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How ship owners, brokers and operators can apply to MCA for passenger, bunker, tanker and wreck removal compulsory liability insurance certificates.
Every seafarer employed on a vessel to which the maritime labour convention (MLC) applies, must have a legally enforceable seafarers employment agreement (SEA).
Amendment 1 provides information on the requirements of the maritime labour convention relating to ship's cooks and catering staff.
Guidance on the use of SV-ECS on small commercial vessels up to 24 metres in load line length.
Amendment 1 details the requirements for provision of food and fresh water, in accordance with the maritime labour convention.
Medical fitness requirements for those employed on boats certificated under MCA codes of practice, crew of seagoing local passenger vessels and non-seagoing boatmasters.
For use by ships, aircraft of persons in distress when communicating with rescue units.
Draws attention to effects of hydrodynamic interaction on vessel manoeuvrability and describes some incidents which illustrate the dangers.
Provides guidance for the safety requirements for non-passenger vessels operating only on UK inland waters.
Technical and carriage requirements for life saving appliances referred to in UK Regulations.
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts, and a list of the main changes from previous version LY2.
Obligations to maintain a list of crew, including all changes, at an address in the United Kingdom.
Practical advice on the provision of food and water for all fishing vessels.
Details on how to obtain or validate a seafarer medical certificate, the medical standards and categories including the review (appeal) system.
This performance standard for small vessel electronic chart system (SV-ECS) gives technical details for compliant systems used in accordance with MGN 319 (amendment 2).
This notice provides guidance to all who have an interest in small commercial vessels including rescue boats with an intention to operate abroad in non-UK waters.
Code applied on a voluntary basis to passenger ships carrying not more than 250 passengers
A code of practice that's voluntary for boats which are less than 15 metres in length, and required for HMCG declared facilities.
This MGN explains the dangerous use provisions of the MSA to powered watercraft, the obligations and offences for different actors, and the role of the MCA as the main statutory authority for enforcement.
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