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How to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.
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…
Check current river conditions, restrictions and facilities
Check river levels You can check current: river levels in England river…
You can check the following for the non-tidal River Thames, which is…
You can check conditions, closures and restrictions on the River Medway…
You can check conditions, closures and restrictions on Anglian Waterways.…
You can check conditions, closures and restrictions at Rye Harbour. You…
You can check: river and canal closure information on Canal & River Trust…
The indicators and analysis presented in this article are based on selected responses over time from the new voluntary fortnightly business survey, which captures businesses responses on how their turnover, trade and business resilience have been affected in the two...
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
Report wreck material to the Receiver of Wreck - what counts as wreck material, fines and deadline
The 2023 Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report highlights how climate change intensifies and increases the frequency of extreme weather. This page provides key takeaways from the HECC report, specifically on the hazard: heat.
How to propose a new survey, what data the UKHO requires for a nautical chart, and how to report safety critical information or errors in our products
How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.
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