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Please use the application form below to apply for BMF Membership, completing all sections. If you prefer to download the application form and fill in please click here

Section A: Business Information

* Required Fields
Name of applicant business*
Type*	PLC/Limited Sole Trader Partnership LLP Other
Registered office address*
Company Registered No. (if applicable)
Date of Incorporation/Establishment of company*
Full names of registered directors (partners/propietor)
Full Name*	Designation/Role*	Date of Appointment*





VAT No.
Trading names/styles (if different from 1 above)
Trading Names	Date of 1st Use



Principal place of business * (This address will appear in BMF publication and on website entry. This will be the correspondence address unless otherwise requested.)
Main business telephone*
Fax
Email
Website
Name of contact to whom correspondence should be sent*
Direct Dial
Direct Email
Direct Fax
Names of additional staff members who you wish to be held on BMF database
Name	Job Title	Email




Name of applicant business' holding company (if applicable)
Registered office address of holding company
Date holding company incorporated
Nature of holding company's business activities
Name of applicant business' subsidiary companies
Is the applicant business financially controlled by or connected with another firm or company	Yes No
if so, please give details and address of company

Section B: Nature of Business

State the nature of the principal business activities in the marine industry*
a)
b)
c)
Provide details of products manufactured or stocked, or details for products handled (if applicable)

When did the applicant business commence trading in the marine industry*
Does the applicant business trade in any other market outside the marine industry?	Yes No
if so, in which markets?
Annual turnover of the applicant busines in the marine industry (excluding non-marine related turnover)*
Estimated Current Year
Last Financial Year
Previous Financial Year
What percentage of the applicant business total annual turnover is in the marine industry?
If the applicant business provides advice in regard to and/or arranges insurance, please state your FSA registered no.
If you are a boatbuilder
Please give type and size of boat
Please confirm your registered MIC code
If you use a notified body, please identify

If you are not yet registered for a MIC code please contact the BMF Technical Department on 01784 473377 or email technical@britishmarine.co.uk Please also see guidance notes.

Section C: Employees

Number of employees including directors/partners/proprietor of applicant business
Total marine employees
Full time
Part time
Number of outlets operated by applicant business
State whether any of these outlets are franchised or otherwise owned by or operated separately

Section D: Disclosure

Do any of the directors/partners/proprietors have any interest in any company/business that has a commercial relationship with the applicant business? *
Yes No
Have any of the applicants' directors/partners/proprietors ever been convicted of theft or fraud, or ever been declared bankrupt, or ever been a director of any company which has been liquidated or to which a Reciever or an Administrator has been appointed, or endered into a Deed of Arrangement?*
Yes No
If the answer is Yes to either 1 or 2 above, provide full details in the box below and, where appropriate, post copies of the relevant Declarations and Certificates of Discharge Additional Information

Section G: Marketing

Where did you hear about BMF Membership
Direct from BMF website Direct from a group or region association At a boat show At another event
If it was at a show, which show?
If it was at another event, which event?

Section H: References

You are requested to sumbit 3 references from businesses, preferable within the marine industry, with which you have transacted business within the last 12 months in the course of the applicant business. At least one of these should be an existing BMF member, and the others should be from a supplier and a purchaser. A list of BMF members can be found at www.britishmarine.co.uk. If you are unable to obtain a reference from a BMF member we will require three trading references and an additional reference from a banker, accountant or solicitor who has provided services for the business. Please note that references must be from businesses or companies that trade with the applicant company. Personal references and those concerned with past ventures or sister companies are not acceptable. Please complete the name and contact details, including email address, of your referees. On reciept of your application a reference form will be emailed to your referrees.
Reference 1:
Company Name
Full Address
BMF Member	Yes No
Contact/Referee Name
Contact Email
Reference 2:
Company Name
Full Address
BMF Member	Yes No
Contact/Referee Name
Contact Email
Reference 3:
Company Name
Full Address
BMF Member	Yes No
Contact/Referee Name
Contact Email

Section I: Online Checklist

Please ensure that you complete the following checklist as part of your application:

Where required, please send the following documents to the BMF Membership department at the address shown below:
- If you are a boat builder, please send a copy of your RCD Declaration of Conformity.
- Please post any additional information or supporting material you wish to provide in relation to Section D of this application
- Upon request by the BMF Membership department, provide a non-refundable administration fee of £50 for processing of your application. If paying by cheque, please make your cheque payable to “BMF Ltd”

In addition, please
- advise your 3 referees that you have listed in Section H that a reference form will be emailed to them upon receipt of your online application. A valid email address must be supplied.

I confirm that I will perform the actions listed above as part of this application, as and when required.

