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This Marine Information Note (MIN) provides information and outlines the updated Oral exam syllabus, for Merchant Navy engineer officers and Electro-Technical Officers.
Guidance, general licences and reporting forms relating to the Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap Exception.
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…
A list of shipping companies, and the doctors who are approved to carry out ENG 1 medicals for their employees.
This MGN provides guidance on certain aspects of the merchant shipping (control and management of ships’ ballast water and sediments) regulations 2022 (SI 2022/737).
This provides a Code of Safe Working Practice for the construction and use of 15m length overall to less than 24m registered length vessels, replaces MSN 1770.
How to find approved training providers (ATP) for Boat Master Licence (BML) training.
Notice to all Shipowners, Operators, Masters, Skippers, Officers, Cadets, and those concerned with maritime training.
Supporting information for merchant navy medal applications, for eligible seafarers who served in a vessel used to support the UK armed forces in campaigns between 1939 to 1991.
Support for maritime training (SMarT) funding is available for merchant navy training until March 2024.
Clarifies requirements introduced by the Regulations, colloquially known as the “Grandfather rights” Regulations. Amendment 2 clarifies some requirements in section 2
Medical fitness requirements for those employed on boats certificated under MCA codes of practice, crew of seagoing local passenger vessels and non-seagoing boatmasters.
Updated guidance on how to process an application for the certification of UK vessels wherever they may be, or other vessels operating in UK waters that use Innovative Technology or where a risk-based approach is used.
This notice provides a code of practice for construction and safe operation of 24m registered length (L) vessels and over.
Guidance and application information for gaining a Fishing Certificate of Competency for deck and engineer officers, including conversions and upgrades.
Guidance for applying for a Engineer Yacht CoC.
The purpose of this guidance note is to assist Statutory Harbour Authorities in considering the implementation of a VTS or LPS and in reviewing an existing VTS. It will be used by the MCA, as competent authority for VTS.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has updated regulations to underpin a new Code to modernise safety standards for small vessels in commercial use for sport or pleasure.
How to find MCA approved training providers for long courses.
Updated guidance on in water survey in lieu of dry docking for statutory bottom inspection for UK passenger and cargo vessels, including domestic vessels.
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