Collection

Instructions for the guidance of surveyors

A collection of documents used by Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) ship surveyors.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 1 May 2014
• Last updated: 12 December 2023 — See all updates

These instructions are written for surveyors, but are a useful reference to anyone interested in the survey, marking, and inspection of ships.

Documents

• Load line instructions for surveyors (MSIS 1)
  • 17 April 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• MSIS 2 The ISM Code
  • 8 November 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Passenger ship construction: classes I, II, and II (A) (MSIS 3)
  • 17 April 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Passenger ship construction, classes lll to Vl(A) (MSIS 4)
  • 17 April 2014
  • Guidance
• Mandatory radio installations on ships (MSIS 05)
  • 8 October 2021
  • Statutory guidance
• MCA survey of lights and signalling equipment (MSIS 10)
  • 12 December 2023
  • Statutory guidance
• High-speed craft code 1994 (MSIS 11)
  • 17 April 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Fire protection arrangements (MSIS 12)
  • 19 June 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Survey of life saving appliances: volume 1 (MSIS 14)
  • 17 April 2014
  • Guidance
• High-speed craft international safety code 2000
  • 17 April 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• Survey and inspection of fishing vessels chapters 1 to 17 (MSIS 27)
  • 24 July 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Domestic Safety Management code: Instructions for surveyors (MSIS29)
  • 24 October 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• International HSC code 2000 (2008 Edition) (MSIS 34)
  • 17 April 2014
  • Statutory guidance
• MSIS 41 International load line
  • 25 April 2023
  • Statutory guidance
• MSIS 42 Damage stability SOLAS 2020 amendments
  • 25 April 2023
  • Statutory guidance
• MSIS 43 Intact stability
  • 25 April 2023
  • Statutory guidance

Published 1 May 2014
Last updated 12 December 2023 + show all updates

1. 12 December 2023

   Updated MSIS 10 revision 5

2. 8 October 2021

   Added MSIS 05 rev 10/21

3. 8 September 2020

   Added MSIS 41, 42 and 43

4. 3 September 2014

   Survey and certification policy (MSIS 23) added to the collection

5. 1 May 2014

   First published.