DECLARATION & COMMITMENT

We/I on behalf of the applicant business confirm that all of the information we/i have provided both in and with the application is, to the best of our/my knowledge and belief, accurate.
We/1 on behalf of the applicant business undertake and agree:-
2.1. To keep confidential all matters concerned in communications received from the BMF or the Associations which are expressed to be confidential in the communications.
2.2. To immediately notify the BMF in writing of any change to marine activities, ownership, direction, control or operation of the applicant business to those declared on this form.
2.3. To observe and abide by the BMF Code of Practice and any code which shall be adopted by any of the relevant Regional or Group Associations.
2.4. To abide by the Advertising Standards Authority's Code of Advertising Practice.
2.5 To be bound by the complaints and disputes, and disciplinary and appeal procedures of the BMF.
2.6 To comply with the provisions of the Recreational Craft Directive and all legislation relevant to the applicant business' activities.
We/I on behalf of the applicant business understand and accept that the BMF is not under any obligation to accept the applicant business' application for membership of the BMF and relevant associations.
We/I on behalf of the applicant business agree to accept the class of membership which shall be determined by the BMF.
We/I on behalf of the applicant business, understand that the application will not be considered by the BMF until the BMF are in reciept of all components of a full application

Preferred suppliers of the British Marine Federation may use your data to contact you about products and services that we offer that help you get the most out of your membership eg. Barclays Merchant Services. If you prefer not to be contacted then please tick this box
The British Marine Federation may pass your information on to carefully selected third parties. If you would prefer your information not to be used in this way, please tick here

Signed by:

For and on behalf of (applicant business)

Position Held

Date

This online application must be completed by a director/partner/proprietor/company secretary of the applicant business.

GUIDANCE NOTES

Guidance Notes

Please click here to download a copy of the Application Guidance Notes

PART 1

(Section B) Recreational Craft Directive

Since June 1998 most recreational boats placed on the market or put into service for the first time in the EEA have been required to comply with the Recreational Craft Directive (RCD). The RCD covers boats from 2.5m to 24m length of hull, whether the boat is intended for private use or for hire/charter, and covers all aspects of a boat's design and construction including stability, strength, fuel and electrical systems: in all there are 32 Essential Requirements to be addressed. Documentation for compliance includes a Builders Plate, CIN Number, Declaration of Conformity and Technical File. Applications for membership of BMF should confirm compliance with the RCD where relevant. Further information is available from the Technical Department on 01784 473377 or technical@britishmarine.co.uk

(Section B) Definition of Marine Turnover

a Marine turnover is all turnover relating to invoiced sales and services in connection with the supply of small commercial craft up to 50m in length (i.e not traditional ship building) and all recreational craft incuding the super and mega yacht categories over 24 metres, together with the supply of associated components, equipment and services, including hauling and storage.

b Unless the applicant business falls into one of the categories below, Turnover is defined as as the total annual invoice value in pounds sterling of the marine trading activities of audited accounts including a) sales, work done and services rendered and b) all the marine trading turnover of the applicant business, including international trading.

For the purpose of BMF membership, turnover is calculated in different ways for the following categories of business:

Boat Brokers: turnover is total ‘commission earned’ figures in the accounts, plus the gross sales value of any craft purchased and resold

as principals

Insurance Companies & Underwriters: turnover is 10% of premium income (net retained) from the UK boating industry

Insurance Brokers, Agents and Underwriting Agents: turnover is the net retained commission earned from the UK boating industry

Finance Houses: turnover is income arising from the difference between borrowing & lending rates on the UK boating industry

Finance Brokers: the income arising from fees received from financial introductions on the on the amount you lend UK boating

industry

Solicitors: turnover is income arising from fees received from the UK boating industry

GENERAL INFORMATION

1 Classes of Membership

Full Membership: Businesses that have completed a three year period of continuous trading within the marine industry.

Associate Membership: Businesses that have served less than a three year period of continuous trading in the marine industry. Associate members will be upgraded to Full Membership after two years, on receipt of an updated reference, credit check and short telephone interview. Please note that transfer to Full Membership after two years Associate Membership is mandatory.

2 Regional and Group Associations

Membership of the appropriate region and group association runs concurrently with BMF membership. BMF will decide upon your most appropriate group and regional association although the applicant business may request a preferred group association. The cost of membership of the group and region is included in your basic subscription. However, if you wish to join additional associations, there may be an additional minimal charge each per annum. During the application process, the associations concerned are consulted and application submitted for comment. The associations may arrange for the applicant business to be visited by a committee member at this time.

3 Deposit

It has been found necessary to ask for a non-refundable administration fee of £50 from all applicant businesses to cover the cost of application and credit checking.

Once all components for the application has been received by the BMF membership team, we aim to process your application within eight weeks, however, sometimes this may take longer. Please don’t hesitate to contact the membership team at any point to check on the progress of your application.

Telephone: 01784 223663
Email: membership@britishmarine.co.uk