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Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel
Guide for owners and operators of merchant ships and bareboat charters over 100GT.
Fee list for registration costs
Advice about regulations applying to pleasure (sport or recreational) craft.
A quick-reference guide to UK regulations and procedures.
Guidance and information about UK merchant shipping regulations and administrative procedures
Stability information guidance and standard example for booklet.
Online proforma registration and guidance for owners, operators and bareboat charterers registering merchant vessels under the UK flag.
Log Books are required to comply with Part II MS (Radio Installation) regs 1998 or Part III of MS (Radio) (Fishing Vessel) regs 1999.
Concerns the carriage of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), liferafts and float free arrangements for fishing vessels.
Recommended operational information for masters to assess vessel stability.
Recommended information for masters to assess vessel stability in any condition of loading.
Information about safety requirements for registering small fishing vessels.
Practical guidance for surveyors carrying out an inclining test, and determining a ship's stability.
Estimated hours for approving stability information booklets.
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