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Guidance note details requirements for the merchant shipping (prevention of air pollution from ships) regulations 2008.
Amendment 1 provisions for continuation of a seafarer's entitlements in relation to payment of wages, if held captive in the event of piracy or armed robbery.
A self certification process for the registration of GMDSS shore-based maintainers.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2016.
The examination syllabuses for the MCA's small vessel competency examinations.
Offers certain Class VI passenger vessels an alternative arrangement for the carriage of man-overboard smoke signals and parachute flares.
Fishermen working on a fishing vessel engaged in commercial operations, must have a fisherman’s work agreement (FWA), setting out their terms and conditions.
Draws attention to obligations, responsibilities placed upon terminal operators involved in the loading and unloading of solid bulk cargoes.
Updated guidance on leadership from the 'Leading for Safety' review, with advice on six core qualities for effective safety leadership.
Information on the safe operation of power operated watertight doors and references to additional information.
Leaflet outlining the Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GDMSS) processes for distress and hazard alerts at sea, together with a sea area map.
This document contains reference information for training providers, regarding the changes to tanker endorsements.
Exploring safe, future-ready maritime nuclear systems.
Owners of UK-flagged fishing vessels are responsible for basic health and safety on board their boats, safe working practices and safety equipment.
Code of practice for the construction, machinery, equipment, survey and manning of police boats.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.
The purpose of this MGN is to publish the UK list of approved ship recycling facilities as required by the UK ship recycling regulations and referred to in Section 6 of MGN 633 Amendment 1
Guidance on the application of the Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1169), which regulate UK commercial nuclear-powered ships and foreign commercial nuclear-powered ships visiting UK waters.
This Note provides the consolidated text of the revised explanatory notes to the SOLAS Chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations as set out in MSC.429(98)/Rev.2.
Guidance on the training standards for Helicopter Landing Officers (HLO) and Helideck Assistants (HDA) working on large commercial yachts with helicopter decks.
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