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Check customs rules for private individuals who travel to the UK from another country in a pleasure craft
The safety of small vessels in commercial use for sport or pleasure – a code of practice
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
All seafarers have working and living rights that include: employment…
There are minimum requirements seafarers must meet to work at sea. Minimum…
Seafarers’ employment contracts are covered by the Maritime Labour…
The term ‘human element’ covers anything to do with the interaction…
All UK ships must carry copies of the ‘Code of Safe Working Practices for…
Seafarers’ living conditions are covered by Maritime Labour Convention…
Seafarers may face additional dangers when living onboard ships. Petrol…
If seafarers deal with certain toxic cargo or equipment on board ships,…
Employers must protect their seafarers’ health by: providing immunisations…
The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) came into force for the UK on 7…
Information about how to make your guests feel more comfortable in their new home, set expectations about how to live together and communicate with your guests.
Small commercial vessels must follow the small commercial vessel codes of practice - codes of practice, certification, operating overseas
Explanation of Vote by Ambassador Archie Young, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Haiti.
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Find out how to charge and collect excise duty on fuel used in private pleasure craft and fuel used for private pleasure flying.
Research into how and why children read for pleasure and evidence for how to promote it.
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