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This notice outlines the requirements for health and safety signs and signals at work.
Amendments to the IGF Code which take effect from 1 January 2024 include, general editorial amendments and changes for ships constructed on or after 1st January 2024.
The requirement is to provide a means of escape from enclosed spaces when other escape arrangements can not be used.
Detailing the requirements for emergency communications equipment and alarms.
Explains recent amendments to international codes related to the carriage by sea of dangerous goods and the dates when voluntary and mandatory use are required.
Guide for owners and naval architects on how and where to submit ship stability information for Martime and Coastguard Agency authorisation.
Key regulations on tonnage measurement, weighing, safe loading, unloading and carriage of cargo, and passenger and personnel safety issues for ships.
Guidance for fishermen on how to correctly fit a HRU
Domestic Safety Management code (DSM) (MSIS 29) for the safe operation of ships and for pollution prevention.
High-speed craft are known to suffer some degree of difficulty in following and quartering seas, including behaviour surfing, bow diving and broaching.
Reminds industry of codes and standards which should be followed and includes key extracts from these documents for ease of reference.
This amendment provides guidance for all vessels engaged in transfers of persons at anchor or underway as regards
Revision of sections of the small commercial vessel code of practice.
A warning on the potential hazards of arc flash, and guidance on safety measures.
This note outlines the procedure for applying for a substantial equivalence on UK flagged vessels which are subject to the MLC, 2006.
Amendment 2 outlines guidance for seafarers about their protection, rights and entitlements under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006.
This guidance outlines the arrangements in place in the UK for accessing shore based welfare facilities.
Companies procuring, storing, distributing or supplying Category C (either as stand alone kits or contained within packed survival craft)
Applicable to davit launched lifeboats fitted with on-load release hooks, and any similar on-load release systems if fitted to rescue boats
Crew accommodation standards as a substantial equivalence to MLC standard A3.1 for new UK vessels under 200GT, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities.
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