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Consultation on the Merchant Shipping (Polar Code)(Safety) Regulations

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 12 June 2025

Summary

Consultation on regulations for fishing vessels >24m, pleasure yachts >300GT and cargo ships of >300GT but below <500GT, when operating in polar waters.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 23 July 2025

Consultation description

Consultation on new safety regulations for fishing vessels of >24m, pleasure yachts >300GT not engaged in trade and cargo ships of >300GT but below <500GT, when operating in polar waters.

Documents

The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2025 Consultation

HTML

Draft MGN 637 Amendment 1

PDF, 361 KB, 13 pages

Draft The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2025

PDF, 679 KB, 17 pages

Response form

ODT, 13.7 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Feedback form

ODT, 34.2 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Published 12 June 2025