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Life-saving appliances - means of recovery of persons from the water by ships and boats - plans, procedures and acceptance of recovery equipment
Amendment 2 is intended to provide guidance to fishing vessel owners, employers, skippers and share fishermen on the application of the LOLER and PUWER regulations 2006.
Updated guidance on how to process an application for the certification of UK vessels wherever they may be, or other vessels operating in UK waters that use Innovative Technology or where a risk-based approach is used.
Provides guidance on the application of SOLAS Chapter VI in the UK and on UK ships, to be read alongside the Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations 2024.
Information on how businesses can offer a flare disposal service.
Provides links to websites containing information countering piracy, armed robbery and other acts of violence against merchant shipping
Amendment 1 outlines that this notice replaces MGN 20 (M+F) for fishing vessels only.
This Marine Guidance Notice (MGN) explains a General Exemption which has been issued for Remotely Operated Unmanned Vessels of 2.5 to <4.5 metres in length overall.
This notice provides guidance on how to reduce the risk of flooding and the action to take if flooding occurs
Amendment 2 lists merchant notices and marine guidance notes which provide standards or guidance for implementation of the maritime labour convention, 2006.
Fishermen working on a fishing vessel engaged in commercial operations, must have a fisherman鈥檚 work agreement (FWA), setting out their terms and conditions.
Amendment 3 provides guidance on the arrangements in place for inspection for Maritime Labour Convention compliance.
Part MSIS 14 of the instructions for the guidance of surveyors.
A quick-reference guide to UK regulations and procedures.
皇冠体育app Defence Maritime Regulator鈥檚 guide to regulation of Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS).
Guidance and information about UK merchant shipping regulations and administrative procedures
Information on the safe operation of power operated watertight doors and references to additional information.
Amendment 3 contains guidance on the factors affecting the risks of manual handling, with particular reference to work on board ships.
Provision of facilities for emergency helicopter operations on sea-going ships which do not have a helideck & emergency contingency plans.
Information regarding the latest edition of the Ship Captain鈥檚 Medical Guide (SCMG), and a summary of the changes from the previous version.
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