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For guidance on how to comply with the audit and self-assessment requirements of safety management code for domestic passenger ships as set out in the amended MSN 1869(M).
This note reminds designers, builders, owners and skippers of fishing vessels that modifications to vessels must be approved by the MCA prior to work taking place.
This Marine Information Note is to highlight that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has recently adopted voluntary guidelines relating to biofouling and underwater noise.
This notice provides information about the establishment of the Intra North Sea Ballast Water Contingency Area and contains links to criteria for its use.
Information on the responsibilities of fishing vessel owners, including managers, the skipper and fishermen, for health and safety on UK fishing vessels.
This guidance advises on the need to ensure that there are safe means of access and the protective measures that can be taken to minimise risks.
This notice should be read with MGN 538, MGN 571, MGN 587 and MGN 588 and replaces MGN 494.
Notice to ship owners, operators and managers, masters, officers and crew, authorised service providers, lifeboat equipment manufacturers and UK authorised recognised organisations
Guidance on the latest EU safety rules and standards for seagoing domestic passenger ships and High Speed Craft (HSC) operating within the EU, and their implementation under UK law.
This Note clarifies UK interpretations for determining Load Line Length on vessel hull forms which feature cut-outs, removable end sections and stepped or recessed decks.
Overview of technical and operational measures to reduce GHG emissions from ships introduced through amendments to Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention.
Amendment 5 contains guidance on the factors affecting the risks of manual handling, with particular reference to work on board ships.
An overview of the advantages, challenges, regulations and guidance associated with using ammonia as fuel.
An overview of the advantages, challenges, regulations and guidance associated with using lithium-ion.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2019.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2021.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2023.
Information for ship owners and operators about the types of hazards that need reporting.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors on international load line
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors on damage stability SOLAS 2020 amendments with explanatory notes
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