Guidance

MGN 447 Amendment 1 control of noise at work procedure for exemptions

Procedure for obtaining an exemption from requirements of merchant shipping and fishing vessel (control of noise at work) regulations 2007.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 8 September 2021

This publication was withdrawn on 11 July 2023

MGN 447 Amendment 1 has been replaced by MGN 447 Amendment 2.

Documents

MGN 447 (M+F) Amendment 1 control of noise at work regulations 2007, procedure for seeking exemptions

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Details

This notice should be read in conjunction with MGN 658 (M+F) the merchant shipping and fishing vessel (control of noise at work) regulations 2007 and MGN 636 (M) amendment 1 the merchant shipping and fishing vessel (health and safety at work) regulations 1997 and MGN 587 (F) amendment 1 ILO work in fishing convention health and safety responsibilities.

Amendment 1 outlines updated guidance and reflects the merchant shipping (maritime labour convention) (health and safety) (amendment) regulations (S.I. 2014/1616) (“the MLC health and safety amendments”) and the merchant shipping (work in fishing convention) (consequential and minor amendments) regulations (S.I. 2018/1109) (the “work in fishing consequential amendments”).

Notice to:

• all ship and fishing vessel owners
• operators and managers
• other employers of seafarers
• masters, officers and ratings of merchant ships
• skippers and crew of fishing vessels
• small commercially operated vessels
• yachts with paid crew

Published 8 September 2021