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This Merchant Shipping Notice sets out a list of amendments to MSN 1698 which remove requirements contained within it that only apply to Class I and II ships.
The updated chapter 11 (registration) of 'instructions for the guidance of surveyors, measurement of british tonnage'.
Amending the previous MSN 1671.
This MSN replaces MSN 1668
New rules and advice about appealing against the decision of an arbitrator following changes to the merchant shipping regulations.
Concerns the minimum training requirements for personnel nominated to assist passengers in emergency situations on ships.
Concerns the carriage of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), liferafts and float free arrangements for fishing vessels.
The provision of safety information and for owners and operators to ensure adequate measures are taken to inform passengers in an emergency.
Recommendations for voluntary short course appropriate to the manning and trading patterns of small vessels.
This notice recommends that a master or chief mate of large ships have adequate experience in unusual maneuvering characteristics.
Outlining detailed requirements about ship-to-ship transfers of a cargo made up entirely or mainly of oil.
The performance standards of radio equipment and transitional provisions to comply with the Merchant Shipping (Radio) (FV) Regulations 1999
Making sure fishing vessels radio equipment is able to perform all the functions of the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS).
About legislation which controls the landing of certain animals in Great Britain, preventing the introduction of rabies.
Designates UK VTS for the purpose of requiring compliance by shipping with regulations 6 and 7 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2004.
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…
Guidance on helicopter landing areas fitted on roll-on and roll-off ships of 130 metres and more in length, built on or after 1 July 1999.
Guidance on how the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 will further affect the types of weapons which may be carried onboard ships.
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
The General Exemption for Passenger ships of classes EU B, C and D and UK class III and VI has now been removed as a result of the coming into force of the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020.
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