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Amendment to marine guidance note 12 relating to fishing vessels operating in submarine exercise areas.
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.
Calculating the tonnage of multihull (under 24m) vessels in advance of the wider publication to Instructions to Surveyors.
Amendment 3 provides a standard for the construction, machinery, carriage of equipment, manning, survey and certification of Police Boats.
Revision to the limits of liability (1992 Civil Liability Convention) and note to maintain compulsory insurance against pollution damage.
The roles of the MCA, as Maritime Passenger Rights National Enforcement Body, and the voluntary UK Complaint Handling Bodies.
Outlining guidance on the duty of care of companies, employers to all workers under the MS (Health and safety at work) Regulations 1997.
Outlines MCA Approval Procedures for fire retardant treatment of various items, covers and components onboard vessels certificated under the Large Commercial Yacht Code.
Information for those involved in the purchase and inspection of marine equipment, as well as action that should be taken if such equipment is suspected to be non-compliant.
This notice outlines the requirements for health and safety signs and signals at work.
Explains the reporting procedures being implemented by MCA through the European consolidated reporting system (CERS).
Draws attention to guidelines for the proper maintenance and testing of fixed bulk dry powder fire extinguishing systems.
Amendment 2 outlines guidance on the requirements for the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to vibration at work.
Draws the attention to the dangers from exposed aerial lead-ins and the measures that should be taken to reduce the risk of injury.
High-speed craft are known to suffer some degree of difficulty in following and quartering seas, including behaviour surfing, bow diving and broaching.
Guidance for actions to take in the event of explosives (including Phosphorous devices) being picked up at sea.
Guidance and information on the requirements for AIS carriage on double-ended passenger ferries, and the specific arrangements for ensuring AIS has correct heading input, regardless of direction of travel.
Statutory requirements for operators of passenger vessels to ensure that there are sufficient crew for the safe operation of the vessel.
Guidance note recommending a common format for stability information booklets for use on board fishing vessels.
Details the new requirements for experience prior to examination for a certificate of competency as a compass adjuster.
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