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This MGN replaces MGN 148(M) for ships and MGN 149(M) for yachts which are not subject to the Maritime Labour Convention.
MCA criteria for visual inspection of immersion suits stored in airtight packaging.
Log Books are required to comply with Part II MS (Radio Installation) regs 1998 or Part III of MS (Radio) (Fishing Vessel) regs 1999.
Applicable to davit launched lifeboats fitted with on-load release hooks, and any similar on-load release systems if fitted to rescue boats
Notice to all shipowners, ship operators and managers, masters, officers and crew of merchant ships, authorised service personnel and recognised organisations.
This note clarifies UK interpretations for determining load line length on vessel hull forms which feature cut-outs, removable end sections and stepped or recessed decks.
This MGN provides guidance on the harmonization of existing requirements for watertight doors in cargo ships in the 1988 Load Line Protocol, MARPOL, IGC Code and IBC Code with those in SOLAS.
Amendments to MSN 1858 yacht requirements to gain an exemption from completing the training record book
This Marine Information Note (MIN) provides the latest advice to mariners on products sold as distress signalling equipment to be used in an emergency.
Requirements for the safe use of pesticides in the cargo spaces of ships, in cargo and in cargo transport units in accordance with SOLAS Chapter VI regulation 4.
Guidance on the required knowledge for the UKLAP Grade 2.
Online proforma registration and guidance for owners, operators and bareboat charterers registering merchant vessels under the UK flag.
Domestic Safety Management code (DSM) (MSIS 29) for the safe operation of ships and for pollution prevention.
The written examination syllabuses for General Engineering Science (GES).
Updated instructions for the guidance of surveyors, applied to craft built on or after 1 July 2008.
The oral examination syllabus for MEOLs.
Details the new requirements for experience prior to examination for a certificate of competency as a compass adjuster.
Guidance note recommending a common format for stability information booklets for use on board fishing vessels.
Sets out alternative ways that certain smaller vessels operated under MCA codes of practice may satisfy paper chart carriage requirements.
Potential effects on performance of prescription and or over the counter drugs.
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