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A reminder to vessel owners, operators and crew members about the dangers of moving machinery onboard ship.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors (MSIS 24), about the International code of safety for high-speed craft (HSC code), 2000.
Guidelines for developers looking to submit consent applications.
Technical advice for skippers of fishing vessels
Guidance for fishermen who work alone at sea.
Information about safety requirements for registering small fishing vessels.
A report with information about, and guidance on, inspecting the carbon fibre masts and spars of large commercial yachts.
A list of responsibilities for surveying yachts under MCA's large yacht code (LY3).
Information about the joint MCA and UK Hydrographic Office Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), the initiative to maps and measure UK waters.
Information about how to apply for an oil pollution beach supervisor course.
Information for ship owners and operators about the types of hazards that need reporting.
Download 'must do' action signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
Download 'prohibited' action signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
A table of information which lists the changes made to the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) mandatory provisions.
Estimated hours for approving stability information booklets.
Recommended operational information for masters to assess vessel stability.
Freeboard and stability information book for skippers.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency information about who can authorise stability approval.
Information and syllabi for engineering fishing officers to apply for certification.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January to December 2010.
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