We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
The notice outlines guidance and procedure for obtaining an exemption from requirements of merchant shipping and fishing vessel (control of noise at work) regulations 2007.
Amendment 1 outlines information about the safety and duty of care for people on a vessel who are not employed by the ship owner.
A reminder of operational requirements in the inland waters small passenger boat code for towing vessels operating from a beach or harbour.
UK policy and procedure for acceptance of descent equipment intended to provide a controlled means of decent to reach survival craft.
Process to be applied by ship operators to demonstrate the assessment and mitigation of the risk of a single point of failure
This Notice provides information on assessing and mitigating risks when writing a risk assessment for the wearing of Personal Flotation Devices.
Substantially equivalent accommodation standards agreed by UK tripartite working group for new vessels of 200GT to less than 500GT.
Notice to ship owners, operators and managers, masters, officers and crew, authorised service providers, lifeboat equipment manufacturers and UK authorised recognised organisations
MCA Exemption for Seagoing Domestic Passenger Vessels of less than 24m in length complying to EU Directive 2009/45/EC, and allows alternative application of safety standards as of the 21st December 2019.
This MGN draws attention to and provides clarification on the inspection regime applicable to RoRo and high speed passenger craft operating a regular service out of a UK port.
Guidance to mariners on the use of mobile phones or other personal electronic devices and the dangers of not using them appropriately when working.
Describes the Master’s responsibilities in relation to emergency information and arrangements on Classes III to VI(A) passenger ships and directs the reader to relevant legislation.
This note highlights the importance of full awareness of the submarine pipelines and cables on the seabed, prior and during anchoring operations, and during fishing activities.
This MGN provides guidance on MSN 1902 and MSN 1903.
Guidance on the application of the Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1169), which regulate UK commercial nuclear-powered ships and foreign commercial nuclear-powered ships visiting UK waters.
To give advice to both DP vessels undertaking diving or other subsea operations and vessels that are operating in the vicinity, when applying the provisions within COLREG.
Guidance for carrying military explosives, stating when a Government Authorised Explosives Representative is required, supplements the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
This general exemption remedies an administrative irregularity concerning workboats built before 21 July 1968 and are 24 metres or more in length and less than 150 gross tons.
This marine information note (MIN) has been published to advise of a recent decision made regarding the acceptance of electronic record books under MARPOL as listed in resolution MEPC.312(74).
This MGN provides the criteria to be met for Aviation Inspection Bodies (AIBs) to be approved as a recognised AIB by the MCA for the purpose of issuing Helicopter Landing Area Certificates (HLACs). A link to the list of appr…
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab).