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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
Amendment 5 contains guidance on the factors affecting the risks of manual handling, with particular reference to work on board ships.
Highlights the dangers to passengers and crew of moving vehicles during operations on board roll-on and roll-off ships.
Draws attention to guidelines for the proper maintenance and testing of fixed bulk dry powder fire extinguishing systems.
Recommended standards for the inspection and testing of pressurised seamless steel gas cylinders for fire fighting appliances and other onboard purposes.
This MGN alerts owners, operators, managers, seafarers and fishermen to the dangers associated with the use of barbecues and similar equipment on board vessels.
Provides guidance to owners and crew to the inherent dangers on vessels not properly equipped for overnight sleeping on-board.
Guidance on mitigating, where there is risk of injury, from the effects and impacts of whole-body vibration on small vessels.
This notice outlines the procedure to gain exemptions for requirements of vibrations on merchant shipping and fishing vessels.
Guidance on the requirements of 'MSC.1/Circ.1252' and carrying out tests on non-SOLAS ships with class 'A' automatic identification systems.
Requirement to maintain compulsory insurance against liability for bunker oil pollution damage and information on the limits of liability.
Provides guidance to help fishermen make decisions regarding the operation of their vessel using the Wolfson Stability Guidance Method.
MCA criteria for visual inspection of immersion suits stored in airtight packaging.
Applicable to davit launched lifeboats fitted with on-load release hooks, and any similar on-load release systems if fitted to rescue boats
This note reminds designers, builders, owners and skippers of fishing vessels that modifications to vessels must be approved by the MCA prior to work taking place.
This Marine Information Note is to highlight that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has recently adopted voluntary guidelines relating to biofouling and underwater noise.
Updated instructions for the guidance of surveyors, applied to craft built on or after 1 July 2008.
A list of medical referees who can carry out independent medical reviews where a seafarer asks for a review of the decision on their fitness for work.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in November 2025.
Guidance for the maritime industry on the threat from aerial drones and potential response options.
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