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How good communication and building a positive team environment are crucial to creating a safe workplace.
This MIN sets out the policy of the MCA with respect to UK Vessels which were prevented from arranging the Surveys, audits and verifications required for compliance with the relevant Statutory Instruments due to the ongoing …
Contact details for the Seafarer Operations team – formerly Seafarer Training and Certification – including email and phone numbers for training, certification and boatmaster enquiries.
Looking at why accidents happen, what really causes them and what we can do to create a safety culture in an organisation.
Clarification and guidance on the safety of navigation regulations 2020 which implement chapter V of SOLAS in its most recently amended form into UK law.
MSN provides important information on the UK’s implementation of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments 2004, which aims to address the spread of invasive non-native…
This statutory Merchant Shipping Notice sets out the categorisations of waters in the United Kingdom.
The manual for Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved doctors (ADs) carrying out medical assessments for seafarers.
This notice provides guidance on the changes resulting from the 2022 amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC).
A strategic overview for responses to marine pollution from shipping and offshore installations
How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
This MIN is intended to supplement The Sport or Pleasure Vessel Code and provides a summary of standards referenced therein and guidelines considered as best practice for Small Commercial Vessels
Provides guidance on the rules applicable in restricted visibility as well as guidance rules within Part A and Part B Section I, which may be applicable in all states of visibility.
The guidance contained in this MGN is intended to outline best practices related to design, equipment and outfit of dedicated spaces onboard, and to increase safety for handling, charging and stowage of Li-ion batteries and …
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the…
This notice provides important information on the UK’s implementation of the international convention for the control and management of ships’ ballast water and sediments 2004, which aims to address the spread of invasive no…
This note provides guidance on the MCA policy with regards to service requirements for SOLAS certificated inflatable Life-Saving Appliances
The maps show the locations of the MCA marine offices
Guidance on the 5 titles of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, and the regulations applying to UK ships under each one.
Safety codes of practice for small (up to 24m) vessels
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