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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.
Information for ship owners and operators about the types of hazards that need reporting.
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'.
A presentation outlining the major changes to the international maritime dangerous goods (IMDG) code, and the circulars referenced in the presentation.
A table of information which lists the changes made to the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) mandatory provisions.
Recommended information for masters to assess vessel stability in any condition of loading.
Recommended operational information for masters to assess vessel stability.
Freeboard and stability information book for skippers.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency information about who can authorise stability approval.
Information and syllabi for engineering fishing officers to apply for certification.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January to December 2010.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January to December 2011.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January to December 2012.
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 2014.
Guidance on how ship owners can comply with the updated UK legislation, (now the UK has adopted the Maritime Labour Convention MLC).
Draft Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance (DMLC) guidance for ship owners under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006
Details of equipment servicing intervals for inflatable liferafts and their manufacturers.
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