Guidance

Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers (COSWP)

Guidance for improving health and safety on board ship which is intended primarily for merchant seafarers on UK-registered ships

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 9 September 2015
• Last updated: 16 December 2016 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 3 January 2018

Code of safe working practices for merchant seafarers 2016 edition has been replaced by the 2017 edition

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Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers 2016 Edition

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This document includes the text and images from the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers 2015 edition, 9780115534027, published on 4 September 2015. This document does not match the pagination of the published version. Italicised textual references follow the paragraph to which they refer.

Published 9 September 2015
Last updated 16 December 2016 + show all updates

1. 16 December 2016

   Updated Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers 2016 Edition

2. 9 September 2015

   First published.