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Guidance that meets article 4 (2) of directive 98/18/EC as amended.
This notice provides information on the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) regulations 2011 which implement UK obligations under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreement on Port State Control in UK law.
The application of the merchant shipping (working time: inland waterways) regulations 2003 as amended
The Notice provides details of the medical certification exemption granted for existing fishers on vessels under 10m
UK National FAQ 1st June 2016
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Details of the offshore search and rescue courses for the energy industries, provided by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors completing survey work for the Maritime Coastguard Agency.
Reminder to all UK ships and other ships operating in UK territorial waters, of the legal requirements for keeping a proper look-out during the hours of darkness.
Maintenance intervals of portable fire extinguishers.
Survey standards for hull construction, machinery, electrical and control systems which vessels are expected to be built and maintained.
Information explaining the UK’s understanding of specific terms used in the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended.
This MGN has been produced for owners and skippers of small fishing vessels as an aid to assess the stability of their vessels in accordance with MSN 1871 Amendment No.2 The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing V…
These regulations are amended by the 2015 regulations to place a duty on shipowners to ensure there are sufficient copies of the code available on a ship so that is accessible to all seafarers.
Below are the construction standards for new fishing vessels 15m length overall to 24m registered length. Also contained in the page are marine information notes containing additional information relating to these standards.
Updated guidance on the above regulations following amendments by the IMO to the requirements regarding Lifting appliances that have been introduced via ambulatory reference.
How to comply with merchant shipping (Maritime Labour Convention)(survey and certification) regulations 2013 in regards to regulation 13, on-board complaint procedures.
MCA guidance on using small vessels commercially
A Code of Practice applicable to High Speed Offshore Service Craft of up to 500GT that carry more than 12 industrial personnel but no more than 60 persons in total.
Guidance on the required knowledge for the UKLAP Grade 2.
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