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Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon

• Maritime Safety Information broadcasts

  HM Coastguard regularly broadcasts Maritime Safety Information (MSI) by…

• Weather and tide information

  Weather information at sea Find information about conditions at sea from…

• Navigational guidance and warnings

  You can get navigational information by radio from: navigational warnings,…

• Navigating safely

  Safe navigation is particularly important in adverse weather and sea…

• Voyage data recorders

  A voyage data recorder (VDR), often known as the ship’s ‘black box’,…

• The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

  The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is a maritime…

• 406 MHz beacons

  A 406 megahertz (MHz) beacon can send a distress signal via satellites to…

• Navigation equipment for small commercial vessels

  Small commercial ships should keep a listening watch on VHF channel 16 for…

Information about local services that have been disrupted by severe weather conditions

Northern Region Tribunal Judge PA Barber & Tribunal Member A Hossain sitting on 1st May 2025

• Updated: 18 June 2025

• Updated: 23 October 2026

• Updated: 23 October 2026

Health advice for those planning events and mass gatherings during periods of hot weather in England.

• Updated: 20 May 2026

• Updated: 23 October 2026

This guidance provides advice for everyone on how to stay safe during hot weather, including how to keep your home cool. 

• Updated: 19 December 2024

This page advises those working with children on how to reduce the risks of hot weather to the health of people they provide care for.

• Updated: 8 July 2026

This guidance has been produced in collaboration with the Department for Education (DfE) for those who work in, or manage, schools or early years settings.

• Updated: 24 September 2025