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Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
HM Coastguard regularly broadcasts Maritime Safety Information (MSI) by…
Weather information at sea Find information about conditions at sea from…
You can get navigational information by radio from: navigational warnings,…
Safe navigation is particularly important in adverse weather and sea…
A voyage data recorder (VDR), often known as the ship’s ‘black box’,…
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is a maritime…
A 406 megahertz (MHz) beacon can send a distress signal via satellites to…
Small commercial ships should keep a listening watch on VHF channel 16 for…
FCDO travel advice for Brazil. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice…
This advice reflects the UK government’s understanding of current rules…
This guide also has safety advice for regions of Brazil. Terrorism There…
This section has safety advice for regions of Brazil. It only covers…
Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…
How wind farms and wave and tidal energy devices can endanger navigation, emergency response operations, marine radar and GPS communications.
When to use hydrological and hydraulic modelling as part of a flood risk assessment for a planning application, and the expected standards.
Latest FCDO travel advice for South Africa including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs
Product Recall for NEWAO Adult Surf Life Jacket/Buoyancy Aid presenting a serious risk of drowning.
When and how risk management authorities should use climate change allowances for flood and coastal risk projects, schemes and strategies.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Australia including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs
Latest FCDO travel advice for Costa Rica. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Product Recall for Surf State Boys Blue Sandals presenting a serious chemical risk.
Weekly national influenza and COVID-19 report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.
Results of an annual survey of heads of schools, teachers, general public, parents, students, employers and higher education institutions in England.
A review of the current understanding of mixed beach processes, the method of predicting cliffing problems, and advice on best practice for beach recharge programmes.
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