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Alert to the possible problems caused by excessive harmonic distortion of electrical systems onboard vessels.
General guidance on the survey policy for 24m and over registered length fishing vessels
Guidance for owners and skippers when they are operating their vessel outside UK waters.
Guidance for ships on the requirements of the merchant shipping (prevention of air Pollution from ships) regulations 2008, as amended.
Guidance on compatibility issues concerning the joint use of immersion suits and lifejackets.
Provides guidelines on the requirements and performance standards, for new technology light sources as required by the IMO.
Survey and certification requirements with reference to air pollution from ships and clarification of the term important repair.
Information about the U.S. Clean Water Act and compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency's vessel general permit (VGP).
SOLAS amendments for passenger ship cabin balconies and fire protection and suppression system requirements .
Recommeded standards for the inspection and testing of pressurised seamless steel gas cylinders for fire fighting appliances and other onboard purposes.
Concerns a circular issued about approved fixed fire detection and fire alarm systems for cabin balconies on passenger ships.
Guidelines about the unit weight of passengers and vessels where certificates state a limiting number of passengers.
Reports the findings of a series of trials and evacuation exercises undertaken or witnessed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Draws the attention to the dangers from exposed aerial lead-ins and the measures that should be taken to reduce the risk of injury.
High-speed craft are known to suffer some degree of difficulty in following and quartering seas, including behaviour surfing, bow diving and broaching.
The do's and don'ts on the re-application of paints, varnishes and other finishes to interior surfaces on fishing vessels.
Advice on the selection of fire detection and alarm equipment - need for automatic fire detection in enclosed spaces on 15m to 24m vessels
Statutory requirements for fitting and use of hinged deadlights and permanently attached storm covers at windows and side scuttles.
Guidance on stowage positions and other measures that will significantly reduce the possibility of a liferaft or an EPIRB becoming trapped.
Advises of the decommissioning of halon as a fire-extinguishing medium because of its damaging effect on the stratospheric ozone layer.
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