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Marine information notes (MINs)

A collection of active MINs, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

From:
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Published
6 May 2014
Last updated
20 March 2026 — See all updates

What MINs are about

Marine information notes (MINs) tend to give information that’s:

  • valid for a short period of time, such as timetables for MCA exams
  • relevant to a small group of people, such as training establishments or equipment manufacturers

Who MINs are for

The letter suffix after the M-notice number tells you if it relates to merchant ships and/or fishing vessels:

  • (M) for merchant ship
  • (F) for fishing vessels
  • (M+F) for both merchant ships and fishing vessels

MINs: 400s

MINs: 500s

MINs: 600s

MINs: 700s

Updates to this page

Published 6 May 2014
Last updated 20 March 2026 show all updates

  1. MIN 688 (M) Amendment 4 code of safe working practices: 2026 edition added to list.

  2. MIN 733 added

  3. MIN 732 added

  4. MIN 723 addedd

  5. MIN 590 withdrawn

  6. Added MIN 718.

  7. Removed MGN 710 which had been added in error.

  8. Added MIN731 and MIN710

  9. MIN 730 added

  10. Updated to included MIN 674 Amendment 2.

  11. 'MIN 729 (M)+(F): 2026 IMO Amendment to PSSR' added.

  12. MIN728 added

  13. Updated to include MIN 714 (M) amendment 1, as well as MIN 724 (M).

  14. MIN 725 added

  15. MIN 641 A1 Added. MIN 641 removed.

  16. MIN 726 (M+F) added

  17. MIN721 added to collection page.

  18. Added MIN 707.

  19. Added MIN 716

  20. Removed MIN 704 (expired).

  21. Added MIN 698 A1

  22. MIN 538 Amendment 7 (M) Codes of Practice – Authorisation of Certifying Authorities added

  23. MIN 717 (M+F) Pollution Prevention: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden MARPOL Annex I and V added

  24. Addition of - MIN 715 (M) Cargoes – amendments to the IMSBC code (07-23) and IMDG code (42-24)

  25. Added MIN 554 (M) Amendment 7: vessel traffic services C0103 and local port services course providers 2024-25 to collection page as a replacement of MIN 554 (M) Amendment 6.

