Consultation outcome

Class IX tugs under 500GT - guidance for exemption from the carriage of a rescue boat

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 24 May 2019
• Last updated: 18 July 2019 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

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Consultation outcome report on the draft marine guidance notice: Class IX Tugs under 500GT – guidance for the exemption from the carriage of a rescue boat

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Detail of outcome

The document above provides the outcome of this consultation.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks your views on a new marine guidance notice (MGN) for class IX tugs under 500GT - guidance for exemption from the carriage of a rescue boat.

This consultation ran from
12:15am on 27 May 2019 to 11:45pm on 21 June 2019

Consultation description

Following preliminary consultations with UK tug owners/operators the MCA now seeks public consultation on a new Marine Guidance Notice titled: Class IX Tugs Under 500GT, which contains risk mitigations if a Class IX tug owner/operator wishes to be exempt from the statutory carriage of a rescue boat.

Responses are welcomed from 27/05/2019 until 21/06/2019.

Documents

Marine guidance notice 609 - Class IX tugs under 500GT - guidance for exemption from the carriage of a rescue boat

MS Word Document, 195 KB

Marine guidance notice 609 consultation document

MS Word Document, 73.4 KB

Published 24 May 2019
Last updated 18 July 2019 + show all updates

1. 18 July 2019

   Outcome report added following the consultation

2. 24 May 2019

   First published.