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Emergency Alerts Test on Sunday 7 September, 3pm
MOU between the MCA, the HSE and the MAIB for health and safety enforcement activities and accident investigation at the water margin and offshore.
Draws attention to effects of hydrodynamic interaction on vessel manoeuvrability and describes some incidents which illustrate the dangers.
Brings to fishermen’s attention training and certification requirements that currently apply to all UK registered commercial fishing vessels.
Amendment 2 provides information on controlling risks in the workplace to the exposure of electromagnetic fields (EMFS).
Notice to all owners, operators, managing agents, skippers and crew.
This notice provides details of the 2025 amendments to the code of safe working practices for merchant seafarers (“the Code”, also “COSWP”).
This MIN outlines the recognised qualifications available from official bodies, which the MCA accept for issuing a ship’s cooks certificate of competency.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will assume direct responsibility for approving training programs for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and Radio Certification. Currently, this responsibility li…
Amends MSN 1699(M) to implement amendments to the technical requirements, in relation to stability and Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) requirements.
How to find approved training providers (ATP) for Boat Master Licence (BML) training.
How to be aware of what is going on around you, now and in the near future.
For the guidance of surveyors in surveying fire protection arrangements to ensure compliance with requirements covering merchant ships
The Code of Practice for Intended Pleasure Vessels in temporary commercial use at aea.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors completing survey work for the Maritime Coastguard Agency.
Reminder to all UK ships and other ships operating in UK territorial waters, of the legal requirements for keeping a proper look-out during the hours of darkness.
Information explaining the UK’s understanding of specific terms used in the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended.
This MGN has been produced for owners and skippers of small fishing vessels as an aid to assess the stability of their vessels in accordance with MSN 1871 Amendment No.2 The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing V…
This notice gives guidance on the measures that shipowners and employers are expected to take in order to provide a safe means of access on UK ships.
These regulations are amended by the 2015 regulations to place a duty on shipowners to ensure there are sufficient copies of the code available on a ship so that is accessible to all seafarers.
Clarifies requirements introduced by the Regulations, colloquially known as the “Grandfather rights” Regulations. Amendment 2 clarifies some requirements in section 2
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