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How ship security is managed in the UK, and how to comply with UK regulations on ship security.
Find out about the private use of company cars and vans and when a benefit charge is incurred.
Fee list for registration costs
This is a list of all the opinions the RPC issued in 2023 on Department for Transport measures
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 element
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
How to register a new charge at Companies House, or tell us about any you've paid off.
We handle shipping and maritime disputes. Cases that we hear include: collisions between ships disputes over the transport of cargo salvage of a ship, cargo or crew disputes over goods supplied to a ship disputes over mortgages and other security...
Find out how to charge and collect excise duty on fuel used in private pleasure craft and fuel used for private pleasure flying.
Understand how you can pay tonnage tax if you manage your ships from the UK and they weigh 100 tons or more.
Find out about the VAT domestic reverse charge procedure which applies to the buying and selling of certain goods and services.
Anyone in charge of a ship must monitor traffic at sea and report any accidents or incidents
Online proforma registration and guidance for owners, operators and bareboat charterers registering merchant vessels under the UK flag.
Fees charged for services at British embassies, high commissions and consulates, including certification, legalisation and emergency travel document fees.
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