Marine information notes (MINs)
A collection of active MINs, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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
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Added MIN731 and MIN710
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MIN 730 added
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Updated to included MIN 674 Amendment 2.
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'MIN 729 (M)+(F): 2026 IMO Amendment to PSSR' added.
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MIN728 added
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Updated to include MIN 714 (M) amendment 1, as well as MIN 724 (M).
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MIN 725 added
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MIN 641 A1 Added. MIN 641 removed.
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MIN 726 (M+F) added
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MIN721 added to collection page.
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Added MIN 707.
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Added MIN 716
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Removed MIN 704 (expired).
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Added MIN 698 A1
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MIN 538 Amendment 7 (M) Codes of Practice – Authorisation of Certifying Authorities added
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MIN 717 (M+F) Pollution Prevention: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden MARPOL Annex I and V added
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Addition of - MIN 715 (M) Cargoes – amendments to the IMSBC code (07-23) and IMDG code (42-24)
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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.
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MIN 709 added to list
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MIN 693, 694 and 695 added
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MIN 592 has been removed
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Added MIN 542 Amendment 3
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Added MIN 708 (M) SOLAS Chapter XV
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MIN 538 Amendment 5 removed and replaced by MIN 538 Amendment 6
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MIN 688 A1 removed MIN 688 A2 added
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MIN 681 removed and replaced by MIN 681 Amendment 1
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MIN 640 removed MIN 640 A1 added
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MIN 588 Amendment 2 removed and replaced by MIN 588 Amendment 3
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MIN 706 (M+F) New IMO voluntary guidelines - added to collection
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Added MIN 701
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MIN 704 ADDED
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MIN 702 added to collection
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Addition of MIN 703 (M): solid bulk cargoes - adoption of amendment 06-21 of the IMSBC code
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MIN 700 added to collection
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MIN 575 A2 removed and replaces by MIN 575 A3
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MIN 698 added to collection
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MIN 688 removed and replaced by MIN 688 Amendment 1
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MIN 633, 651, 652 and 660 have all been removed due to being out of date.
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MIN689 Amendment 1 added to collection
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Added MIN 699
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MIN 697 added to collection
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MIN 625 (M+F) withdrawn.
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MIN 664 A1 removed and replaced by MIN 664 A2
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MIN 554 (M) Amendment 6 - Replacing MIN 554 (M) Amendment 5
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MIN 692 added
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MIN 669 A1 added. MIN 669 removed.
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MIN 538 A4 removed and replace by MIN 538 A5
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MIN 690 added.
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MIN 524 and MIN 511 have been removed. MIN 642 and MIN 511 Amendment 1 have been added.
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MIN 636 amendment 3 has been added and amendment 2 removed
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MIN 686 Added
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MIN 682 added
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Updated to include MIN 688 (M) COSWP amendment 7 2022.
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Added - MIN 687 Changes to how individuals can dispose of redundant marine flares
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Uploaded MIN 554 A5 and removed Amendment 3 and 4
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MIN 618 removed
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MIN 679 added to collection page
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MIN 590 A4 removed and MIN 590 A5 added
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MIN 575 A2 added and MIN 575 A1 removed
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MIN681 added to the collection page
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Added MIN 535 Amendment 1
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added link to MIN 662 A.1
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MIN 538 A4 added to collection page
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ADDED MIN609 A.2
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MIN 542 amendment 1 removed from collection page and MIN 542 amendment 2 added to the collection page
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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.
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MIN 593 (f) A1 added to collection page
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Added MIN 660, 661, 664, 665, 666,667,668,669,670 and 671
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Updated to include MIN 672 (M) COSWP Amendment 6 2021.
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Added MIN 662
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Removed and replaced MIN's: 614 A3, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631
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Uploaded MIN 636 Amendment2 and removed MIN 636 Amendment 1
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Added MIN 616 amendment 6: COVID-19: minimising risk to ships’ crews and other maritime sector workers
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Have added MIN 663 to collection
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Removed MIN 657 Amendment 1
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Added MIN 632 Amendment 3
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Added MIN 653 and MIN 654 to the collection list.
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Uploaded MIN 614 Amendment 3
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Added MIN 659 (M+F).
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Collection page updated to reflect the latest published marine notices up to MIN 658.
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Added MIN 636 to collection documents
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Added MIN 615
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Added recent MINs.
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Updated to include Recent MINs
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Updated to include MIN 575 ILO work in fishing convention medical certification grandfather rights
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MIN 582 added.
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Added MIN 580
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MIN 576 (M) Passenger ships on categorised waters - MCA contact details for SAR co-operation plans
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Added MINs 572 and 573
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added MIN 565 and MIN 567
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MIN 560 added
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Added MIN 563
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Updated list
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Updated to include MIN 559 (M) MLC 2006 Food and Catering - recognised qualifications
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MIN 542 (M+F) Added
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MIN 556 Added
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Added MIN 552
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Added MIN 549, 550 and 551
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MIN 487, MIN 488, MIN 544, MIN 547, MIN 548 & MIN 540 added to list.
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Updated MIN 546 (M) Seafarer fatigue - publication of two research projects 2017
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Added MIN 543
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Updated MIN 537 (M) MLC 2006: Amendment 2014 Shipowner liability and abandonment of seafarers
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Update to include MIN 532 (M) Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers: Amendment 2016
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Added MIN 535
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Added MIN 533
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Added MIN 525, MIN 526 and MIN 527.
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MIN 524 added
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Added MIN 522
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Added MIN 521
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Added MIN 520
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Added MIN 518
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MIN 512 (M+F) Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers: New Edition
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New MIN documents added to the collection
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MIN 502, MIN 503 and MIN 504 uploaded
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Addition of MIN 495 (M) - The Merchant Shipping (Boatmasters’ Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work) Regulations 2015. Local Regulations
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MIN 497 uploaded
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MIN 491 added (13 10 14)
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MIN 490(M) added (12/08/14)
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MIN 489(M) added 30 July 2014
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MIN 479 added (16/07/14)
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First published.