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Guidance for applying for a Deck CoC for Commercial and Private Yachts.
Advice for British nationals on staying safe when travelling by sea
Owners of UK-flagged fishing vessels are responsible for basic health and safety on board their boats, safe working practices and safety equipment.
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
Consultation on six draft marine guidance notes (MGNs) entitled yacht and powerboat safety at sea
Stability information for motor and sailing vessels, a stability questionnaire, and guidance on carrying out inclining tests.
How Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100) will produce additional benefits for riverside communities through riverside strategies.
UKSR LYS advice notes for those who wish to have their vessel projects surveyed.
Large Commercial Yacht Code requirements: construction, maintenance, operation, and responsibilities for surveying and certifying of large commercial yachts.
A collection of documents and guidance for operations and crew of large commercial yachts.
Check customs rules for private individuals who leave the UK in their pleasure craft and travel to other countries.
A safety message to the large yacht industry to properly maintain equipment, such as fire detection systems, and to regularly conduct emergency drills.
Find out what you need to do when hiring crew to work on a ship or yacht - qualifications, certificates of competency, crew agreements and crew lists
This MIN details a new route for applicants looking to gain an UK OOW yachts, less than 3000 GT, unlimited area, II/1 Certificate of Competency.
Navigation, passage planning, pilotage service, mooring details and charges for boaters using Rye Harbour.
To be completed when applying for a large yacht survey.
Guidance for applying for a Engineer Yacht CoC.
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