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Details of emergency response planning for at-sea renewable energy installations.
Step by step guidance and layout templates on how to draw up a port facility security plan.
Advice about regulations applying to pleasure (sport or recreational) craft.
This Remote Operator Training and Certification Pilot Framework sets out a voluntary pilot scheme developed by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), in collaboration with industry and academia. This sets out the propo…
This guide highlights some of the risks that are greater if you fish on your own and what you can do about them.
All fishing vessels must carry out regular drills and record these. Drills may differ depending on whether the vessel is single handed or not.
Owners of UK-flagged fishing vessels are responsible for basic health and safety on board their boats, safe working practices and safety equipment.
Guidance for owners, operators and masters of vessels on inland waters, explaining the classifications and how to apply for categorisation.
Information on how businesses can offer a flare disposal service.
Key regulations on tonnage measurement, weighing, safe loading, unloading and carriage of cargo, and passenger and personnel safety issues for ships.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in August 2025.
Format of Certificates Associated with the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
This document forms the Annex to MGN 656 which sets out the UK’s approved ship recycling facilities.
Domestic Safety Management code (DSM) (MSIS 29) for the safe operation of ships and for pollution prevention.
The tasks required to be completed by an Electro-Technical Rating (ETR).
Updated instructions for the guidance of surveyors, applied to craft built on or after 1 July 2008.
Download warning information signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation including court hearings from January 2024.
The examination syllabuses for the MCA's small vessel competency examinations.
Highlights the dangers to passengers and crew of moving vehicles during operations on board roll-on and roll-off ships.
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