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This MGN provides best practice marine guidance to facilitate safe and environmentally friendly battery solutions for vessels utilising lithium-ion batteries.
Guide for owners and operators of merchant ships and bareboat charters over 100GT.
Amends MSN 1699(M) to implement amendments to the technical requirements, in relation to stability and Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) requirements.
Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel
Online proforma registration and guidance for owners, operators and bareboat charterers registering merchant vessels under the UK flag.
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
Guidance to the crew for the safe use of fixed CO2 gas fire extinguishing systems.
The standard code of practice for the safety of large commercial yachts under 300 GT (gross tonnage).
Guidance and information about UK merchant shipping regulations and administrative procedures
This page outlines the requirements and construction standards for fishing vessels
A quick-reference guide to UK regulations and procedures.
The merchant shipping regulations 1998 for construction of passenger ships classes III to VI(A).
Guidance that meets article 4 (2) of directive 98/18/EC as amended.
Instructions for guidance of surveyors.
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Instructions for guidance to surveyors, on maritime and caastguard Agency (MCA) construction standards and policies.
Stability information guidance and standard example for booklet.
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