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Safety recommendations about machinery, rigging and equipment for owners, operators and crew members of commercial fishing vessels.
A reminder to vessel owners, operators and crew members about the dangers of moving machinery onboard ship.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors; it gives a full set of requirements for the design and building of HSC.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors (MSIS 24), about the International code of safety for high-speed craft (HSC code), 2000.
Guidelines for developers looking to submit consent applications.
Technical advice for skippers of fishing vessels
Guidance for fishermen who work alone at sea.
Information about safety requirements for registering small fishing vessels.
This document contains reference information for training providers, regarding the changes to tanker endorsements.
Guidance for operators of Thames sailing barges.
Information and guidance notes for keeping a sailing vessel stable in typical sailing conditions.
A report with information about, and guidance on, inspecting the carbon fibre masts and spars of large commercial yachts.
A list of responsibilities for surveying yachts under MCA's large yacht code (LY3).
A list of drawings to help with carrying out a large yacht survey.
Information about the joint MCA and UK Hydrographic Office Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), the initiative to maps and measure UK waters.
Information about how to apply for an oil pollution beach supervisor course.
Download supplementary information signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seafarers'.
Download warning information signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
Download 'must do' action signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
Download 'prohibited' action signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
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