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This bulletin urges owners and operators of small commercial passenger vessels to review their operations and procedures in line with current safety guidance.
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
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You must follow international safety regulations if you’re using a boat at…
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Advice for British people on staying safe when travelling abroad by sea, including piracy, armed robbery and security risks in particular regions.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Mexico including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
Latest FCDO travel advice for British Virgin Islands including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
Planning for the risks of Arctic travel, including during cruises.
Information for boaters on the River Stour.
FCDO travel advice for Ecuador. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Check customs rules for private individuals who leave the UK in their pleasure craft and travel to other countries.
What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules
Navigation on the River Thames may be restricted or closed in certain areas. Find out where and when these restrictions and closures are.
FCDO travel advice for Bolivia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Guyana. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
FCDO travel advice for Pitcairn Island. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for the Republic of Congo. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Anguilla. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Find out the 'place of supply' rules for passenger transport and the VAT zero rating of public passenger transport if you supply it in the UK.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
FCDO travel advice for the Philippines. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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