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Information about the MCA Regulatory Compliance Investigations Team, its operational procedures and action it can take for maritime legislation offences.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2017.
Maritime health seminar presentations held during 2019.
Information about how to apply for an oil pollution beach supervisor course.
Amendment to marine guidance note 12 relating to fishing vessels operating in submarine exercise areas.
Regulations & safety requirements for ro-ro passenger vessels and high speed craft operating ferry services within the EU.
Draws attention to precautionary measures against dangers through flooding of forward compartments.
MCA policy statement on the development of standards in new safety regulations, new and existing ships, following Thames safety inquiry.
Guidance on stowage positions and other measures that will significantly reduce the possibility of a liferaft or an EPIRB becoming trapped.
Amendment 1 advises on risk assessment, for operators of UK passenger ferries and high speed passenger craft to determine whether to carry defibrillators.
Provides advice and a reminder on the safe use and handling of gas welding and burning equipment.
Wheelhouse visibility requirements for all fishing vessels.
The do's and don'ts on the re-application of paints, varnishes and other finishes to interior surfaces on fishing vessels.
High-speed craft are known to suffer some degree of difficulty in following and quartering seas, including behaviour surfing, bow diving and broaching.
Draws attention to guidelines for the proper maintenance and testing of fixed bulk dry powder fire extinguishing systems.
Guidelines about avoiding the use of photochromic lenses and allowing time for dark adaptation when undertaking lookouts at night.
Provides guidelines on the requirements and performance standards, for new technology light sources as required by the IMO.
Contact details for the local suppliers of fuel oil for registering and making an annual declaration.
Guidance for ships on the requirements of the merchant shipping (prevention of air Pollution from ships) regulations 2008, as amended.
Details the research undertaken and the procedures to be followed to demonstrate the fire protection standards for non-steel constructions.
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