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Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Your rights as a passenger when travelling by sea and inland waterway.
This statutory Merchant Shipping Notice sets out the categorisations of waters in the United Kingdom.
Summary This statutory Merchant Shipping Notice sets out the…
Scotland Scottish Mainland - Coastal Region and Location Category A, B or…
MOU between the HSE, the MCA and the MAIB for health and safety enforcement activities and accident investigation at the water margin and offshore.
Guidance concerning the choice of an alternative engine in the event the owner or operator is not able to purchase an IMO MARPOL Annex VI tier III standard engine.
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.
Accredited official statistics designation of maritime and shipping statistics publications.
The purpose of this Merchant Shipping Notice is to publish Annex V of Directive (EU) 2016/1629.
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