Legislation and Codes of Practice
Maritime Safety Legislation
Maritime Safety Legislation Section's overall goal is to ensure that legislation is in place to develop, promote and implement accepted international and domestic safety standards; to update the secondary legislation in order to implement domestic, EU and International Convention safety requirements in order to enhance the safety of merchant ships, passenger vessels and fishing vessels.
Code of Practice for Fishing Vessels of less than 15m in length overall
The Maritime Safety Directorate has published the Code of Practice for Fishing Vessels of less than 15m in length overall. The finalised version of the CoP is attached. Marine Notice No. 16 of 2004
Panel of Surveyors
A list of the Current Panel of Surveyors for Fishing Vessels of less than 15m in Length overall can be found on the following page Fishing Vessels - Surveyors

