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A collection of active merchant shipping notices, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Form to extend stay in the UK as the partner or dependent child of someone who is settled here or who is a refugee or under humanitarian protection.
Owners of UK-flagged fishing vessels are responsible for basic health and safety on board their boats, safe working practices and safety equipment.
How to prepare for implementation and compliance of the Safety Features Regulation.
Updated guidance on how to process an application for the certification of UK vessels wherever they may be, or other vessels operating in UK waters that use Innovative Technology or where a risk-based approach is used.
A collection of active MINs, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Information for HM Passport Office staff about countries and territories beginning with the letters M to P.
The epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis and management of monkeypox virus infections.
Amendment 1provides information on the cause and prevention of infectious disease at sea.
Find out about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for buffer strips, what land is eligible and what you need to do to get paid.
Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.
MLC amendment, that a seafarer's employment agreement should not lapse if a seafarer is held captive as a result of piracy or armed robbery, until repatriation.
Guidance to help organisations choose a monitoring approach for stack emissions to air that meets Environment Agency and MCERTS requirements (formerly part of M2).
This MIN outlines further guidance on the requirements for MCA Approved Training Providers and Nautical Colleges under regulation I/6 and I/8 of the STCW Code.
This series brings together all documents relating to Features
Find out about the SFI actions for soils, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
MCA policy for acceptable standards of non-SOLAS inflatable life-saving appliances incorporating the changes in the rationalised ISO 9650-1-2022, and completion of phase out of ORC liferafts.
This notice provides guidelines for the Merchant Shipping (Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Safety) Regulations 2024. It covers the process for obtaining ship, Company and Registered Owner IMO numbers and explains the application procedure for a CSR.
A collection of M-notices (guidance notes, shipping notices) relevant to the transport of dangerous goods by sea.
Guidance on the 5 titles of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, and the regulations applying to UK ships under each one.
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