Life saving appliances (LSA)

Regulations and guidance on lifejackets, lifeboats, life rafts, emergency position-indicator radio beacons, fire extinguishers.

Services

Emergency and life-saving equipment on ships

Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.

Disposing of unwanted distress flares
- Detailed guide
- 1 January 2023
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Department for Transport
MGN 548 (M+F) Inflatable SOLAS certificated liferafts, lifejackets, marine evacuation systems and repair of inflated rescue boats
- Guidance
- 17 June 2016
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
MGN 560 (M) Amendment 2 life-saving appliances
- Guidance
- 10 December 2021
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Offering a flare disposal service
- Detailed guide
- 1 January 2023
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Department for Transport
A master's guide to the UK flag - large yacht edition
- Guidance
- 8 March 2022
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Disposal of marine pyrotechnics from the pleasure vessel sector to change
- 13 October 2022
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Press release
Life-saving fund opens for bids
- 4 July 2019
- Department for Transport
- News story
It's good to share - but not lifejackets
- 25 July 2014
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Press release
Figures suggest lifejacket wear increase has led to fewer deaths
- 25 June 2014
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Press release

Lifejacket fatality figures
- 16 June 2014
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Research
Keeping safe at the coast: lifejacket wear - behavioural change
- 1 May 2014
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Research

Disposal of pleasure vessel marine flares
- 11 October 2021
- Department for Transport and Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 15 March 2021
Draft MGN 553 - inflatable non SOLAS lifesaving appliances
- 3 October 2016
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 30 August 2016