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Drawing attention to 2 incidents of ingress of water through spurling pipes and how these can be prevented.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and several other organisations can provide useful advice for fishing vessel operators and seafarers on safety procedures.
Format of Certificates Associated with the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
Domestic Safety Management code (DSM) (MSIS 29) for the safe operation of ships and for pollution prevention.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors (MSIS 24), about the International code of safety for high-speed craft (HSC code), 2000.
The Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system provides for the global identification and tracking of ships. Under SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 19-1, vessels >300 GT on international voyages are required to tran…
Offers certain Class VI passenger vessels an alternative arrangement for the carriage of man-overboard smoke signals and parachute flares.
Importance of crew members on roll-on roll-off ferries being aware of position of collision bulkhead - need for it be kept fully intact.
Outlines a potential lifejacket safety issue and highlights the need for guidance on evacuating infants and people with disabilities.
Research Project 502: Design guidance on high speed craft dynamic stability in following and quartering seas.
Amendment 2 outlines guidance on the requirements for the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to vibration at work.
Guidance regarding the use of operating instructions and signage for fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems.
Guidance on compatibility issues concerning the joint use of immersion suits and lifejackets.
Amendment 1 outlines advice and procedures for safe conduct of diving operations especially where diving operations are not controlled by the vessel owner.
Amendment 2 outlines guidance for seafarers about their protection, rights and entitlements under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006.
Companies procuring, storing, distributing or supplying Category C (either as stand alone kits or contained within packed survival craft)
This notice gives guidance on the measures that shipowners and employers are expected to take in order to provide for safe movement on board UK ships.
This notice outlines the requirements for health and safety signs and signals at work.
Notice to ship owners, operators and managers, masters, officers and crew, authorised service providers, lifeboat equipment manufacturers and UK authorised recognised organisations
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