This Merchant Shipping Notice (MSN) provides updated safety standards applicable to Personal Protective Equipment covered by the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Personal Protective Equipment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2205) (“the PPE Regulations”).
This notice also reflects the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations (S.I. 2014/1616) (“the MLC Health and Safety amendments”).
Amendment 3 reflects the changes in regulations since the publication of this MGN and updates the PPE standards quoted from the British Standards and EU Harmonised Standards websites, including amended annexes.
Source: MCA.