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This treaty was presented to Parliament in March 2022.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in November 2023.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors (MSIS 24), about the International code of safety for high-speed craft (HSC code), 2000.
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…
Seismic streamers that are being towed represent a potential hazard to navigation and should be marked with tail buoys.
Guidance on stowage positions and other measures that will significantly reduce the possibility of a liferaft or an EPIRB becoming trapped.
Outlines a potential lifejacket safety issue and highlights the need for guidance on evacuating infants and people with disabilities.
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.
Guidance regarding the use of operating instructions and signage for fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems.
Guidance on the use of barbecues and pig roasts on ships and fishing vessels, corrects information from MGN 406.
Process to be applied by ship operators to demonstrate the assessment and mitigation of the risk of a single point of failure
If a fisherman requires medical care while working on a fishing vessel they must receive this free of charge and costs rest with the fishing vessel owner.
This notice should be read with MGN 538, MGN 571, MGN 587 and MGN 588 and replaces MGN 494.
This MGN provides guidance on MSN 1902 and MSN 1903.
Information about why MCA has withdrawn the general exemption to carry lifejackets on class V vessels on inland lakes.
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.
Information regarding the arrangements for applying the grandfathering arrangements in SOLAS XV/3.2 and 3.3 for the period 1 July 2024 to the date of first survey.
The safe loading and back-loading operations of supply vessels serving offshore installations.
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