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Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
All ships must carry certain emergency and life-saving equipment. This…
Merchant ships You can find information on the life-saving appliances that…
Ships must carry certain fire-fighting equipment on board. Download ‘MSN…
All emergency life-saving equipment must be safe to use, and you must make…
Life-saving appliance testing Some life-saving equipment must be serviced…
You can contact the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for further…
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Guidance about the types of vessels that can operate on UK inland waters. It also refers to EU requirements and regulations.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
Owners and operators of seagoing ships and large yachts are responsible for the health and safety of seafarers
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Information to support commercial fishers on under 12 metre English vessels.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
The licence sets out where you can fish, what you are not allowed to fish and the limits for the stocks you are allowed to fish and land.
Construction, radio and marine equipment standards for merchant ships and special shipping.
How ship security is managed in the UK, and how to comply with UK regulations on ship security.
What kinds of vessels get expanded inspections by the MCA, what happens during the inspections, notice, and where you can find more advice.
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
Diversity networks that support civilian and Armed Forces personnel working in the Ministry of Defence.
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