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Notice outlines the guidance and procedure for obtaining an exemption from requirements of merchant shipping and fishing vessel (control of noise at work)
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2018.
The Planning Skills and Capacity Survey will be delivered via DELTA and closes on Wednesday 15 April 2026.
The Mining Remediation Authority's customer standards sets out the service we are committed to provide to our customers.
Documentation setting out the minimum standards of accuracy in the detection of terrorism and CSEA content.
Digital radio action plan report
Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) accountability and crime investigation. Information on how to make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request or a complaint.
GMDSS - Iridium satellite services - distress and MSI – operational status and regulations.
Notice to all ship owners, ship managers, shipbuilders, ship repairers, certifying authorities, oil suppliers, masters and ship's officers.
Information on the actions to be taken if a vessel has had their request to conduct three-monthly lifeboat and rescue boat drills, as required by SOLAS, refused.
This MIN notes the Certificates of Competency (CoCs) and the endorsements on CoC’s (as listed in the Annex) which are suspended as of 00:01 GMT Monday 6 January 2020.
This notice outlines the codes of practice and how to obtain them.
This notice sets out the upcoming SOLAS chapter V (Regulation 31 and 32) amendments which will come into force in Jan 2026 about the reporting of container loss at sea
This note describes the initial implementation by the MCA of electronic certificates and the means by which their validity may be verified.
Summary of key amendments to the IMSBC Code (amendment 07-23) which comes into force on 1 January 2025 and IMDG Code (amendment 42-24) which can be used on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2025.
Revised IMO performance standards affecting GMDSS radio communication equipment installed on or after 1/1/2024 have now been delayed until 1/1/2028.
Amendment 2 clarifies the provisions within the notice for shipowners and adds a section on qualifications for seafarers holding Russian certificates of competency.
General guidance on the survey policy for 24m and over registered length fishing vessels
Highlights conflict between safety and security with regards to means of escape and provides advice on the methods to overcome the conflict.
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
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