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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-boatmasters-qualifications-crew-and-hours-of-work-regulations-2015/regulation-14",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/410",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Boatmasters' Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-boatmasters-qualifications-crew-and-hours-of-work-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/14",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Boatmasters' licences: authorised operations",
  "text": "Subject to regulations 15 to 17, a class of boatmasters' licence or endorsement specified in column (1) of Table 2 authorises a person to serve as master—\n(a) of a vessel of a description,\n(b) for the purposes of operations of a type, and\n(c) in the waters,\nspecified in column (2).\nTable 2\nBoatmasters' licences: classes and endorsements\n(1) Class of licence and endorsement\n(2) Vessel operations and waters for which licence and endorsement is valid\nA. Tier 1 boatmasters' licences\nA.1 Tier 1 boatmasters' licences without endorsements\nTier 1 (level 1) without endorsement\nVessel operations: (i) vessel operations for which an endorsement is not required (but including emergency towing assistance or rigid pushing operations).\nWaters: (i) waters of categories A and B and (ii) waters of category C if not linked to any other waters, except waters where a relevant local knowledge endorsement is required.\nTier 1 (Level 2) without endorsement\nVessel operations: (i) vessel operations for which an endorsement is not required (but including emergency towing assistance or rigid pushing operations in waters of category A or B or waters of category C if not linked to any other waters).\nWaters: all waters appropriate to the class of vessel except waters where a relevant local knowledge endorsement is required.\nA.2 Endorsements required on Tier 1 boatmasters' licence\nA passenger operations (general) endorsement\nVessel operations: operation of passenger ships carrying not more than 250 passengers.\nWaters: waters otherwise authorised.\nA large passenger vessel endorsement\nVessel operations: operation of passenger ships carrying more than 250 passengers.\nWaters: waters of categories A, B, C and D.\nA towing and pushing endorsement\nVessel operations: vessels engaged in specialist towing and pushing operations.\nWaters: as otherwise authorised.\nA cargo endorsement\nVessel operations: operations involving the carriage of general cargo and bulk cargo.\nWaters: as otherwise authorised.\nAn oil cargo endorsement\nVessel operations: operation of an oil tanker.\nWaters: as otherwise authorised.\nA chemical cargo endorsement\nVessel operations: operation of a chemical tanker.\nWaters: as otherwise authorised.\nA liquefied gas cargo endorsement\nVessel operations: operation of a liquefied gas carrier.\nWaters: as otherwise authorised.\nA dredging endorsement\nVessel operations: vessels engaged in dredging operations.\nWaters: as otherwise authorised.\nA radar endorsement\nVessel operations: operations which are otherwise authorised and the vessel is navigated using radar.\nWaters: as otherwise authorised.\nA Ro-Ro endorsement\nVessel operations: operation of a Ro-Ro vessel.\nWaters: waters of categories C and D and the limited coastal area.\nA fast craft endorsement\nVessel operations: operation of a fast craft.\nWaters: as otherwise authorised.\nA relevant local knowledge endorsement\nVessel operations: as otherwise authorised.\nWaters: those local waters specified by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 17 to which the endorsement relates.\nB Tier 2 boatmasters' licences\nTier 2 (Level 1) (passenger-carrying operations)\nVessel operations: passenger-carrying operations on vessels on which the licence holder has completed the qualifying service.\nWaters:\n(a) category A canals, and\n(b) such (i) other waters of categories A and B, and\n(ii) category C waters, if not linked to any other waters,\nwhich (having regard to the nature and length of the licence holder's qualifying service) are specified in the licence.\nTier 2 (Level 1) (other operations)\nVessel operations: vessels and operations, other than passenger-carrying operations, on which the licence holder has completed the qualifying service.\nWaters: (a) category A canals, and\n(b) such (i) other waters of categories A and B, and\n(ii) category C waters, if not linked to any other waters\nwhich (having regard to the nature and length of the licence holder's qualifying service) are specified in the licence.\nTier 2 (Level 2) (passenger carrying operations)\nVessel operations: (i) passenger-carrying operations on vessels carrying not more than 250 passengers on which the licence holder has completed the qualifying service.\nWaters: such waters within the following categories of water as are specified in the licence—\n(i) category C and/or D waters (excluding the River Thames below Teddington Lock)\n(ii) the limited coastal area; and\n(iii) category A and/or B waters adjacent to the above waters.\nTier 2 (Level 2) (other operations)\nVessel operations: vessels and operations, other than passenger-carrying operations, on which the licence holder has completed the qualifying service.\nWaters: such waters within the following categories of water as are specified in the licence—\n(i) category C and/or D waters (excluding the River Thames below Teddington Lock)\n(ii) the limited coastal area; and\n(iii) category A and/or B waters adjacent to the above waters.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/410/regulation/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:45:55.903486+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}