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Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
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 a non-compliant Yamarin 46SC boat
Example security plans for passenger and cargo ships, these documents are to be used as templates for officers creating their own plans.
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
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export hides, horns and trophies to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export live poultry to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Register your boat with the UK coastguard using the Royal Yachting Association’s SafeTrx service
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export gelatine and collagen intended for human consumption to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle...
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