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Check customs rules for private individuals who leave the UK in their pleasure craft and travel to other countries.
Check UK customs rules for private individuals who use a pleasure craft (like a yacht or other boat) for recreational use, or temporarily import one as a non-UK resident.
Information and guidance notes for keeping a sailing vessel stable in typical sailing conditions.
If you're a non-UK resident temporarily importing a vessel, check if you can get relief using Temporary Admission (TA) and the rules that apply while your yacht is under the TA procedure in the UK.
Check customs rules for private individuals who travel to the UK from another country in a pleasure craft
Guidance for applying for a Deck CoC for Commercial and Private Yachts.
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
Check when you need to pay VAT on a vessel you’re keeping in the UK and how to provide evidence of VAT paid.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Instructions on applying for STCW watch ratings, yacht ratings, or able seafarer certificates and information on gaining an efficient deck hand certificate
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