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Describing the arrangement for the voluntary towage endorsement scheme; outlining competence standards and necessary knowledge.
Revised arrangements of the government’s financial support scheme for merchant navy training, (SMarT), from 1 August 2012 to 31 March 2015.
Amendment 2 outlines guidance on the requirements for the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to vibration at work.
Guidance on the securing, stowage and launching of liferafts, and the fitting of the most common types of hydrostatic release units.
Details the new requirements for experience prior to examination for a certificate of competency as a compass adjuster.
This Marine Information Note (MIN) provides the latest advice to mariners on products sold as distress signalling equipment to be used in an emergency.
Information on training courses from the Counter Pollution and Salvage team including who should attend, course content and objectives, and how to apply.
The oral examination syllabus for MEOLs.
Information on the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026 which implement the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control.
Capsizing due to insufficient stability is a major cause of fatalities for fishing vessels under 24m length, especially those under 15m.
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The MCA recognises organisations to act as aviation inspection bodies to assess and certify shipboard heliports onboard UK yachts.
Stability information guidance and standard example for booklet.
A to Z list of UK ports of registry, for vessels registering on parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register.
Wellbeing principles specifically aimed at Emergency Response volunteers.
For the guidance of surveyors in surveying fire protection arrangements to ensure compliance with requirements covering merchant ships
Information outlining the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), amendments 2022 and proposals for implementation into UK legislation with guidance to industry.
This MSN replaces MSN 1668
Amendment 1 outlines the application of the fishing vessels (working time sea-fishermen) regulations 2004 as amended, which came into force on 1 January 2019.
Offers certain Class VI passenger vessels an alternative arrangement for the carriage of man-overboard smoke signals and parachute flares.
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