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This MGN provides best practice marine guidance to facilitate safe and environmentally friendly battery solutions for vessels utilising lithium-ion batteries.
Summary The intent of this Marine Guidance Note (MGN) is to provide the…
References and Standards British Marine Electrics and Electronics…
Guidance to the crew for the safe use of fixed CO2 gas fire extinguishing systems.
Guidance on the recommended installation of radar reflectors on vessels less than 15m in overall length. Containing an explanation of the ISO 8729 standards.
Summary The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Safety of Life At…
A quick-reference guide to UK regulations and procedures.
Draws attention to incidents with electrical equipment, maintenance responsibilities and the use of thermographic imaging as a maintenance tool.
Code of practice for the construction, machinery, equipment, survey and manning of police boats.
Recommendation for the fitting of hull stress monitoring systems on bulk carriers of 20,000 dwt and above.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.
Draws attention to guidelines for the proper maintenance and testing of fixed bulk dry powder fire extinguishing systems.
Relates to Open Reversible Liferafts (ORLs) and UK certification of such liferafts for over capacity as well as the UK servicing exemption.
Advice, rules and regulations about installing oil-fired appliances on board ship.
This code shall be applied as a complete set of comprehensive requirements
Guidance for United Kingdom’s approach to the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), for the prevention of air pollution from ships.
Guidelines about avoiding the use of photochromic lenses and allowing time for dark adaptation when undertaking lookouts at night.
The performance standards of radio equipment and transitional provisions to comply with the Merchant Shipping (Radio) (FV) Regulations 1999
A previous code of practice for yachts carrying 13 to 36 passengers.
Provides guidelines on the requirements and performance standards, for new technology light sources as required by the IMO.
Amendment 3 provides a standard for the construction, machinery, carriage of equipment, manning, survey and certification of Police Boats.
Construction, radio and marine equipment standards for merchant ships and special shipping.
This MIN is about the examination and inspection of mast and spars.
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