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Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) technical safety alert bulletins

The most recent UK technical safety alert bulletins for mariners.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 6 May 2014
• Last updated: 13 August 2014 — See all updates

Issued by international maritime authorities, these information bulletins are about serious incidents which have resulted in injuries or loss of life.

They come under MCA’s responsibility for preventing more accidents like these in the future.

Technical safety alerts

• Technical safety alert 48: failure of swivel block
  • 6 May 2014
  • Guidance
• Technical safety alert 49: fixed CO2 fire-extinguishing system
  • 6 May 2014
  • Guidance
• Technical safety alert 50: EPIRB precautionary safety alert
  • 6 May 2014
  • Guidance
• Technical safety alert 51: Portable radio safety equipment batteries
  • 16 July 2014
  • Guidance
• Technical safety alert 52: GME EPIRB Recall
  • 5 August 2014
  • Guidance
• Technical Safety Alert 53: Life Saving Applicances Free-Fall Lifeboat – Unintentional release
  • 13 August 2014
  • Guidance
• Technical Safety Alert 54: Life Saving Appliances Fast Rescue Craft (FRC) – Launching and Recovery Operation
  • 13 August 2014
  • Guidance

Published 6 May 2014
Last updated 13 August 2014 + show all updates

1. 13 August 2014

   Technical safety alerts 53 and 54 added 13 August 2014

2. 13 August 2014

   Technical safety alerts 53 and 54 added 13 August 2014

3. 5 August 2014

   Technical safety alert 52 added 4 August 2014

4. 16 July 2014

   Technical safety alert 51 added

5. 6 May 2014

   First published.