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Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares
You must follow safety regulations and check whether you need insurance if…
You may need to get a Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) certificate before you can…
You must follow international safety regulations if you’re using a boat at…
You should check what kind of insurance you need - it depends on how and…
Product recall for cartoon duck rowing boat bath toy presenting a high risk of choking due to the easy production of small parts.
Register or license a boat for use on the UK's inland waterways or at sea - which authority to register with, the UK Ship Register and Small Ships Register, penalties and fines
You usually need to register or licence your boat if you want to keep or…
How you register your boat depends on the waterway you want to use and the…
An enforcement officer may put an enforcement notice on your boat if it’s…
You need to register your boat with the UK Ship Register to use it at sea.…
Safety lessons to the recreational craft industry and pleasure boat users on the importance of using a kill cord to save lives and prevent serious injury.
The wait is nearly over for fans of the hit Channel 5 documentary Coastguard: Search and Rescue SOS as the brand-new second series is primed to air at 8pm on Sunday 28 April.
Owner sentenced after member of crew on Atlantic crossing world record bid died after being washed overboard.
Application form to register an unpowered enclosed boat for an annual registration on the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation.
Codes, best practice guides, standards and classifications that vessel owners, operators, designers and builders should refer to.
Application form to register a boat (to pay harbour dues) in Rye Harbour.
Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service
Check customs rules for private individuals who travel to the UK from another country in a pleasure craft
Registration application form for powered boats visiting the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation for a short period.
Grants will help innovators develop new concepts – such as an automated boat that could deliver parcels by water – to tackle pressing transport issues.
This MGN should be read in conjunction with Part 2 of the IPV Code.
Dstl exploits the latest in robotics and AI to create effective and trustworthy uncrewed platforms and autonomous systems for the UK’s security and defence.
Location: Studland Bay, Poole, England.
Guidance, application forms and charges information to apply for a boat registration on Anglian waterways.
The UK and other northern European countries discussed new commitments to disrupt the supply chain of small boats yesterday evening (Monday 4 March) .
Information on how to moor your boat along the River Thames.
Small commercial vessels must be registered, surveyed and inspected to meet UK safety laws - registering a boat, surveys and inspections
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