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The legal position in the UK with regards to the recent amendments to SOLAS VI which take effect from 1st July 2016.
Information and links to documents referenced in MGN 534
MCA approved organisations for container weight requirements
Information on cargoes that may be a risk on vessels and cargoes classed as dangerous under the international maritime dangerous goods code.
Amendments to the IGF Code which take effect from 1 January 2024 include, general editorial amendments and changes for ships constructed on or after 1st January 2024.
This Marine Guidance Note provides advice and recommendations in relation to the requirements contained in SOLAS Chapter II-1.
A collection of active marine guidance notes, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Guidance on the transport of dangerous goods when carried in a private vehicle, or by a foot passenger on a Ro-Ro ship.
This Note provides advice about the subdivision and damage stability requirements for cargo ships using the probabilistic method, the categories of ship to which those requirements apply and the formulae to be used for calculating the subdivision indices.
This MGN provides guidance on the SOx requirements under the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships Regulations, as amended for ships in UK ports, with regards to fuel changeover and “hotelling”.
The minimum requirements for existing containerships to comply with section 6 (Design) of Annex 14 of the CSS Code.
Guidance to mariners on the use of mobile phones or other personal electronic devices and the dangers of not using them appropriately when working.
This MGN draws attention to procedures and minimum levels of service for the testing and maintenance of EPIRBs; automatically including the ship's position in distress alerts; and, supplying radio installations from an emergency source of power.
This MGN explains the new legal requirement for cargo ships that are 24m or more in length and less than 500GT to be fitted with bilge water level detectors and alarms.
Maritime Safety Information (MSI) is defined in the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention, Chapter IV as “navigational and meteorological warnings, meteorological forecasts and other urgent safety related messages broadcast to ships.”
Users of the code are advised to implement amendments, in particular sections 4 and 8, and note additional products added to Annex 1 (IMSBC)
MGN provides guidance on use of Electronic Record Books for the purpose of recording Navigational Activities as stipulated within SOLAS Chapter V/Reg 28 and IMO Resolution A.916(22).
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