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Decision on a request from harbour authorities for exemption to section 24 of Merchant Shipping law allowing the charging of ship levies.
How to apply for a medal or veterans badge - who can apply, application forms, contact details, how long it takes, replacement military medals or badges
Use this service to apply for or replace an armed forces veterans badge.…
You can apply for a medal if you served in the armed forces and are…
You can only get a replacement medal from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) if…
You can apply for a UK merchant seafarers veterans badge if you: were a…
You can apply for a UK merchant navy medal if you were a member of the…
You can write to or email the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office if…
Owners and operators of seagoing ships and large yachts are responsible for the health and safety of seafarers
Operators of seagoing ships or small commercial vessels must protect the…
Regular risk assessments must be carried out to see how accidents,…
Code of safe working practices By law, up-to-date copies of the ‘Code of…
Workers must be given suitable protective equipment if performing…
Risk assessments must be carried out to identify who is at risk from noise…
Small commercial vessels must have safety measures in place for workers,…
Domestic passenger ships Seagoing domestic passenger ships, for example…
Passenger vessels operating on inland waters - like estuaries, lakes and…
Marine engineering involves the design, construction, installation, and…
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) provides information on…
Find out what you need to do when hiring crew to work on a ship or yacht - qualifications, certificates of competency, crew agreements and crew lists
Information about seafarer working and living rights - working conditions, conditions of employment, safe working practices, living conditions, dangerous cargo, health and medical care, maritime labour convention, human elem…
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2023 on Department for Transport measures
Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Find out what you'll need to work at sea - training, certificates, ratings, officers
Get company information including registered address, previous company names, directors' details, accounts, annual returns and company reports, if it's been dissolved
Get a medical certificate to work at sea - ENG 1 or ML5 medical certificates, how much they cost, how to apply.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Regulations and guidance on fees and charging for environmental and other regulatory functions for offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the…
How to get an ENG1 or ML5 medical certificate.
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
New legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) will make it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in…
Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
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