Guidance

MGN 544 (M+F) Life-saving appliances - means of recovery

Life-saving appliances - means of recovery of persons from the water by ships and boats - plans, procedures and acceptance of recovery equipment

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 25 February 2020

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MGN 544 (M+F) Life-saving appliances

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This Marine Guidance Note (MGN) informs the reader of an International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS) Regulation requiring all SOLAS ships to have plans and procedures for the recovery of persons from the water which follow the International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines outlined in Annex 1 of this MGN. Furthermore, it provides guidance for all non-SOLAS UK vessels (e.g. fishing vessels and small craft) to consider these international provisions as industry guidance.

Nothing in this SOLAS Regulation or UK policy requires new equipment to be carried on ships; however, some UK ships have investigated the use of new equipment as part of their arrangements to comply with SOLAS.

This MGN also establishes the process through which novel equipment intended for the recovery of persons from the water may be accepted for use on UK ships to which the convention applies.

Published 25 February 2020