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How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application.
This page includes summaries of the winning bids for the Future RAN (FRANC) competition
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…
Using recommended patterns for workplace wifi networks and sharing infrastructure.
Culture Secretary promises to remove “Sword of Damocles” anti-free press laws as she opens Second Reading of the Media Bill
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
Digital radio action plan report
The Open Networks Research and Development (R&D) Fund is the £250 million government supported programme to deliver upon the UK’s 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy.
How responders can reduce the risk of communications disruption during emergencies by using ResilienceDirect, HITS and Telecoms Sub-Groups.
The 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme is the government’s nationally coordinated programme of investment in 5G.
Register a UK 406 MHz emergency beacon
Digital radio action plan
Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for radio equipment.
Leaflet explaining the differences between alerting technology and location technology.
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