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Amendment 3 contains guidance on the factors affecting the risks of manual handling, with particular reference to work on board ships.
Clarifies the training required for Masters and Deck Officers of UK registered vessels which have ECDIS as their primary means of navigation
Information on the amendments made to the International Convention on Load Lines 1966 and its Protocol 1988 by the IMO Resolutions adopted since 1988.
GMDSS - Iridium satellite services - distress and MSI – operational status and regulations.
Details on how to obtain or validate a seafarer medical certificate, the medical standards and categories including the review (appeal) system.
This MSN implements the legislative background of the 2019 and 2024 versions of the REG Yacht Code Part A
This notice replaces MSN 1831 and should be read in conjunction with Statutory Instrument No. 2004/2110 (as amended), No. 2003/1809 (as amended), MGN 438, MGN 563 and Regulation (EC) 725/2004.
A document outlining standards to be met by organisations delivering Tier 2 response services in the UK.
General safety regulations for lifesaving appliances (LSA) and safety equipment on fishing vessels
Online proforma registration and guidance for owners, operators and bareboat charterers registering merchant vessels under the UK flag.
Reminds industry of codes and standards which should be followed and includes key extracts from these documents for ease of reference.
This Marine Guidance Note provides advice and recommendations in relation to the requirements contained in SOLAS Chapter II-1.
Guidance for fishermen on how to correctly fit a HRU
This booklet provides guidance on how to assess the stability of your vessel and is intended to help you understand the principles of stability, the associated risks and hazards and what you can do to minimise them.
Updated instructions for the guidance of surveyors, applied to craft built on or after 1 July 2008.
Details minimum level of training for concessionaires and crew, working on board UK domestic passenger ships of classes IV to VI (A).
New international requirements, effective 01 January 2003 for provision of shipboard pollution emergency plans.
Standard reporting format and procedures for reporting incidents involving harmful or dangerous goods & substances.
Details the new requirements for experience prior to examination for a certificate of competency as a compass adjuster.
Sets out alternative ways that certain smaller vessels operated under MCA codes of practice may satisfy paper chart carriage requirements.
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