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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.
Capsizing due to insufficient stability is a major cause of fatalities for fishing vessels under 24m length, especially those under 15m.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the risk to life.
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.
Owners and operators of seagoing ships and large yachts are responsible for the health and safety of seafarers
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
This guidance provides details on how to book an inspection, how to prepare your vessel and different inspection procedures.
Online proforma registration and guidance for owners, operators and bareboat charterers registering merchant vessels under the UK flag.
With up to 28 warships and submarines in the pipeline, backed by defence spending rising to 2.5% of GDP, Britain is seeing a new Golden Age of shipbuilding.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Award-winning Hampshire-based ship outfitter secures government-backed funding from Lloyds Bank as it meets growing post-pandemic demand.
Location: North Pacific Ocean.
Construction, radio and marine equipment standards for merchant ships and special shipping.
This webpage provides a list of organisations authorised under UK legislation to conduct tonnage measurement and issue certification on UK registered vessels.
Incident and inspections have identified vessels of less than 15m Length overall which were modified prior to 6 September 2021 had increased risk of capsize.
Location: Berthed at Tripoli, Libya.
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