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Guidance on compatibility issues concerning the joint use of immersion suits and lifejackets.
A warning on the potential hazards of arc flash, and guidance on safety measures.
Guidance on identifying and dealing with overweight lifeboats and rescue boats.
Companies procuring, storing, distributing or supplying Category C (either as stand alone kits or contained within packed survival craft)
Notice to all shipowners, ship operators and managers, masters, officers and crew of merchant ships, authorised service personnel and recognised organisations.
Crew accommodation standards as a substantial equivalence to MLC standard A3.1 for new UK vessels under 200GT, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities.
Notice to ship owners, operators and managers, masters, officers and crew, authorised service providers, lifeboat equipment manufacturers and UK authorised recognised organisations
Guidance for carrying military explosives, stating when a Government Authorised Explosives Representative is required, supplements the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
Information about why MCA has withdrawn the general exemption to carry lifejackets on class V vessels on inland lakes.
Regulations for the safe operation of manned submersible craft operated commercially in United Kingdom waters.
This MSN replaces MSN 1670 Amendment 1
This Merchant Shipping Notice forms an integral part of the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/568) (鈥渢he 2023 Regulations鈥�). This Notice is made mandatory by way of reference to it in those Reg鈥�
Explains recent amendments to international codes related to the carriage by sea of dangerous goods and the dates when voluntary and mandatory use are required.
Alerts industry to specific issues. Normally time sensitive and action may be required.
This safety bulletin is a notification of deficient equipment.
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) services using 2-way narrow-band direct-printing (2W-NBDP) for distress and safety communications in the high frequency (HF) band will cease at midnight on 31 December 2鈥�
Information and guidance notes for keeping a sailing vessel stable in typical sailing conditions.
A voluntary Code of Practice applicable to Small Hovercraft of up to 24 metres in length that carry no more than 12 passengers
How to comply with the safety requirements and responsibilities under ILO Work In Fishing Convention (ILO 188)
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