The navigation authorities have agreed to further extend the current waiver on BSS Certifications to 31 July 2020.

As BSS Examinations have been suspended since late March, there is now a considerable backlog of boats needing to renew their Certifications.

We strongly urge those boat owners who can, to book their Examinations as soon as their circumstances safely allow. This will help our Examiners to be organised so boats can be Certificated as soon as possible.

Remember that examiners are just as worried about coming to your boat, as you are worried about having them on board. It can be expected that boaters will need to sanitise the work surfaces of the boat, remove any clutter that obstructs the examination, and vacate the boat for the period of the examination. It will take some discussion, preparation and trust to achieve the result. We suggest to use an examiner that is known to you, or you have used before.