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ISWAN's Annual Review 2024-2025 shows 5,520 seafarers and family members helped across 100 nationalities, with employment disputes, living conditions and mental health…
MV Moana Chief, the last New Zealand-flagged container vessel in coastal trade, made its final voyage in July 2026 after Swire Shipping…
Paris MOU Secretary General Luc Smulders says most fleets are still using their Safety Management System as a paperwork exercise rather than…
MGN 681(M) Amendment 1 sets a 1 January 2027 deadline for certified lithium battery storage on UK-registered yachts. RACLAN is one of…
Panama Maritime Authority Circular MMC-175 covers STCW Article VIII dispensations. It's commonly misread as an answer to expired certificates — it isn't.…
Following the fatal capsize of the tug Biter, the British Tugowners Association, UK Maritime Pilots' Association and Workboat Association published joint guidance…
In April 2025, the ILO's Special Tripartite Committee agreed the largest set of amendments to the MLC since it was adopted —…
Allianz's Safety and Shipping Review, the World Shipping Council's Containers Lost at Sea update, and the Paris MoU's 2025 Annual Report all…
MCA sea service verification can take up to 160 days when a Sea Service Testimonial isn't completed correctly. Here's what actually causes…
Most end-of-contract performance reviews live in one company's filing cabinet and never follow you to the next one. Here's why that's a…
The Q1 2026 Seafarers Happiness Index fell to 7.18 out of 10. Workload, connectivity and shore leave access are doing most of…
MCA/MNTB are replacing the paper cadet Training Record Book with a mandatory cloud-based app from the 2025/26 academic year. What that actually…
Indian cadets combining home-country training with a UK Certificate of Competency face a real fork: DNS/BSc Nautical Science isn't MCA-approved, ADNS is.…
An honest look at first-time seasickness for cadets — why it happens, how long it really takes to find your sea legs,…
The maritime industry warns of an officer shortage, yet newly qualified cadets struggle to land a first contract. The real, documented reasons…
In the UK, operating a VHF marine radio — fixed or handheld, with or without DSC — requires a Short Range Certificate.…
UK law doesn't require boat insurance the way it requires car insurance — but marinas, waterway licences and marine finance usually do.…
We've added 43 bite-size revision cards, 39 new Knowledge Check questions and 4 real-incident decision simulator scenarios — built from MSN 1853,…
All 28 Boatmaster's Licence revision cards are now live — 12 for Tier 1 Level 1 (MSN 1853 Annex 9) and 16…
25 July is World Drowning Prevention Day — WHO's 2026 campaign, "Unite to Turn the Tide," targets a 35% cut in drowning…
The Workboat Code itself isn't new — the transitional compliance deadline is. What Section 31's mandatory Safety Management System actually requires, who…
29 fishing vessels lost to flooding or foundering between 2016 and 2024. The MCA's updated MGN165 (F) sets out real bilge alarm,…
IMO adopted its first global MASS Code in May 2026, right as uncrewed surface vessels have jumped from 2-24m to 14-40m in…
Workboat Code Edition 3's real sample certificate templates, explained: Pilot Boat Certificate, Workboat Certificate, Workboat Statement of Compliance, Light Duty Workboat Certificate…
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