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    Date: Reason: Revision:
    Date:August 2023 Reason:Updated closing meeting guidance, revised DP supplement, minor edits Revision:Issue 6.2
    Date:December 2022 Reason:New ‘additional images’ appendix available Revision:Issue 6.1
    Date:June 2022 Reason:Hybrid supplements added Revision:Issue 6
    Date:May 2021 Reason:‘Index of certificates’ replaced with ‘Certificates and publications’ New supplements on the High Speed Craft (HSC) Code and on Walk-to-Work, plus minor editorial changes elsewhere Revision:Issue 5
    Date:April 2020 Reason:Minor updates to address user feedback Revision:Issue 4.1
    Date:December 2022 Reason:New ‘additional images’ appendix available Revision:Issue 6.1
    Date:June 2022 Reason:Hybrid supplements added Revision:Issue 6
    Date:May 2021 Reason:‘Index of certificates’ replaced with ‘Certificates and publications’ New supplements on the High Speed Craft (HSC) Code and on Walk-to-Work, plus minor editorial changes elsewhere Revision:Issue 5
    Date:April 2020 Reason:Minor updates to address user feedback Revision:Issue 4.1
    Date:September 2018 Reason:General update of question sets, explanatory notes moved to M 167 Revision:Issue 4
    Date:June 2016 Reason:Addition of vessel-specific supplements Revision:Issue 3
    Date:May 2012 Reason:Layout changed to facilitate inclusion on the CMID database Revision:Issue 2
    Date:December 2007 Reason:Due to the revision of the small vessel code. M189 reference added. Revision:Issue 1
    Date:February 2002 Reason: Revision:Issue

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