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Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
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.
How to comply with the safety requirements and responsibilities under ILO Work In Fishing Convention (ILO 188)
Information on the restrictions affecting the navigation on the River Thames.
Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service
Location: Kennet and Avon Canal, England.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
This page outlines the requirements and construction standards for fishing vessels
How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
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.
Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel
The Environment Agency manages Lydney Harbour on the River Severn.
Location: Camel Estuary, near Padstow, Cornwall, England.
Guidance about the types of vessels that can operate on UK inland waters. It also refers to EU requirements and regulations.
Vessel traffic management, electronic nautical publications and safety information for owners, operators of ships, yachts, fishing vessels.
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