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The requirements for people who use mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs to get around.
This Marine Guidance Note provides the UK shipping industry with best practice guidance to facilitate safe carriage, and potential charging of, electric vehicles onboard roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) passenger ferries. The MCA ha…
This MGN provides guidance and clarification for aspects of MARPOL Annex V, polar code and merchant shipping (prevention of pollution by garbage from ships) regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/621).
Notice on the current alcohol limits for seafarers set by the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Convention, 1978 as amended (STCW) and applies to all seafarers.
Guidance on the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 1998, amended by the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) (Amendment) Regulations 2000
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors on damage stability SOLAS 2020 amendments with explanatory notes
What information MOT testers and managers should regularly check to make sure there are no problems with test quality.
The MOT testing guide is being updated on 1 April 2025 to include changes to the disciplinary points system for MOT testers.
Amendment 2 lists merchant notices and marine guidance notes which provide standards or guidance for implementation of the maritime labour convention, 2006.
Guidance on the securing, stowage and launching of liferafts, and the fitting of the most common types of hydrostatic release units.
Maintenance intervals of portable fire extinguishers.
RAIB N3 guide to what accidents and incidents should be notified to us
Outlines the responsibilities for designated councils outside London when enforcing bus lane or moving traffic contraventions.
Information about digital tachograph company cards.
A report on the research to find a replacement for the Holmes Wright B (HWB) lantern test carried out on behalf of the MCA.
The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that driving examiners could ask in category B+E (car and trailer) driving tests.
Check local bus service registrations if you work for a local council or passenger transport authority.
How to use the dual registration measure if you are a specialist events haulier.
Apply for your site to be approved to host heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 4 tests.
How to get permission to display posters or leaflets in driving test centres, and the rules on what can be displayed.
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