Guidance and regulation

The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 12 May 2024

Navigation on the River Thames may be restricted or closed in certain areas. Find out where and when these restrictions and closures are.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 10 May 2024

Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 30 October 2023

Facilities for boaters at Environment Agency lock sites on the non-tidal River Thames and the River Kennet.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 19 April 2024

Boat registration charges for the River Thames.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 15 November 2023

Distances between locks on the River Thames and measurements restricting navigation.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 21 February 2023

Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 4 September 2023

The Environment Agency manages Lydney Harbour on the River Severn.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 1 March 2024

A list of registration charges for Anglian Waterways.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 19 February 2024

Information on the lock keeper service on the River Thames.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 10 May 2024

Guidance about the types of vessels that can operate on UK inland waters. It also refers to EU requirements and regulations.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 13 August 2014

Charges for Environment Agency base moorings at locks on the River Thames.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 19 March 2024

The Environment Agency's current terms for refunding your boat registration and arrangements for new part year registration.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 19 April 2022

Guidance for owners, operators and masters of vessels on inland waters, explaining the classifications and how to apply for categorisation.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 8 October 2019

Find out how to get to Environment Agency locks and weir fishing sites and when you can fish.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 4 September 2023

How to apply for an accommodation licence for a structure on the River Thames, the licensing requirements, and licence fees.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 29 September 2020

Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 13 June 2013

Environment Agency boat registration charges for Anglian waterways, the River Thames and River Medway.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 13 June 2023

The Environment Agency's requirements for obtaining a boat registration on the River Thames.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 9 December 2021

A list of registration charges for the Medway Navigation.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 19 February 2024