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Advice on the selection of fire detection and alarm equipment - need for automatic fire detection in enclosed spaces on 15m to 24m vessels
Outlines compliance with the international maritime dangerous goods code when transporting limited quantities of retail goods on ferries.
Guidance on the securing, stowage and launching of liferafts, and the fitting of the most common types of hydrostatic release units.
It is an offence to establish and use an unlicensed broadcasting station on board ships either within or outside UK territorial limits.
Amendment 1 advises seafarers on the Dreadnought Medical Service at Guy’s Hospital and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London.
Provides guidelines on the requirements and performance standards, for new technology light sources as required by the IMO.
Amendment 2 draws the attention of owners and crew, to the inherent dangers on vessels not properly equipped for overnight sleeping on-board.
Highlights conflict between safety and security with regards to means of escape and provides advice on the methods to overcome the conflict.
This amendment provides guidance for all vessels engaged in transfers of persons at anchor or underway as regards
Amendment 1 outlines details on how the exposure to radiation can take many forms and can cause varying degrees of harm.
Guidance on identifying and dealing with overweight lifeboats and rescue boats.
Guidance on the requirements of 'MSC.1/Circ.1252' and carrying out tests on non-SOLAS ships with class 'A' automatic identification systems.
This note provides guidance to owners, operators and seafarers on the UK provisions on the MCA’s handling of complaints made to the MCA relating to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC).
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 MGN re-introduces the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) SSPS code.
MCA interpretation for SOLAS Chapter III rotational deployments of MES, roles different parties should play and pass criteria for deployment
Guidance and procedures for carrying out emergency drills on board fishing vessels.
Notice to ship owners, operators and managers, masters, officers and crew, authorised service providers, lifeboat equipment manufacturers and UK authorised recognised organisations
This note clarifies UK interpretations for determining load line length on vessel hull forms which feature cut-outs, removable end sections and stepped or recessed decks.
This Marine Guidance Note provides clarification concerning the applicable engine standards for vessels operating on inland waterways.
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