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Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Guidance about the types of vessels that can operate on UK inland waters. It also refers to EU requirements and regulations.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
Owners and operators of seagoing ships and large yachts are responsible for the health and safety of seafarers
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.
Get help to classify textiles and which headings and codes to use.
This page contains documents relating to the Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1269) ("Grandfather Rights” Regulations).
This webpage provides a list of organisations authorised under UK legislation to conduct tonnage measurement and issue certification on UK registered vessels.
What kinds of vessels get expanded inspections by the MCA, what happens during the inspections, notice, and where you can find more advice.
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