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Guidelines about the unit weight of passengers and vessels where certificates state a limiting number of passengers.
Recommended standards for the inspection and testing of pressurised seamless steel gas cylinders for fire fighting appliances and other onboard purposes.
SOLAS amendments for passenger ship cabin balconies and fire protection and suppression system requirements .
Information about the U.S. Clean Water Act and compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency's vessel general permit (VGP).
Survey and certification requirements with reference to air pollution from ships and clarification of the term important repair.
Guidance on compatibility issues concerning the joint use of immersion suits and lifejackets.
This MGN provides guidance on the SOx requirements under the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships Regulations, as amended for ships in UK ports, with regards to fuel changeover and “hotelling”.
Guidance on the use of barbecues and pig roasts on ships and fishing vessels, corrects information from MGN 406.
Details the research undertaken and the procedures to be followed to demonstrate the fire protection standards for non-steel constructions.
Guidance on safe operation of fishing vessels engaged in trawling and twin beam trawling, including scallop dredging with derricks or booms.
This notice provides guidance to all who have an interest in small commercial vessels including rescue boats with an intention to operate abroad in non-UK waters.
Amendment 2 draws the attention of owners and crew, to the inherent dangers on vessels not properly equipped for overnight sleeping on-board.
Amendment 2 outlines guidance on the risks arising from exposure to harmful levels of artificial optical radiation.
This notice outlines the procedure to gain exemptions for requirements of vibrations at work, outlined in merchant shipping and fishing vessel (control of vibration at work) regulations 2007.
Provides shipowners with links to information to maintain awareness of hazards and risks which are causing accidents to inform risk assessments and procedures.
Amendment 1 outlines information about the safety and duty of care for people on a vessel who are not employed by the ship owner.
Amendment 3 provides a standard for the construction, machinery, carriage of equipment, manning, survey and certification of Police Boats.
UK policy and procedure for acceptance of descent equipment intended to provide a controlled means of decent to reach survival craft.
Companies procuring, storing, distributing or supplying Category C (either as stand alone kits or contained within packed survival craft)
Guidance and procedures for carrying out emergency drills on board fishing vessels.
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