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Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
MCA guidance on using small vessels commercially
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
Transhipment licences allow controlled goods to pass through the UK on the way to other destinations: find out when you need one and how to use it.
Location: The Solent, off the south coast of England.
Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service
The annual Sanctuary Awards recognise the outstanding conservation and sustainability efforts across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) estate.
Information about seafarer working and living rights - working conditions, conditions of employment, safe working practices, living conditions, dangerous cargo, health and medical care, maritime labour convention, human element
Information and guidance notes for keeping a motor vessel stable in typical sailing conditions.
Apply for a boatmasters' licence to run a passenger-carrying or non-passenger carrying commercial vessel - apply, replace, renew or upgrade your licence
A previous code of practice for yachts carrying 13 to 36 passengers.
Location: Portsmouth harbour area, England.
Apply for a section 19 standard or large bus permit.
LY2 was the 2005 update of the original 'code of practice for the safety of large commercial sailing and motor vessels', known as LY1.
Distances between locks on the River Thames and measurements restricting navigation.
Find out the 'place of supply' rules for passenger transport and the VAT zero rating of public passenger transport if you supply it in the UK.
Small commercial vessels must be registered, surveyed and inspected to meet UK safety laws - registering a boat, surveys and inspections
This is a list of the annual reports published by MAIB.
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