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The Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system provides for the global identification and tracking of ships. Under SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 19-1, vessels >300 GT on international voyages are required to tran…
Download 'fire' action and equipment signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
Download 'first aid' sign from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
Materials for MCA course for local authorities on how to carry out and supervise shoreline clean-ups.
Information about the MCA Regulatory Compliance Investigations Team, its operational procedures and action it can take for maritime legislation offences.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January to December 2013.
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.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors, about inspecting ships' navigation lights, sound and visual signalling equipment.
Recommendation for the fitting of hull stress monitoring systems on bulk carriers of 20,000 dwt and above.
Amendment to marine guidance note 12 relating to fishing vessels operating in submarine exercise areas.
Offers certain Class VI passenger vessels an alternative arrangement for the carriage of man-overboard smoke signals and parachute flares.
MCA policy statement on the development of standards in new safety regulations, new and existing ships, following Thames safety inquiry.
Advises of the decommissioning of halon as a fire-extinguishing medium because of its damaging effect on the stratospheric ozone layer.
Outlines a potential lifejacket safety issue and highlights the need for guidance on evacuating infants and people with disabilities.
Guidance note recommending a common format for stability information booklets for use on board fishing vessels.
Statutory requirements for operators of passenger vessels to ensure that there are sufficient crew for the safe operation of the vessel.
Advice on the selection of fire detection and alarm equipment - need for automatic fire detection in enclosed spaces on 15m to 24m vessels
Advises about potential consequences of non-payment for services provided to a ship by land earth stations operating in the INMARSAT system.
Provides advice and a reminder on the safe use and handling of gas welding and burning equipment.
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