Maritime and Coastguard Agency privacy notices

Added privacy notices for Merchant Navy medal applications and short course approvals.

Update to 'Written assessment privacy notice' to include reference to Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).

The seafarer training and certification privacy notice and Association of Marine Electronic and Radio Colleges Limited (AMERC) privacy information notice has been updated for 2025.

MCA social media policy updated to cover personal date use in relation to social media competitions.

Addition of the written assessments privacy notice.

MCA emergency response privacy notice updated.

Added privacy notice regarding the collection of personal information during the application process to become a volunteer coastguard rescue officer.

Added - publication of the Water Incident Dataset (WAID) privacy notice

Seafarer medical information privacy notice has been updated to specify: personal data collected, special category data included and lawful basis explained, storing information, automated decision making, and your rights.

Updated ship registration privacy information notice - now includes the upload of additional documentation through the claim a vessel process. Updated SMarT privacy information notice - removed the collection of ethnicity data and updated third party company name.

Updated SMarT privacy information notice - capturing personal data

Added - UK Shipping Concierge privacy notice.

Edited Emergency response notice - In certain rescue circumstances it may be necessary for us to share your data with global search and rescue authorities... and any other declared rescue facility. If you contact us directly to report an incident, we will ask you for your contact details which may be shared with our coastguard rescue officers/volunteers... this may include relevant medical details at the time of the incident which will ensure appropriate rescue.

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