
MCA approved organisations for container weight requirements
Details
Please find attached a list of all organisations whose method for determining the verified gross mass (VGM) of a packed container has been approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). These shippers can provide a VGM to port terminals and ships masters (or their representatives) which meet the SOLAS chapter VI amendments.
Please note: method 1 users (those who weigh the packed and sealed containers) do not require MCA approval numbers at this time.
To apply for approval please click here
More information about the container weighing amendment can be found here and information on how to become an approved organisation can be found here.
Documents
MCA approved organisations - updated 04 March 2022
From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Published 27 June 2016
Last updated 4 March 2022
UPLOADED REVISED VERSION OF APPROVED ORGANISATIONS
Uploaded amended list 02 03 2022
Updated list of approved organisation
Updated PDF
Uploaded a new version of approved organisations
Uploaded revised version of approved organisations Aug 2021
Updated list of approved VGM organisations
Uploaded new version of approved VGM organisations.
Uploaded revised list of approved organisations dated January 2021
Uploaded revised list of approved organisations
Uploaded revised list of approved organisations Nov 2020
Uploaded revised list of VGM approved organisations
Uploaded revised VGM approval list
uploaded new MCA VGM approved organisations list - July 2020
Updated list of approved organisations added
Updated list of approved organisations uploaded
Uploaded new version of list of approved sites
Updated list of approved organisations added.
Updated list of approved organisation uploaded
Updated list of approved organisations uploaded
Updated list of approved organisations
Updated list of approved organisations have been added.
New list of approved sites added.
Updated list of approved organisations
Updated list of approved organisations
Updated list of organisations
Adding an updated list of approved organisations.
First published.