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Guidelines about the unit weight of passengers and vessels where certificates state a limiting number of passengers.
Updated guidance on leadership from the 'Leading for Safety' review, with advice on six core qualities for effective safety leadership.
Draws attention to guidelines for the proper maintenance and testing of fixed bulk dry powder fire extinguishing systems.
Guidelines about avoiding the use of photochromic lenses and allowing time for dark adaptation when undertaking lookouts at night.
Concerns a circular issued about approved fixed fire detection and fire alarm systems for cabin balconies on passenger ships.
Guidance on the risk and transmission of Legionnaire's Disease via air conditioning plants and counter measures.
Contact details for the local suppliers of fuel oil for registering and making an annual declaration.
Guidance on compatibility issues concerning the joint use of immersion suits and lifejackets.
Details the research undertaken and the procedures to be followed to demonstrate the fire protection standards for non-steel constructions.
Guidance on safe operation of fishing vessels engaged in trawling and twin beam trawling, including scallop dredging with derricks or booms.
This notice covers the regulations, risks and need for awareness associated to exposure to harmful levels of artificial optical radiation.
Revision of sections of the small commercial vessel code of practice.
This notice outlines the procedure to gain exemptions for requirements of vibrations at work, outlined in merchant shipping and fishing vessel (control of vibration at work) regulations 2007.
Amendment 1 outlines details on how the exposure to radiation can take many forms and can cause varying degrees of harm.
This guidance outlines the arrangements in place in the UK for accessing shore based welfare facilities.
Calculating the tonnage of multihull (under 24m) vessels in advance of the wider publication to Instructions to Surveyors.
Introduces the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Hovercraft Code
Notifying the shipping industry of the potential hazards when carrying specialised vehicles.
Fishing vessel owners must have insurance, or another form of financial security, to meet their liabilities and requirements under ILO 188.
Details on the UK provisions on the MCA’s handling of complaints, made to the MCA, relating to the work in fishing convention 2007 (ILO 188).
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