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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
How ship security is managed in the UK, and how to comply with UK regulations on ship security.
Owners and operators of seagoing ships and large yachts are responsible for the health and safety of seafarers
Provides latest and previous editions of 'Flagging Up', the UK Ship Register (UKSR) quarterly newsletter
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Register a vessel, get a licence entitlement and convert it to a licence
This webpage provides a list of organisations authorised under UK legislation to conduct tonnage measurement and issue certification on UK registered vessels.
Guidance on the 5 titles of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, and the regulations applying to UK ships under each one.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
How to take someone to the court to get compensation or payment for a collision at sea, a ship mortgage or another shipping dispute.
Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
European and UK regulations govern how you can move radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel into or out of the country.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that two foreign flagged ship remained under detention in UK ports at the end of March after failing Paris MOU Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
How ship owners, brokers and operators can apply to MCA for passenger, bunker, tanker and wreck removal compulsory liability insurance certificates
This page brings together the government's announcements of the UK’s sanctions in response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel
This guidance provides details on how to book a survey or inspection, how to prepare your vessel and different survey procedures.
Information for companies on the import and export of controlled drugs to and from the UK.
All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
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