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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…

FCDO travel advice for Guatemala. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 23 June 2025

• Warnings and insurance

  Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice…

• Entry requirements

  This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

• Safety and security

  This guide also has safety advice for regions of Guatemala. Terrorism…

• Regional risks

  This section has safety advice for regions of Guatemala. It only covers…

• Health

  Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

• Getting help

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

What to do if you’re about to be flooded and during flooding: who to contact, how to stay safe, how to report a problem.

FCDO travel advice for Ecuador. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 29 August 2025

FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 26 June 2025

Who to call in an emergency, like police, fire or ambulance services.

• Updated: 16 January 2023

FCDO travel advice for Lebanon. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 1 July 2025

FCDO travel advice for Pitcairn Island. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 27 March 2025

The Resilience Capabilities Programme aims to increase the capability to respond to and recover from civil emergencies and provides advice on preparing for a crisis.

• Updated: 30 May 2018

Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in