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Leaflet for skippers and crew promoting safety at sea
Information and guidance notes for keeping a motor vessel stable in typical sailing conditions.
Summary of Issue regarding Lithium Storage Solutions Ltd – Lithium Safety Store®
Applicable to all vessels with fixed carbon dioxide (CO2) fire suppression systems installed.
Alerts industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
Domestic Safety Management code (DSM) (MSIS 29) for the safe operation of ships and for pollution prevention.
Collection of CERS Advice Notes published by the MCA.
Amendment 1 outlines advice and procedures for safe conduct of diving operations especially where diving operations are not controlled by the vessel owner.
Guidance on the use of barbecues and pig roasts on ships and fishing vessels, corrects information from MGN 406.
Information on the application of the requirement for a seafarer employment agreement to trainees engaged through an approved training provider on a UK ship.
Guidance on identifying and dealing with overweight lifeboats and rescue boats.
Details on the requirements for seafarers and fishermen to be given a written record of their work, titled as a certificate of discharge.
High-speed craft are known to suffer some degree of difficulty in following and quartering seas, including behaviour surfing, bow diving and broaching.
Advises of possibility of premature pipe failure due to fatigue when pipes are incorrectly mounted, or subjected to in service vibration.
This notice provides guidelines for the Merchant Shipping (Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Safety) Regulations 2024. It covers the process for obtaining ship, Company and Registered Owner IMO numbers and explains the …
Outlines MCA Approval Procedures for fire retardant treatment of various items, covers and components onboard vessels certificated under the Large Commercial Yacht Code.
Applicable to davit launched lifeboats fitted with on-load release hooks, and any similar on-load release systems if fitted to rescue boats
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.
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