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Part MSIS 14 of the instructions for the guidance of surveyors.
Information outlining the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), amendments 2022 and proposals for implementation into UK legislation with guidance to industry.
A collection of the MSIS chapter 1 annexes number 1 to 25
The MCA recognises organisations to act as aviation inspection bodies to assess and certify shipboard heliports onboard UK yachts.
Code of practice for the construction, machinery, equipment, survey and manning of police boats.
Survey standards for hull construction, machinery, electrical and control systems which vessels are expected to be built and maintained.
New rules and advice about appealing against the decision of an arbitrator following changes to the merchant shipping regulations.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.
Notice to all Shipowners, Agents, Recognised Organisation, Certifying Authorities, Builders, Masters, Skippers and Officers. This notice replaces MGN 392(M+F)
Large Commercial Yacht Code requirements: construction, maintenance, operation, and responsibilities for surveying and certifying of large commercial yachts.
Annex 1 to marine guidance notice 272 contains a voyage data recorder performance test certification.
Substantially equivalent accommodation standards agreed by UK tripartite working group for new vessels of 200GT to less than 500GT.
Notice to ship owners, operators and managers, masters, officers and crew, authorised service providers, lifeboat equipment manufacturers and UK authorised recognised organisations
A previous code of practice for yachts carrying 13 to 36 passengers.
Crew accommodation standards as a substantial equivalence to MLC standard A3.1 for new UK vessels under 200GT, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities.
A list of responsibilities for surveying yachts under MCA's large yacht code (LY3).
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors, about inspecting ships' navigation lights, sound and visual signalling equipment.
General guidance on the survey policy for 24m and over registered length fishing vessels
Calculating the tonnage of multihull (under 24m) vessels in advance of the wider publication to Instructions to Surveyors.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors; it gives a full set of requirements for the design and building of HSC.
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