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Instructions for the guidance of surveyors completing survey work for the Maritime Coastguard Agency.
This notice provides information relating to recruitment and placement under the 2006 regulations.
Guidance on the transport of items classified as dangerous by individuals in private vehicles and by foot passengers on Ro-Ro ships
This MGN provides guidance and clarification for aspects of MARPOL Annex V, polar code and merchant shipping (prevention of pollution by garbage from ships) regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/621).
The General Exemption for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) of Less than 2.5 metres in length overall ensures that eligible vessels have an available proportional pathway to enable operation.
This Marine Information Note (MIN) provides clarification on the current requirements for Basic Health and Safety and Safety Awareness training, with the aim of ensuring consistent application across the UK fishing industry.…
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation including court hearings from January 2025.
How human behaviour can affect safety onboard.
Looking into how some factors that can influence the performance of people on board can lead to more accidents as well as how to mitigate or control these factors.
The government’s route map for the transition to a future of zero emission shipping.
This notice concerns the protection of maritime workers from the risks associated with working at height.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation including court hearings from January 2024.
This notice provides details of the 2025 amendments to the code of safe working practices for merchant seafarers (“the Code”, also “COSWP”).
A consistent factor in almost all incidents, accidents and errors is the human element - This guidance summarises the most common twelve significant people factors.
Guidance on the implementation of Port Waste Reception Facilities for ships and harbours/ports/terminals. The purpose of revising this MGN is to reference new methods of payment for Port Waste Exemption applications.
In 2018, ILO Convention No. 188 The Work in Fishing Convention will also be implemented in the UK.
This MIN outlines the alternative route to have qualifications assessed by an MCA-approved nautical college for entry onto UK Engineering Officer of the Watch training programme.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors on intact stability IMO 2008 is code and explanatory notes
This notice amends and replaces all previous versions of MSN 1672.
How to comply with merchant shipping (Maritime Labour Convention)(survey and certification) regulations 2013.
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