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Provides advice and a reminder on the safe use and handling of gas welding and burning equipment.
Advises of possibility of premature pipe failure due to fatigue when pipes are incorrectly mounted, or subjected to in service vibration.
Guidance and schemas for the national public transport gazetteer which provides topographic information of town and settlements in the UK.
Details and images of a swivel block that failed, and advice for operators.
Advice for vessel owners, operators and masters about vessels with bow areas open to passengers.
Guidance for owners and masters about potentially hazardous medical supplies.
Safety guidance for all seafarers about the dangers of confined space entries.
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.
Instructions for guidance to surveyors, on maritime and caastguard Agency (MCA) construction standards and policies.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors; it gives a full set of requirements for the design and building of HSC.
Guidelines for developers looking to submit consent applications.
Technical advice for skippers of fishing vessels
Guidance for fishermen who work alone at sea.
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 sailing vessel stable in typical sailing conditions.
Information and guidance notes for keeping a motor vessel stable in typical sailing conditions.
A report with information about, and guidance on, inspecting the carbon fibre masts and spars of large commercial yachts.
Practical guidance for surveyors carrying out an inclining test, and determining a ship's stability.
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