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Recommendations for voluntary short course appropriate to the manning and trading patterns of small vessels.
This Notice sets out the requirements for reporting occupational diseases, including COVID-19 to the MCA.
A guide to human behaviour in the shipping industry.
The majority of the ILO 188 work in fishing convention will phase in between the 31 December 2018 and 30 November 2019.
Provides shipowners with links to information to maintain awareness of hazards and risks which are causing accidents to inform risk assessments and procedures.
Information on port and navigation authorities’ local regulations and byelaws, and where to obtain further information on them.
The safe loading and back-loading operations of supply vessels serving offshore installations.
Guidance for maritime security guards and their employers about the medical certificates needed for working at sea.
Raises awareness of twelve of the most common people related factors which can affect maritime safety, along with suggested mitigating actions.
MIN 474 Training and certification: changes to International Association of Maritime Institutions officer of the watch written examinations.
Amendment 3 advises on with the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (health and safety at work) regulations 1997 as they relate to new or expectant mothers.
Advice on reducing the risk of explosion or carbon monoxide poisoning from the fitting and use of petroleum gas and diesel fuel heaters
Amendment 1 outlines advice and procedures for safe conduct of diving operations especially where diving operations are not controlled by the vessel owner.
Amendment 1 outlines the guidance for the use of overside working systems on yachts, small commercial vessels and loadline vessels.
Provides additional guidance on the government's support for maritime training scheme (SMarT).
Training guidelines for an essential part of the merchant shipping (musters, training and decision support system) regulations 1999.
The oral examination syllabuses for SV Engineers.
Amendment 2 includes the 2014 Amendments to the MLC which came into force internationally in January 2017.
A final report from Southampton Solent University to the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency investigating modelling the hours of work and rest of merchant navy watch keepers and tug crews.
The 2015 Regulations detail the training and certification requirements for masters of all passenger and non-passenger vessels operating in category A, B, C and D waters and some limited coastal voyages in the UK.
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