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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
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You may need to get a Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) certificate before you can…
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How marine non-licensable activities are assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPA)
River Great Ouse: bridge heights, locks, overhead power lines and facilities.
The UK and other northern European countries discussed new commitments to disrupt the supply chain of small boats yesterday evening (Monday 4 March) .
Navigation, passage planning, pilotage service, mooring details and charges for boaters using Rye Harbour.
Boating basics including essential knowledge and techniques you need to make sure you enjoy yourselves and stay safe on the water.
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
Boat registration, boat safety and river levels
Grants will help innovators develop new concepts – such as an automated boat that could deliver parcels by water – to tackle pressing transport issues.
Application form to register a boat (to pay harbour dues) in Rye Harbour.
Find out the procedures you'll need to follow to zero rate VAT for the supply of a sailaway boat.
Application form to register an unpowered enclosed boat for an annual registration on the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation.
Check customs rules for private individuals who leave the UK in their pleasure craft and travel to other countries.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). MMO also manages marine licensable activities through our marine licensing system.
Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
A small boat pilot has been jailed after crossing the Channel with more than 50 migrants in a perilously overcrowded dinghy.
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