Merchant Shipping Notices
The following Merchant Shipping Notices (MSNs) are specifically related to technical information for ships. Click on the document number to view each document. Please note, some documents have subsequent amending documents or parts, please click on each link separately.
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| MSN 474 (M+F) | Explosions in Diesel Engine Vessels |
| MSN 588 | Engine Room Gantry Cranes |
| MSN 622 (M+F) | Miscellaneous Openings in Freeboard and Superstructure Decks - Spurling Pipes |
| MSN 646 (M+F) | Toxic Substances in Electronic Devices |
| MSN 681 (M+F) | Fixed Fire Smothering Gas Installations: Sitting Precautions for CO2 Cylinders |
| MSN 700 (M) | Oil Pollution Prevention on Tankers, Separation of Cargo Oil Piping System from the Sea |
| MSN 719 (M+F) | Guide to the Fishing Industry on Documents Required by Law to be Maintained |
| MSN 752 (M+F) | Safety: Electric Shock Hazard in the Use of Electric Arc Welding Plant |
| MSN 782 (M+F) | Polyurethane Foam and other Organics Foam Materials |
| MSN 847 (M+F) | Dry Cleaning Plants: Requirements for Installation and Operation |
| MSN 852 (M+F) | Use of Diesel Engine Starting Aids Containing Flammable Mixtures |
| MSN 957 (M+F) | Fires and Explosions Resulting from Welding and Flame-Cutting Operations |
| MSN 975 (M+F) | Freeboard of Fishing Vessels |
| MSN 1083 (M+F) | Explosions in Boiler Furnaces |
| MSN 1136 (M+F) | Fires Involving Oil Fired Appliances |
| MSN 1151 (M+F) | The Operational Control of Watertight Doors in Passenger Ships |
| MSN 1167 (M+F) | Carriage of Containers and Flats in Ships Not Designed or Modified for the Purpose |
| MSN 1186 (M+F) | Lifeboat Winches fitted with a Roller Ratchet Mechanism |
| MSN 1196 (M+F) | Marine Pollution - Manual on Oil Operation |
| MSN 1214 (M+F) | Recommendations to Prevent Contamination of Ships' Freshwater Storage and Distribution Systems |
| MSN 1221 (M+F) | Dynamically Positioned Vessels and the Dangers to Divers Operating from such Vessels |
| MSN 1231 (M+F) | Safe Cargo-Handling Operations on Offshore Supply Vessels |
| MSN 1254 (M+F) | Use of Solid Carbon Dioxide (Drikold, Cardice, Dry Ice etc) |
| Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk - Implementation of Annex 2 to MARPOL 1973/78 | |
| MSN 1290 (M+F) | Offshore Installations - Observance of Safety Zones |
| MSN 1300 (M+F) | Safety of Submersible Craft |
| MSN 1334 (M+F) | Multi-Engined Propulsion Machinery Installations |
| MSN 1359 (M+F) | Emergency Equipment Lockers for RO/RO Passenger Ships |
| MSN 1393 (M+F) | Weighing of Goods Vehicles and Other Cargo for Class II and Class II(A) Ro/Ro Passenger Ship Operations |
| MSN 1401 (M+F) | Disinfection of Ships Domestic Fresh Water |
| MSN 1405 (M+F) | Auxiliary Boilers on Board United Kingdom Registered Ships |
| MSN 1414 (M+F) | Carriage of Additional Lifejackets |
| MSN 1428 (M+F) | Asbestos - Health Hazards and Precautions |
| MSN 1445 (M+F) | Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro/Ro) Ships: Stowage and Securing of Vehicles - Code of Practice |
| MSN 1458 (M+F) | Offshore Support Vessels |
| MSN 1467 (M) | Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons, Float Free Arrangements for Liferafts and Lifejackets on Fishing Vessels |
| MSN 1485 (M+F) | Guidelines and Specifications for Radar Reflectors to be fitted to Inflatable Liferafts |
| MSN 1521 (M) | Possible Hazards to Seamen from Oils Used on Ships |
| MSN 1522 (M+F) | Life-Saving Appliances—The Provision of Rescue Boats on Ships Fitted with Free Fall Lifeboats |
| MSN 1557 (M+F) | Electrical Installations in Small Craft Fire Risks |
| MSN 1589 (M+F) | The Merchant Shipping (IBC Code) (Amendement) Regulation 1994; The Merchant Shipping (BCH Code) (Amendment) Regulation 1994; The Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 |
| MSN 1613 (M+F) | Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 1995 - Arbitration Procedure - SI 1995/1210 |
| MSN 1643 (M+F) & Amendment 1 | MARPOL 1 Notice to Shipowners, Masters, Certifying Authorities and Surveyors |
| MSN 1663 (M+F) | Vessles Engaged in Oil Recovery |
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amended by MSN 1733 |
Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 1998: Fire fighting Equipment |
