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This MSN replaces MSN 1669
Detailing the requirements for emergency communications equipment and alarms.
Drawing attention to 2 incidents of ingress of water through spurling pipes and how these can be prevented.
Leaflet explaining the differences between alerting technology and location technology.
Draft regulations to implement international safety requirements for bulk carriers.
Draft regulations to implement international safety requirements for high speed craft.
Alerts industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) services using 2-way narrow-band direct-printing (2W-NBDP) for distress and safety communications in the high frequency (HF) band will cease at midnight on 31 December 2…
Guidance for operators of Thames sailing barges.
A previous code of practice for yachts carrying 13 to 36 passengers.
The MCA recognises organisations to act as aviation inspection bodies to assess and certify shipboard heliports onboard UK yachts.
This additional guidance is provided in response to queries on the application of the code of practice for the safety of small fishing vessels of less than 15m length overall.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency information about who can authorise stability approval.
A reminder to vessel owners, operators and crew members about the dangers of moving machinery onboard ship.
Offers certain Class VI passenger vessels an alternative arrangement for the carriage of man-overboard smoke signals and parachute flares.
Seismic streamers that are being towed represent a potential hazard to navigation and should be marked with tail buoys.
Council directive 2013/59 euratom laying down basic safety standards for the protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation.
High-speed craft are known to suffer some degree of difficulty in following and quartering seas, including behaviour surfing, bow diving and broaching.
Guidelines about the unit weight of passengers and vessels where certificates state a limiting number of passengers.
Amendment 1 advises seafarers on the Dreadnought Medical Service at Guy’s Hospital and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London.
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