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This notice gives guidance as per International Maritime Organisation (IMO) circulars MSC.1/Circ.1295, 1298, 1307 and 1338 regarding the survey, certification and compliance of ships that are required to transmit long-rang…
This notice outlines MCA accredited training organisations in the UK for IALA C0103 courses and their contact details.
This guidance note identifies the standards of VTS Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) and Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) recognised by the United Kingdom Competent Authority.
Revised IMO performance standards affecting GMDSS radio communication equipment installed on or after 1/1/2024 have now been delayed until 1/1/2028.
Information regarding VHF channels for the Kieldrecht lock at the port of Antwerp or the new lock at the port of Terneuzen, alongside the Scheldt River.
Designates UK VTS for the purpose of requiring compliance by shipping with regulations 6 and 7 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2004.
Guidelines for developers looking to submit consent applications.
Find out about MCA’s bathymetric data collection programme, how to share data with MCA, and guidance for offshore developers.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in September 2023.
Details of emergency response planning for at-sea renewable energy installations.
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