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Download 'fire' action and equipment signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
The maritime recovery route map outlines actions that support the maritime sector's recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.
The written examination syllabuses for yacht Masters.
Materials for MCA course for local authorities on how to carry out and supervise shoreline clean-ups.
An overview of the advantages, challenges, regulations and guidance associated with using lithium-ion.
An overview of the advantages, challenges, regulations and guidance associated with using hydrogen as fuel.
Information about the MCA Regulatory Compliance Investigations Team, its operational procedures and action it can take for maritime legislation offences.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January to December 2013.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2015.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2018.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2023.
Amendment to marine guidance note 12 relating to fishing vessels operating in submarine exercise areas.
Seismic streamers that are being towed represent a potential hazard to navigation and should be marked with tail buoys.
Regulations & safety requirements for ro-ro passenger vessels and high speed craft operating ferry services within the EU.
Advises of possibility of premature pipe failure due to fatigue when pipes are incorrectly mounted, or subjected to in service vibration.
MCA policy statement on the development of standards in new safety regulations, new and existing ships, following Thames safety inquiry.
Procedures for the isolation of machinery prior to maintenance to be included in planned maintenance system
Advises of the decommissioning of halon as a fire-extinguishing medium because of its damaging effect on the stratospheric ozone layer.
Annex 1 to marine guidance notice 272 contains a voyage data recorder performance test certification.
Outlines a potential lifejacket safety issue and highlights the need for guidance on evacuating infants and people with disabilities.
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