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This MGN provides guidance on the construction requirements in MSN 1900.
Regulations for the safe operation of manned submersible craft operated commercially in United Kingdom waters.
Technical provisions that have been accepted by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the European Commission
About the importance of carefully checking the alignment of cylinders at regular intervals, between normal surveys or inspections.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.
Process to be applied by ship operators to demonstrate the assessment and mitigation of the risk of a single point of failure
Amendment 1 outlines information about the safety and duty of care for people on a vessel who are not employed by the ship owner.
This additional guidance is provided in response to queries on the application of the code of practice for the safety of small fishing vessels of less than 15m length overall.
Further information on the merchant shipping (compulsory insurance: ships receiving trans-shipped fish) regulations 1998.
The requirement is to provide a means of escape from enclosed spaces when other escape arrangements can not be used.
Revision of sections of the small commercial vessel code of practice.
Guidance on safe operation of fishing vessels engaged in trawling and twin beam trawling, including scallop dredging with derricks or booms.
Guidelines about the unit weight of passengers and vessels where certificates state a limiting number of passengers.
Guidance on stowage positions and other measures that will significantly reduce the possibility of a liferaft or an EPIRB becoming trapped.
A best practice guide for operators of small passenger boats on inland waters.
Guidance for owners and masters about potentially hazardous medical supplies.
Safety guidance for all seafarers about the dangers of confined space entries.
A reminder to owners, operators, masters and pilots about best practice safely navigating a vessel in pilotage waters.
Safety recommendations about machinery, rigging and equipment for owners, operators and crew members of commercial fishing vessels.
A reminder to vessel owners, operators and crew members about the dangers of moving machinery onboard ship.
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