if i am going on a vogae in the channel, setting off in england and only landing in scotland then back in england why would i need a passport?
is it because the boat could have snook to mainland europe and picked up other people/ the crew are from europe and would need a passport to go to scotland so they have to check everyone?
Check with the company operating the ship, with flights it normally has to be a passport just because that is the airlines policy and nothing to do with the law. However It may well be different with a ship. as you are leaving the UK (well if you go more than 12 miles offshore)
i don't know how far into the water we will be going. i'll have to ask the people organising it. and if you can use a licence then it will save my friend the �50 or more that it costs to get a passport.