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Notice to all harbour authorities, shipowners, consultants, shipbuilders, ship designers, employers, masters, skippers and crew of fishing vessels and small vessels

This notice should be read in conjunction with the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (health and safety at work) regulations 1997 (S.I 1997/2962), MGN 587 (F) Amendment 1 ILO work in fishing convention health and safety responsibilities, MGN 533 (M) Amendment 3 means of access and the Codes of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers (COSWP) and the Codes of Practice for the Safety of Fishing Vessels and replaces MGN 591 (M+F) Amendment 1.