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Specific regional contact details for marine planning officers at the Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
Guidance for fishermen on how to correctly fit a HRU
Iteration 2: Public engagement on draft visions and options for marine planning in the north east, north west, south east and south west
The oral examination syllabus for Master - Unlimited Tonnage - Near Coastal (STCW II/2), previously known as Deck Syllabus G.
The written examination syllabuses for yacht Masters.
The examination syllabuses for the MCA's small vessel competency examinations.
Reminder to all UK ships and other ships operating in UK territorial waters, of the legal requirements for keeping a proper look-out during the hours of darkness.
Explains how voyage data recorders (VDRs) should be tested after installation and annually thereafter.
High-speed craft are known to suffer some degree of difficulty in following and quartering seas, including behaviour surfing, bow diving and broaching.
Guidance on the securing, stowage and launching of liferafts, and the fitting of the most common types of hydrostatic release units.
Amendment 2 outlines guidance on the requirements for the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to vibration at work.
Guidance to the crew for the safe use of fixed CO2 gas fire extinguishing systems.
Details the research undertaken and the procedures to be followed to demonstrate the fire protection standards for non-steel constructions.
Amendment 1 outlines circumstances in which shipowners are required to repatriate seafarers under the MLC and guidance on the maximum period of sea service.
Amendment 2 includes the 2014 Amendments to the MLC which came into force internationally in January 2017.
This MGN re-introduces the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) SSPS code.
Fishing vessel owners must have insurance, or another form of financial security, to meet their liabilities and requirements under ILO 188.
If a fisherman requires medical care while working on a fishing vessel they must receive this free of charge and costs rest with the fishing vessel owner.
Guidance to interpret the Asbestos Regulations and subsequent amendment on legal responsibilities and duties of employers for the health and safety of workers.
This notice sets out new requirement mandating the carriage of electronic inclinometers on new container ships and bulk carriers of 3,000 gross tonnage and above from 1 January 2026
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