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This page details the MMO’s work on the management of marine non-licensable activity in Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
Throughout 2023, the Marine Management Organisation and Studland Bay Marine Partnership (SBMP) have continued to take forward initiatives to protect Studland Bay’s precious marine ecosystems.
We have issued a safety bulletin to the cruise industry to highlight the importance of using anchoring equipment within its intended design parameters.
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
A safety message to the shipping industry highlighting the need for clear guidance on the capability of a ship's anchoring system.
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
Location: Isle of Mingulay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
River Great Ouse: bridge heights, locks, overhead power lines and facilities.
Location: River Humber, England.
Product Safety Report for Petzl Grillon Climbing Equipment - Lanyards/Temporary Lifelines/Anchors/Hook/MGO presenting a risk of injuries.
Small commercial vessels must be registered, surveyed and inspected to meet UK safety laws - registering a boat, surveys and inspections
Application form to register an unpowered enclosed boat for an annual registration on the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation.
This documents makes urgent recommendations to ship owners and masters.
Find out the procedures you'll need to follow to zero rate VAT for the supply of a sailaway boat.
A small boat pilot has been jailed after crossing the Channel with more than 50 migrants in a perilously overcrowded dinghy.
Location: Western Solent, off the south coast of England.
Use form VAT436 to tell HMRC you're buying a sailaway boat in the UK to export to non-EU countries and are using the Sailaway Boat Scheme.
Location: Off Karlskrona, Sweden.
Application form for an annual or short-term registration for an unpowered open boat on the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation.
Application form to register a powered boat for an annual registration on the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation.
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