Human Element Guidance | MGN505 Amendment 1 - MCA [2021, PDF]

Human Element Guidance | MGN505 Amendment 1

Year: 2021
Language: english
Author: MCA
Genre: Guide
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 26
Description: HUMAN ELEMENT GUIDANCE- PART 1 MGN505 Amendment 1
Fatigue and Fitness for Duty: Statutory Duties, Causes of Fatigue and Guidance on Good Practice
Notice to all Ship Owners, Ship Operators and Managers, Masters, Officers and Crew of Merchant Vessels, Skippers and Crew of Domestic Passenger Ships and Inland Waterway Vessels.
This Marine Guidance Note:
1. Reminds owners, operators, managers and all personnel working on board seagoing, domestic and inland waterway vessels about their duties under UK and international shipping legislation in relation to fatigue, and
2. Provides some practical information and guidance for consideration about;
i. Factors leading to fatigue and impaired fitness for duty,
ii. Policies and practices which can reduce the cause and impact of fatigue and other performance impairing factors
iii. Development and use of fatigue management plans to improve the identification, management and reduction of fatigue and other performance impairing factors,
iv. Useful checklists to help identify fatigue and stress and take preventative actions, and
v. Useful sources of additional information about fatigue and fatigue management.