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Guidance on high speed craft training - course approval and certification
Details on the requirements for seafarers and fishermen to be given a written record of their work, titled as a certificate of discharge.
Potential effects on performance of prescription and or over the counter drugs.
Guidance that meets article 4 (2) of directive 98/18/EC as amended.
Designates UK VTS for the purpose of requiring compliance by shipping with regulations 6 and 7 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2004.
Instructions regarding safety management of domestic passenger ships
The merchant shipping regulations 1998 for construction of passenger ships classes III to VI(A).
Guidance and procedures for carrying out emergency drills on board fishing vessels.
Obligations to maintain a list of crew, including all changes, at an address in the United Kingdom.
This notice provides guidance on overside working systems, their use, standards, maintenance and regulations.
This Notice provides information on assessing and mitigating risks when writing a risk assessment for the wearing of Personal Flotation Devices.
This guidance advises on the need to ensure that there are safe means of access and the protective measures that can be taken to minimise risks.
Amendment 2 is intended to provide guidance to fishing vessel owners, employers, skippers and share fishermen on the application of the LOLER and PUWER regulations 2006.
Amendment 3 outlines information for the protection of those working on board ships from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens and mutagens.
Fishing vessels must be sufficiently and safely manned for safe navigation and operation of the vessel and that fishermen must be given adequate rest.
Guidance concerning the choice of an alternative engine in the event the owner or operator is not able to purchase an IMO MARPOL Annex VI tier III standard engine.
This Marine Guidance Note explains the Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022.
Guidance on the purpose of a British Seaman’s Card, who is eligible to be issued with one, and how to apply. Eligibility has recently been extended to fishermen. This is interim guidance pending public consultation on eligib…
STCW 95 provides for CoC combining deck, engineer and radio competencies to be issued under regulation VII/1 – alternative certification.
Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) - amendment to MARPOL Annex I to implement regulation 43A Special Requirements for the Use and Carriage of Oils as Fuel in Arctic Waters.
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