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The purpose of this Marine Information Note (MIN) is to provide contact details of Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) authorised certifying authorities.
Guidance on the training standards for Helicopter Landing Officers (HLO) and Helideck Assistants (HDA) working on large commercial yachts with helicopter decks.
Conditions for entering the alternative compliance safety system where safety equipment surveys are undertaken by UK authorised recognised organisations.
This notice provides information relating to recruitment and placement under the 2006 regulations.
Guidance to the crew for the safe use of fixed CO2 gas fire extinguishing systems.
Details on the requirements for seafarers and fishermen to be given a written record of their work, titled as a certificate of discharge.
Information for a letter of initial assessment or college letter, so you can train for an engineer officer certificate of competence (CoC)
MCA’s role in promoting safety at sea through vessel traffic monitoring and guidance on reporting requirements for vessels arriving in UK ports.
New standards of training certification and watchkeeping (STCW) requirements.
MCA guidance on using small vessels commercially
Code of practice for the construction, machinery, equipment, survey and manning of police boats.
Guidance for fishermen on health and safety best practice, and applying merchant shipping and fishing vessel regulations.
MCA leaflet explaining specifications and recommendations for using VHF DSC radios on private leisure craft
Information on the MLC 2006 and ILO (188) compliant medical examination system - appointment of approved doctors and medical and eyesight standards.
The application of the merchant shipping (working time: inland waterways) regulations 2003 as amended
Amendment 3 outlines provisions of The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 and their effect on the scope of the Merchant Shipping (Distress and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996.
This notice sets out the PMSC compliance date and process for UK ports, harbours, marinas and marine facilities for the period of 2026-2028.
This note reminds designers, builders, owners and skippers of fishing vessels that modifications to vessels must be approved by the MCA prior to work taking place.
This Marine Guidance Note provides the UK shipping industry with best practice guidance to facilitate safe carriage, and potential charging of, electric vehicles onboard roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) passenger ferries. The MCA ha…
Applicable to davit launched lifeboats fitted with on-load release hooks, and any similar on-load release systems if fitted to rescue boats
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