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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Guidance and information about the training requirements for merchant navy officers, ratings, and yacht officers.
Follow up to the 2012 quantitative survey, to understand SMEs reaction to use of Merchant Acquirers data and transparent benchmarking.
Complete form MSF 4727 to register a declaration of eligibility for part 1 of the register, with the Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS).
Amends MSN 1699(M) to implement amendments to the technical requirements, in relation to stability and Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) requirements.
Guidance on the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 1998, amended by the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) (Amendment) Regulations 2000
This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to introduce additional flexibility in relation to persons counting obligations on passenger ships.
The Notice provides details of the medical certification exemption granted for existing fishers on vessels under 10m
The 2015 Regulations detail the training and certification requirements for masters of all passenger and non-passenger vessels operating in category A, B, C and D waters and some limited coastal voyages in the UK.
Amendment 1 outlines information on the application of the merchant shipping (diving safety) regulations 2002.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DfT's Merchant Shipping (Cargo and Passenger Ship Construction and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 IA
Amending the previous MSN 1671.
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
Regulations and guidance on fees and charging for environmental and other regulatory functions for offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities.
Complete MSF 5547, when applying to Parts I and IV of the UK Ship Register for merchant and bareboat charter ships.
Claim an Income Tax refund if you're a merchant seafarer and do not live in the UK or any other European Economic Area (EEA) using form R43M.
This MSN provides the technical requirements of the obligations contained in the Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/737).
An explanation of the UK shipping regulations relating to the prevention of pollution from sewage. Includes information on equipment requirements and exemptions for unmanned non-self-propelled barges.
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