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Draft regulations to implement international safety requirements for high speed craft.
Alerts industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) services using 2-way narrow-band direct-printing (2W-NBDP) for distress and safety communications in the high frequency (HF) band will cease at midnight on 31 December 2…
A previous code of practice for yachts carrying 13 to 36 passengers.
A document outlining standards to be met by organisations delivering Tier 2 response services in the UK.
All fishing vessels must carry out regular drills and record these. Drills may differ depending on whether the vessel is single handed or not.
Operational codes of practice, construction and maintenance standards for cargo or passenger high-speed craft and Ro-Ro.
Codes of Practice detail the regular maintenance requirements of safety equipment and systems to a high standard, as is required to maintain fishing certificates.
Guide to search and rescue helicopter statistics, source documents, accompanying notes, definitions and technical documents.
Find out about MCA’s bathymetric data collection programme, how to share data with MCA, and guidance for offshore developers.
The concierge service helps maritime businesses to interact with government departments.
Document containing questions from industry and answered by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Format of Certificates Associated with the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
Details of equipment servicing intervals for inflatable liferafts and their manufacturers.
A guide to human behaviour in the shipping industry.
List of contact details for fuel oil suppliers who are registered as compliant with MARPOL annex VI.
Download 'must do' action signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2022.
Recommendation for the fitting of hull stress monitoring systems on bulk carriers of 20,000 dwt and above.
Seismic streamers that are being towed represent a potential hazard to navigation and should be marked with tail buoys.
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