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Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
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
You must follow safety regulations and check whether you need insurance if…
You may need to get a Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) certificate before you can…
You must follow international safety regulations if you’re using a boat at…
You should check what kind of insurance you need - it depends on how and…
Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
Location: North Atlantic Ocean.
Information for boaters on the River Stour.
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Check customs rules for private individuals who leave the UK in their pleasure craft and travel to other countries.
General safety regulations for lifesaving appliances (LSA) and safety equipment on fishing vessels
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service
If you're a non-UK resident temporarily importing a vessel, check if you can get relief using Temporary Admission (TA) and the rules that apply while your yacht is under the TA procedure in the UK.
Guidance about the types of vessels that can operate on UK inland waters. It also refers to EU requirements and regulations.
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
Boat registration, boat safety and river levels
The region covers Worth Matravers/Saint Alban's Head around coast of Cornwall, to Bristol. This includes the Isles of Scilly.
Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel
Navigation, passage planning, pilotage service, mooring details and charges for boaters using Rye Harbour.
The region covers Mablethorpe to Hythe.
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