Seafarer documentsSpecialist qualifications and training

Visual Signalling (Flashing Light) Training

  • Brief entry
  • Checked 1 October 2026
Document type
Document
Validity
As shown on the issued document

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Contents2

1 What it covers

Records training in sending and receiving messages by flashing light.1,2

Who needs it. Deck officers within navigational training.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.

Sources (2)
  1. MSN 1856 (M) Amendment 1 – Deck officersMCA, UK · provision: deck qualification and approved navigation training · checked 1 October 2026
  2. Deck CoC requirementsMCA, UK · provision: Deck CoC training requirements · 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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