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FCDO travel advice for Antigua and Barbuda. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Thailand. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Guatemala. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Find out how to charge and collect excise duty on fuel used in private pleasure craft and fuel used for private pleasure flying.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
FCDO travel advice for Guyana. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Information for boaters on the River Nene.
FCDO travel advice for Bolivia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Strong stream advice, river conditions, reach closures and restrictions affecting boaters on Anglian waterways.
FCDO travel advice for Pitcairn Island. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This guidance provides details on how to book an inspection, how to prepare your vessel and different inspection procedures.
Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service
FCDO travel advice for Canada. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Information for boaters on the River Stour.
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
Details of moorings, bridge heights, locks and facilities for boaters on Anglian waterways.
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