Collection
Marine information notes (MINs)
A collection of active MINs, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
What MINs are about
Marine information notes (MINs) tend to give information that’s:
- valid for a short period of time, such as timetables for MCA exams
- relevant to a small group of people, such as training establishments or equipment manufacturers
Who MINs are for
The letter suffix after the M-notice number tells you if it relates to merchant ships and/or fishing vessels:
- (M) for merchant ship
- (F) for fishing vessels
- (M+F) for both merchant ships and fishing vessels
MINs: 100s
MINs: 400s
- MIN 417 Carbon fibre masts and spars
- MIN 427 Lifejackets on class V vessels: general exemption
- MIN 435 Clarification of dyslexia policy
- MIN 463 Vessel traffic services V103, local port course dates
- MIN 466 Support for maritime training scheme: additional guidance
- MIN 474 Changes to officer of the watch written exams
- MIN 478 Amendments to international convention on load lines 1966
- MIN 486 Maritime training - extra funds of up to £3 million
- MIN 489 Vessel traffic services course dates 2014 - 2015
- MIN 494 Revalidating a certificate of competency new requirements
- MIN 495 Boatmasters’ Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work
- MIN 499 (M+F) Wreck Removal: Liability and compulsory insurance
MINs: 500s
- MIN 500 (M) Passenger ships - five year certificates
- MIN 503 (M) Training for ECDIS as Primary Means of Navigation
- MIN 511 Alternative route engineer officer of the watch unlimited
- MIN 516 Amendment: International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code
- MIN 518 Port of London local knowledge examination arrangements
- MIN 519 MARPOL - Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI - Chapter 3
- MIN 521 (M) Amendments to MSN 1858
- MIN 522 Boatmaster's licence applicants on domestic vessels
- MIN 523 open reversible liferafts - UK over capacity
- MIN 524 Engineer officer small vessel Certificate of Competency
- MIN 528 Vessel traffic (V103) & local port course dates 2016–17
- MIN 533 (M) Changes to ‘Advanced Sea Survival Course for Yachtsmen’
- MIN 534 IMO approved fire test laboratories - UK approved process
- MIN 535 (M) Final clarification on the requirements for updating ancillary & safety training and completing tanker training
- MIN 538 (M) Amendment 2 - Authorisation of certifying authorities
- MIN 539 STCW basic training certificates after 1 January 2017.
- MIN 542 (M+F) Amendment 1: Life-saving appliances, recognised distress signals and advertised alternatives to pyrotechnic flares.
- MIN 543 (M) - Sea service verification on large yachts
- MIN 544 Control, management of ships' ballast water and sediments
- MIN 553 (M) Offshore structure decomissioning
- MIN 554 (M) VTS V103 and Local port services courses 2017 – 2018
- MIN 554 (M) Amendment 3 VTS V103 and local port services course dates 2020 - 2021
- MIN 560 (M) Amending Resolutions - Load Line Convention
- MIN 563 (M) Changes to MCA education and training requirements for obtaining a UK Certificate of Competency
- MIN 566 (M + F) Relocation and renaming of Harwich Marine Office
- MIN 567 (M) Government Support for Maritime Training (SMarT)
- MIN 569 - Ballast water management
- MIN 571 Navigation: port marine safety code compliance submission 2018 - 2021
- MIN 575 ILO work in fishing convention medical certification grandfather rights
- MIN 576 (M) Passenger ships on categorised waters - MCA contact details for SAR co-operation plans
- MIN 579 - Guidance for measures to prevent fires in engine rooms and cargo pump rooms
- MIN 580 New route to an UK Officer of the Watch (OOW) yachts Certificate of Competency
- MIN 585 (M) The international convention for prevention of pollution from ships 1973, as modified by the protocol 1978 (MARPOL 73/78) – Annex I (Prevention of pollution by oil)
- MIN 588 Controlling risks due to noise and vibration on ships
- MIN 590 Amendment 4 (M+F) UK conformity assessment procedures for marine equipment following the transition period
- MIN 591 (M) Notification of assessment requirement for some UK certificate of competency holders
- MIN 592 Differences between Workboat Code IWGTS and Workboat Code edition 2
- MIN 593 (F) Vessel modifications - pre-approval by MCA
- MIN 594 Changes to Examinations leading to a Restricted Engineering UK Certificate of Competency
- MIN 595 Training requirements for those serving on ships subject to international code of safety for ships using gases or other low flash-point fuels
MINs: 600s
- MIN 600 (M+F) Amendment 1 Ships captains medical guide 23rd edition
- MIN 602 Guidance and deadline for the notification of assessment requirement for some UK certificate of competency holders.
- MIN 603 (M+F) Refurbishment of Liverpool marine office and coastal operations base
- MIN 604 (M+F) Anchoring – Avoiding damage to cables and pipelines
- MIN 606 Notification of suspension for some UK Certification of Competency holders.
- MIN 607 (M+F) Port and terminal refusal of requests to conduct boat drills
- MIN 608 (M+F) Amendment 2: MCA new build fishing vessel procedures
- MIN 609 (M+F) Amendment 1 Implementation of electronic certificates
- MIN 610 (M+F) MARPOL - Amendments to MARPOL annex VI chapter 3
- MIN 611 (M) Amendment 2: Guidance and information to follow in the event of COVID-19 outbreak impacting UK seafarer services
- MIN 612 (M+F) Amendment 3 Coronavirus (COVID-19) - MCA approach to survey and certification of UK vessels.
