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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…
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Check customs rules for private individuals who travel to the UK from another country in a pleasure craft
Check customs rules for private individuals who leave the UK in their pleasure craft and travel to other countries.
Check UK customs rules for private individuals who use a pleasure craft (like a yacht or other boat) for recreational use, or temporarily import one as a non-UK resident.
Check when you need to pay VAT on a vessel you’re keeping in the UK and how to provide evidence of VAT paid.
Urgent safety lesson issued after the yacht Tyger of London capsized off Tenerife, Canary Islands due to a shallow draught, lead keel failure.
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.
Location: 7 miles off the coast of Felixstowe, England.
Location: 1500nm west of Fremantle, Australia.
Find out the procedures you'll need to follow to zero rate VAT for the supply of a sailaway boat.
Location: Approximately 720 miles east-south-east of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Location: 10 miles south of Prawle Point, Devon, England.
Location: South of the Isle of Wight, England.
PM Rishi Sunak's press statement on the next stage of the plan to stop the boats.
Before you sail to or from the UK, submit your voyage plan with details of your vessel, people and goods on board. Find out how to change or cancel your report.
Location: Portsmouth harbour area, England.
Find out about the required documentation for people who sail pleasure craft to and from the UK.
Location: Off Puffin Island, Wales.
This documents highlights safety concerns to owners, operators and crew of yachts.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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