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Series
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Indexes to Certificates of Competency, Masters,...
Catalogue reference: BT 352
What's it about?
BT 352
The records are microfiche copies of card indexes which recorded the issue of certificates of competency to masters, mates, engineers and fishing officers engaged in both home and foreign trade. The cards recorded the name, date of birth, place...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 352
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Title (The name of the record)
- Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Indexes to Certificates of Competency, Masters, Mates, Engineers and Fishing Officers, Home and Foreign Trade
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1910-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records are microfiche copies of card indexes which recorded the issue of certificates of competency to masters, mates, engineers and fishing officers engaged in both home and foreign trade. The cards recorded the name, date of birth, place of birth, certificate number, grade, date of passing and port of examination for each certificate gained. The original cards were coloured according to the type of certificate gained (e.g. green for fishing).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, 1872-1992
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1064 microform
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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in 2000 Registry of Shipping and Seamen
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Transferred to the Registry of Shipping and Seamen in 1992.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals expected
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen (RGSS) was established by the Merchant Shipping Act 1872 under the governance of the Board of Trade. By 1888, RGSS had five divisions: Registration of Shipping; Royal Naval Reserve; Masters, Mates, Engineers and Skippers; Ship's Employment and Records. In 1939, RGSS was transferred from the Board of Trade to the Ministry of Shipping and in 1941, to the Ministry of War Transport. In 1946 it became part of the Marine Crews Division of the Ministry of Transport, moved back to the Board of Trade in 1965 and was absorbed into the Department of Trade and Industry in 1970. In 1975 it moved to the Department of Trade and then in 1984 to the Department of Transport. In 1992 it became part of the Marine Safety Agency and was renamed the Registry of Shipping. In 1997 both of these bodies came under the governance of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
- Original records were not preserved
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3388/
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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Indexes to Certificates of Competency, Masters, Mates, Engineers and Fishing Officers, Home and Foreign Trade
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