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Product Recall for Jiuran XS Black Life Jacket sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of drowning.
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
You usually need to register or licence your boat if you want to keep or…
How you register your boat depends on the waterway you want to use and the…
An enforcement officer may put an enforcement notice on your boat if it’s…
You need to register your boat with the UK Ship Register to use it at sea.…
Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
Product Recall for Oskies Yellow Inflatable Buoyancy/flotation Aid sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of drowning.
Navigation on the River Thames may be restricted or closed in certain areas. Find out where and when these restrictions and closures are.
Details of access points, events and facilities on the River Wye.
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
A guide to using the river Wye on the border of England and Wales.
Product Recall for HiSEA Buoyancy Aid sold via eBay presenting a serious risk of drowning.
Product Recall for NEWAO Adult Surf Life Jacket/Buoyancy Aid presenting a serious risk of drowning.
Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service
Application form for an annual or short-term registration for an unpowered open boat on the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation.
River conditions and restrictions and safety information for boaters on the Rivers Wye and Lugg.
Product Recall for Unbranded Orange Life Jacket presenting a serious risk of drowning.
The licence sets out where you can fish, what you are not allowed to fish and the limits for the stocks you are allowed to fish and land.
The Ministry of Defence took primacy for the UK's operational response to small boat migration in the English Channel from 14 April 2022 to 31 January 2023.
Product Recall for Yon Sub Life Jacket presenting a serious risk of drowning.
Distances between locks on the River Thames and measurements restricting navigation.
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