Guidance

MGN 533 (M) Amendment 2 means of access

This notice outlines measures that shipowners and employers are expected to take in order to provide a safe means of access on UK ships.

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This notice should be read in conjunction with the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (health and safety at work) regulations 1997 (S.I 1997/2962) and Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers (COSWP) and replaces MGN 533 (M) amendment 1.

Amendment 2 updates references and industry best practice in carrying out risk assessments.

Notice to

  • shipowners
  • operators and managers
  • other employers of seafarers
  • masters
  • officers and seafarers
Published 9 August 2022