UK Office for Product Safety & Standards has released new statutory guidance updates


The Office for Product Safety & Standards has updated a number of Statutory Guidance documents, which are all applicable to the marine industry for both Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The list of guidance that have been updated and are now applicable and in force, are as follows:


Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 Download the updated regulations at https://bit.ly/3CJ3Nbr


Personal protective equipment (enforcement) regulations 2018 Download the updated regulations at https://bit.ly/3CKrQH5


Equipment for explosive atmospheres regulations Download the updated regulations at https://bit.ly/2ZfDgol


Electromagnetic compatibility regulations 2016 Download the updated regulations at https://bit.ly/3HJoOGH


Radio equipment regulations 2017 Download the updated regulations at https://bit.ly/30Kd3i9


Supply of machinery (safety) regulations 2008 Download the updated regulations at https://bit.ly/3nG0bTk


Gas appliances (enforcement) regulations 2018 Download the updated regulations at https://bit.ly/3cHmYYo


Electrical equipment (safety) regulations 2016 Download the updated regulations at https://bit.ly/30SCKgU


The Statutory Guidance documents above are all relevant in some way to the marine industry whether it is in regard to equipment placed on a watercraft such as radios, cookers burning gaseous fuels, equipment which is used in potentially explosive atmospheres, machinery equipment, equipment which will disturb the radio or telecommunication equipment, or other components covered under the regulations.


Report by MB92 looks at challenges for the superyacht industry to become sustainable


The superyacht industry is running out of time to course-correct on sustainability if it and its playground – the oceans – are to survive the century, a new report finds.


“The cost of inaction is evident and will be extremely dire


for our oceans and industry,” said Pepe


García-Aubert, president and CEO of the MB92 Group. “However, I am convinced that through a collaborative approach, our industry can rise to the challenge and achieve our goal of a sustainable future for superyachting.”


MB92, the world’s biggest superyacht refitting group, consulted key stakeholders from the industry and environmental NGOs for a broad discussion on the path ahead for the luxury yacht sector. Among the topics discussed were advances in new propulsion technology, life cycle assessment tools and international regulation.


MB92, which announced its own five-year sustainability plan in 2021, is committed to assuming a leading role in this urgent industry transformation. Its shipyards are among a handful in the world that can offer all boats the possibility to plug into onshore power, eliminating the need for the use of a boat’s diesel engines during the refitting process. In addition, all of the Barcelona shipyard’s energy comes from renewable sources. The Group’s policies to reduce emissions from paints are among the most advanced in the sector, hauling boats out of the water to avoid contaminating the sea and using technology to diffuse airborne paint particles.


Visit the MBP92 website to download the free report at https://bit.ly/2Z1uvOK.


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