Monthly Archive: March 2022

Published on: 08 December 2021 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have released MSN 1853 (M) Amendment 1 which contains changes to the Boatmasters’ Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work regulations. MSN 1853 describes ...

Published on: 08 December 2021 ICOMIA have now published a report following the 77th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held virtually from 22 to 26 November 2021.  The key items of interest to ...

Published on: 16 December 2021 British Marine is launching an important new consumer survey of UK boaters and boat owners, in collaboration with research sponsor Navigators and General.  This survey will explore behaviours related ...

Published on: 16 December 2021 British Marine is an End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) and is looking to recruit Independent End-Point Assessor’s for the Boat Builder and Marine Engineer Apprenticeship Standards. Please click here to look ...

Published on: 16 December 2021 The National Apprenticeship Week 2022 theme of ‘Build the Future’ focuses on the benefits apprenticeships can have on individuals, businesses and local communities. National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) will take ...

Published on: 16 December 2021 The British Marine supported Wild Oysters Project – a collaboration between British Marine, Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) and Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has published an oyster restoration ‘how-to’ ...

Published on: 16 December 2021 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has released amendment 1 to Marine Guidance Note (MGN) 524 life-saving appliances – Category C medical kits. MGN 524 provides guidance to all ...

Published on: 16 December 2021 Last week the Department for International Trade announced changes to the export control framework.     The new Strategic Export Licensing Criteria will be applied to all license decisions on goods, ...

Published on: 16 December 2021 Operation Zero, which was launched by the Department for Transport at COP26, is an industry coalition working together to accelerate the decarbonisation of the operations and maintenance vessels in the ...

Published on: 16 December 2021 It is with sadness that we hear Discovery Shipyard Ltd is reported to be experiencing financial difficulties.     As a British Marine member and on behalf of our membership, we ...