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Operational codes of practice, construction and maintenance standards for cargo or passenger high-speed craft and Ro-Ro.
Forms and guidance for initial application and revalidation for Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) operator logbooks and supervisor or instructor endorsements.
Guide to search and rescue helicopter statistics, source documents, accompanying notes, definitions and technical documents.
Key regulations on tonnage measurement, weighing, safe loading, unloading and carriage of cargo, and passenger and personnel safety issues for ships.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation including court hearings from January 2025.
The written examination syllabuses for Second Engineer (STCW III/2).
Advice for ferry and cruise passengers to help them understand their rights in respect of compensation following an accident at sea.
Leaflet explaining the differences between alerting technology and location technology.
Step by step guidance and layout templates on how to draw up a port facility security plan.
For all UK harbour authorities and other marine berths, terminals, or jetties.
This leaflet provides information for people who have been requested by MAIB to attend an interview following a marine accident.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in February 2025.
This booklet provides guidance on how to assess the stability of your vessel and is intended to help you understand the principles of stability, the associated risks and hazards and what you can do to minimise them.
Guidance on the recommended installation of radar reflectors on vessels less than 15m in overall length. Containing an explanation of the ISO 8729 standards.
Amendment 2 outlines guidance on the requirements for the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to vibration at work.
Guidance regarding the use of operating instructions and signage for fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems.
Guidance on the use of barbecues and pig roasts on ships and fishing vessels, corrects information from MGN 406.
Reminds industry of codes and standards which should be followed and includes key extracts from these documents for ease of reference.
Guidance on mitigating, where there is risk of injury, from the effects and impacts of whole-body vibration on small vessels.
Provides links to websites containing information countering piracy, armed robbery and other acts of violence against merchant shipping
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