The MAIB has today published its Safety Bulletin on the serious passenger injury on board a sea safari rigid inflatable boat, urging owners and operators of small commercial passenger vessels […]
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MAIB – Moritz Schulte report published
Engine room fire on a LPG/ethylene carrier in Antwerp, Belgium with loss of one life. Today, we have published our accident investigation report into the fatal engine room fire on […]
VTS – MGN 434 A2 & MIN 692
The MCA have announced that MGN 434 amendment 2 and MIN 692 are now available on the gov.uk website, the copied the links are available below. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mgn-434-mf-amendment-2-navigation-vessel-traffic-services-vts-training-and-certification-of-vts-personnel https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/min-692-mf-navigation-vessel-traffic-services-vts-accreditation-of-prior-learning With the […]
MMO Engagement – Have your say on marine plans in your area
The Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) Marine Planning team would like your support in collecting data to inform the monitoring and reporting of England’s marine plans. Surveys are one way we […]
MAIB – Emma Louise report and safety flyer published
Carbon monoxide poisoning on a sports cruiser moored at Port Hamble Marina, England, with the loss of two lives. Today, the MAIB have published the accident investigation report into the […]
UK national standard for marine oil spill response organisations
An MCA document outlining standards to be met by organisations delivering Tier 2 response services in the UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-national-standard-for-marine-oil-spill-response-organisations The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations […]
MGN 684 (M) Safety of powered watercraft
This MGN explains the dangerous use provisions of the MSA to powered watercraft, the obligations and offences for different actors, and the role of the MCA as the main statutory […]
MCA enforcement unit: prosecutions 2023
Details of UK court hearings of owners, companies and individuals prosecuted as a result of offences reported to, and by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Enforcement Unit. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mca-enforcement-unit-prosecutions-2023/prosecutions-report-2023 […]
Port of London Authority carbon reduction plans on track
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has achieved a major milestone, halving its carbon emissions last year, as it made strong progress in its Net Zero programme. The PLA, which […]
UK’s largest port will launch ‘Safe Boarding Week’, a European first
The Port of London Authority (PLA), which oversees operations in the UK’s largest port, will launch ‘Safe Boarding Week’ this month, the first of its kind in Europe. The week-long […]
