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How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Advice for British nationals on staying safe when travelling by sea
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Find UK trade data from HMRC. Look up data about imports, exports, commodities and traders.
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
Learn lessons from a selection of accidents involving merchant ships, fishing boats and recreational craft.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Bolivia for healthcare practitioners.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Honduras for healthcare practitioners.
FCDO travel advice for St Kitts and Nevis. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Guidance for fishermen on health and safety best practice, and applying merchant shipping and fishing vessel regulations.
Owners of UK-flagged fishing vessels are responsible for basic health and safety on board their boats, safe working practices and safety equipment.
The most recent UK technical safety alert bulletins for mariners.
Blogs where government organisations talk about their work and share information and ideas.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency produces a range of fishing safety publications and survey preparation guidance
FCDO travel advice for Panama. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
A collection highlighting marine notices, notes, safety bulletins and guidance relevant to the shipping and cargo industries.
A collection of active marine guidance notes, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
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