These notices publicise important safety, pollution prevention and other relevant information to the shipping and fishing industries.
This publication supersedes the previous edition: Merchant Shipping Notices, Marine Guidance Notes and Marine Information Notes - Consolidated to September 2017, ISBN: 9780115535673.
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Merchant Shipping Notices - MSNs are used to convey mandatory information that must be complied with under UK legislation. These MSNs relate to Statutory Instruments and contain the technical detail of such regulations.
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Marine Guidance Notes - MGNs give significant advice and guidance relating to the improvement of the safety of shipping and of life at sea, and to help prevent or minimise pollution from shipping.
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Marine Information Notes - MINs are intended for a more limited audience, e.g. training establishments or equipment manufacturers, or contain information that will only be of use for a short period of time, such as timetables for MCA examinations. MINs are numbered in sequence and have a cancellation date (which will typically be no more than 12 months after publication).
