The MCA has published updated safety standards for Personal Protective Equipment under the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Personal Protective Equipment) Regulations 1999, incorporating amendments from the Maritime Labour Convention and Work in Fishing Convention to extend health and safety protections to all seafarers and fishermen regardless of employment status, and applying employer duties to shipowners and fishing vessel owners; the notice includes updated design standards for PPE, revised references to British and EU Harmonised Standards, and information on UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA) marking.
Source: MCA.