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Advice on the selection of fire detection and alarm equipment - need for automatic fire detection in enclosed spaces on 15m to 24m vessels
Amendment 1 advises on risk assessment, for operators of UK passenger ferries and high speed passenger craft to determine whether to carry defibrillators.
Provision of facilities for emergency helicopter operations on sea-going ships which do not have a helideck & emergency contingency plans.
Recommended standards for the inspection and testing of pressurised seamless steel gas cylinders for fire fighting appliances and other onboard purposes.
Training in the maintenance of electronic navigational and communication equipment on merchant ships.
Guidance on mitigating, where there is risk of injury, from the effects and impacts of whole-body vibration on small vessels.
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.
Amendment 1 outlines circumstances in which shipowners are required to repatriate seafarers under the MLC and guidance on the maximum period of sea service.
This guidance outlines the arrangements in place in the UK for accessing shore based welfare facilities.
Information about the correct storage and stowage of packaged quantities of dangerous goods.
This MGN has been produced for owners and skippers of small fishing vessels as an aid to assess the stability of their vessels in accordance with MSN 1871 Amendment No.2 The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing V…
Requirement to maintain compulsory insurance against liability for bunker oil pollution damage and information on the limits of liability.
The minimum requirements for existing containerships to comply with section 6 (Design) of Annex 14 of the CSS Code.
The legal position in the UK with regards to the recent amendments to SOLAS VI which take effect from 1st July 2016.
MCA policy for acceptable standards of non-SOLAS inflatable life-saving appliances incorporating the changes in the rationalised ISO 9650-1-2022, and completion of phase out of ORC liferafts.
Guidance on changes made in the ITU Radio Regulations affecting VHF communications and equipment.
This MGN should be read in conjunction with Part 1 of the IPV Code.
Notice to ship owners, operators and managers, masters, officers and crew, authorised service providers, lifeboat equipment manufacturers and UK authorised recognised organisations
Clarifying aspects of SOLAS Chapter IV requirements that need further explanation.
Guidance on the requirements for the protection from the risks related to exposure to noise at work (Control of Noise at Work) Regulations 2007.
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