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A list of doctors in the UK who can carry out ENG 1 medicals.
This list is for seafarers who need to get an ENG1 medical fitness…
How to get an ENG1 or ML5 medical certificate.
Contains the small commercial vessel (SCV) code text and advises how the standards of the SCV code may be used for already coded vessels.
Medical examination system and appointment of approved doctors and medical and eyesight standards.
Safety codes of practice for small (up to 24m) vessels
Details on how to dispose of your unwanted distress flares.
Countries whose seafarer medical fitness certificates are accepted as equivalent to the UK ENG 1.
Amendment 3 sets out the minimum requirements for medical stores for UK ships and contains updated guidance and changes outlined on pages 1 and 2.
Draws attention to relevant requirements in the regulations listed in paragraph 1.
This Marine Guidance Note (MGN) details the requirements for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats, rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear for UK registered shi…
Find out which activities may be exempt from requiring a marine licence and what you need to do in such circumstances.
Safety code for passenger ships operating solely within UK categorised waters.
Draws attention to effects of hydrodynamic interaction on vessel manoeuvrability and describes some incidents which illustrate the dangers.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the…
Provides guidance on the application of SOLAS Chapter VI in the UK and on UK ships, to be read alongside the Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations 2024.
Amendment 1 details the requirements for provision of food and fresh water, in accordance with the maritime labour convention.
This notice provides details, and guidance on interpretation, of the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (lifting operations and lifting equipment) regulations 2006.
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
Amendment 1 updates information explaining the UK’s understanding of specific terms used in the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC).
Amendment 4 provisions for continuation of a seafarers entitlement under their seafarer employment agreement if held captive in the event of piracy or armed robbery.
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