# The Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Documents) Regulations 1987, Regulation 2: Application for British Seamen’s Cards


(1) Subject to the provisions of regulation 3, a person who satisfies the conditions specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation (whether or not he has previously held a British Seaman’s Card or a British Seaman’s Identity Card) may apply for a British Seaman’s Card.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation are that the person—
(a) is a British seaman to whom this regulation applies; and
(b) is not the holder of a British Seaman’s Card issued to him under regulation 5 or endorsed under regulation 8.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/408/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-seamens-documents-regulations-1987/regulation-2
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