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Describing the arrangement for the voluntary towage endorsement scheme; outlining competence standards and necessary knowledge.
Amendment 1 provisions for continuation of a seafarer's entitlements in relation to payment of wages, if held captive in the event of piracy or armed robbery.
Information on the application of the requirement for a seafarer employment agreement to trainees engaged through an approved training provider on a UK ship.
Companies procuring, storing, distributing or supplying Category C (either as stand alone kits or contained within packed survival craft)
This notice gives guidance on the measures that shipowners and employers are expected to take in order to provide for safe movement on board UK ships.
Applicable to davit launched lifeboats fitted with on-load release hooks, and any similar on-load release systems if fitted to rescue boats
Guidance on changes made in the ITU Radio Regulations affecting VHF communications and equipment.
This note clarifies UK interpretations for determining load line length on vessel hull forms which feature cut-outs, removable end sections and stepped or recessed decks.
This MGN explains the new legal requirement for cargo ships that are 24m or more in length and less than 500GT to be fitted with bilge water level detectors and alarms.
This notice provides guidelines for the Merchant Shipping (Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Safety) Regulations 2024. It covers the process for obtaining ship, Company and Registered Owner IMO numbers and explains the …
This MGN provides guidance on the construction requirements in MSN 1900.
This Marine Guidance Note explains the Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022.
Information about why MCA has withdrawn the general exemption to carry lifejackets on class V vessels on inland lakes.
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.
Introducing the wellbeing at sea tool designed as an evidence based approach for organisations to prioritise, develop and test wellbeing at sea.
Regulations for the safe operation of manned submersible craft operated commercially in United Kingdom waters.
Technical provisions that have been accepted by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the European Commission
Requirements for the safe use of pesticides in the cargo spaces of ships, in cargo and in cargo transport units in accordance with SOLAS Chapter VI regulation 4.
About the importance of carefully checking the alignment of cylinders at regular intervals, between normal surveys or inspections.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.
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