  26. MIN 709 added to list

  27. MIN 693, 694 and 695 added

  28. MIN 592 has been removed

  29. Added MIN 542 Amendment 3

  30. Added MIN 708 (M) SOLAS Chapter XV

  31. MIN 538 Amendment 5 removed and replaced by MIN 538 Amendment 6

  32. MIN 688 A1 removed MIN 688 A2 added

  33. MIN 681 removed and replaced by MIN 681 Amendment 1

  34. MIN 640 removed MIN 640 A1 added

  35. MIN 588 Amendment 2 removed and replaced by MIN 588 Amendment 3

  36. MIN 706 (M+F) New IMO voluntary guidelines - added to collection

  37. Added MIN 701

  38. MIN 704 ADDED

  39. MIN 702 added to collection

  40. Addition of MIN 703 (M): solid bulk cargoes - adoption of amendment 06-21 of the IMSBC code

  41. MIN 700 added to collection

  42. MIN 575 A2 removed and replaces by MIN 575 A3

  43. MIN 698 added to collection

  44. MIN 688 removed and replaced by MIN 688 Amendment 1

  45. MIN 633, 651, 652 and 660 have all been removed due to being out of date.

  46. MIN689 Amendment 1 added to collection

  47. Added MIN 699

  48. MIN 697 added to collection

  49. MIN 625 (M+F) withdrawn.

  50. MIN 664 A1 removed and replaced by MIN 664 A2

  51. MIN 554 (M) Amendment 6 - Replacing MIN 554 (M) Amendment 5

  52. MIN 692 added

  53. MIN 669 A1 added. MIN 669 removed.

  54. MIN 538 A4 removed and replace by MIN 538 A5

  55. MIN 690 added.

  56. MIN 524 and MIN 511 have been removed. MIN 642 and MIN 511 Amendment 1 have been added.

  57. MIN 636 amendment 3 has been added and amendment 2 removed

  58. MIN 686 Added

  59. MIN 682 added

  60. Updated to include MIN 688 (M) COSWP amendment 7 2022.

  61. Added - MIN 687 Changes to how individuals can dispose of redundant marine flares

  62. Uploaded MIN 554 A5 and removed Amendment 3 and 4

  63. MIN 618 removed

  64. MIN 679 added to collection page

  65. MIN 590 A4 removed and MIN 590 A5 added

  66. MIN 575 A2 added and MIN 575 A1 removed

  67. MIN681 added to the collection page

  68. Added MIN 535 Amendment 1

  69. added link to MIN 662 A.1

  70. MIN 538 A4 added to collection page

  71. ADDED MIN609 A.2

  72. MIN 542 amendment 1 removed from collection page and MIN 542 amendment 2 added to the collection page

  73. MIN 676 (M+F) - Clarification of Dyslexia Policy: Examination and Assessment Procedures for MCA Written Examinations added. MIN 435 Clarification of dyslexia policy removed as withdrawn.

  74. MIN 593 (f) A1 added to collection page

  75. Added MIN 660, 661, 664, 665, 666,667,668,669,670 and 671

  76. Updated to include MIN 672 (M) COSWP Amendment 6 2021.

  77. Added MIN 662

  78. Removed and replaced MIN's: 614 A3, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631

  79. Uploaded MIN 636 Amendment2 and removed MIN 636 Amendment 1

  80. Added MIN 616 amendment 6: COVID-19: minimising risk to ships’ crews and other maritime sector workers

  81. Have added MIN 663 to collection

  82. Removed MIN 657 Amendment 1

  83. Added MIN 632 Amendment 3

  84. Added MIN 653 and MIN 654 to the collection list.

  85. Uploaded MIN 614 Amendment 3

  86. Added MIN 659 (M+F).

  87. Collection page updated to reflect the latest published marine notices up to MIN 658.

  88. Added MIN 636 to collection documents

  89. Added MIN 615

  90. Added recent MINs.

  91. Updated to include Recent MINs

  92. Updated to include MIN 575 ILO work in fishing convention medical certification grandfather rights

  93. MIN 582 added.

  94. Added MIN 580

  95. MIN 576 (M) Passenger ships on categorised waters - MCA contact details for SAR co-operation plans

  96. Added MINs 572 and 573

  97. added MIN 565 and MIN 567

  98. MIN 560 added

  99. Added MIN 563

  100. Updated list

  101. Updated to include MIN 559 (M) MLC 2006 Food and Catering - recognised qualifications

  102. MIN 542 (M+F) Added

  103. MIN 556 Added

  104. Added MIN 552

  105. Added MIN 549, 550 and 551

  106. MIN 487, MIN 488, MIN 544, MIN 547, MIN 548 & MIN 540 added to list.

  107. Updated MIN 546 (M) Seafarer fatigue - publication of two research projects 2017

  108. Added MIN 543

  109. Updated MIN 537 (M) MLC 2006: Amendment 2014 Shipowner liability and abandonment of seafarers

  110. Update to include MIN 532 (M) Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers: Amendment 2016

  111. Added MIN 535

  112. Added MIN 533

  113. Added MIN 525, MIN 526 and MIN 527.

  114. MIN 524 added

  115. Added MIN 522

  116. Added MIN 521

  117. Added MIN 520

  118. Added MIN 518

  119. MIN 512 (M+F) Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers: New Edition

  120. New MIN documents added to the collection

  121. MIN 502, MIN 503 and MIN 504 uploaded

  122. Addition of MIN 495 (M) - The Merchant Shipping (Boatmasters’ Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work) Regulations 2015. Local Regulations

  123. MIN 497 uploaded

  124. MIN 491 added (13 10 14)

  125. MIN 490(M) added (12/08/14)

  126. MIN 489(M) added 30 July 2014

  127. MIN 479 added (16/07/14)

  128. First published.

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