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The stability guidance booklets for masters and watch keepers for powered and sailing vessels
Advice about regulations applying to pleasure (sport or recreational) craft.
Guide for owners and operators of merchant ships and bareboat charters over 100GT.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors completing survey work for the Maritime Coastguard Agency.
A to Z list of UK ports of registry, for vessels registering on parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register.
Highlights the adverse effects of alcohol and drugs on the chances of survival at sea. These guidelines are intended to raise awareness of the increased risks.
Maintenance intervals of portable fire extinguishers.
This MGN gives information on statutory duties under UK and international shipping legislation on the causes of fatigue and guidance on fatigue management good practice.
Applicable to davit launched lifeboats fitted with on-load release hooks, and any similar on-load release systems if fitted to rescue boats
Guidance on the implementation of Port Waste Reception Facilities for ships and harbours/ports/terminals. The purpose of revising this MGN is to reference new methods of payment for Port Waste Exemption applications.
This MGN provides guidance and clarification for aspects of MARPOL Annex V, polar code and merchant shipping (prevention of pollution by garbage from ships) regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/621).
This Marine Guidance Note explains the Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022.
This MGN details new requirements for navigation and radar training for masters and crew working on workboats and/or pilot boats certificated under Workboat Code Edition 3
Text of the SPS Code 1983
Guidance on proportionate SMS requirements under Workboat Code Edition 3, including self-assessment, implementation evidence and the CA’s assurance role.
This Marine Guidance Notice (MGN) sets out recommended best practice to encourage respectful operation between different water users.
MGN to publish latest amendments that have, or are due to, enter into force in 2026, including SEEMP updates, IGF Code updates and Nox Technical Code Updates.
MSN provides important information on the UK’s implementation of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments 2004, which aims to address the spread of invasive non-native…
Background information on the wreck of SS Richard Montgomery, and survey reports from 1995 to present.
Designated trial areas for prototype vessels using innovative technology.
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