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Apply for a boatmasters' licence to run a passenger-carrying or non-passenger carrying commercial vessel - apply, replace, renew or upgrade your licence
You must have a boatmasters’ licence if you’re the master of certain…
Read the boatmasters’ qualifications and hours of work notice to find out:…
You’ll need to: read the boatmasters’ qualifications and hours of work…
You need to apply for a ‘Tier 2 Level 2’ licence before your exemption…
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.
Guidance for applying for a Deck CoC for Commercial and Private Yachts.
Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares
Find out what you'll need to work at sea - training, certificates, ratings, officers
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for working Deck and Engineering Officers working on board merchant vessels and yachts.
Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
Recipients of the 2023 Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service announced.
Information on licensing needed for private maritime security companies (PMSC's) to provide maritime anti-piracy services in the ‘high risk area’ (HRA).
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
An Export Health Certificate (EHC) is required to directly land processed fishery products into the European Union (EU) and Northern Ireland (NI) from UK flagged reefer, freezer and factory vessels which are listed as approved food establishments by local authorities...
How to obtain the manual which gives medical guidance for (non-doctors) working on board a ship. The 23rd edition, is the most up-to-date and complete.
How to get an ENG1 or ML5 medical certificate.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
Information on selected marine licensing cases
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
Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export fish products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
How to apply for a taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) driving licences inside and outside London
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