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Welcome to our Resource Centre. Here you will find some useful information regarding the maritime industry on the internet.
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| UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency The MCA is responsible throughout the UK for implementing the Government’s maritime safety policy. That includes co-ordinating search and rescue at sea through Her Majesty’s Coastguard, and checking that ships meet UK and international safety rules. We work to prevent the loss of lives at the coast and at sea, to ensure that ships are safe, and to prevent coastal pollution Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas. |
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| The International Maritime Organisation The purposes of the Organization are "to provide machinery for cooperation among Governments in the field of governmental regulation and practices relating to technical matters of all kinds affecting shipping engaged in international trade; to encourage and facilitate the general adoption of the highest practicable standards in matters concerning maritime safety, efficiency of navigation and prevention and control of marine pollution from ships". The Organization is also empowered to deal with administrative and legal matters related to these purposes. |
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| The Mission to Seafarers Loneliness, danger, separation from loved ones.
These are just some of the problems seafarers face.
The Mission to Seafarers, a charity and part of the Anglican Church, is there worldwide offering them help and support. |
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