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Helping current or potential new operators safely use longer-semi trailers.
A guide from RoSPA on managing beach safety.
A listing of the security maritime training films and documents, available on request, to educate port support staff on correct practices.
The oral examination syllabus for Master – Domestic Vessels Within a Specified Area – Less than 3000 GT (STCW II/3), previously known as Deck Syllabus H.
The written examination syllabuses for yacht Masters.
A list of healthcare providers, and the doctors approved to carry out ENG 1 medical examinations.
An overview of the advantages, challenges, regulations and guidance associated with using methanol as fuel.
Maritime health seminar presentations held during 2022.
Describes measures implemented by the royal navy to minimise the risk to fishing vessels in submarine exercise areas.
Seismic streamers that are being towed represent a potential hazard to navigation and should be marked with tail buoys.
Gives a summary of SOLAS chapter 5 regulations, and how they apply to fishing vessels registered in the UK.
Explains how voyage data recorders (VDRs) should be tested after installation and annually thereafter.
Statutory requirements for operators of passenger vessels to ensure that there are sufficient crew for the safe operation of the vessel.
Amendment 1 advises on risk assessment, for operators of UK passenger ferries and high speed passenger craft to determine whether to carry defibrillators.
High-speed craft are known to suffer some degree of difficulty in following and quartering seas, including behaviour surfing, bow diving and broaching.
Guidance on the requirements for the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to vibrations at work.
Guidance to the crew for the safe use of fixed CO2 gas fire extinguishing systems.
Explains the implications of the The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997.
This MGN provides guidance on the SOx requirements under the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships Regulations, as amended for ships in UK ports, with regards to fuel changeover and “hotelling”.
Details the research undertaken and the procedures to be followed to demonstrate the fire protection standards for non-steel constructions.
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