Administrations whose Certificates of Competency (CoC) we accept towards the issue of a

Certificate of Equivalent Competency (CEC)

We only accept Yacht CoC's if stated below.

Countries GMDSS Accepted Notes

Australia Yes No proof of English required.
Belgium Yes
Brazil No Additional seagoing service requirements - Please contact the MCA prior to making an application
Bulgaria Yes
Canada Yes No proof of English required
China (PRC) Yes
Croatia Yes
Cyprus Yes
Czech Republic Yes
Denmark Yes
Estonia Yes
Faroe Islands ROC
Finland Yes
France Yes Some Yacht CoCs accepted
Germany Yes
Greece Yes
Hong Kong Yes No proof of English required
Hungary Yes
Iceland Yes
India Yes
Iran ROC No proof of English required
Ireland, Republic of Yes No proof of English required. Masters are not required to pass a UKLAP 1 exam
Italy Yes Some Yacht CoCs accepted
Jamaica Yes No proof of English required
Korea, Republic of ROC
Latvia Yes
Lithuania Yes
Malaysia Yes No proof of English required
Malta Yes No proof of English required. Masters are not required to pass a UKLAP 1 exam.
Myanmar Yes No proof of English required
Netherlands Yes Some Yacht CoCs accepted
New Zealand Yes No proof of English required. Some Yacht/Sailing CoCs accepted
Norway Yes
Pakistan ROC No proof of English required
Philippines Yes
Poland Yes
Portugal Yes
Romania Yes
Russian Federation Yes
Serbia & Montenegro Yes
Singapore Yes No proof of English required
Slovenia Yes
South Africa Yes No proof of English required
Spain Yes
Sri Lanka ROC No proof of English required
Sweden Yes
Ukraine Yes
USA ROC No proof of English required. You may be be required to take an additional oral exam, please refer
to the application form (MSF4203).

In addition we also accept GMDSS as GOC

from :
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan
Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia
Georgia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova,
Monaco, San Marino, Slovakia, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey and
Vatican City