To secure employment on a North Sea ship.
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (UK MCA) has issued press notice regardinf a man who convicted of using forged seaman certificates in order to secure employment on a North Sea ship.
The man secured employment last December on vessel operationg from Holland,by producing a forged able bodied seaman certificate and a fire fighting training certificate.
However, it was recognised by the other crew that he lacked the necessary knowledge and skills expected of a professional seaman.
Enquiries by the master of the vessel with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency confirmed that the man had not been issued with the certificates. He was dismissed from the ship after two weeks, as soon as the forgeries came to light.
Jeremy Smart, Head of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Enforcement Unit, said: “Unqualified individuals who try to pass themselves off as competent seamen put themselves and others at risk.These qualifications exist to show that the holder is competent to do the job. Using forged documents in this way is not only unlawful – it is reckless and dangerous.”
Source: UK MCA
