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New standards of training certification and watchkeeping (STCW) requirements.
This webpage provides a list of organisations authorised under UK legislation to conduct tonnage measurement and issue certification on UK registered vessels.
Forms and guidance for initial application and revalidation for Vessel Traffic 天美影院 (VTS) operator logbooks and supervisor or instructor endorsements.
This booklet provides guidance on how to assess the stability of your vessel and is intended to help you understand the principles of stability, the associated risks and hazards and what you can do to minimise them.
Privacy notices for Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) activities and services.
Standard reporting format and procedures for reporting incidents involving harmful or dangerous goods & substances.
Provision of facilities for emergency helicopter operations on sea-going ships which do not have a helideck & emergency contingency plans.
This Marine Guidance Note (MGN) highlights the issues to be considered when planning and undertaking voyages in the vicinity of offshore renewable energy installations (OREIs) in UK waters.
This MGN replaces MGN 148(M) for ships and MGN 149(M) for yachts which are not subject to the Maritime Labour Convention.
Requirement to maintain compulsory insurance against liability for bunker oil pollution damage and information on the limits of liability.
Regulations require periodic testing of the complete emergency electrical system including any automatic starting arrangements .
A consistent factor in almost all incidents, accidents and errors is the human element - This guidance summarises the most common twelve significant people factors.
Notice to all owners, operators, managing agents, skippers and crew.
This notice provides guidance on overside working systems, their use, standards, maintenance and regulations.
In 2018, ILO Convention No. 188 The Work in Fishing Convention will also be implemented in the UK.
MGN 637 provides further guidance on the safety, training and manning requirements of The Merchant Shipping (Polar Code) (Safety) Regulations 2021
Overview of technical and operational measures to reduce GHG emissions from ships introduced through amendments to Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention.
Notice to all designers, builders, owners, operators, employers, certifying authorities Masters and Remote Operators, working with ROUVs. This information is provided for use by persons operating ROUVs, certified under Th鈥
This notice provides details of the 2025 amendments to the code of safe working practices for merchant seafarers (鈥渢he Code鈥, also 鈥淐OSWP鈥).
Advice, rules and regulations about installing oil-fired appliances on board ship.
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