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Withdrawal of Admiralty Small Craft Folios

Posted on: 25/09/2019

Do you use Admiralty Small Craft Folio charts? UKHO has just announced that it is planning to withdraw them. RATS is urging members who use and value...

Red Diesel Use in the EU

Posted on: 01/08/2019

RATS has been campaigning on the red diesel issue over a number of years. To read all our older news items on the topic, go to https://www.theca.org....

HMRC consultation on the future of red diesel

Posted on: 17/07/2019

The Cruising Association urges UK boaters to respond to HMRC consultation on the future of red diesel IIn 2018 the Court of Justice of the...

Red Diesel Use in the EU Campaign Archive

Posted on: 27/06/2019

RATS has been campaigning on the red diesel issue over a number of years. This page includes all our older news items on the topic. For the most...

AIS checks

Posted on: 29/04/2019

Following our piece last month on VHF radio checks, RATS has come across the use of National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) stations to check AIS...

VHF Radio Checks – who should you call?

Posted on: 06/04/2019

As the 2019 UK sailing season approaches, members are reminded that the MCA have confirmed that radio checks with HMCG should not be a first resort...

How could a no-deal Brexit affect cruising yachtsmen?

Posted on: 07/01/2019

A list of actions for immediate consideration has been compiled by the Cruising Association's Regulatory & Technical Services (RATS) Committee...

EU Tariffs on the import of US Yachts

Posted on: 17/12/2018

Buying a boat from the United States? Watch out for extra duty, say RATS Did you know that for the last few months, many US-made items –...

After Brexit: Effects on healthcare and EHIC

Posted on: 07/11/2018

CA’s RATS (Regulations and Technical Services Group) is actively examining the myriad of issues that may affect CA members post-Brexit, one of...

VHF Radio Checks - who should you call

Posted on: 25/07/2018

The Cruising Association’s RATS (Regulations and Technical Services) Committee has been in discussion with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)...