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Guidance note details requirements for the merchant shipping (prevention of air pollution from ships) regulations 2008.
Training in the maintenance of electronic navigational and communication equipment on merchant ships.
A self certification process for the registration of GMDSS shore-based maintainers.
Reminds industry of codes and standards which should be followed and includes key extracts from these documents for ease of reference.
Revised arrangements of the government’s financial support scheme for merchant navy training, (SMarT), from 1 August 2012 to 31 March 2015.
This document describes the responsibilities of the Cabinet Office, as a sponsoring department, and the UK Statistics Authority, as an independent statutory body.
Fees to pay for mergers that are investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and how to pay them.
Amendment to marine guidance note 12 relating to fishing vessels operating in submarine exercise areas.
This notice sets out new requirement mandating the carriage of electronic inclinometers on new container ships and bulk carriers of 3,000 gross tonnage and above from 1 January 2026
How to spot Mikrocytos mackini, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Military operations briefing maps where UK armed forces are deployed on operations.
Information on the procedure for applying for a substantial equivalence on UK flagged vessels, which are subject to the MLC, 2006.
Requirements for crew agreements to be maintained on UK sea-going ships and yachts which are not subject to the MLC.
Provides shipowners with links to information to maintain awareness of hazards and risks which are causing accidents to inform risk assessments and procedures.
Companies procuring, storing, distributing or supplying Category C (either as stand alone kits or contained within packed survival craft)
Log Books are required to comply with Part II MS (Radio Installation) regs 1998 or Part III of MS (Radio) (Fishing Vessel) regs 1999.
For guidance on how to comply with the audit and self-assessment requirements of safety management code for domestic passenger ships as set out in the amended MSN 1869(M).
Applicable to davit launched lifeboats fitted with on-load release hooks, and any similar on-load release systems if fitted to rescue boats
This note sets out the procedure for conformity assessment bodies (CABs) to follow in seeking designation as a UK approved body under the merchant shipping (marine equipment) regulations 2025
MCA interpretation for SOLAS Chapter III rotational deployments of MES, roles different parties should play and pass criteria for deployment
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