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Crew accommodation standards as a substantial equivalence to MLC standard A3.1 for new UK vessels under 200GT, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities.
Survey standards for hull construction, machinery, electrical and control systems which vessels are expected to be built and maintained.
Updated instructions for the guidance of surveyors, applied to craft built on or after 1 July 2008.
Code of practice for the construction, machinery, equipment, survey and manning of police boats.
The first part of the Maritime Labour Certificate; this form identifies the topics for inspection.
Survey and certification requirements with reference to air pollution from ships and clarification of the term important repair.
Substantially equivalent accommodation standards agreed by UK tripartite working group for new vessels of 200GT to less than 500GT.
A list of responsibilities for surveying yachts under MCA's large yacht code (LY3).
Instructions for guidance to surveyors, on maritime and caastguard Agency (MCA) construction standards and policies.
Regulations & safety requirements for ro-ro passenger vessels and high speed craft operating ferry services within the EU.
Annex 1 to marine guidance notice 272 contains a voyage data recorder performance test certification.
Guidance note recommending a common format for stability information booklets for use on board fishing vessels.
Calculating the tonnage of multihull (under 24m) vessels in advance of the wider publication to Instructions to Surveyors.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.
Large Commercial Yacht Code requirements: construction, maintenance, operation, and responsibilities for surveying and certifying of large commercial yachts.
The MCA recognises organisations to act as aviation inspection bodies to assess and certify shipboard heliports onboard UK yachts.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors; it gives a full set of requirements for the design and building of HSC.
A list of drawings to help with carrying out a large yacht survey.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors, about inspecting ships' navigation lights, sound and visual signalling equipment.
Explains the reporting procedures being implemented by MCA through the European consolidated reporting system (CERS).
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