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Guidance for owners and masters about potentially hazardous medical supplies.
Safety guidance for all seafarers about the dangers of confined space entries.
A reminder to owners, operators, masters and pilots about best practice safely navigating a vessel in pilotage waters.
Safety recommendations about machinery, rigging and equipment for owners, operators and crew members of commercial fishing vessels.
A reminder to vessel owners, operators and crew members about the dangers of moving machinery onboard ship.
Guidelines for developers looking to submit consent applications.
Technical advice for skippers of fishing vessels
Information about safety requirements for registering small fishing vessels.
This document contains reference information for training providers, regarding the changes to tanker endorsements.
Information and guidance notes for keeping a motor vessel stable in typical sailing conditions.
Practical guidance for surveyors carrying out an inclining test, and determining a ship's stability.
A list of drawings to help with carrying out a large yacht survey.
Information about the joint MCA and UK Hydrographic Office Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), the initiative to maps and measure UK waters.
Download supplementary information signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seafarers'.
Download warning information signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
Download 'prohibited' action signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
Download 'exit' safe procedure action signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
Download 'fire' action and equipment signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
A presentation outlining the major changes to the international maritime dangerous goods (IMDG) code, and the circulars referenced in the presentation.
A table of information which lists the changes made to the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) mandatory provisions.
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