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Guidance for divers who wish to remove abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG).
This guidance has been compiled to help recreational divers to ascertain whether diving activities may be licensable.
You must have a licence in order to dive designated shipwreck sites.
A protected wrecks licence allows you to dive, survey, dig, take away historical objects and anchor near a protected wreck in England
A protected wrecks licence allows you to dive, survey, dig, take away historical objects and anchor near a protected wreck in Wales
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
A protected wrecks licence allows you to dive, survey, dig, take away historical objects and anchor near a protected wreck in Northern Ireland
A team of divers have completed work to offshore pipes at the Dawdon mine water treatment scheme as part of a major marine civil engineering project.
FCDO travel advice for Malaysia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Location: Off Lee Shore, Farne Islands, England.
Location: The Solent off the south coast of England
Location: 15nm north-west of Cape Wrath, Scotland.
A protected wrecks licence allows you to dive, survey, dig, take away historical objects and anchor near a protected wreck in Scotland
Amendment 1 outlines advice and procedures for safe conduct of diving operations especially where diving operations are not controlled by the vessel owner.
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