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Seismic streamers that are being towed represent a potential hazard to navigation and should be marked with tail buoys.
Companies procuring, storing, distributing or supplying Category C (either as stand alone kits or contained within packed survival craft)
Amendment 1 outlines information about the safety and duty of care for people on a vessel who are not employed by the ship owner.
Notice to ship owners, operators and managers, masters, officers and crew, authorised service providers, lifeboat equipment manufacturers and UK authorised recognised organisations
This notice should be read with MGN 538, MGN 571, MGN 587 and MGN 588 and replaces MGN 494.
Outlines MCA Approval Procedures for fire retardant treatment of various items, covers and components onboard vessels certificated under the Large Commercial Yacht Code.
Reminds industry of codes and standards which should be followed and includes key extracts from these documents for ease of reference.
Guidance on compatibility issues concerning the joint use of immersion suits and lifejackets.
Recommeded standards for the inspection and testing of pressurised seamless steel gas cylinders for fire fighting appliances and other onboard purposes.
Amendment 2 outlines guidance for seafarers about their protection, rights and entitlements under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006.
Describing the arrangement for the voluntary towage endorsement scheme; outlining competence standards and necessary knowledge.
The Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system provides for the global identification and tracking of ships. Under SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 19-1, vessels >300 GT on international voyages are required to tran…
The MCA recognises organisations to act as aviation inspection bodies to assess and certify shipboard heliports onboard UK yachts.
Operational codes of practice, construction and maintenance standards for cargo or passenger high-speed craft and Ro-Ro.
Draft regulations to amend merchant shipping regulations to align the safety standards of older UK domestic passenger vessels with modern passenger ships.
Draft notices to be read with the proposed regulations for fire protection.
Alert industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
Draft regulations to implement fire protection.
Details on the requirements for seafarers and fishermen to be given a written record of their work, titled as a certificate of discharge.
Guidance on changes made in the ITU Radio Regulations affecting VHF communications and equipment.
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