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UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
Guide for owners and naval architects on how and where to submit ship stability information for Martime and Coastguard Agency authorisation.
This Note provides advice about the subdivision and damage stability requirements for cargo ships using the probabilistic method, the categories of ship to which those requirements apply and the formulae to be used for calculating the subdivision indices.
Recommended operational information for masters to assess vessel stability.
Information and guidance notes for keeping a motor vessel stable in typical sailing conditions.
Estimated hours for approving stability information booklets.
Martime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) form for naval architects' use.
This guide provides an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for primary and secondary schools, including schools with a sixth form and gives guidance on interpreting the data.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency information about who can authorise stability approval.
Recommended information for masters to assess vessel stability in any condition of loading.
To be completed as part of the approval process.
Describes changes to and implements directive 2005/12/EC which requires roll-on and roll-off passenger ships to comply with stability tests.
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