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Maritime and Coastguard Agency works with industry to support next generation of mariners.
Green light boosts safety and technical skills for UK鈥檚 growing electric fleet.
New certification opens safe and professional pathway for careers in large yacht sector.
Around 170 candidates were assessed in April 2026 through the new secure, web-based platform.
Eight-year review shows skills-funding contributed over 拢500m to UK economy
Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) initiative to bring on next generation of skilled mariners.
A single email set Alfie Allen on course for a seafaring career that has led him to win the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's (MCA) Officer Trainee of the Year Award 2025.
Ministerial statement on UK maritime law updates from 1 January 2026, implementing international safety and pollution changes and related UK regulations.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
The assessment of trainee seafarers is moving into the digital age with a new web-based platform to be phased in from next year by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
This year's cohort of seafarer trainees have become the first in the UK to learn under a new syllabus developed through an industry-wide initiative, led by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), to ensure skills keep 鈥�
We are developing two new online services and we're looking for participants to provide feedback.
New app provides extra features for trainees, employers and instructors.
Seafarer cadets can continue to benefit from financial support for their training up until spring 2026 thanks to a 12-month funding extension unlocked through the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
New mandatory charter boosts security, pay and working conditions for thousands of seafarers.
Internet access for seafarers while at sea and strengthening requirements for a balanced, nutritious and varied diet could become maritime law in 2025.
The next step has been completed in a wide-ranging review of UK seafarer and cadet training, led by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
New legislation being introduced to Parliament will better protect seafarers against rogue employers.
Consultation on proposed new courses that will form the basis of a "springboard for seafarers to develop careers".
All seafarers who undertake oral exams, a key part of training, are being asked for their views on their learning to help develop and strengthen training in the UK.
The key health and safety handbook for seafarers has been given a makeover, making it 鈥渕ore accessible and easy to use鈥�.
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