple…right on that link there is this and a table to support it:

The following table is a list of countries whose CoCs and GMDSS certificates that are accepted by the MCA. Please refer to this table before making your application.

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Certificates
issuing
administration
GMDSS
Accepted?
Important Notes

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Australia
Yes
We accept certificates issued from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). State issued certificates are not accepted

Evidence of English is not required.
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Belgium
Yes

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Bulgaria
Yes

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Canada
Yes
Evidence of English is not required.
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China
Yes

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Croatia
Yes
Please submit evidence of sea service if you are an engineer on a steam ship.
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Czech Republic
Yes

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Denmark
Yes

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Estonia
Yes

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Faroe Islands
No

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Finland
Yes

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France
Yes

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Germany
Yes

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Greece
Yes

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Hong Kong
No
Evidence of English is not required
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Hungary
Yes
Motorships Only
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Iceland
Yes

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India
Yes
Evidence of English is not required.
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Iran
No
Evidence of English is not required.
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Ireland
Yes
Evidence of English is not required.
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Italy
Yes

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Jamaica
Yes
Evidence of English is not required.
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Korea, Republic of
No

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Latvia
Yes

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Lithuania
Yes

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Malaysia
Yes
Evidence of English is not required.
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Malta
Yes
Evidence of English is not required.
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Mynamar
No
Evidence of English is not required.
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Netherlands
Yes

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New Zealand
Yes
Evidence of English is not required.
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Norway
Yes

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Pakistan
No
Evidence of English is not required.
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Philippines
Yes

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Poland
Yes
If you require a dangerous cargo endorsement, please submit your Polish tanker permission page.
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Portugal
Yes

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Romania
Yes
Please submit evidence of sea service if you are an engineer on a steam ship.
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Russia
Yes

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Serbia &
Montenagro
No

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Singapore
Yes
Evidence of English is not required.
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Slovenia
Yes

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South Africa
Yes
Evidence of English is not required.

Please submit evidence of sea service if you are an engineer on a steam ship.
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Spain
Yes

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Sri Lanka
No
Evidence of English is not required.
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Sweden
Yes

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Ukraine
Yes

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USA
No
Holders of USCG certification with limitations may be required to sit an oral examination of competency. Please contact the CEC team for further details.
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8

[QUOTE=z-drive;138434]They seem to make it pretty simple…[/QUOTE]

Not simple enough I guess.

Even if the national maritime authority is not on the list, many flag state maritime authorities will consider the application on its merits. A UK CeC is only needed if the applicant plans to work on a UK flag vessel, otherwise it is the flag state that determines availability of an endorsement of the underlying national certificate.

It really is not that complicated but one would hope that an officer would know what to look for and how to find it. After all, knowing how to look up regs is part of the job description.

9

Indonesia and Brazil didnt make the list