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UK Approved Recommendations – Marine Equipment

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Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Find recommendations on how to interpret and apply the Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016 as amended.

25 recommendations

25 recommendations
With Recommendation Type Life-saving appliances
  • Uniform application of test standards for lifejacket lights: UK21/L002

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-006. UK approved recommendation on the application of test standards for lifejacket lights.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L002
    • Keyword: LSA-006
  • Clarification on the construction of anti-exposure suits: UK21/L004

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-011. UK approved recommendation on the construction of anti-exposure suits.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L004
    • Keyword: LSA-011
  • New uniform reporting requirements for life-saving appliances: UK21/L003

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-010. UK approved recommendation on the uniform reporting requirements for Life-Saving Appliances as contained in MSC/CIRC 980.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L003
    • Keyword: LSA-010
  • Test requirements for position indicating lights: UK21/L025

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-088. UK approved recommendation UK21/L025 clarifying the test requirements for position-indicating lights for life-saving appliances.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L025
    • Keyword: LSA-088
  • Fire test using n-Heptane: UK21/L024

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-078. UK approved recommendation on the use of n-Heptane (C7H16) for the fire test as prescribed in the MSC .81(70).

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L024
    • Keyword: LSA-078
  • Falls, suspension chains, links and blocks for launching appliances: UK21/L023

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-077. UK approved recommendation on the certification of falls, suspension chains, links and blocks for launching appliances.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L023
    • Keyword: LSA-077
  • Rescue boats as "speed boats": UK21/L022

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-075. UK approved recommendation on the use of rescue boats as speed boats.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L022
    • Keyword: LSA-075
  • Thermal protective tests for immersion suits: UK21/L021

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-074. UK approved recommendation on the correct application of thermal protective tests for immersion suits.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L021
    • Keyword: LSA-074
  • Application of MSC.1/Circ.1419: UK21/L020

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-071. UK approved recommendation UK21/L020 on the application of MSC.1/Circ.1419 for lifeboats and rescue boats.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L020
    • Keyword: LSA-071
  • New lifejacket lights test standard: UK21/L001

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-003. UK approved recommendation on the testing standards for lifejacket lights.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L001
    • Keyword: LSA-003
  • Sidelights on rescue boats: UK21/L005

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-012. UK approved recommendation on the use of navigation lights on rescue boats.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L005
    • Keyword: LSA-012
  • Inflatable lifejackets: UK21/L006

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-013. UK approved recommendation on the approval of inflatable lifejackets.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L006
    • Keyword: LSA-013
  • Marine evacuation systems for open reversible liferafts: UK21/L007

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-014. UK approved recommendation on the use of Marine Evacuation Systems on open reversible liferafts

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L007
    • Keyword: LSA-014
  • Compatibility of lifejackets with marine evacuation systems (MES): UK21/L008

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-017. UK approved recommendation on the certification of lifejackets used with Marine Evacuation Systems.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L008
    • Keyword: LSA-017
  • Water ingress in immersion suits: UK21/L009

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-018. UK approved recommendation on the testing standards of immersion suits.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L009
    • Keyword: LSA-018
  • Launching appliances for freefall lifeboats: UK21/L010

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-043. UK approved recommendation on approval of a secondary means of launching free-fall lifeboats.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L010
    • Keyword: LSA-043
  • Handholds and becketed lines for freefall lifeboats: UK21/L011

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-053. UK approved recommendation on the positioning of handholds or becketed lines in relation to freefall lifeboats.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L011
    • Keyword: LSA-053
  • Approval of line-throwing appliances: UK21/L012

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-055. UK approved recommendation on the approval of line-throwing appliances.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L012
    • Keyword: LSA-055
  • Liferaft testing: UK21/L013

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-056. UK approved recommendation on the testing requirements for liferafts.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L013
    • Keyword: LSA-056
  • Rescue boats with outboard engines: UK21/L014

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-058. UK approved recommendation on the testing standards of rescue boat engines.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L014
    • Keyword: LSA-058
  • Rescue boats with single fall launching systems: UK21/L015

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-059. UK approved recommendation on the application of the LSA code to rescue boats with single fall launching systems and off-load release mechanisms.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L015
    • Keyword: LSA-059
  • Safety delay in pyrotechnical equipment: UK21/L016

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-062. UK approved recommendation on how to measure the safety delay of pyrotechnical devices.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L016
    • Keyword: LSA-062
  • Testing standards for immersion suits: UK21/L017

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-064. UK approved recommendation on the correct testing standards for immersion suits.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L017
    • Keyword: LSA-064
  • Weight of lifeboats and rescue boats: UK21/L019

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-068. UK approved recommendation on the recording of the weight of lifeboats and rescue boats.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L019
    • Keyword: LSA-068
  • Stowage of stretchers on rescue and fast rescue boats: UK21/L018

    Adopted EU recommendation LSA-067. UK approved recommendation on the correct location and stowage of a stretcher on rescue and fast-rescue boats.

    • Recommendation type: Life-saving appliances
    • Year: 2021
    • Reference: UK21/L018
    • Keyword: LSA-067