Resources
Catalogues & guidance
- CataloguesThe 92-page MM 2026 catalogue: leave your details and download it.PDF · 7.9 MB
- CertificationsWhich approvals we hold documents for, and which we state.Register
- BlogThe range one part at a time, with the figures as we list them.32 posts
- FAQSOLAS and ISO 12402, buoyancy, approvals, lights and how to order.Answers
- Data sheetsAsk for the figures you need and we will send them.On request
Guides
Short answers for buyers specifying equipment.
- PFD types explained: which life jacket for which workWhat PFD Type I, III and V and the ISO 12402 buoyancy levels mean, and how each MM life jacket and work vest is listed against them.Life jackets
- SOLAS vs non-SOLAS: what the approval actually meansWhat SOLAS, the LSA Code and IRS type approval are, why two life jackets that look alike are priced apart, and what to ask a supplier before you buy.Approvals
- Buoyancy explained: what a newton rating means for a wearerWhy a life jacket is rated in newtons, how 150 N relates to a wearer’s weight, and how MM’s jackets are listed by buoyancy and user weight.Life jackets
- Choosing fishnet floats: purse seine, gill net and trawlWhich MM fishnet float is listed for purse seine and gill nets, which for trawling and breeding, and how the virgin and regular grades and sizes are named.Commercial fishing
- Navigation light configurations for 12 m and 20 m boatsThe lights a power-driven vessel shows under the COLREGs, the visibility ranges for boats under and over 12 metres, and MM’s 12 and 20 series lights.Marine navigation
- GeM procurement guide for marine safety equipmentWhat the Government e Marketplace is, what a procurement officer needs from a supplier of life jackets and lifebuoys, and the GeM registration MM states.Procurement
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