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Find out what you need to do when hiring crew to work on a ship or yacht - qualifications, certificates of competency, crew agreements and crew lists
The standard code of practice for the safety of large commercial yachts under 300 GT (gross tonnage).
Notice to all designers, builders, surveyors, owners, managing agents, skippers, crew and Certifying Authorities of yachts and powerboats including pleasure vessels and small commercial vessels.
Notice to all owners, managing agents, skippers, designers, builders, surveyors, crew and certifying authorities of yachts and powerboats including pleasure vessels and small commercial vessels.
Complete form MSF 4340, to apply for a yacht rating certificate for commercially and privately owned yachts and sail training vessels less than 3000 GT
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts, and a list of the main changes from previous version LY2.
Urgent safety lesson issued after the yacht Tyger of London capsized off Tenerife, Canary Islands due to a shallow draught, lead keel failure.
Consultation on six draft marine guidance notes (MGNs) entitled yacht and powerboat safety at sea
The form to be completed by the classification society on completion of survey
Practical guidance for surveyors carrying out an inclining test, and determining a ship's stability.
Location: The Solent, off the south coast of England.
A previous code of practice for yachts carrying 13 to 36 passengers.
Location: Approximately 720 miles east-south-east of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Location: 1 nautical mile south of Punta Rasca, Tenerife
Advice for British nationals on staying safe when travelling by sea
Location: Thames Estuary.
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