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How to comply with the safety requirements and responsibilities under ILO Work In Fishing Convention (ILO 188)
A reminder to owners, operators, masters and pilots about best practice safely navigating a vessel in pilotage waters.
Guidelines about the unit weight of passengers and vessels where certificates state a limiting number of passengers.
Reminds industry of codes and standards which should be followed and includes key extracts from these documents for ease of reference.
This note outlines the procedure for applying for a substantial equivalence on UK flagged vessels which are subject to the MLC, 2006.
UK policy and procedure for acceptance of descent equipment intended to provide a controlled means of decent to reach survival craft.
MCA interpretation for SOLAS Chapter III rotational deployments of MES, roles different parties should play and pass criteria for deployment
Process to be applied by ship operators to demonstrate the assessment and mitigation of the risk of a single point of failure
Outlines MCA Approval Procedures for fire retardant treatment of various items, covers and components onboard vessels certificated under the Large Commercial Yacht Code.
Guidance on the latest EU safety rules and standards for seagoing domestic passenger ships and High Speed Craft (HSC) operating within the EU, and their implementation under UK law.
Amendment 1 provides information on the health and safety at work asbestos regulations 2010 as amended in 2013.
Guidance for carrying military explosives, stating when a Government Authorised Explosives Representative is required, supplements the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
Regulations for the safe operation of manned submersible craft operated commercially in United Kingdom waters.
The provision of safety information and for owners and operators to ensure adequate measures are taken to inform passengers in an emergency.
Technical provisions that have been accepted by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the European Commission
All UK fishing vessels must have a list of crew on board which must be left with the nominated person before or immediately after the departure of the vessel.
This Merchant Shipping Notice forms an integral part of the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/568) (“the 2023 Regulations”). This Notice is made mandatory by way of reference to it in those R…
Draft regulations to implement international safety requirements for bulk carriers.
Alert industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
Alerts industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
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