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  • Small craft codes

    Safety codes of practice for small (up to 24m) vessels

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • SOLAS Chapter II-2

    Construction - fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Construction standards for fishing vessels

    This page outlines the requirements and construction standards for fishing vessels

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Stability guidance and load lines

    UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Police Boat Code

    Code of practice for the construction, machinery, equipment, survey and manning of police boats.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • MSN 1792 The large commercial yacht code (LY2)

    The standard code of practice for the safety of large commercial yachts under 300 GT (gross tonnage).

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Marine engineering safety requirements

    The safety requirements for systems and equipment that move and control vessels, and make vessels usable for crew, passengers and cargo.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Passenger ships: construction and maintenance standards

    Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • MSN 1671 Cargo ship construction schedules

    Guidance for complying with the merchant shipping (cargo ship construction) regulations 1997.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • MGN 466 The rescue boat code

    A code of practice that's voluntary for boats which are less than 15 metres in length, and required for HMCG declared facilities.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Red Ensign Group yacht code

    The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • MSN 1699 Passenger ship construction classes III to VI

    The merchant shipping regulations 1998 for construction of passenger ships classes III to VI(A).

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Personal emergency radio devices leaflet

    Leaflet explaining the differences between alerting technology and location technology.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • MSN 1801 Radio equipment: serviceability and maintenance

    Making sure fishing vessels radio equipment is able to perform all the functions of the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS).

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Stability information: motor vessels

    Information and guidance notes for keeping a motor vessel stable in typical sailing conditions.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Approval of vessel stability information: MCA stability unit

    Guide for owners and naval architects on how and where to submit ship stability information for Martime and Coastguard Agency authorisation.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • The passenger yacht code

    A previous code of practice for yachts carrying 13 to 36 passengers.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • MGN 165 (F) Fishing vessels the risk of flooding

    Provides guidance on bilge systems, during construction, operation, to help reduce number of vessels and lives lost as a result of flooding.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • MGN 542 (M) The Hovercraft Code

    Introduces the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Hovercraft Code

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Inland waterway vessels: construction and maintenance standards

    Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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