- MIN 612 (M+F) Amendment 4 Coronavirus (COVID-19) - MCA approach to survey and certification of UK vessels
- MIN 613(M) Navigation vessel traffic services COVID-19 impact and safety measures
- MIN 614 (M+F) Amendment 2 - COVID-19 – UK ship register approach to registration services for UK Vessels
- MIN 615 (M) The Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) Fund During the COVID-19 Period
- MIN 616 Amendment 4 COVID 19 minimising risk to ship's crew and other maritime sector workers
- MIN 617 (M+F) Closure of Inmarsat Fleet 77 service
- MIN 618 (M+F) Amendment 2 COVID 19 reporting of occupational diseases
- MIN 619 (M) Notice of general exemption for workboats built before 21 July 1968
- MIN 620 (M) Amendment 1: Update on online oral exams and future issue of NOEs during COVID-19 lockdown
- MIN 622 (M+F) Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Use of alternative measures for the completion of surveys on internationally trading UK registered ships.
- MIN 623 (M+F) Coronavirus (COVID-19) - MCA approach to a phased return to survey and certification activity
- MIN 624 Amendment 1: Support for maritime training scheme during COVID-19
- MIN 625 (M+F) Reboarding ladders
- MIN 626 (M+F) Freeing ports
- MIN 627 (M+F) Hatch drains
- MIN 628 (M+F) Use of scantling tables
- MIN 629 (M+F) Carbon monoxide detection
- MIN 630 (M+F) Deck emergency stops
- MIN 631 (M+F) Bilge pumping systems
- MIN 632 Amendment 2 COVID-19 Extension of seafarer employment agreements
- MIN 633 (M+F) BIC container databases
- MIN 634 (M+F) Instruments of appointments - Fees
- MIN 635 (M) - Wellbeing at Sea Publications
- MIN 636 (M+F) Amendment 1 Iridium GMDSS recognised mobile satellite service
- MIN 637 (F) - Written examination dates 2020/21: deck officers (fishing vessels)
- MIN 638 (M) - Written examination dates 2020/21: deck and engineer officers (merchant navy)
- MIN 639 (M+F) - Written examination dates 2020/21: engineer officers (yachts, sail training and small vessels)
- MIN 640 (F) Construction standards for fishing vessels
- MIN 641 (M) Navigation: Port Marine Safety Code compliance submission for 2021-2024
- MIN 644 (M+F) Approval and acceptance of electronic record books and recording requirements under MARPOL
- MIN 645 (M+F) Amendment 1 Inventory of hazardous materials certification for UK ships subject to Port State Control (PSC)
- MIN 647 (M) Incorporation of cyber security measures within safety management systems
- MIN 648 (M) MLC Food catering recognised qualifications
- MIN 649 (M) Amendment 1 - COSWP Amendment 5 2020
- MIN 651 (M) Amendments to MARPOL Annex II and the IBC code
- MIN 652 (M) Adoption of amendment 05-19 of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) code
- MIN 655 (M+F) New Style Certificates for UK Seafarers and those working Onboard UK Ships
- MIN 656 (M): Understanding the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on seafarer wellbeing
- MIN 657 The UK list of approved ship recycling facilities.
- MIN 658 MLC Food and catering COVID-19 online approved courses
Published 6 May 2014
Last updated 16 March 2021 + show all updates
Last updated 16 March 2021 + show all updates
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Collection page updated to reflect the latest published marine notices up to MIN 658.
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Added MIN 636 to collection documents
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Added MIN 615
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Added recent MINs.
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Updated to include Recent MINs
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Updated to include MIN 575 ILO work in fishing convention medical certification grandfather rights
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MIN 582 added.
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Added MIN 580
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MIN 576 (M) Passenger ships on categorised waters - MCA contact details for SAR co-operation plans
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Added MINs 572 and 573
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added MIN 565 and MIN 567
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MIN 560 added
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Added MIN 563
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Updated list
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Updated to include MIN 559 (M) MLC 2006 Food and Catering - recognised qualifications
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MIN 542 (M+F) Added
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MIN 556 Added
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Added MIN 552
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Added MIN 549, 550 and 551
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MIN 487, MIN 488, MIN 544, MIN 547, MIN 548 & MIN 540 added to list.
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Updated MIN 546 (M) Seafarer fatigue - publication of two research projects 2017
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Added MIN 543
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Updated MIN 537 (M) MLC 2006: Amendment 2014 Shipowner liability and abandonment of seafarers
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Update to include MIN 532 (M) Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers: Amendment 2016
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Added MIN 535
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Added MIN 533
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Added MIN 525, MIN 526 and MIN 527.
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MIN 524 added
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Added MIN 522
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Added MIN 521
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Added MIN 520
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Added MIN 518
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MIN 512 (M+F) Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers: New Edition
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New MIN documents added to the collection
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MIN 502, MIN 503 and MIN 504 uploaded
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Addition of MIN 495 (M) - The Merchant Shipping (Boatmasters’ Qualifications, Crew and Hours of Work) Regulations 2015. Local Regulations
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MIN 497 uploaded
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MIN 491 added (13 10 14)
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MIN 490(M) added (12/08/14)
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MIN 489(M) added 30 July 2014
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MIN 479 added (16/07/14)
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