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 […]
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.
Consultation on proposed BSS requirements for carbon monoxide alarms on boats
A public consultation on a proposal to introduce mandatory new Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) Requirements for carbon monoxide (CO) alarms on boats opens today Friday 17 August and will run to Friday 9 November 2018. The suggested change sees a fundamental shift recognising that CO poisoning, a silent unseen killer, could affect boat owners and crews […]
Choose the right CO alarm – or die!
Following media reports this June about non-working imported carbon monoxide (CO) alarms sold on internet shopping sites, the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) is cautioning boaters, that choosing the right CO alarm is an especially critical decision as boats can fill in minutes, sometimes seconds, with lethal levels of the highly toxic gas.
BSS reaction to MAIB report into the double fatal carbon monoxide poisoning on Windermere
The report into the deaths of the mother and daughter from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoningon a boat on Lake Windermere was published today by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB).
