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This Merchant Shipping Notice forms an integral part of the Merchant Shipping (EPIRB and PLB Registration and Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. This Notice is made mandatory by way of reference to it in thos…
Which vehicles need a partial Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) test, how to apply for it, and what happens after the test.
A common approach to the identification, inspection and establishment of multi-agency strategic holding areas.
What we're doing to improve collections and exhibitions, and to make sure everyone can continue to access our national museums.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
This background briefing gives an overview of the restricted patient system in England and Wales
Information on methane, for use in responding to chemical incidents.
Guidance for designers and operators of small passenger ships to take into account passengers with disabilities, and mobility issues.
Guidance on requirement for a document of compliance and the special requirements for ships carrying dangerous goods.
Maritime Safety Information (MSI) is defined in the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention, Chapter IV as “navigational and meteorological warnings, meteorological forecasts and other urgent safety related messages broadca…
Highlights conflict between safety and security with regards to means of escape and provides advice on the methods to overcome the conflict.
Information on the procedure for applying for a substantial equivalence on UK flagged vessels, which are subject to the MLC, 2006.
Detention services order 01/2016 about how the Home Office uses medical Information for detained people.
Guidance for Parole Board members carrying out Member Case Assessment (MCA) work
An MoU describing how Ofqual and the Department for Education will work together.
Provides guidance to help fishermen make decisions regarding the operation of their vessel using the Wolfson Stability Guidance Method.
This Marine Guidance Note (MGN) advises of the adoption of IMO resolutions MSC.520(106), MSC.532(107), MSC.550(108), and MSC.555(108) and their entry into SOLAS Chapter II-2 and the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regula…
Amendment 5 contains guidance on the factors affecting the risks of manual handling, with particular reference to work on board ships.
Guidance on managing young people in secure training centres and young offender institutions, with restraint only used as a last resort.
Principles and requirements which should be followed when separation or isolation is being considered or managed in under-18 Young Offender Institutions, Secure Training Centres and Secure Children’s Homes in England and Wal…
MCA criteria for visual inspection of immersion suits stored in airtight packaging.
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