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Requirement to maintain compulsory insurance against liability for bunker oil pollution damage and information on the limits of liability.
Applicable to davit launched lifeboats fitted with on-load release hooks, and any similar on-load release systems if fitted to rescue boats
Information for those involved in the purchase and inspection of marine equipment, as well as action that should be taken if such equipment is suspected to be non-compliant.
Guidance on changes made in the ITU Radio Regulations affecting VHF communications and equipment.
In 2018, ILO Convention No. 188 The Work in Fishing Convention will also be implemented in the UK.
Substantially equivalent accommodation standards agreed by UK tripartite working group for new vessels of 200GT to less than 500GT.
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 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.
This Marine Guidance Note provides advice and recommendations in relation to the requirements contained in SOLAS Chapter II-1.
This Note provides advice about the subdivision and damage stability requirements for cargo ships using the probabilistic method, the categories of ship to which those requirements apply and the formulae to be used for calcu…
This MGN provides guidance on the harmonization of existing requirements for watertight doors in cargo ships in the 1988 Load Line Protocol, MARPOL, IGC Code and IBC Code with those in SOLAS.
Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) - amendment to MARPOL Annex I to implement regulation 43A Special Requirements for the Use and Carriage of Oils as Fuel in Arctic Waters.
Amendments to MSN 1858 yacht requirements to gain an exemption from completing the training record book
Summary of key amendments to the IMSBC Code (amendment 07-23) which comes into force on 1 January 2025 and IMDG Code (amendment 42-24) which can be used on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2025.
This note describes the initial implementation by the MCA of electronic certificates and the means by which their validity may be verified.
Guidance for defining which closures on the passenger railway network are eligible to be treated as a minor modification.
Advice for local authorities on allowing motorcycles to use bus lanes.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors on damage stability SOLAS 2020 amendments with explanatory notes
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors on intact stability IMO 2008 is code and explanatory notes
This MSN replaces MSN 1669
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