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Guidance and procedures for carrying out emergency drills on board fishing vessels.
MGN 637 provides further guidance on the safety, training and manning requirements of The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2021
The merchant shipping regulations 1998 for construction of passenger ships classes III to VI(A).
The Notice provides details of the medical certification exemption granted for existing fishers on vessels under 10m
The oral examination syllabuses for SV Engineers.
Stability information guidance and standard example for booklet.
MCA’s role in promoting safety at sea through vessel traffic monitoring and guidance on reporting requirements for vessels arriving in UK ports.
How to comply with the living and working conditions requirements and responsibilities under ILO Work In Fishing Convention (ILO 188)
Documents on meeting the maritime passenger rights regulation, including staff training, disability needs, compensation and scope.
The tasks required to be completed by an Electro-Technical Rating (ETR).
The written examination syllabuses for Engineering Knowledge (EK).
A list of medical referees who can carry out independent medical reviews where a seafarer asks for a review of the decision on their fitness for work.
The oral examination syllabus for MEOLs.
Provides guidance on bilge systems, during construction, operation, to help reduce number of vessels and lives lost as a result of flooding.
Standard reporting format and procedures for reporting incidents involving harmful or dangerous goods & substances.
Maintenance intervals of portable fire extinguishers.
Guidance note recommending a common format for stability information booklets for use on board fishing vessels.
Survey standards for hull construction, machinery, electrical and control systems which vessels are expected to be built and maintained.
Amendment 2 lists merchant notices and marine guidance notes which provide standards or guidance for implementation of the maritime labour convention, 2006.
This notice provides guidance on the application of the requirement for a seafarer employment agreement to trainees engaged through an approved training provider on a UK ship
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