Class IX tugs under 500GT - guidance for exemption from the carriage of a rescue boat
This consultation seeks your views on a new marine guidance notice (MGN) for class IX tugs under 500GT - guidance for exemption from the carriage of a rescue boat.
Detail
Following preliminary consultations with UK tug owners/operators the MCA now seeks public consultation on a new Marine Guidance Notice titled: Class IX Tugs Under 500GT, which contains risk mitigations if a Class IX tug owner/operator wishes to be exempt from the statutory carriage of a rescue boat.
Responses are welcomed from 27/05/2019 until 21/06/2019.
Documents
Marine guidance notice 609 - Class IX tugs under 500GT - guidance for exemption from the carriage of a rescue boatapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentMarine guidance notice 609 consultation documentapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentConsultation outcome report on the draft marine guidance notice: Class IX Tugs under 500GT – guidance for the exemption from the carriage of a rescue boatapplication/pdf