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High-speed craft type rating certificate

  • HSC Code18.3.3–18.3.5
  • Brief entry
  • Checked 1 October 2026
Document type
Document
Validity
As shown on the issued document
Names in other countries
2 countries

Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.

Contents3

1 What it covers

Records a master or operational officer’s rating for the specified high-speed craft type, model and route. It supplements the relevant underlying qualification.1,2

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.

3 Names in 2 countries

How national systems name this document. The original name is given where the source has it; the English name is our editorial rendering.

"Related document" is a national document of its own system that relates to this type but is not automatically equal to it.

Sources (2)
  1. wwwcdn.imo.orgIMO · provision: 2000 HSC Code 18.3.3–18.3.5 · check date not recorded
  2. MGN 677 – High-Speed Craft CodesMCA · provision: 2000/1994 HSC training sections 18.3.2–18.3.5;MSN1740 reference · checked 1 October 2026

Revision of 7 October 2026

Reference information based on regulatory documents, not legal advice. The reference does not verify a personal document and does not promise its recognition by any flag.

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