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Information on training courses from the Counter Pollution and Salvage team including who should attend, course content and objectives, and how to apply.
Instructions for guidance of surveyors.
For all UK harbour authorities and other marine berths, terminals, or jetties.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation including court hearings from January 2025.
Stability information guidance and standard example for booklet.
Documents on this page support the UK National Contingency Plan
Industry working group technical standard - A Code of Practice (CoP) for small workboats in commercial use to sea and all pilot boats.
Information on complying with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).
Construction, radio and marine equipment standards for merchant ships and special shipping.
Guide to search and rescue helicopter statistics, source documents, accompanying notes, definitions and technical documents.
Guidance on the application of the Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1169), which regulate UK commercial nuclear-powered ships and foreign commercial nuclear-powered ships visiting UK waters.
Guidelines for the MCA's Approved Engine Courses (AEC).
Engine manufacturers' database and guide for builders, owners, skippers, managers, surveyors and measurers of UK registered fishing vessels.
Overview of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s counter pollution equipment and stockpiles.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency's enforcement policy statement about how to apply the maritime passenger rights within the EU regulation 1177/2010
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.
Wellbeing principles specifically aimed at Emergency Response volunteers.
A guide to human behaviour in the shipping industry.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors; it gives a full set of requirements for the design and building of HSC.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors (MSIS 24), about the International code of safety for high-speed craft (HSC code), 2000.
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