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Amendments to Chapter 3 in Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973.
An overview of the advantages, challenges, regulations and guidance associated with using methanol as fuel.
MCA certificate
Guidance from the Carbon Trust on the decarbonisation of recreational vessels in the UK and Europe.
Notice to all ship owners, ship managers, shipbuilders, ship repairers, certifying authorities, oil suppliers, masters and ship's officers.
Guidance on the regulations for deep-sea pilotage. This notice also includes contact details for the competent authorities covering the areas concerned
This notice sets out the assessment dates for small vessel Engineer Officer Merchant Navy Certificates of Competency (CoCs) from May 2026 until the end of the 2026/2027 academic year.
Accredited official statistics designation of search and rescue helicopter statistics publications.
Domestic Safety Management code (DSM) (MSIS 29) for the safe operation of ships and for pollution prevention.
Information on port and navigation authorities’ local regulations and byelaws, and where to obtain further information on them.
Alerts industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2020.
Products with JRC Global Positioning System (GPS) chips for position or UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), may produce an error on May 15th 2022.
Explains the procedure for the sale of trust ports.
The different types of criteria to be used when considering the sale of a major trust port in England or Wales.
This MGN provides guidance on the construction requirements in MSN 1900.
Security measures and practices for passenger vessel services and piers on the River Thames.
Flowchart showing the process for the port facility security assessments and plans.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in February 2013.
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