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Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
How ship security is managed in the UK, and how to comply with UK regulations on ship security.
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
Find out what you need to do when hiring crew to work on a ship or yacht - qualifications, certificates of competency, crew agreements and crew lists
Owners and operators of seagoing ships and large yachts are responsible for the health and safety of seafarers
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Report wreck material to the Receiver of Wreck - what counts as wreck material, fines and deadline
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