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Safety codes of practice for small (up to 24m) vessels
Construction - fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
This page outlines the requirements and construction standards for fishing vessels
The safety requirements for systems and equipment that move and control vessels, and make vessels usable for crew, passengers and cargo.
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
A code of practice that's voluntary for boats which are less than 15 metres in length, and required for HMCG declared facilities.
Amends MSN 1699(M) to implement amendments to the technical requirements, in relation to stability and Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) requirements.
This code shall be applied as a complete set of comprehensive requirements
Guidance that meets article 4 (2) of directive 98/18/EC as amended.
Making sure fishing vessels radio equipment is able to perform all the functions of the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS).
Large Commercial Yacht Code requirements: construction, maintenance, operation, and responsibilities for surveying and certifying of large commercial yachts.
Construction, radio and marine equipment standards for merchant ships and special shipping.
The merchant shipping regulations 1998 for construction of passenger ships classes III to VI(A).
Instructions for guidance of surveyors.
Instructions for guidance to surveyors, on maritime and caastguard Agency (MCA) construction standards and policies.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.
Details the research undertaken and the procedures to be followed to demonstrate the fire protection standards for non-steel constructions.
The standard code of practice for the safety of large commercial yachts under 300 GT (gross tonnage).
UK class III, VI and VI(A) steel or equivalent ships built before 1 July 1998 to phase-in requirements of Annex 1 council directive 98/18/EC
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