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Guidance on the use of barbecues and pig roasts on ships and fishing vessels, corrects information from MGN 406.
Amendment 1 outlines advice and procedures for safe conduct of diving operations especially where diving operations are not controlled by the vessel owner.
This notice outlines the procedure to gain exemptions for requirements of vibrations on merchant shipping and fishing vessels.
A warning on the potential hazards of arc flash, and guidance on safety measures.
Factors considered in the decision to withdraw the code and alternative arrangements.
Guidance on the requirements of 'MSC.1/Circ.1252' and carrying out tests on non-SOLAS ships with class 'A' automatic identification systems.
This guidance outlines the arrangements in place in the UK for accessing shore based welfare facilities.
The roles of the MCA, as Maritime Passenger Rights National Enforcement Body, and the voluntary UK Complaint Handling Bodies.
Revision to the limits of liability (1992 Civil Liability Convention) and note to maintain compulsory insurance against pollution damage.
For many ships operating offshore, the full extent contained within IMO regulations may be partially exempted and/or equivalent standards.
Companies procuring, storing, distributing or supplying Category C (either as stand alone kits or contained within packed survival craft)
This notice gives guidance on the measures that shipowners and employers are expected to take in order to provide for safe movement on board UK ships.
This MGN re-introduces the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) SSPS code.
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 sets out the procedure for conformity assessment bodies (CABs) to follow in seeking designation as a UK approved body under the merchant shipping (marine equipment) regulations 2025
This notice outlines the requirements for health and safety signs and signals at work.
This Notice provides information on assessing and mitigating risks when writing a risk assessment for the wearing of Personal Flotation Devices.
Details on the UK provisions on the MCA’s handling of complaints, made to the MCA, relating to the work in fishing convention 2007 (ILO 188).
Notice to all Shipowners, Agents, Recognised Organisation, Certifying Authorities, Builders, Masters, Skippers and Officers. This notice replaces MGN 392(M+F)
This notice sets out the factors that the MCA (on behalf of the Secretary of State) will take into account when considering whether to grant an application for such an exemption.
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