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Amendment 2 lists merchant notices and marine guidance notes which provide standards or guidance for implementation of the maritime labour convention, 2006.
Life-saving appliances - means of recovery of persons from the water by ships and boats - plans, procedures and acceptance of recovery equipment
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.
This guidance advises on the need to ensure that there are safe means of access and the protective measures that can be taken to minimise risks.
Substantially equivalent accommodation standards agreed by UK tripartite working group for new vessels of 200GT to less than 500GT.
The General Exemption for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) of Less than 2.5 metres in length overall ensures that eligible vessels have an available proportional pathway to enable operation.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will assume direct responsibility for approving training programs for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and Radio Certification. Currently, this responsibility li鈥�
This MSN replaces MSN 1666
This notice provides information on the Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) regulations 2011 which implement UK obligations under the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreement on Port State Control in UK law.
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 Regula鈥�
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