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Information for migrants on the risks and realities of travelling to the UK through dangerous or illegal routes, and the safe and legal alternatives.
This Notice sets out the requirements for reporting occupational diseases, including COVID-19 to the MCA.
Summary This notice sets out the requirements for reporting occupational…
10 Downing Street, the locale of British prime ministers since 1735, vies with the White House as being the most important political building anywhere in the world in the modern era.
Today marks the launch of the latest phase of the government’s global campaign to warn migrants of the consequences of entering the UK illegally.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
Find out what Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits are, how they are worked out, the eligibility rules and how to apply.
FCDO Services annual report and accounts 2020 to 2021 (for the year ended 31 March 2021).
From hammocks to bunk beds, letters to e-mails, one Royal Navy sailor compares Christmas at sea 100 years apart
How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council
The symptoms and epidemiology of giardiasis including travel-associated infections.
Information about who needs a seaman's discharge book and a British seaman's card
The symptoms, diagnosis, management, surveillance and epidemiology of salmonella.
Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.
The home of Maritime and Coastguard Agency on GOV.UK. We work to prevent the loss of life on the coast and at sea. We produce legislation and guidance on maritime matters, and provide certification to seafarers.
Register or license a boat for use on the UK's inland waterways or at sea - which authority to register with, the UK Ship Register and Small Ships Register, penalties and fines
Owners and operators of seagoing ships and large yachts are responsible for the health and safety of seafarers
Find out how to register a death in the UK or abroad
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…
Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
Get a medical certificate to work at sea - ENG 1 or ML5 medical certificates, how much they cost, how to apply.
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