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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
22 September 2025 — 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 22 September 2025 show all updates

  1. MIN 726 (M+F) added

  2. MIN721 added to collection page.

  3. Added MIN 707.

  4. Added MIN 716

  5. Removed MIN 704 (expired).

  6. Added MIN 698 A1

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

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

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

  10. 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.

  11. MIN 709 added to list

  12. MIN 693, 694 and 695 added

  13. MIN 592 has been removed

  14. Added MIN 542 Amendment 3

  15. Added MIN 708 (M) SOLAS Chapter XV

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

  17. MIN 688 A1 removed MIN 688 A2 added

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

  19. MIN 640 removed MIN 640 A1 added

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

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

  22. Added MIN 701

  23. MIN 704 ADDED

  24. MIN 702 added to collection

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

  26. MIN 700 added to collection

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

  28. MIN 698 added to collection

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

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 MIN 633, 651, 652 and 660 have all been removed due to being out of date.

  31. MIN689 Amendment 1 added to collection

  32. Added MIN 699

  33. MIN 697 added to collection

  34. MIN 625 (M+F) withdrawn.

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

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

  37. MIN 692 added

  38. MIN 669 A1 added. MIN 669 removed.

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

  40. MIN 690 added.

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

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

  43. MIN 686 Added

  44. MIN 682 added

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

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

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

  48. MIN 618 removed

  49. MIN 679 added to collection page

  50. MIN 590 A4 removed and MIN 590 A5 added

  51. MIN 575 A2 added and MIN 575 A1 removed

  52. MIN681 added to the collection page

  53. Added MIN 535 Amendment 1

  54. added link to MIN 662 A.1

  55. MIN 538 A4 added to collection page

  56. ADDED MIN609 A.2

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

  58. 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.

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

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

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

  62. Added MIN 662

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

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

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

  66. Have added MIN 663 to collection

  67. Removed MIN 657 Amendment 1

  68. Added MIN 632 Amendment 3

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

  70. Uploaded MIN 614 Amendment 3

  71. Added MIN 659 (M+F).

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

  73. Added MIN 636 to collection documents

  74. Added MIN 615

  75. Added recent MINs.

  76. Updated to include Recent MINs

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

  78. MIN 582 added.

  79. Added MIN 580

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

  81. Added MINs 572 and 573

  82. added MIN 565 and MIN 567

  83. MIN 560 added

  84. Added MIN 563

  85. Updated list

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

  87. MIN 542 (M+F) Added

  88. MIN 556 Added

  89. Added MIN 552

  90. Added MIN 549, 550 and 551

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

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

  93. Added MIN 543

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

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

  96. Added MIN 535

  97. Added MIN 533

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

  99. MIN 524 added

  100. Added MIN 522

  101. Added MIN 521

  102. Added MIN 520

  103. Added MIN 518

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

  105. New MIN documents added to the collection

  106. MIN 502, MIN 503 and MIN 504 uploaded

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

  108. MIN 497 uploaded

  109. MIN 491 added (13 10 14)

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

  111. MIN 489(M) added 30 July 2014

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

  113. First published.

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