The health and wellbeing of our stakeholders,
customers, partners and of course our MMO colleagues is
our priority in these exceptional times. As a result of
this we are changing the way we deliver our services
including how we handle fishing vessel licensing
applications.
The following guidance sets out the temporary changes
to existing processes to ensure we continue to deliver
a timely service in a safe way.
How to apply for
your fishing vessel licence
Step one
Simply email your local admin office and let them know
you want to apply for a Fishing Vessel Licence.
Step two
Your query will be picked up by our local FVL Admin
Officers. The Admin Officer will then make contact with
you by email, or by telephone if required.
Step three
You will be directed to or sent a form to complete via
email (if there is more than one applicant, we will ask
the initial contact for their details and we will then
contact them to confirm they wish to proceed).
Step four
During this process we will ask for Photo ID, either a
driving licence or passport. We will request further
checks, if necessary. We will also require an
electronic signature – the Admin Officer will advise
how to do this.
Step five
Once the form is signed, checked and processed, it will
be sent to the countersigning officer. Once everything
is agreed a temporary electronic licence will be
emailed out to the applicant.
Step six
Once operations are fully back to normal, the team will
issue a full paper licence to replace the temporary
electronic licence.