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amended by MSN 1733 |
Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 1998: Fixed Fire Detection Alarm and Extinguishing Systems |
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amended by MSN 1733 |
Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 1998: Passenger Ships: Fire Integrity of Bulkheads, Decks and Ventilation Duct |
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amended by MSN 1733 |
Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 1998: Fire Integrity of Bulkheads, Decks and Ventilation Ducting |
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amended by MSN 1733 |
Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 1998: Special Fire Safety Measures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods |
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amended by MSN 1733 |
Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 1998: Exemptions |
| MSN 1671 (M), Amendment 1 & Amendment 2 | Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction) Regulations 1997: Schedules |
| MSN 1672 (M+F), Amendment 1 & Amendment 2 | Merchant Shipping (Ship Inspection and Survey Organisations) Regulations 1996 - SI 1996/2908 |
| MSN 1675 (M+F) | Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc) Act 1993 Instruction to Surveyors Tonnage Measurement of Ships Revised Chapter 11 - Registration |
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amended by MSN 1757 |
Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Ships Other Than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999 Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999 |
| MSN 1677 (M) | Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Ships Other Than Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1999 |
| MSN 1678 (M+F) | The Special Waste Regulations 1996 - SI 1996/972 |
| MSN 1690 (M) | Serviceability and Maintenance Requirements of Radio Equipment under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) |
| MSN 1693 (M) | Performance Specifications Required by the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1980 |
| MSN 1698 (M+F) | Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes I, II and II(A)) Regulations 1998 |
| MSN 1699 (M) & Amendment 1 | Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction: Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1998 |
| MSN 1703 (M) | Merchant Shipping (Dangerous or Noxious Liquid Substances) Regulations 1996 - SI 1996/3010 |
| MSN 1704 (M) | Carriage of Firearms on Board Ships: Changes Resulting from the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and the Firearms (Amendment) (No.2) Act 1997 |
| MSN 1705 (M) | Portable Tanks, Road Tank Vehicles and Rail Tank Wagons for the Carriage by Sea of Liquid Dangerous Goods and Liquified Gases - SI 1997/2367 |
| MSN 1706 (M) & Amendment 1 | The Carriage of Military and Commercial Explosives - SI 1997/2367 |
| MSN 1714 (M+F) | Standards of Performance of Radio Equipment Required by the Merchant Shipping (Radio Installations) Regulations 1998 - SI 1998/2070 |
| Subdivision and Damage Stability of Cargo Ships of 80m in Length and Over | |
| Subdivision and Damage Stability of Cargo Ships of 80m in Length and Over – Amendment 1 | |
| MSN 1717 (M+F) | Merchant Shipping (Gas Carriers) Regulations 1994 - Amendments to the GC Code - SI 1994/2464 |
| MSN 1718 (M) | The Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships |
| MSN 1731 (M+F) | The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1999 - SI 1999/2205 |
| MSN 1733 (M+F) | Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 |
| MSN 1734 (M+F) & Amendment 2 | Type Approval of Marine Equipment (EC Notified Bodies) |
| Type Approval of Marine Equipment (UK Nominated Bodies) | |
| MSN 1737 (M+F) | Helicopter Emergency Landing Areas |
| MSN 1747 (M) | Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000 |
| MSN 1751 (M+F) | Harmonised System of Survey and Certification (HSSC) |
| MSN 1752 (M) | Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations 1998, as amended by the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 |
| MSN 1754 (M) | Safety Management Code for Domestic Passenger Ships of Classes III - VI (A) |
