BSS related reference documents.
The Boat Safety Scheme, or BSS, is a public safety initiative owned by the Canal & River Trust and the Environment Agency. Its purpose is to help minimise the risk of boat fires, explosions, or pollution harming visitors to the inland waterways, the waterways' workforce and any other users.
The BSS web site is: http://www.boatsafetyscheme.org/
BSS have updated their advice on Lithium-Ion batteries. A lot of this is about portable devices like bicycles and scooters. But there is also a section about installed lithium-ion batteries.…
BSS have reopened the smoke alarm consultation until the end of July 2026. You can see the consultation here: https://www.boatsafetyscheme.org/about-us/news-blog/nr26-001-the-boat-safety-standards-setting-forum-smoke-alarm-consultation-extended/ This has happened becaase NABO complained to CRT about the…
An IET Guide covering the safety of DC and AC electrical systems in small craft navigating on UK inland waterways and surrounding sea areas Small craft have an ever-increasing amount…
