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This MGN should be read in conjunction with Part 1 of the IPV Code.
Guidance concerning the choice of an alternative engine in the event the owner or operator is not able to purchase an IMO MARPOL Annex VI tier III standard engine.
This Note provides the consolidated text of the revised explanatory notes to the SOLAS Chapter II-1 subdivision and damage stability regulations as set out in MSC.429(98)/Rev.2.
Amendment 3 contains guidance on the factors affecting the risks of manual handling, with particular reference to work on board ships.
Information on the amendments made to the International Convention on MARPOL Annex I by the IMO Resolutions adopted since 2004.
This MGN provides the criteria to be met for Aviation Inspection Bodies (AIBs) to be approved as a recognised AIB by the MCA for the purpose of issuing Helicopter Landing Area Certificates (HLACs). A link to the list of appr…
This Marine Information Note provides a list of changes to the regulations in SOLAS II-1 with an entry into force on 1 January 2024.
This notice recommends that a master or chief mate of large ships have adequate experience in unusual maneuvering characteristics.
This MSN replaces MSN 1665
This MSN replaces MSN 1666
This MSN replaces MSN 1669
This MSN replaces MSN 1670 Amendment 1
Guidance that meets article 4 (2) of directive 98/18/EC as amended.
Flag State Endorsements needed for officers serving on fishing vessels, and the responsibilities of owners and operators.
Amendment 1 outlines the application of the fishing vessels (working time sea-fishermen) regulations 2004 as amended, which came into force on 1 January 2019.
This Merchant Shipping Notice forms an integral part of the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/568) (“the 2023 Regulations”). This Notice is made mandatory by way of reference to it in those Reg…
Details of emergency response planning for at-sea renewable energy installations.
Advice for passengers on their rights when travelling by sea and on inland waterways.
Payment options for requests for approval of methods to ascertain the VGM of a container
Code of practice for use by those with responsibility for protecting the technical systems of port facilities and vessels docked in ports.
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