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Shipowners requirements to provide seafarers with medical care on board ship.
Regulations require periodic testing of the complete emergency electrical system including any automatic starting arrangements .
Fishing vessel owners must have insurance, or another form of financial security, to meet their liabilities and requirements under ILO 188.
If a fisherman requires medical care while working on a fishing vessel they must receive this free of charge and costs rest with the fishing vessel owner.
Amendment 3 provides guidance on the arrangements in place for inspection for Maritime Labour Convention compliance.
Notice to ship owners, operators and managers, masters, officers and crew, authorised service providers, lifeboat equipment manufacturers and UK authorised recognised organisations
Amendment 1provides information on the cause and prevention of infectious disease at sea.
Requirements for the protection of seafarers, fishermen and workers from the risks related to exposure to noise at work.
This note highlights the importance of full awareness of the submarine pipelines and cables on the seabed, prior and during anchoring operations, and during fishing activities.
Guidance for carrying military explosives, stating when a Government Authorised Explosives Representative is required, supplements the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
Provides guidance on the application of SOLAS Chapter VI in the UK and on UK ships, to be read alongside the Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations 2024.
Amendment 3 contains guidance on the factors affecting the risks of manual handling, with particular reference to work on board ships.
This MSN replaces MSN 1667
Details of arrangements for the survey, inspection and documentation of compliance for fishermen's living and working conditions on UK fishing vessels,
This Merchant Shipping Notice forms an integral part of the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/568) (“the 2023 Regulations”). This Notice is made mandatory by way of reference to it in those Regula…
Guide for owners and naval architects on how and where to submit ship stability information for Martime and Coastguard Agency authorisation.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and several other organisations can provide useful advice for fishing vessel operators and seafarers on safety procedures.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in July 2020.
Guidance for fishermen on how to correctly fit a HRU
The majority of the ILO 188 work in fishing convention will phase in between the 31 December 2018 and 30 November 2019.
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