Boatmasters' Licences - One Stop BML Shop

If you look below, you will find links to all of the information and forms that you require to apply for your New Style Boatmasters' Licence.

Should you need any advice or guidance in addition to the information on this web site, please contact your local Marine Office:

Scotland & Northern Ireland
Wales & West of England
Eastern England

All BML information will be placed here as it becomes available:

  • BML FAQ Web page 
    New Boatmaster's Licence (BML) Regime: Frequently Asked Questions.
  • BML General Exemption Web page 
  • BML Syllabuses Web page 
    Syllabuses for the BML examinations.
  • Accepted Equivalent to BML Short Courses Web page 
  • Minutes of the Local Knowledge Equivalence Committee Web page 
  • MSF 4112(M) (ML5) Web page 
    Seafarer Medical Report Form (ML5) and ML5 Certificate.
  • MSF 4362(M) Web page 
    Application for a Boatmaster's Licence - Existing Boatmasters / Masters of Vessels Operating at 31 December 2006.
  • MSF 4364(M) Web page 
    Application for a Boatmaster's Licence - New Entrants from 1 January 2007.
  • MSF 4366(M) Web page 
    Boatmaster's Licence Work Record - This is the official record of the work activities and experience which enable an individual to hold a Boatmasters' Licence. It should be kept up to date, signed and kept safe.
  • MSF 4367(M) Web page 
    New Boatmasters' Licence Task Record Book - For operators in Inland Waterways and limited coastal areas.
  • MSF 4370(M) Web page 
    MCA Boatmaster's Licence Application for Upgrades and Additions.
  • MSN 1776 M Web page 
    Categorisation of Waters
  • MSN 1808 M Web page 
    The Merchant Shipping (Inland Waterways and Limited Coastal Operations) (Boatmasters? Qualifications and Hours of Work) Regulations 2006 ? Structure and Requirements.
  • MGN 333 M Web page 
    The new Boatmaster’s Licence – Guidance on the Application provisions for Existing Masters of Vessels
  • MGN 334 M Web page 
    New National Boatmaster’s Licence – Local Information and Local Knowledge