The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has refreshed its guidance on privacy notices, republishing a consolidated webpage titled “Maritime and Coastguard Agency privacy notices” and recording a latest update on 10 September 2026. ([gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-privacy-notices))
The page sets out that the notices explain how the MCA collects, uses and stores personal information in the course of its activities and services. It also points readers towards the MCA personal information charter for further detail on data rights. ([gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-privacy-notices))
What the page contains
The guidance comprises a directory of individual privacy notices that relate to specific MCA functions and interactions with the public. Items listed on the page include notices for emergency response, seafarer training, ship registration, social media and the Water Incident Dataset, among others. ([gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-privacy-notices))
A short series of linked documents is presented under the heading Documents, giving users direct access to HTML privacy notices for distinct services and processes. The list is presented on the government website and is intended as a single reference point for those seeking information on how their personal data is handled by the MCA. ([gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-privacy-notices))
Recent changes and the 10 September 2026 update
The page records its original publication as 30 November 2016 and details a sequence of subsequent updates. The MCA’s update history on the page shows several additions and edits over 2022 to 2026. ([gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-privacy-notices))
The entry for 10 September 2026 explains that additional wording was added to the first paragraph of the seafarer training and certification privacy notice. That change is described on the page as addressing the collection of personal information during application or management of seafarer certification and licences, and when taking associated online examinations and assessments. ([gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-privacy-notices))
Earlier updates recorded on the page include the addition of a 2026 seafarer training privacy notice in June and the inclusion of the RYA SafeTrx privacy notice in February 2026, together with other amendments logged in 2025 and 2023. The page provides a dated audit trail of those changes. ([gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-privacy-notices))
The MCA notes on the page that, prior to 5 December 2021, the content of these notices formed part of the MCA personal information charter and are now listed separately on the consolidated guidance. This reorganisation is shown in the page details. ([gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-privacy-notices))
The webpage is published on GOV.UK under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s section and remains the official reference for the suite of MCA privacy notices. Readers requiring the full text of any specific notice are directed to the linked HTML documents on that page. ([gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-privacy-notices))
In sum, the MCA’s consolidated privacy notices page serves as the up-to-date index for how the agency handles personal data across its various services, and it records incremental revisions such as the September 2026 amendment to the seafarer training and certification notice. ([gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-privacy-notices))