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Find out about applying for the Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme, how to submit brand information, fees and making sure your production process is compliant.
Collection of documents about safety codes of practice for small (up to 24m) vessels
Use form C1330 to notify that a pleasure craft arriving from abroad that will not be released from customs control.
Speech by Secretary of State Michael Gove MP at the Local Government Association’s annual conference 2023.
Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service
Find out how to charge and collect excise duty on fuel used in private pleasure craft and fuel used for private pleasure flying.
Learn lessons from a selection of accidents involving merchant ships, fishing boats and recreational craft.
…It supports a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries - from theatre to digital art - reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections.
Operational codes of practice, construction and maintenance standards for cargo or passenger high-speed craft and Ro-Ro.
How to make sure that your products are properly checked for conformity and your technical documents are managed correctly.
Check when you need to pay VAT on a vessel you’re keeping in the UK and how to provide evidence of VAT paid.
HM Coastguard is replacing the radio network, that connects 165 remote sites, to aid search and rescue operations around the UK.
Find out if you need to use the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking on products you manufacture or handle.
Small commercial vessels must be registered, surveyed and inspected to meet UK safety laws - registering a boat, surveys and inspections
Find out what you'll need to work at sea - training, certificates, ratings, officers
Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Small commercial vessels must follow the small commercial vessel codes of practice - codes of practice, certification, operating overseas
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.
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