Guidance and regulation

Fee list for registration costs

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 5 December 2018

Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel

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

Guide for owners and operators of merchant ships and bareboat charters over 100GT.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 1 May 2019

Advice about regulations applying to pleasure (sport or recreational) craft.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 6 May 2014

A quick-reference guide to UK regulations and procedures.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 8 March 2022

Online proforma registration and guidance for owners, operators and bareboat charterers registering merchant vessels under the UK flag.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 29 March 2019

Guidance and information about UK merchant shipping regulations and administrative procedures

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 31 March 2015

Recommended operational information for masters to assess vessel stability.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 1 May 2014

For fishing vessels of less than 15m length overall built before 16 July 2007 and existing vessels of 15m length overall to less than 24m registered length wishing to join the UK Register.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 11 March 2022

Log Books are required to comply with Part II MS (Radio Installation) regs 1998 or Part III of MS (Radio) (Fishing Vessel) regs 1999.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 8 January 2015

Stability information guidance and standard example for booklet.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 1 May 2014

Safety alert about 406MHz EPIRBs produced between Jan. 2005 and June 2010.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 6 May 2014

Concerns the carriage of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), liferafts and float free arrangements for fishing vessels.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 30 September 1991

Information about safety requirements for registering small fishing vessels.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 31 January 2020

Practical guidance for surveyors carrying out an inclining test, and determining a ship's stability.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 1 May 2014

Estimated hours for approving stability information booklets.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 1 May 2014

Recommended information for masters to assess vessel stability in any condition of loading.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 1 May 2014

GME has recalled a series of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB) issued between January 2005 to February 2008.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 5 August 2014