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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to maritime shipping
How to find MCA approved training providers for long courses.
This Marine Guidance Note (MGN) details the requirements for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats, rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear for UK registered shi…
Find out about the required documentation for people who sail pleasure craft to and from the UK.
Brings to fishermen’s attention training and certification requirements that currently apply to all UK registered commercial fishing vessels.
Guidance on the 5 titles of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, and the regulations applying to UK ships under each one.
A list of shipping companies, and the doctors who are approved to carry out ENG 1 medicals for their employees.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the…
Your rights as a passenger when travelling by sea and inland waterway.
This MSN outlines the safe manning requirements in Merchant Shipping Regulations 2022 and Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention and Code.
This instrument seeks to revoke the existing monitoring, reporting and verification instruments (MRV) that require UK ship operators in scope to monitor and report emissions data.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency recruitment process for approved doctors.
Crew accommodation standards as a substantial equivalence to MLC standard A3.1 for new UK vessels under 200GT, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities.
The examination syllabuses for the MCA's Deck safety examinations.
Updated guidance on the above regulations following amendments by the IMO to the requirements regarding Lifting appliances that have been introduced via ambulatory reference
Guidance, general licences and reporting forms relating to the Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap Exception.
This page details the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's fees for a range of maritime services.
The use of mobile phones at inappropriate times is distracting bridge management teams from their primary duties of navigating and conning their vessel.
This MIN is intended to supplement The Sport or Pleasure Vessel Code and provides a summary of standards referenced therein and guidelines considered as best practice for Small Commercial Vessels
This MSN outlines the requirements and how to apply for a UK Flag State Endorsement (FSE).
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