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Amendments to the IGF Code which take effect from 1 January 2024 include, general editorial amendments and changes for ships constructed on or after 1st January 2024.
Explains how offshore supply vessels should comply with the international maritime dangerous goods (IMDG) code and chapter VII of SOLAS.
Maintenance intervals of portable fire extinguishers.
Guidance on stowage positions and other measures that will significantly reduce the possibility of a liferaft or an EPIRB becoming trapped.
Importance of crew members on roll-on roll-off ferries being aware of position of collision bulkhead - need for it be kept fully intact.
Standard reporting format and procedures for reporting incidents involving harmful or dangerous goods & substances.
Seismic streamers that are being towed represent a potential hazard to navigation and should be marked with tail buoys.
Draws attention to incidents with electrical equipment, maintenance responsibilities and the use of thermographic imaging as a maintenance tool.
Describes notification exemption arrangements where allowed under the MS (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and reporting requirements) regulations 2004.
Guidance on mitigating, where there is risk of injury, from the effects and impacts of whole-body vibration on small vessels.
Standards of VTS training and certification recognised by the United Kingdom Competent Authority. IALA standards and the UK National Occupational Standards. It also provides information on the procedures for the training and…
This amendment provides guidance for all vessels engaged in transfers of persons at anchor or underway as regards
Highlights conflict between safety and security with regards to means of escape and provides advice on the methods to overcome the conflict.
A self certification process for the registration of GMDSS shore-based maintainers.
This notice concerns the protection of maritime workers from the risks associated with working at height.
Contact details for the local suppliers of fuel oil for registering and making an annual declaration.
Guidance on the requirements for the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to vibrations at work.
Highlights the dangers to passengers and crew of moving vehicles during operations on board roll-on and roll-off ships.
Maritime ban on PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate acid), a persistent organic pollutant, in firefighting media, resolutions MSC.536(107) and MSC.537(107).
This MIN details a new, simplified funding mechanism to assist industry, increase UK Cadet numbers and improve the financial support available for UK Junior Officers to help them obtain their first Management level (unlimite…
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