Survey and inspection of fishing vessels chapters 1 to 17 (MSIS 27)

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

Chapter 1. Annexes 1 - 26 with four aide-memoires under annex 17 can be accessed here

1. 17 April 2024

   Updated MSIS27 Chapter 14 (Rev 04.24).

2. 19 December 2023

   MSIS27 Chapter 3 Part A updated with a 12.23 revision. Updated links within for MSF Forms 1378, 1380, 1382.

3. 30 November 2023

   Replaced Chapter 1 with MSIS27.1 R11.23 pdf.

4. 31 October 2023

   Chapter 14 - CREW QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING now rev 10/23

5. 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.

6. 29 March 2023

   Revision of MSIS 27 Chapter 2 Rev 03.23

7. 19 January 2023

   Updated revision for MSIS27 Chapter 1 R01.23 added

8. 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.

9. 6 December 2022

   MSIS 27.2 , 27.3 part A, 27.3 part C r11.22 all added

10. 4 November 2022

    Chapter 12: Radio installations (MSIS 27) Rev 11/22 replaces Rev 09/21 as requested

11. 2 November 2022

    Chapter 11: Drills, prevention of man overboard and musters (MSIS 27) PDF rev 10/22 uploaded to replace previous 21 version

12. 19 October 2022

    Rev 08.22 replaced with Rev 10.22 (MSIS27.1_R10.22 - Instructions for the guidance of surveyors on chapter 1)

13. 18 October 2022

    MSIS 27.15 has been updated to rev.10/22

14. 14 October 2022

    A new version of Chapter 3 Stability part A (MSIS 27) has been uploaded.

15. 18 August 2022

    Chapters 2, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4 ,6 and 7 have been updated to Rev 08/22 versions.

16. 10 August 2022

    Uploaded new version of chapter 13 R08.22

17. 13 May 2022

    MSIS 27.7 R04.22 added, and MSIS 27.9 R04.22 added

18. 9 May 2022

    Chapter 1 R01 22 re uploaded with missing text included

19. 6 May 2022

    uploaded revised version of chapter 3 R05 22

20. 11 February 2022

    msis 27.1 r 01.22 added

21. 11 February 2022

    MSIS27.2 01.22 updated version added.

22. 3 February 2022

    added updated version 01.22 of MSIS27.3

23. 28 January 2022

    MSIS 27.2 updated to r01.22

24. 23 December 2021

    Chapter 15 changed to PDF Chapter 3 updated

25. 22 December 2021

    uploaded new versions of chapter 1 and 3

26. 4 October 2021

    Uploaded new version of Chapter 14 R10.21

27. 7 September 2021

    Uploaded new versions of Chapters 1 to 13

28. 11 May 2021

    Uploaded revised chapter 11 revision 03/21

29. 11 May 2021

    Uploaded revised version of Chapter 13 R05.21

30. 12 March 2021

    Updated version added to Chapter 10 R02/21.

31. 12 March 2021

    Uploaded revised version of MSIS27 Chapter 17 Rev 03/21

32. 9 March 2021

    Uploaded revision of Chapter 12 R03/21

33. 4 February 2021

    01/21 edition uploaded for Chapter 1.

34. 5 November 2020

    Uploaded revised MSIS 27 Chapter 2 Rev 10/20

35. 8 July 2020

    Updated title of link to MSIS 27 Chapters 1 Annexes 1 to 26

36. 1 July 2020

    Updated chapters 1, 2, 3 ,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 16

37. 13 May 2020

    attachments updated

38. 17 January 2020

    MSIS27.2 Updated attachment from Rev 11/19 to R01.20 MSIS27.5 Updated attachment from Rev 11/17 to R01.20

39. 10 January 2020

    Replaced MSIS27 Chapter 3 R01/19 with R01/20 and replaced MSIS27 Chapter 8 R10/17 with Rev 01/20.

40. 18 December 2019

    Incorrect link previously added. Correct link for MSIS27.1 added

41. 12 December 2019

    Added amended version.

42. 6 December 2019

    Uploaded revised version of Chapter 1

43. 3 December 2019

    Updated revised version of Chapter 9

44. 21 November 2019

    Added updated version of MSIS27 Ch 2

45. 15 October 2019

    Uploaded revised MSIS 27 Chapter 1

46. 10 October 2019

    Revision 09/19 of Chapter 1 added

47. 11 June 2019

    Updated Chapter 9 added

48. 6 June 2019

    Added a revised Chapter 1

49. 2 April 2019

    Uploaded revised chapter 1

50. 12 March 2019

    Chapter 1 has been updated

51. 18 February 2019

    Latest Chapter 7 added.

52. 22 January 2019

    Latest Chapter 1, 3, 11 and 16 added.

53. 2 January 2019

    Updated document list

54. 2 January 2019

    Updated chapter 1

55. 7 December 2018

    Latest Chapter 1 added

56. 25 October 2018

    Updated chapter 11 to rev 07/18

57. 18 September 2018

    Revised Chapters 1, 2 and 10 added

58. 12 September 2018

    Revised Chapter 9 added

59. 22 August 2018

    Updated MSIS 27 Chapter 10

60. 3 July 2018

    Revised Ch 10 added

61. 6 April 2018

    New Chapter 1 added (Rev 04/18)

62. 27 March 2018

    New Chapter 8 uploaded

63. 12 January 2018

    Annexes added

64. 23 October 2017

    Revised documents added

65. 21 February 2017

    Updated reversion of Chapter 14

66. 13 May 2016

    Amendment and additions to Chapter 2

67. 17 November 2015

    Chapter 3 Revision uploaded

68. 15 October 2015

    Chapter 9 Revision Uploaded

69. 3 June 2015

    Updated Chapter 7: Fire safety structural fire protection rev 2014 (MSIS 27)

70. 15 May 2015

    Chapter 17 Revision Uploaded

71. 22 April 2015

    Chapter 1 Revision Uploaded

72. 3 March 2015

    Updated Chapter 1 rev 12 Surveys and Inspections (MSIS 27)

73. 10 February 2015

    Added: Chapter 1. Link to annexes 1 - 19 (including four aid memoir under annex 17)

74. 3 February 2015

    Update Chapter 8 Rev 01.15: Fire safety, fire appliances and detection

75. 20 November 2014

    Updated versions of Chapter 1 (Annex 13), Chapter 6 & Chapter 10 (13 11 14)

76. 17 April 2014

    First published.