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Vessels that do not have their quota managed by a Producer Organisation are managed by the Marine Management Organisation via catch limits.
Guidance for applying for a Deck CoC for Commercial and Private Yachts.
Get permission or a licence to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon, sea trout, lamprey and smelt in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
Guidance and application information for gaining a Fishing Certificate of Competency for deck and engineer officers, including conversions and upgrades.
Information for boaters on the River Stour.
Navigation on the River Thames may be restricted or closed in certain areas. Find out where and when these restrictions and closures are.
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
All seafarers who undertake oral exams, a key part of training, are being asked for their views on their learning to help develop and strengthen training in the UK.
A collection of resources related to UK Seafarer Training, Examinations, Certification - including Certificates of Competency (CoCs) - and Careers.
Key regulations on tonnage measurement, weighing, safe loading, unloading and carriage of cargo, and passenger and personnel safety issues for ships.
Anglia rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.
Check UK customs rules for private individuals who use a pleasure craft (like a yacht or other boat) for recreational use, or temporarily import one as a non-UK resident.
Guidance for applying for a Engineer Yacht CoC.
Details of moorings, bridge heights, locks and facilities for boaters on Anglian waterways.
Details of access points, events and facilities on the River Wye.
Guidance on the 5 titles of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, and the regulations applying to UK ships under each one.
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