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Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen: 2025 Edition

$85.00 GST

New 2024 edition

Main updates to the 2025 Edition:
Chapter 34: New chapter on shipyard safety and the considerations for seafarers while a ship is being repaired at a shipyard

Chapter 22 (Annex 22.1): Standards for means of access

Chapter 11: Safe movement on board ships during extreme weather conditions

Chapters 9, 10, 12 and 15: Including new figure of a hammer suspension system in chapter 12

Updated legislation references throughout.

Product Details
COSWP is a comprehensive set of guidelines and best practices designed to ensure the safety and health of seafarers working on merchant vessels. It provides practical guidance on safe working practices and procedures to be followed on board ships to minimise risks and prevent accidents.

It is a statutory requirement for the current edition of the code to be carried on board all UK ships, other than fishing vessels and pleasure craft. The code contains essential health and safety information, and it must be made available to any seafarer on board the ship who requests it.

SKU: P1708

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