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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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Information for boaters on the River Stour.
Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
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
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
Details of access points, events and facilities on the River Wye.
Information on the closures/restrictions affecting the navigation.
River conditions and restrictions and safety information for boaters on the Rivers Wye and Lugg.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Information on the closures and restrictions affecting Anglian waterways.
Information for a letter of initial assessment or college letter, so you can train for an engineer officer certificate of competence (CoC)
Navigation on the River Thames may be restricted or closed in certain areas. Find out where and when these restrictions and closures are.
The report provides a review of existing research on the effects of canoeing on angling and fish stocks.
Information for boaters on the Black Sluice Navigation.
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