Capacity building

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has launched a five-day capacity building seminar to help UK overseas territories support safe maritime trade. The seminar, delivered as part of the government’s overseas territories seabed mapping programme, will focus on international regulations, with sessions on maritime safety information training, best practice governance and maritime law. This guidance, given by experts at both the UKHO and Maritime and Coastguard Agency, will help each of the 10 participating territories to comply with international obligations and share their own maritime safety information with ships operating in their waters.