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Apply for a grant-aided vessel monitoring system, register or re-register your device, and guidance for manufacturers and engineers.
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels 10 metres and under
Information for owners, operators, skippers and crew about safety standards in the fishing industry.
All fishing vessels must carry out regular drills and record these. Drills may differ depending on whether the vessel is single handed or not.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the Marine Management Organisation.
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...
This guidance provides details on how to conduct and record a risk assessment, and how safety management systems can help to improve safety on fishing vessels.
Warns of the unseen risks from the build-up of gases in 'enclosed' spaces including refrigerated salt water (RSW) tanks.
Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
Information to support commercial fishers on under 12 metre English vessels.
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Guidance about the types of vessels that can operate on UK inland waters. It also refers to EU requirements and regulations.
The UK’s export credit agency has completed its first transaction in support of overseas offshore oil and gas decommissioning.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
Construction, radio and marine equipment standards for merchant ships and special shipping.
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