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High fine sends warning message to those with unregistered boats. Patrols on Thames have already begun for summer 2024.
Application form to register a powered boat for an annual registration on the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation.
Safety lessons to the recreational craft industry and pleasure boat users on the importance of using a kill cord to save lives and prevent serious injury.
Guidance, application forms and charges information to apply for a boat registration (licence) on the River Thames.
Concession for workers working on well boats in UK territorial seas.
Grants will help innovators develop new concepts – such as an automated boat that could deliver parcels by water – to tackle pressing transport issues.
Registration application form for powered boats visiting the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation for a short period.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Small commercial vessels must follow the small commercial vessel codes of practice - codes of practice, certification, operating overseas
Information for boaters on the River Stour.
Guidance, application forms and charges information to apply for a boat registration on Anglian waterways.
Flooding and partial sinking of an inflatable boat in the Dover Strait with at least 27 lives lost.
Location: Off Siloth, Solway Firth, Scotland.
Boat registration, boat safety and river levels
Location: Loch Ryan, south-west Scotland.
The requirements for obtaining a boat registration on the Anglian Waterways.
Guidance and forms to help you apply for boat registration for the Medway Navigation.
Two fatalities following the loss of control of a powerboat near Little Thatch Island, British Virgin Islands.
This bulletin urges owners and operators of small commercial passenger vessels to review their operations and procedures in line with current safety guidance.
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