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How to apply for a safe manning document for fishing vessels

Complete MSF 3902 for a safe manning document for fishing vessels.

Recognition of Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson as a chart producer
- 19 November 2024
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Correspondence
鈥楬elpful insight鈥� into issues of static fishing gear and safety tips
- 21 October 2024
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Press release
Sleeping skipper to pay 拢10k for causing vessel collision
- 9 July 2024
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Press release
Safety support for fishers after deaths from dredge gear lifting equipment
- 10 May 2024
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Press release
New plans revealed to support UK鈥檚 fishing industry
- 27 March 2024
- Department for Transport and Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- News story

Does your fishing vessel have a full stability assessment?
- 1 August 2024
- Marine Accident Investigation Branch
- Research
Effort use statistics February 2019
- 13 March 2019
- Marine Management Organisation
- Statistical data set
Effort statistics January 2019
- 13 February 2019
- Marine Management Organisation
- Statistical data set
Monthly sea fisheries statistics January 2018
- 23 March 2018
- Marine Management Organisation
- National statistics
Effort statistics December 2017
- 6 March 2018
- Marine Management Organisation
- Statistical data set

A new MGN on media, other organisations and persons on ships and fishing vessels
- 10 March 2025
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 15 February 2019
Joint Fisheries Statement: proposed amendments to Annex A
- 18 December 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland), The Scottish Government, and Welsh Government
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 21 November 2024
Medical Exemption 鈥� Existing Fishers on Vessels of 10 Metres and Under
- 27 March 2024
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 27 February 2024
Consultation on the eligibility of fishermen for a British Seamen's Card
- 6 March 2023
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 28 November 2022
Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS)
- 18 December 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland), The Scottish Government, and Welsh Government
- Policy paper

MCA: Annual report and accounts 2017 to 2018
- 19 July 2018
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Corporate report