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Check customs rules for private individuals who leave the UK in their pleasure craft and travel to other countries.
Find out the procedures you'll need to follow to zero rate VAT for the supply of a sailaway boat.
River conditions and restrictions and safety information for boaters on the Rivers Wye and Lugg.
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
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
Boat registration, boat safety and river levels
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
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