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MGN 711 (M) The Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026

Information on the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026 which implement the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control.

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Notice to all Shipowners, Agents, Ship Operators, Masters, Seafarers, Pilots and Port Authorities. 

This notice should be read in conjunction with the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/563) and replaces Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1832 Amendment 1.

Updates to this page

Published 2 March 2026
Last updated 22 July 2026 Show all updates
  1. Removed the word DRAFT from Title and attachments, removed draft version of PDF and replaced with final version. Added the SI number to notice to shipowners.

  2. First published.

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