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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.
This notice provides details of the 2025 amendments to the code of safe working practices for merchant seafarers (“the Code”, also “COSWP”).
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors on intact stability IMO 2008 is code and explanatory notes
Fishing vessel certifying authorities authorised to conduct new build surveys of fishing vessels in accordance with MSN1871 The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels of less than 15m Length Overall; and re…
This guidance provides details on how to conduct and record a risk assessment, and how safety management systems can help to improve safety on fishing vessels.
Looking into what can lead to people making mistakes and how to mitigate errors.
New standards of training certification and watchkeeping (STCW) requirements.
Vessel traffic management, electronic nautical publications and safety information for owners, operators of ships, yachts, fishing vessels.
Information on how businesses can offer a flare disposal service.
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
This webpage provides a list of organisations authorised under UK legislation to conduct tonnage measurement and issue certification on UK registered vessels.
Broadcast schedules and information concerning navigational and meteorological warnings and meteorological forecasts that ships require to safely navigate.
For the guidance of surveyors in surveying fire protection arrangements to ensure compliance with requirements covering merchant ships
A list of doctors who were previously approved to carry out ENG 1 medicals but whose approval has lapsed.
Survey standards for hull construction, machinery, electrical and control systems which vessels are expected to be built and maintained.
A consistent factor in almost all incidents, accidents and errors is the human element - This guidance summarises the most common twelve significant people factors.
Draws attention to changes concerning provisions on the carriage of coal cargoes in the 1996 amendment to the solid bulk cargoes code.
An explanation of the UK shipping regulations relating to the prevention of pollution from sewage. Includes information on equipment requirements and exemptions for unmanned non-self-propelled barges.
The purpose of this MGN is to publish the UK list of approved ship recycling facilities as required by the UK ship recycling regulations and referred to in Section 6 of MGN 633 Amendment 1
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.
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