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Draws attention to the hazards and makes recommendations to ensure safe working practices when handling coconut and vegetable oil as cargo
Guidance note recommending a common format for stability information booklets for use on board fishing vessels.
Explains how offshore supply vessels should comply with the international maritime dangerous goods (IMDG) code and chapter VII of SOLAS.
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.
Guidance for designers and operators of small passenger ships to take into account passengers with disabilities, and mobility issues.
Provides advice and a reminder on the safe use and handling of gas welding and burning equipment.
Wheelhouse visibility requirements for all fishing vessels.
Outlines compliance with the international maritime dangerous goods code when transporting limited quantities of retail goods on ferries.
Guidelines about avoiding the use of photochromic lenses and allowing time for dark adaptation when undertaking lookouts at night.
Explains the reporting procedures being implemented by MCA through the European consolidated reporting system (CERS).
Information on how the UKHO will issue future changes to routeing measures in electronic navigational charts.
Explains the implications of the The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997.
Recommended standards for the inspection and testing of pressurised seamless steel gas cylinders for fire fighting appliances and other onboard purposes.
Guidance regarding the use of operating instructions and signage for fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems.
Guidance on interpretation of The Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2024.
Details the research undertaken and the procedures to be followed to demonstrate the fire protection standards for non-steel constructions.
Advising of the voluntary code of practice, originally produced by the Scottish fishermen's federation (SFF) in consultation with the fish industry safety group (FISG) - appendix A
Amendment 1 outlines advice and procedures for safe conduct of diving operations especially where diving operations are not controlled by the vessel owner.
Revision of sections of the small commercial vessel code of practice.
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