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MGN 587 (F) Amendment 2 ILO health and safety responsibilities

Information on the responsibilities of fishing vessel owners, including managers, the skipper and fishermen, for health and safety on UK fishing vessels.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 1 October 2025

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MGN 587 (F) Amendment 2 ILO work in fishing convention, health and safety responsibilities

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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 as amended in 2018 and MGN 587 (F) Amendment 1.

Amendment 2 updates references only.

Notice to

• fishing vessel owners
• operators and managers
• employers of fishermen
• skippers
• officers and fishermen on fishing vessels.

Published 1 October 2025