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Complete form MSF 4738, to register a bareboat charter ship with the Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS)
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Evaluation of the Department for Transport impact assessment for Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Hours of Work)(Amendment) Regulations (“the 2013 Regulations”)
Thousands of counterfeit or unbranded copies of LifeVac anti-choking devices are being sold across the UK. The public is reminded to check their product carefully against the images in MHRA guidance to identify whether it is a counterfeit.
Statistics on UK seafarers active at sea and non-UK seafarers qualified to work on UK registered vessels in 2018.
This webpage provides a list of organisations authorised under UK legislation to conduct tonnage measurement and issue certification on UK registered vessels.
Location: Haisborough Sand off Norfolk, England.
Defence Secretary announces that hundreds of British-made air defence missiles are being shipped to Ukraine to protect civilians and infrastructure from drones and bombing.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A collection highlighting marine notices, notes, safety bulletins and guidance relevant to the shipping and cargo industries.
These Regulations enable the combined recognition of qualifications for seafarers issued by other states by the United Kingdom after exit day.
The purpose of this MGN is to publish the UK list of approved ship recycling facilities as required by the UK ship recycling regulations and referred to in Section 6 of MGN 633 Amendment 1
This consultation seeks the views of industry and stakeholders on proposals to amend the requirements for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages.
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