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A list of doctors in the UK who can carry out ENG 1 medicals.
This list is for seafarers who need to get an ENG1 medical fitness鈥�
How to get an ENG1 or ML5 medical certificate.
Details on how to dispose of your unwanted distress flares.
This note provides guidance on the MCA policy with regards to service requirements for SOLAS certificated inflatable Life-Saving Appliances
Contains the small commercial vessel (SCV) code text and advises how the standards of the SCV code may be used for already coded vessels.
Countries whose seafarer medical fitness certificates are accepted as equivalent to the UK ENG 1.
Medical examination system and appointment of approved doctors and medical and eyesight standards.
Safety codes of practice for small (up to 24m) vessels
This Marine Guidance Note (MGN) details the requirements for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats, rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear for UK registered shi鈥�
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the鈥�
Every seafarer employed on a vessel to which the maritime labour convention (MLC) applies, must have a legally enforceable seafarers employment agreement (SEA).
Find out which activities may be exempt from requiring a marine licence and what you need to do in such circumstances.
Amendment 3 sets out the minimum requirements for medical stores for UK ships and contains updated guidance and changes outlined on pages 1 and 2.
For the guidance of surveyors auditing safety management systems both at sea and ashore
Amendment 1 updates information explaining the UK鈥檚 understanding of specific terms used in the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC).
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts, and a list of the main changes from previous version LY2.
Amendment 1 details the requirements for provision of food and fresh water, in accordance with the maritime labour convention.
Draws attention to effects of hydrodynamic interaction on vessel manoeuvrability and describes some incidents which illustrate the dangers.
The guidance contained in this MGN is intended to outline best practices related to design, equipment and outfit of dedicated spaces onboard, and to increase safety for handling, charging and stowage of Li-ion batteries and 鈥�
This notice provides details, and guidance on interpretation, of the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (lifting operations and lifting equipment) regulations 2006.
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