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Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
HM Coastguard regularly broadcasts Maritime Safety Information (MSI) by…
Weather information at sea Find information about conditions at sea from…
You can get navigational information by radio from: navigational warnings,…
Safe navigation is particularly important in adverse weather and sea…
A voyage data recorder (VDR), often known as the ship’s ‘black box’,…
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is a maritime…
A 406 megahertz (MHz) beacon can send a distress signal via satellites to…
Small commercial ships should keep a listening watch on VHF channel 16 for…
FCDO travel advice for Guatemala. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice…
This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…
This guide also has safety advice for regions of Guatemala. Terrorism…
This section has safety advice for regions of Guatemala. It only covers…
Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…
Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
If you get tips at work they do not count towards the National Minimum…
You have to pay Income Tax on any tips you get, and may have to pay…
FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Serbia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Argentina. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for El Salvador. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Honduras. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Ecuador. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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