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Standard reporting format and procedures for reporting incidents involving harmful or dangerous goods & substances.
Draws attention to incidents with electrical equipment, maintenance responsibilities and the use of thermographic imaging as a maintenance tool.
Describes measures implemented by the royal navy to minimise the risk to fishing vessels in submarine exercise areas.
Guidance on high speed craft training - course approval and certification
This notice sets out the upcoming SOLAS chapter V (Regulation 31 and 32) amendments which will come into force in Jan 2026 about the reporting of container loss at sea
Maritime ban on PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate acid), a persistent organic pollutant, in firefighting media, resolutions MSC.536(107) and MSC.537(107).
This MIN details a new, simplified funding mechanism to assist industry, increase UK Cadet numbers and improve the financial support available for UK Junior Officers to help them obtain their first Management level (unlimite…
Amendments to MSN 1858 yacht requirements to gain an exemption from completing the training record book
Guidance for carrying military explosives, stating when a Government Authorised Explosives Representative is required, supplements the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
This Marine Guidance Note explains the Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022.
This guidance sets out the templates and technical rules for the submission of monitoring plans, emissions reports and documents of compliance.
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.
Amendment 2 outlines information for the protection of those working on board ships from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens and mutagens.
MCA Exemption for Seagoing Domestic Passenger Vessels of less than 24m in length complying to EU Directive 2009/45/EC, and allows alternative application of safety standards as of the 21st December 2019.
Amendment 2 is intended to provide guidance to fishing vessel owners, employers, skippers and share fishermen on the application of the LOLER and PUWER regulations 2006.
Notice to all Shipowners, Agents, Recognised Organisation, Certifying Authorities, Builders, Masters, Skippers and Officers. This notice replaces MGN 392(M+F)
This notice provides guidance on how to reduce the risk of flooding and the action to take if flooding occurs
The examination syllabuses for the MCA's small vessel competency examinations.
Concerns the carriage of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), liferafts and float free arrangements for fishing vessels.
Amendment 2 Information about the minimum age for fishermen and the protection of young persons (under 18 years) working on board UK fishing vessels.
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