| MSN 1757 (M) | Merchant Shipping (Life Saving Appliances for Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 |
| MSN 1762 (M) | Merchant Shipping (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002 |
| MSN 1763 (M) | Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 2001 |
| MSN 1768 (M+F) & Corrigendum | Ship's Medical Stores - Application of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) Regulations 1995 (SI 1995/1802) and the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Medical Stores) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/2821) |
| MSN 1770 (F) | Code of Safe Working Practice for the Construction and Use of 15 metre length overall to less than 24 metre registered length Fishing Vessels |
| General | |
| Construction, Watertight and Weathertight Integrity | |
| Stability and Freeboard | |
| Mechanical and Electrical Installations | |
| Fire Protection, Detection and Extinction | |
| Protection of the Crew | |
| Life Saving Appliances | |
| Emergency Procedures | |
| Communications and Navigation | |
| Crew Accommodation | |
| Clean Seas | |
| Format of Fishing Vessel Certification | |
| Format of Annual Self Certification Declaration | |
| Information as to Stability of Fishing Vessels | |
| MSN 1775 (M) | Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 |
| MSN 1776 (M) | Categorisation of Waters |
| Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996 | |
| MSN 1783 (M) | Arrangements for the Carriage of Agreed Search and Rescue Co-operation Plans Aboard UK Passenger Vessels |
| MSN 1789 (M+F) | Directive 2003/24/EC – Safety Requirements for Persons of Reduced Mobility on Domestic Passenger Ships |
| Agreement Concerning Specific Stability Requirements for Ro-Ro Passenger Ships Undertaking Regular Scheduled International or Domestic Voyages between European Ports | |
| The Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2) | |
| MSN 1795 (M) | Revised Carriage Requirements for Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) |
| MSN 1796 (M+F) | Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) - Designation of VTS Stations in the United Kingdom |
| MSN 1801 (F) | Serviceability and Maintenance Requirements of Radio Equipment under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) for Fishing Vessels |
| MSN 1803 (M) | LIFEBOATS - Measures to Prevent Accidents |
| MSN 1805 (M) | Inland Waters and Maritime Shipping Lanes (Navigability Licences) |
| MSN 1806 (M) | The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants in Packaged Form Amendment 33-06 to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code |
| MSN 1807 (M+F) | Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 - SI 2008/3257 |
| MSN 1809 (F) | Standards of Performance of Radio Equipment required by the Merchant Shipping (Radio) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1999 - SI 1999/3210 |
| Radion Communications: SOLAS and non-SOLAS Vessels | |
| MSN 1811 (M) | Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) Regulations 2000 |
| MSN 1812 (M) | SOLAS V - MCA's 2002 Publication: Amendments to SOLAS Chapter V |
| MSN 1813 (M) | Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels |
| MSN 1816 (M+F) | Mandatory Registration of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBS) |
| MSN 1817 (M+F) | Consolidated European Reporting System (CERS) - Ship Arrival and Departure Notifications and Reporting Requirements in the Event of an Accident/Incident |
| MSN 1819 (M+F) | Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2008 |
| Ozone-Depleting Substances | |
| Nitrogen Oxides | |
| Sulphur Oxides (SOx) | |
| Volatile Organic Compounds | |
| Shipboard Incinerators | |
| Discharge to Reception Facilities | |
| Fuel Oil Quality | |
| Platforms - Survey and Certification | |
| Guidelines for the Sampling of Fuel Oil for Determination of Compliance with Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78 | |
| Local Fuel Oil Supplier Initial Declaration | |
| Local Fuel Oil Supplier Annual Declaration | |
| List of Controlled Ozone-Depleting Substances as defined in the Montreal Protocol | |
| United Kingdom Air Pollution Prevention Certificate | |
| Marine Fuel Sulphur Record Book |