Seafarer documentsSpecialist qualifications and training
GMDSS Radio Maintenance (MCA)
- Brief entry
- Checked 6 October 2026
- Document type
- Document
- Validity
- As shown on the issued document
Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.
Contents2
1 What it covers
Evidences approved GMDSS Radio Maintenance training for the applicable UK MCA ETO route. It is distinct from a GOC or ROC operator certificate.1
2 Validity and renewal
Document validity. The expiry date, if the issuing system sets one, is shown on the document itself. This reference does not calculate personal expiry dates.
Maintaining competence. There is no international renewal interval for this document.1