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Boating basics including essential knowledge and techniques you need to make sure you enjoy yourselves and stay safe on the water.
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
You must follow safety regulations and check whether you need insurance if…
You may need to get a Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) certificate before you can…
You must follow international safety regulations if you’re using a boat at…
You should check what kind of insurance you need - it depends on how and…
Guidance about how to protect a boat and crew from fire.
River Great Ouse: bridge heights, locks, overhead power lines and facilities.
Find out the procedures you'll need to follow to zero rate VAT for the supply of a sailaway boat.
A quick-reference guide to UK regulations and procedures.
Advice for British nationals on staying safe when travelling by sea
UKSR LYS advice notes for those who wish to have their vessel projects surveyed.
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
Facilities for boaters at Environment Agency lock sites on the non-tidal River Thames and the River Kennet.
Details of access points, events and facilities on the River Wye.
Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
A boat owner has been ordered to pay £20,000 at the Portsmouth Crown Court today, 16 February, following a joint investigation by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Hampshire Police.
Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.
A guide for boaters and other users of the River Thames.
Information for boaters on the River Nene.
Strong stream advice, river conditions, reach closures and restrictions affecting boaters on Anglian waterways.
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