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Information about seafarer working and living rights - working conditions, conditions of employment, safe working practices, living conditions, dangerous cargo, health and medical care, maritime labour convention, human element
All seafarers have working and living rights that include: employment…
There are minimum requirements seafarers must meet to work at sea. Minimum…
Seafarers’ employment contracts are covered by the Maritime Labour…
The term ‘human element’ covers anything to do with the interaction…
All UK ships must carry copies of the ‘Code of Safe Working Practices for…
Seafarers’ living conditions are covered by Maritime Labour Convention…
Seafarers may face additional dangers when living onboard ships. Petrol…
If seafarers deal with certain toxic cargo or equipment on board ships,…
Employers must protect their seafarers’ health by: providing immunisations…
The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) came into force for the UK on 7…
Owners and operators of seagoing ships and large yachts are responsible for the health and safety of seafarers
Operators of seagoing ships or small commercial vessels must protect the…
Regular risk assessments must be carried out to see how accidents,…
Code of safe working practices By law, up-to-date copies of the ‘Code of…
Workers must be given suitable protective equipment if performing…
Risk assessments must be carried out to identify who is at risk from noise…
Small commercial vessels must have safety measures in place for workers,…
Domestic passenger ships Seagoing domestic passenger ships, for example…
Passenger vessels operating on inland waters - like estuaries, lakes and…
Marine engineering involves the design, construction, installation, and…
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) provides information on…
Health and safety measures must be in place to ensure the safety of…
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Find out what you need to do when hiring crew to work on a ship or yacht - qualifications, certificates of competency, crew agreements and crew lists
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
How ship security is managed in the UK, and how to comply with UK regulations on ship security.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
A consistent factor in almost all incidents, accidents and errors is the human element - This guidance summarises the most common twelve significant people factors.
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