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Download 'must do' action signs from the 'Code of Safe Working Practices (COSWP) for Merchant Seamen'.
Guide for shipping lines, their agents and ports to complete statistical returns on maritime freight traffic through ports.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January to December 2011.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2017.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2018.
Record of prosecutions resulting from breaches of maritime legislation: court hearings from January 2019.
Maritime health seminar presentations held during 2022.
Accessibility statements for the MCA's survey and certification site and other online services.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors, about inspecting ships' navigation lights, sound and visual signalling equipment.
Amendment to marine guidance note 12 relating to fishing vessels operating in submarine exercise areas.
Amendment 1 draws attention to the risks associated with the consumption of alcohol and the abuse of drugs in relation to the chances of survival at sea.
Draws attention to obligations, responsibilities placed upon terminal operators involved in the loading and unloading of solid bulk cargoes.
Outlines a potential lifejacket safety issue and highlights the need for guidance on evacuating infants and people with disabilities.
General advice on the supply and use of working and protective gear (personal protective equipment (PPE)) on fishing vessels.
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.
Guidance and information on the requirements for AIS carriage on double-ended passenger ferries, and the specific arrangements for ensuring AIS has correct heading input, regardless of direction of travel.
Reports the findings of a series of trials and evacuation exercises undertaken or witnessed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Recommended standards for the inspection and testing of pressurised seamless steel gas cylinders for fire fighting appliances and other onboard purposes.
Provides guidelines on the requirements and performance standards, for new technology light sources as required by the IMO.
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