NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSCruising restrictions
Cruising restrictions Following the dry winter and spring, CRT has started to impose cruising restrictions to save water and there are a number of infrastructure failures that are also restricting passage. Here’s a summary of those in place at the beginning of May (all ‘until further notice’):
Boat fires
Boat fires The annual BSS incident report was published in March and provides a summary of the incidents over the last year. A total of 132 boat incidents, based on 124 events, were recorded up until February 2019. In three events, fire affected more than one boat. There were 54 fires and CO incidents on […]
Carbon Monoxide Alarms Become Mandatory
From 1 April at least one carbon monoxide (CO) alarm became a requirement on nearly all private and non-private boats in scope of the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) Requirements. BSS Certifications will not be issued to boats without alarms. The new BSS Requirements apply to boats with accommodation spaces i.e. areas within a boat surrounded by […]
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National Inland Navigation Forum Meeting, February 2019
NINF met at the St Pancras Cruising Club on Saturday 9th February 2019 with all but 1 member bodies represented, together with the General Secretary, Michael Stimpson. This Forum continues to be a useful meeting point bringing together navigational bodies involved in CRT, EA and other waterways.
Meeting with the Waterways Director for Wales and the South West.
Wales and the South West Region Mike Rodd reports on the latest meeting with the Waterways Director for Wales and the South West. On 3rd December, Phil Goulding and I had another of our regular meetings with Richard Thomas, Director of the Wales and South West region, at Devizes. Richard had agreed to meet NABO […]
Dangerous older cookers
Dangerous older cookers The BSS is supporting Beko and Belling to find and fix dangerous older models of Beko, Flavel, Leisure, Belling and New World gas cookers that can produce potentially fatal levels of CO if used with the grill door closed. The model and serial numbers are on a plate behind the oven door. […]
Negative NABO?
Negative NABO? Editor, Peter Fellows, thinks the magazine reflects the views of NABO members, We were all shocked by news of the sudden death on Boxing Day of Vice-Chair, Paul Howland, and I have included an obituary for him from his friend and colleague, Alison Tuck. NABO’s advocacy work on behalf of boaters depends entirely […]
Proposed BSS Requirements for carbon monoxide alarms approved
Following the public consultation in Autumn 2018 on proposed changes to the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) the BSS Management Committee has decided that new BSS Requirements for carbon monoxide (CO) alarms on boats will be introduced from next April.
Meeting with Waterways Director for Wales and South West
Mike Rodd and Phil Goulding had their regular meeting with Richard Thomas, Director Wales and South West, on Monday 3rd December at Devizes. Richard had agreed to meet the NABO representatives on a 3-monthly basis and this again proved to be a most valuable session.
