"Water transport" covers very different businesses — deep-sea shipping, coastal and ferry services, and the trip boats and barges on canals and rivers — but all under one regulator, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. This path takes you through it in order: first work out which rules apply to you, then put the duties every operator shares in place, then follow the certification and licensing regime for your operation, and finish by checking you have covered everything.
Step 3 — Follow the regime for your operation
Now work through the guide for your kind of operation. If more than one applies, follow each relevant guide.