Guidance and regulation

Safety codes of practice for small (up to 24m) vessels

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 24 February 2021

Construction - fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 15 September 2015

Fee list for registration costs

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 5 December 2018

Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 30 October 2023

This MGN provides best practice marine guidance to facilitate safe and environmentally friendly battery solutions for vessels utilising lithium-ion batteries.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 3 January 2024

Guide for owners and operators of merchant ships and bareboat charters over 100GT.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 1 May 2019

Amends MSN 1699(M) to implement amendments to the technical requirements, in relation to stability and Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) requirements.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 8 December 2022

This page outlines the requirements and construction standards for fishing vessels

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 30 October 2023

Advice about regulations applying to pleasure (sport or recreational) craft.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 6 May 2014

The safety requirements for systems and equipment that move and control vessels, and make vessels usable for crew, passengers and cargo.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 8 October 2012

Instructions for guidance to surveyors, on maritime and caastguard Agency (MCA) construction standards and policies.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 17 April 2014

The merchant shipping regulations 1998 for construction of passenger ships classes III to VI(A).

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 9 July 2019

Maintenance intervals of portable fire extinguishers.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 28 June 2004

Construction, radio and marine equipment standards for merchant ships and special shipping.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 18 September 2012

Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 13 June 2013

This code shall be applied as a complete set of comprehensive requirements

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 17 April 2014

A quick-reference guide to UK regulations and procedures.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 8 March 2022

Guidance on the recommended installation of radar reflectors on vessels less than 15m in overall length. Containing an explanation of the ISO 8729 standards.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 4 October 2022

Guidance to the crew for the safe use of fixed CO2 gas fire extinguishing systems.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 30 November 2007

Online proforma registration and guidance for owners, operators and bareboat charterers registering merchant vessels under the UK flag.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 29 March 2019