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This consultation seeks your views on a new Statutory Instrument (SI) which is required to amend the existing Regulations (The Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships) Regulations 199…
This consultation seeks the views of industry and stakeholders on proposals to amend the requirements for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages.
This consultation requests comments on the proposed revision of MGN 630 which amends the process for surveyors undertaking and verifying corrective action prior to submitting a comparison report to the MCA
Sought views on the proposed extension of the Harwich Haven Authority voluntary pilotage area.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This consultation requests views on draft MGNs to replace M.1386 and M.1409 containing guidance on the provision of emergency information and instructions to passengers.
Memorandum of Understanding between the MAIB and the Red Ensign Group Category 1 registries of Isle of Man, Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Gibraltar.
Consultation on the recasting of the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances For Ships Other Than Ships Of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999 to reflect up to date requirements as contained in the International Convent…
Outlines aims and roles of the transport accident investigation branches and their relationship with the Department for Transport (DfT).
This consultation seeks yours views on the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2020. This consultation closes at: 17.00 on Monday 30th March 2020.
This consultation seeks yours views on the draft merchant shipping (prevention of pollution by garbage from ships) regulations 2020. This consultation closes at: 17.00 on Monday 30th March 2020.
This is the second consultation on implementation of the review of Domestic Passenger Vessels “Grandfather Rights”.
This consultation seeks views on the amendment to the merchant shipping and fishing vessel health and safety at work carcinogens and mutagens regulations 2007.
This consultation seeks the views of industry and stakeholders on proposals to implement the new technical standard which will underpin Directive (EU) 2016/1629.
To update the personal protective equipment (PPE) standards within the MSN, to the current British standards and the EU Commissions harmonized standards.
The government’s vision and ambitions for the future of the British maritime sector.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
To review the proposed changes to the code of safe working practice for merchant seafarers (COSWP) 4th amendment 2019.
Consultation on six draft marine guidance notes (MGNs) entitled yacht and powerboat safety at sea
The UK Mission to the UN in New York's Charge d'Affaires wrote to the UN Security Council President after the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero was seized.
This consultation seeks your views on a new marine guidance notice (MGN) for class IX tugs under 500GT - guidance for exemption from the carriage of a rescue boat.
Damage stability - alternative verification method for tankers - UK interpretations and procedures
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