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This guidance is for:
marine surveyors and inspectors
fishing vessel owners
fishing vessel builders
others who need to know how Maritime and Coastguard agency (MCA) surveys, inspects and certifies fishing vessels
Added new versions - MSIS27.1 R07.24
MSIS27.4 R07.24
MSIS27.14 R07.24
Removed old versions
23 April 2024
MSIS 27.1 R04.24, and, MSIS 27.4 R04.24 added and old versions removed
17 April 2024
Updated MSIS27 Chapter 14 (Rev 04.24).
19 December 2023
MSIS27 Chapter 3 Part A updated with a 12.23 revision. Updated links within for MSF Forms 1378, 1380, 1382.
30 November 2023
Replaced Chapter 1 with MSIS27.1 R11.23 pdf.
31 October 2023
Chapter 14 - CREW QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING now rev 10/23
30 October 2023
Updated Chapters 1 and 3C. Amendments made to update information regarding new arrangements for the Plan Approval, Construction and Outfit and Certification of New build fishing vessels from 30 October 2023.
29 March 2023
Revision of MSIS 27 Chapter 2 Rev 03.23
19 January 2023
Updated revision for MSIS27 Chapter 1 R01.23 added
20 December 2022
MSIS 27 Chapter 2, Chapter 3 (part A, B & C), Chapter 4, Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 attachments all updated to R12/22.
6 December 2022
MSIS 27.2 , 27.3 part A, 27.3 part C r11.22 all added
4 November 2022
Chapter 12: Radio installations (MSIS 27) Rev 11/22 replaces Rev 09/21 as requested
2 November 2022
Chapter 11: Drills, prevention of man overboard and musters (MSIS 27) PDF rev 10/22 uploaded to replace previous 21 version
19 October 2022
Rev 08.22 replaced with Rev 10.22 (MSIS27.1_R10.22 - Instructions for the guidance of surveyors on chapter 1)
18 October 2022
MSIS 27.15 has been updated to rev.10/22
14 October 2022
A new version of Chapter 3 Stability part A (MSIS 27) has been uploaded.
18 August 2022
Chapters 2, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4 ,6 and 7 have been updated to Rev 08/22 versions.
10 August 2022
Uploaded new version of chapter 13 R08.22
13 May 2022
MSIS 27.7 R04.22 added, and
MSIS 27.9 R04.22 added
9 May 2022
Chapter 1 R01 22 re uploaded with missing text included
6 May 2022
uploaded revised version of chapter 3 R05 22
11 February 2022
msis 27.1 r 01.22 added
11 February 2022
MSIS27.2 01.22 updated version added.
3 February 2022
added updated version 01.22 of MSIS27.3
28 January 2022
MSIS 27.2 updated to r01.22
23 December 2021
Chapter 15 changed to PDF
Chapter 3 updated
22 December 2021
uploaded new versions of chapter 1 and 3
4 October 2021
Uploaded new version of Chapter 14 R10.21
7 September 2021
Uploaded new versions of Chapters 1 to 13
11 May 2021
Uploaded revised chapter 11 revision 03/21
11 May 2021
Uploaded revised version of Chapter 13 R05.21
12 March 2021
Updated version added to Chapter 10 R02/21.
12 March 2021
Uploaded revised version of MSIS27 Chapter 17 Rev 03/21
9 March 2021
Uploaded revision of Chapter 12 R03/21
4 February 2021
01/21 edition uploaded for Chapter 1.
5 November 2020
Uploaded revised MSIS 27 Chapter 2 Rev 10/20
8 July 2020
Updated title of link to MSIS 27 Chapters 1 Annexes 1 to 26