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Guidance: MGN 503 Amendment No.1 (F) Procedure for Carrying out Small Fishing Vessel Stability Tests

Maritime Coastguard Agency

August 14
13:37 2024

Notice to all Owners and Operators of Fishing Vessels, Builders, Designers, Surveyors and Harbour Authorities

This notice amends MGN 503 (F) and should be read in conjunction with:

  • MSN 1871 Amendment No.2 (F) The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels of less than 15m Length Overall
  • MGN 526 (F) Stability Guidance for Fishing Vessels - Using the Wolfson Method.

The stability forms can be found attached to The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels of less than 15m Length Overall page.

Updates to this page

Published 20 September 2022
Last updated 14 August 2024 +show all updates
  1. Link added to - The Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels of less than 15m Length Overall - page to direct users to the Stability forms.

  2. First published.

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