We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Practical guidance for surveyors carrying out an inclining test, and determining a ship's stability.
A list of responsibilities for surveying yachts under MCA's large yacht code (LY3).
Download 'first aid' sign from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
An overview of the advantages, challenges, regulations and guidance associated with using methanol as fuel.
Information about the MCA Regulatory Compliance Investigations Team, its operational procedures and action it can take for maritime legislation offences.
There have been several recent incidents where failing to keep a proper lookout and poor navigational watchkeeping practices have led to collisions and groundings involving fatalities, and serious injuries.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors, about inspecting ships' navigation lights, sound and visual signalling equipment.
Advises of possibility of premature pipe failure due to fatigue when pipes are incorrectly mounted, or subjected to in service vibration.
Draws attention to precautionary measures against dangers through flooding of forward compartments.
Importance of crew members on roll-on roll-off ferries being aware of position of collision bulkhead - need for it be kept fully intact.
Advises of the decommissioning of halon as a fire-extinguishing medium because of its damaging effect on the stratospheric ozone layer.
Explains how offshore supply vessels should comply with the international maritime dangerous goods (IMDG) code and chapter VII of SOLAS.
Standard when loading and back loading bulk liquid and the procedure to be followed before commencing the back loading to comply with IMDG
Guidance and information on the requirements for AIS carriage on double-ended passenger ferries, and the specific arrangements for ensuring AIS has correct heading input, regardless of direction of travel.
Information on cargoes that may be a risk on vessels and cargoes classed as dangerous under the international maritime dangerous goods code.
Guidance to the crew for the safe use of fixed CO2 gas fire extinguishing systems.
Information on how the UKHO will issue future changes to routeing measures in electronic navigational charts.
Recommended standards for the inspection and testing of pressurised seamless steel gas cylinders for fire fighting appliances and other onboard purposes.
Guidance note details requirements for the merchant shipping (prevention of air pollution from ships) regulations 2008.
Information about the U.S. Clean Water Act and compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency's vessel general permit (VGP).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).