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Highlights issues to consider when assessing navigational safety and emergency response, caused by OREI
This Marine Guidance Notice (MGN) explains a General Exemption which has been issued for Remotely Operated Unmanned Vessels of 2.5 to <4.5 metres in length overall.
Guidance on the use of SV-ECS on small commercial vessels up to 24 metres in load line length.
Part MSIS 14 of the instructions for the guidance of surveyors.
A voluntary Code of Practice applicable to Small Hovercraft of up to 24 metres in length that carry no more than 12 passengers
Amendment 2 lists merchant notices and marine guidance notes which provide standards or guidance for implementation of the maritime labour convention, 2006.
Fishermen working on a fishing vessel engaged in commercial operations, must have a fisherman’s work agreement (FWA), setting out their terms and conditions.
Crew accommodation standards as a substantial equivalence to MLC standard A3.1 for new UK vessels under 200GT, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities.
A quick-reference guide to UK regulations and procedures.
Details on the requirements for seafarers and fishermen to be given a written record of their work, titled as a certificate of discharge.
Shipowners requirements to provide seafarers with medical care on board ship.
Life-saving appliances - means of recovery of persons from the water by ships and boats - plans, procedures and acceptance of recovery equipment
This notice outlines the official reference standards to which PPE need to comply for working on board ships for specific work activities.
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
Reminder to all UK ships and other ships operating in UK territorial waters, of the legal requirements for keeping a proper look-out during the hours of darkness.
This MGN provides details and guidance on interpretation of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006.
Regulations require periodic testing of the complete emergency electrical system including any automatic starting arrangements .
Applicable to davit launched lifeboats fitted with on-load release hooks, and any similar on-load release systems if fitted to rescue boats
The minimum standards to be met in paying fishermen for their work on fishing vessels whether fishermen are employed or work as self-employed share fishermen.
This note clarifies UK interpretations for determining load line length on vessel hull forms which feature cut-outs, removable end sections and stepped or recessed decks.
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