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Maritime and Coastguard Agency installation and testing requirements for new Fixed Aerosol Fire Extinguishing Systems & UK Approved Bodies permitted to approve such testing
Safety code for harbour authorities with statutory powers and duties in the UK.
Check which documents you need to carry if you're the driver or a passenger in a lorry or other heavy goods vehicle (HGV) that crosses international borders.
Find out if your heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or trailer needs a ministry plate and plating certificate, how to get them and what to do if you lose or damage them.
Lorries used for practical driving tests have to meet certain rules, and some vehicles and trailers must also carry a minimum weight.
Information on how we are growing the UK’s satellite launch capability and spaceflight industry.
How vans and light goods vehicles are inspected when they're being approved under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme to make sure they're safe to be used.
How to set up a training centre and get approval to provide Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training courses.
A summary of working time regulations for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) drivers and crew ('mobile workers').
Updated guidance on the mandatory registration of EPIRBs and PLBs used on UK registered ships and hovercraft, and watercraft.
Statutory guidance that highway authorities must follow if they want to introduce, operate or vary a permit scheme for street works.
Amendment 2 advises on risk assessment, for operators of UK passenger ferries and high speed passenger craft to determine whether to carry defibrillators.
Information about how highway authorities can adopt roads.
How lorries are inspected when they're being approved under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme to make sure they're safe to be used.
This MSN outlines the certification structure, training and assessment requirements for yacht deck officers.
Simplified rules for drivers of large goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles, including how long you can drive and work, and the breaks you should take.
Guidance for applying for a Deck CoC for Commercial and Private Yachts.
The regulations and main exemptions for drivers transporting diesel, petrol and kerosene by road (note 23).
Changes to how to record training from April 2024, avoiding battery drain issues on some vehicles and what to do with low diesel smoke plate values.
Sets out the conditions that may be attached to street works permit schemes by highway authorities.
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