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…
Dear Sirs NABO Bulletin May 2026 NABO Chair Our Chair CJ writes: I can’t believe it’s the end of May already, the month has just flown by. In the north…
Dear NABO NABO Bulletin April 2026 NABO Chair Our Chair CJ writes: I can’t believe it’s the end of May already, the month has just flown by. In the north…
Dear Member NABO Bulletin March 2026 NABO Chair Since the last bulletin NABO has a new Chair. CJ Green has been a liveaboard boater since 2019 and an active member…
BSS are consulting on the addition of a compulsary requirement for smoke alarms in the examinations. They say: Having considered evidence and recommendations from the BSS, the navigation authorities’ Boat…
Editor John Sadler writes: One of the greatest mistakes that boaters can make is to assume that as the network has been there for 200 years it will be there…
DearDuncan NABO Bulletin February 2026 Help needed! Do any of our members have professional experience of working with The Press? We are looking for a volunteer to help us publicise…
DEFRA are running a consultation in March setting out proposals to reduce emissions from domestic burning through: Stricter emission limits for new stoves – introducing tougher smoke emission standards for new…
Dear Stephen NABO Bulletin January 2026 Help needed! Do any of our members have professional experience of working with The Press? We are looking for a volunteer to help us…
