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Technical notes
Short, practical answers to the questions our coordinators get every week. Written by our technical team, with the regulation reference next to every figure.
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Notes from our technical team
Each one carries the regulation reference next to the figure, what it means in practice, and what we see going wrong on board. Where something cannot be verified from a primary source, the note says so instead of filling the gap.
MSC.402(96)
Who may service your lifeboats, and what the paperwork has to prove
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Fixed systems
Fixed CO2 systems: every interval in one table, and the two that are usually run wrong
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Foam
Foam concentrate testing, and what the PFOS prohibition actually requires in 2026
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Each bulletin sets out the governing text, what changes on board and what to plan for. Free to share with your fleet and your crews.
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