France – Certificat de cuisinier du navire – Ships Cook Certificate :
Spoke with a French chef today who had applied to French Govt to get his SCC. So any chefs with
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Does the UK MCA Ships Cook Certificate need revalidating after 5 years?
Thanks to chef Tamara for the question.. “do I need to re-sit or revalidate my MCA issued ships cook certificate
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MCA only accepts instructor lead food hygiene courses
The MCA has clarified its position on online e-learning food hygiene courses in an email below. NOTE: It is only
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UPDATE: MCA Approved Centres for Marine Cookery Assessment (Ships Cook Certificate)
NOTE: As at 29 March 2022 this list of MCA Approved centres at https://www.shipscookcertificate.com/which-are-the-mca-approved-centres-for-doing-the-assessment-in-marine-cookery-2/ is correct.The MCA are hoping to
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ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – SHIPS COOK REQUIREMENTS
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESMARITIME ADMINISTRATIONCIRCULAR N° MLC 005FOOD, WATER AND CATERING REQUIREMENTS INCLUDINGQUALIFICATIONS OF SHIP’S COOK AND CATERING STAFF
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Cayman Islands flagged commercial vessels- what are my annual leave rights?
I had a chef ask me what his rights are on a private flagged yacht as he was only getting
Read moreOther Flag state approved centres you can do Marine Cookery Assessment at?
We want to give you all the options available to you.. Note: Not all flag states require you to complete
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Which are the MCA approved Centres for doing the Assessment in Marine cookery?
Update as of 6 November 2020. Email received from MCA below lists the MCA approved providers…. NOTE: This is the
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Which countries medical certificates are accepted as equivalent to UK ENG1?
I had a chef ask me today if his AMSA issued medical ertificate was accepted by UK MCA.. So I
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Working on superyachts – advice on employment agreements (SEA)
I always get asked for advice on employment contracts and like to refer chefs to the sample SEA contract as
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