We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Safety codes of practice for small (up to 24m) vessels
Construction - fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction
Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel
Guide for owners and operators of merchant ships and bareboat charters over 100GT.
This page outlines the requirements and construction standards for fishing vessels
Fee list for registration costs
Amends MSN 1699(M) to implement amendments to the technical requirements, in relation to stability and Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) requirements.
This MGN provides best practice marine guidance to facilitate safe and environmentally friendly battery solutions for vessels utilising lithium-ion batteries.
Advice about regulations applying to pleasure (sport or recreational) craft.
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
A quick-reference guide to UK regulations and procedures.
The standard code of practice for the safety of large commercial yachts under 300 GT (gross tonnage).
The safety requirements for systems and equipment that move and control vessels, and make vessels usable for crew, passengers and cargo.
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Maintenance intervals of portable fire extinguishers.
Guidance and information about UK merchant shipping regulations and administrative procedures
Instructions for guidance of surveyors.
Stability information guidance and standard example for booklet.
Recommendation for the fitting of hull stress monitoring systems on bulk carriers of 20,000 dwt and above.
Online proforma registration and guidance for owners, operators and bareboat charterers registering merchant vessels under the UK flag.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab).