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Amendment 2 Information about the minimum age for fishermen and the protection of young persons (under 18 years) working on board UK fishing vessels.
This guidance provides details on how to conduct and record a risk assessment, and how safety management systems can help to improve safety on fishing vessels.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency answers the questions we've received about how to get a certificate of medical fitness, and why it's important.
General advice on the supply and use of working and protective gear (personal protective equipment (PPE)) on fishing vessels.
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).
Leaflet for skippers and crew promoting safety at sea
Freeboard and stability information book for skippers.
The oral examination syllabus for fishing Engineer Officers.
Guidance for owners and skippers when they are operating their vessel outside UK waters.
Guidance on safe operation of fishing vessels engaged in trawling and twin beam trawling, including scallop dredging with derricks or booms.
General guidance on the survey policy for 24m and over registered length fishing vessels
Requirements where recruitment and placement services are used to engage crew. It is the fishing vessel owner's responsibility to use only reputable (RPSs).
This notice provides guidance on how to reduce the risk of flooding and the action to take if flooding occurs
Concerns the carriage of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), liferafts and float free arrangements for fishing vessels.
Amendment 1 outlines the application of the fishing vessels (working time sea-fishermen) regulations 2004 as amended, which came into force on 1 January 2019.
Details of arrangements for the survey, inspection and documentation of compliance for fishermen's living and working conditions on UK fishing vessels,
This guide highlights some of the risks that are greater if you fish on your own and what you can do about them.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and several other organisations can provide useful advice for fishing vessel operators and seafarers on safety procedures.
Guidance for fishermen on how to correctly fit a HRU
Describes measures implemented by the royal navy to minimise the risk to fishing vessels in submarine exercise areas.
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