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HM Coastguard is replacing the radio network, that connects 165 remote sites, to aid search and rescue operations around the UK.
Construction, radio and marine equipment standards for merchant ships and special shipping.
How wind farms and wave and tidal energy devices can endanger navigation, emergency response operations, marine radar and GPS communications.
European Space Agency (ESA) Technology Harmonisation produces ESA's technology roadmaps.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Deck Officers or Deck Watch Rating Certificate
Guidance on the 5 titles of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, and the regulations applying to UK ships under each one.
Location: Approaches to Algeciras, Spain.
Information for ship owners and operators about the types of hazards that need reporting.
This guidance note highlights appropriate use of the AIS and VHF marine radio for collision avoidance. It also includes key points from IMO circular regarding use of AIS aids to navigation.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
This Notice is given effect by regulation 8 of the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/2070) (“the 1998 Regulations”) and revokes MSN 1714(M).
Maritime Safety Information (MSI) is defined in the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention, Chapter IV as “navigational and meteorological warnings, meteorological forecasts and other urgent safety related messages broadcast to ships.”
Clarifying aspects of SOLAS Chapter IV requirements that need further explanation.
The home of Companies House on GOV.UK. We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public.
Latest FCDO travel advice for South Africa including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs
What import and export restrictions apply due to sanctions for UK companies when trading with Russia.
The serviceability and maintenance requirements of radio equipment under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
A safety message to the fishing industry highlighting the importance of good watchkeeping practices.
This MGN draws attention to procedures and minimum levels of service for the testing and maintenance of EPIRBs; automatically including the ship's position in distress alerts; and, supplying radio installations from an emergency source of power.
This page contains the Common High Priority Items list. It is composed of Western items critical to Russian weapons systems and its military development.
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