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The MCA was established on 1 April 1998 following a government merger of the UK Coastguard Agency and the UK Marine Safety Agency (MSA). [6] The MCA was led by Vice Admiral Sir Alan Michael Massey between 2010 and 2018. [7] Brian Johnson then served as Chief Executive of the MCA between 2018 and 2022. [8]
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency responsible throughout Britain for implementing the Government's maritime safety policy. That includes initiating and co-ordinating search and rescue at sea or on the coast through His Majesty's Coastguard, ensuring that ships meet British and international safety rules, and ...
In 1999, the Medicines Control Agency (MCA) took over control of the General Practice Research Database (GPRD) from the Office for National Statistics. The Medicines Control Agency (MCA) and the Medical Devices Agency (MDA) merged in 2003 to form MHRA. In April 2012, the GPRD was rebranded as the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).
He retained this post until he became Chief Executive of the MCA in 2007: he was appointed a CBE in 2005. He was succeeded by Peter Dymond in 2007. He was succeeded by Peter Dymond in 2007. Peter Dymond retired from the office of Chief Coastguard in 2009, and was appointed OBE for his meritorious service. [ 3 ]
In the UK, it is simply referred to as the Merchant Navy or MN. Merchant Navy vessels fly the Red Ensign and the ships and crew are regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), a specialist agency of the UK Department of Transport. British merchant ships are registered under the UK or Red Ensign group ship registries.
In 2010, the Government announced as part of the Department for Transport's share of cuts in the Comprehensive Spending Review, that the ETV fleet would be no longer be funded by the MCA from September 2011, saving £32.5m over the Spending Review period. The Department stated that "state provision of ETVs does not represent a correct use of ...
One study’s findings suggest that processed foods with protein claims may not be the healthiest option and may contain high fat, sodium, and sugar levels. People can choose healthier protein ...
The NCI works with HM Coastguard, the MCA, the RNLI and the other emergency services. In 2023, some of the 852 incidents reported by NCI to the MCA ended with the call-out of the RNLI lifeboats, RAF air-sea rescue , MoD ordnance units, fire, ambulance and other rescue agencies.