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Construction - fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction
Safety codes of practice for small (up to 24m) vessels
The standard code of practice for the safety of large commercial yachts under 300 GT (gross tonnage).
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
Designated trial areas for prototype vessels using innovative technology.
This page outlines the requirements and construction standards for fishing vessels
Amends MSN 1699(M) to implement amendments to the technical requirements, in relation to stability and Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) requirements.
Code of practice for the construction, machinery, equipment, survey and manning of police boats.
The code of safe practice for large commercial yachts.
The safety requirements for systems and equipment that move and control vessels, and make vessels usable for crew, passengers and cargo.
UK class III, VI and VI(A) steel or equivalent ships built before 1 July 1998 to phase-in requirements of Annex 1 council directive 98/18/EC
Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.
Statutory requirements for fitting and use of hinged deadlights and permanently attached storm covers at windows and side scuttles.
The merchant shipping regulations 1998 for construction of passenger ships classes III to VI(A).
Guidance for complying with the merchant shipping (cargo ship construction) regulations 1997.
Instructions for the guidance of surveyors; it gives a full set of requirements for the design and building of HSC.
Construction, radio and marine equipment standards for merchant ships and special shipping.
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Guide for owners and naval architects on how and where to submit ship stability information for Martime and Coastguard Agency authorisation.
Leaflet explaining the differences between alerting technology and location technology.
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