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Amendment 2 draws the attention of owners and crew, to the inherent dangers on vessels not properly equipped for overnight sleeping on-board.
Describing the arrangement for the voluntary towage endorsement scheme; outlining competence standards and necessary knowledge.
UK policy and procedure for acceptance of descent equipment intended to provide a controlled means of decent to reach survival craft.
Applicable to davit launched lifeboats fitted with on-load release hooks, and any similar on-load release systems if fitted to rescue boats
Process to be applied by ship operators to demonstrate the assessment and mitigation of the risk of a single point of failure
Fishing vessel owners must have insurance, or another form of financial security, to meet their liabilities and requirements under ILO 188.
Amendment 1 outlines the circumstances to repatriate fishermen and the provisions, including the fishermen’s relief and maintenance, whilst awaiting and during repatriation.
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.
Requirements where recruitment and placement services are used to engage crew. It is the fishing vessel owner's responsibility to use only reputable (RPSs).
Guidance on the latest EU safety rules and standards for seagoing domestic passenger ships and High Speed Craft (HSC) operating within the EU, and their implementation under UK law.
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.
Amendment to MGN 83a.
This notice provides guidance on how to reduce the risk of flooding and the action to take if flooding occurs
Relates to Open Reversible Liferafts (ORLs) and UK certification of such liferafts for over capacity as well as the UK servicing exemption.
This MSN replaces MSN 1670 Amendment 1
Further information on the merchant shipping (compulsory insurance: ships receiving trans-shipped fish) regulations 1998.
About amendments to the merchant shipping (fire protection: large ships) and (fire protection: small ships) regulations 1998.
Technical provisions that have been accepted by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the European Commission
Guidance for fishermen and builders. This guide describes the processes to follow through building a new fishing vessel of less than 24m registered length for vessels being built from 21 July 2020.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.
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