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A man has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 for obstructing the work of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

Use this form – MSF 4409 – to apply to become a trusted agent with the UK Ship Register.

A list of doctors who were previously approved to carry out ENG 1 medicals but whose approval has lapsed.

A list of shipping companies, and the doctors who are approved to carry out ENG 1 medicals for their employees.

Information on the ENG 1 and ML5 medical examinations and certificates for fishermen.

A list of doctors in the UK who can carry out ENG 1 medicals.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency answers the questions we've received about how to get a certificate of medical fitness, and why it's important.

Guidance on the implementation of Port Waste Reception Facilities for ships and harbours/ports/terminals. The purpose of revising this MGN is to reference new methods of payment for Port Waste Exemption applications.

This Notice provides information on assessing and mitigating risks when writing a risk assessment for the wearing of Personal Flotation Devices.

How to find MCA approved training providers for STCW short course and ancillary training.

The UK marine equipment approval database is a list of marine equipment which has been granted UK conformity assessment.

This notice provides details, and guidance on interpretation, of the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (lifting operations and lifting equipment) regulations 2006.

This MIN provides information on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) online oral examination booking process, online oral examinations (including amendments to the current Officer of the Watch (OOW) Unlimited, II/1, and Master (code vessels less than 200 GT)/Officer of the Watch (yachts less than 500 GT) online oral examination) and the application process for a Notice of Eligibility (NOE). This MIN also details the recording of online oral examinations, how the MCA deals with malpractice and breaches of online oral examination procedures, and the appeals process for MCA online oral examinations.

A list of doctors in the UK who can carry out ENG 1 medicals.

A list of doctors in the UK who can carry out ENG 1 medicals.

How to find MCA approved training providers for STCW short course and ancillary training.

This MGN provides details and guidance on interpretation of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006.

Provides shipowners with links to information to maintain awareness of hazards and risks which are causing accidents to inform risk assessments and procedures.

The wait is nearly over for fans of the hit Channel 5 documentary Coastguard: Search and Rescue SOS as the brand-new second series is primed to air at 8pm on Sunday 28 April. 

Find out about MCA's recruitment process for approved doctors (ADs).

Instructions for the guidance of surveyors, which covers the survey of fishing vessels.

MCA policy for acceptable standards of non-SOLAS inflatable life-saving appliances incorporating the changes in the rationalised ISO 9650-1-2022, and completion of phase out of ORC liferafts.

This statutory Merchant Shipping Notice sets out the categorisations of waters in the United Kingdom.

A table giving details for MCA approved recruitment and placement agencies.

Find out about MCA's recruitment process for approved doctors (ADs).

Ecological protections at sea are being strengthened by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) through updated regulations governing anti-fouling systems on ships.

Guidance on interpretation of The Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2024.

MCA approved organisations for container weight requirements