Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen CD-ROM December 2010

Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen CD

This 'Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen CD-ROM' provides guidance on improving health and safety on board vessels and articulates how statutory obligations should be fulfilled. It is intended primarily for Merchant Seamen on United Kingdom registered vessels. It is an essential resource and consolidates the code up to Amendment 10 (listed below), bringing it up-to-date.

This CD-ROM is a subsidiary product of the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen and a print version of the Code is still required by law. It is a statutory requirement for copies of the current edition of the Code to be carried on board all UK ships other than fishing vessels and pleasure craft. A copy of the Code must be made available to any seaman on board the ship who requests it, in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen) Regulations 1998.

The Code details the regulatory framework for health and safety on board ship, safety management and statutory duties underlying the advice in the Code, and the areas that should be covered when introducing a new recruit to the safety procedures on board.

This 2010 edition supersedes the 'Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen CD-ROM (2009) Consolidated Electronic Edition containing the 2007 Code and Amendments 8 and 9' (ISBN 9780115530791).