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Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
The Royal Naval Museum, in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard, is one of Britain’s oldest maritime museums. The Museum’s aim is to preserve and present the history of the ‘Fleet’ - the ships and the men and women who manned them. RNM...
Guidance about the types of vessels that can operate on UK inland waters. It also refers to EU requirements and regulations.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Deck Officers or Deck Watch Rating Certificate
Guidance on the 5 titles of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, and the regulations applying to UK ships under each one.
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.
Find out how to reclaim Excise Duty on fuel used in making marine voyages if you're entitled to claim.
As an owner or manager of land in the coastal margin, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
How to comply with the safety requirements and responsibilities under ILO Work In Fishing Convention (ILO 188)
Find out how to charge and collect excise duty on fuel used in private pleasure craft and fuel used for private pleasure flying.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
Statement of public participation for the north east, north west, south, south east and south west marine plan areas
Find out how you can import goods with a specific authorised use and pay less duty.
Navigation, passage planning, pilotage service, mooring details and charges for boaters using Rye Harbour.
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