MSC Scheme Guidance Documents
Guidance provides discussion about the background and intent of some requirements, and provides explanatory text and examples. It is not mandatory that CABs follow Guidance, unless specified within the requirements.
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Guidance to the MSC Certification Requirements V1.1
- The Guidance to the MSC Certification Requirements has been produced to help CABs interpret the MSC Certification Requirements.
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Guidance on MSC Chain of Custody Group Certification Requirements
- Guidance on MSC Chain of Custody Group Certification Requirements
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MSC Guidance for Certification Bodies on Stakeholder Consultation in Fishery Assessment
- MSC Guidance for Certification Bodies on Stakeholder Consultation in Fishery Assessment
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MSC e-Cert database user manual for CABs: CoC
- MSC e-Cert database user manual for CABs: CoC
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MSC e-Cert database user manual for CABs: Fisheries
- MSC e-Cert database user manual for CABs: Fisheries
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Peer Reviewer and Team Member Online Training Module
- The Peer Reviewer and Team Member Online Training module is designed to give a good understanding of the MSC fishery assessment process, to ensure consistent, efficient and robust assessments.

