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Guidelines for the MCA's Approved Engine Courses (AEC).
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and several other organisations can provide useful advice for fishing vessel operators and seafarers on safety procedures.
General safety regulations for lifesaving appliances (LSA) and safety equipment on fishing vessels
Guidance on the transport of dangerous goods when carried in a private vehicle, or by a foot passenger on a Ro-Ro ship.
UKSR LYS advice notes for those who wish to have their vessel projects surveyed.
Information on complying with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).
How to comply with the living and working conditions requirements and responsibilities under ILO Work In Fishing Convention (ILO 188)
Codes of Practice detail the regular maintenance requirements of safety equipment and systems to a high standard, as is required to maintain fishing certificates.
How human behaviour can affect safety onboard.
Information for a letter of initial assessment or college letter, so you can train for an engineer officer certificate of competence (CoC)
Find out about MCA’s bathymetric data collection programme, how to share data with MCA, and guidance for offshore developers.
Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.
The 2015 Regulations detail the training and certification requirements for masters of all passenger and non-passenger vessels operating in category A, B, C and D waters and some limited coastal voyages in the UK.
An overview of the advantages, challenges, regulations and guidance associated with using lithium-ion.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors, about inspecting ships' navigation lights, sound and visual signalling equipment.
A guide from RoSPA on managing beach safety.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors in survey and inspection of ‘GMDSS’ radio installations on ships for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the various Statutory Instruments covering merchant shipping.
The requirement is to provide a means of escape from enclosed spaces when other escape arrangements can not be used.
Guidance on how the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 will further affect the types of weapons which may be carried onboard ships.
Geographical extent of sea areas around the UK which were originally identified as an obligation for the EU domestic passenger ship directive, but which need to be retained post-Brexit because some UK legislation still relie…
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