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Recommendations for voluntary short course appropriate to the manning and trading patterns of small vessels.
The statutory requirements for freeboard are laid down in rule 15 of the fishing vessel (safety provisions) rules 1975.
Advice, rules and regulations about installing oil-fired appliances on board ship.
Factors considered in the decision to withdraw the code and alternative arrangements.
Alert to the possible problems caused by excessive harmonic distortion of electrical systems onboard vessels.
General guidance on the survey policy for 24m and over registered length fishing vessels
Highlights conflict between safety and security with regards to means of escape and provides advice on the methods to overcome the conflict.
Reminds industry of codes and standards which should be followed and includes key extracts from these documents for ease of reference.
Guidance for owners and skippers when they are operating their vessel outside UK waters.
Guidance on safe operation of fishing vessels engaged in trawling and twin beam trawling, including scallop dredging with derricks or booms.
Guidance on the use of barbecues and pig roasts on ships and fishing vessels, corrects information from MGN 406.
Guidance for ships on the requirements of the merchant shipping (prevention of air Pollution from ships) regulations 2008, as amended.
Provides guidelines on the requirements and performance standards, for new technology light sources as required by the IMO.
SOLAS amendments for passenger ship cabin balconies and fire protection and suppression system requirements .
Concerns a circular issued about approved fixed fire detection and fire alarm systems for cabin balconies on passenger ships.
Guidelines about the unit weight of passengers and vessels where certificates state a limiting number of passengers.
Reports the findings of a series of trials and evacuation exercises undertaken or witnessed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Draws the attention to the dangers from exposed aerial lead-ins and the measures that should be taken to reduce the risk of injury.
High-speed craft are known to suffer some degree of difficulty in following and quartering seas, including behaviour surfing, bow diving and broaching.
Research Project 502: Design guidance on high speed craft dynamic stability in following and quartering seas.
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