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This treaty was presented to Parliament in July 2020.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency information about who can authorise stability approval.
Format of Certificates Associated with the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
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.
Outlines MCA Approval Procedures for fire retardant treatment of various items, covers and components onboard vessels certificated under the Large Commercial Yacht Code.
Draft regulations to implement fire protection.
Process to be applied by ship operators to demonstrate the assessment and mitigation of the risk of a single point of failure
Alerts industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
Amendment 1 outlines information about the safety and duty of care for people on a vessel who are not employed by the ship owner.
This Merchant Shipping Notice forms an integral part of the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/568) (“the 2023 Regulations”). This Notice is made mandatory by way of reference to it in those Regula…
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.
This notice outlines information on Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) requirements and certification for seafarers affected by the conflict in Ukraine.
Relates to Open Reversible Liferafts (ORLs) and UK certification of such liferafts for over capacity as well as the UK servicing exemption.
This MIN provides information on the safety climate tool created collaboratively between the MCA and the HSE to help improve the organisation’s safety culture.
Requirements for crew agreements to be maintained on UK sea-going ships and yachts which are not subject to the MLC.
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