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This Note provides information for the Plan Approval, Construction and Outfit and Certification of New build fishing vessels.
This notice advises what medical conditions are required to be reported on during the validity of an ENG1 medical certificate.
This note describes the initial implementation by the MCA of electronic certificates and the means by which their validity may be verified.
The safe loading and back-loading operations of supply vessels serving offshore installations.
The requirement is to provide a means of escape from enclosed spaces when other escape arrangements can not be used.
Concerns the carriage of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), liferafts and float free arrangements for fishing vessels.
This notice advises all shipowners, shipbuilders, ship repairers, ship masters, certifying authorities and surveyors of the new 1998 Passenger Ship Construction Regulations.
The annex to this amending notice revokes and replaces section 1 of schedule 2 of MSN 1699.
About amendments to the merchant shipping (fire protection: large ships) and (fire protection: small ships) regulations 1998.
This Notice sets out the requirements for reporting occupational diseases, including COVID-19 to the MCA.
Legislation to implement the current version of SOLAS chapter II-1, includes ambulatory reference provision to give effect to changes to SOLAS chapter II-1 as amended
Drawing attention to 2 incidents of ingress of water through spurling pipes and how these can be prevented.
The statutory requirements for freeboard are laid down in rule 15 of the fishing vessel (safety provisions) rules 1975.
Information for ship owners and operators about the types of hazards that need reporting.
Advice for passengers on their rights when travelling by sea and on inland waterways.
Instructions for guidance of surveyors.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of regulations to improve marine safety by determining the circumstances and causes of marine casualties and promoting action to prevent reoccurrence.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.
Draft regulations to introduce air quality measures to control sulphur and nitrogen oxide emissions from ships.
Alerts industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
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