Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers Consolidated 2015 edition, including amendments 1-7

OSWP provides guidance on improving health and safety on board vessels and articulates how statutory obligations should be fulfilled.

The Code details the regulatory framework for health and safety on board ship, safety management and statutory duties underlying the advice in the Code and the areas that should be covered when introducing a new recruit to the safety procedures on board.

It is a statutory requirement for the current edition of the Code to be carried on board all UK ships, oth...