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Describes measures implemented by the royal navy to minimise the risk to fishing vessels in submarine exercise areas.
Draws attention to precautionary measures against dangers through flooding of forward compartments.
Highlights the dangers to passengers and crew of moving vehicles during operations on board roll-on and roll-off ships.
Guidance on the securing, stowage and launching of liferafts, and the fitting of the most common types of hydrostatic release units.
Guidelines about avoiding the use of photochromic lenses and allowing time for dark adaptation when undertaking lookouts at night.
Guidance on the risk and transmission of Legionnaire's Disease via air conditioning plants and counter measures.
Guidance on mitigating, where there is risk of injury, from the effects and impacts of whole-body vibration on small vessels.
A code of practice that's voluntary for boats which are less than 15 metres in length, and required for HMCG declared facilities.
Shipowners requirements to provide seafarers with medical care on board ship.
Notice on the current alcohol limits for seafarers set by the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Convention, 1978 as amended (STCW) and applies to all seafarers.
Notice to ship owners, operators and managers, masters, officers and crew, authorised service providers, lifeboat equipment manufacturers and UK authorised recognised organisations
This marine guidance note provides guidance and clarification on certain aspects of both the EU Regulation and the UK Ship Recycling Regulations.
Guidance to mariners on the use of mobile phones or other personal electronic devices and the dangers of not using them appropriately when working.
Amendment 1provides information on the cause and prevention of infectious disease at sea.
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.
Amendment 3 contains guidance on the factors affecting the risks of manual handling, with particular reference to work on board ships.
Information on the amendments made to the International Convention on MARPOL Annex I by the IMO Resolutions adopted since 2004.
This notice updates key information regarding the UK’s marine equipment conformity assessment regime, including in relation to the end of the ‘standstill’ period on 31 December 2022.
The Department for Transport informs ship operators and verifiers to prepare for emissions data reporting compliance required under the legislation underpinning the UK MRV regime.
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