Records of masters and mates passing the voluntary examination are in series BT 143 (which includes a name index) and in BT 6/218-219.ĭetails of masters and mates who have voluntarily passed an examination appear in the Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (copies of which are available at The National Archives). At first it was voluntary and applied only to foreign-going vessels. Voluntary examination passes, 1845-1850įrom 1845 onwards a system of examinations was introduced for masters and mates. Registers of merchant seamen after 1913 (for records of voyages)Ĭonsult our guide to records of merchant seamen serving after 1917 for advice on searching within registers of seamen and seamen’s pouches to establish voyage details which you may be able to apply to the service of officers.
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