Alan de Enfield

Maybe an assumption too far, but having a small boat on a trailer, and intending it for family use on the River Tees, I'd assume he'd do what is normally done with trailer boats, and that is to launch them, have fun and then put them back on the trailer and take it back home. It is certainly what we and our boat owning friends did on a regular basis. Our Bayliner (Ski and donut boat) and Benetau (fishing boat)

Maybe try reading what I actually wrote

Difficult when launching down a slipway.

I quote it because it is a 'fact' that it was stated by a Judge in a case regarding a CCer It is irellevant if you, I, or anyone else think it is "rubbish".

Maybe try reading the case of Davies Vs BW Extract To say that Mr Davies' movement pattern was unexceptional in itself (the 'continuous journey' argument of BW was rejected) - “I think it is right to say however that my decision is not to be taken as fully endorsing the board's guidance. It is possible to envisage use of a vessel which fell short of the Board's concept of continuous cruising but which still qualified the vessel for a licence under section 17(3)( c )(ii).”), but that he was committing a criminal act because he only complied in order to comply – hence was not 'bona fide' in what he was doing. Mr Davies' downfall, in the eyes of the judge, was that he was “clearly living on the boat”, hence that his purpose with the boat was therefore not for navigating.

Probably had a space between the words, or an extra letter or something. The man has done more 'damage' to boaters than the Government and C&RT combined.

You really are a comedian aren't you ! Do you write all the scripts for the pantomimes, or is it only the Baton Twirlers scripts you write ? The actions of the "Twirlers" are the root cause for this whole licence review - you have a lot to answer for.

But presumably you stop every night and therefore have a mooring, wherever you happen to be . Maybe CCers should buy a "Roving Mooring" permit that allows you to moor upfor up to 14 days in any number of different places throughout the year.

Unfortunately the BSS has very little credibility and many of the examiners even less so. It is a shame that now the BSS is just viewed as being a necessary 'on cost' to being able to obtain a navigation licence. Just close down the BSS and add £50 a year to the licence fee.

If the BSS really were interested in 3rd party safety and the reduction of fires and explosions, there would be a requirement in the BSS for petrol engined boats to be fitted with bilge-blowers. (I can find no such requirement, but, I could have missed it) Then accidents like the boat-fire at Burton waters, where, after re-fueling (with petrol) the engine was restarted and the vapours spilt during fueling went bang. Several other boats, and the fuel berth, were damaged. I had petrol engined boats and it was always a pre-starting rule that the bilge blowers were to be run for 5 minutes before starting the engines. Even my diesel engined boats have bilge blowers - helps to keep the temperatures down if nothing else.

I'd suggest that coastal recreational boats probably spend more times in marinas than canal boats - each marina with100s of boats tied up 4 feet apart will have a greater 3rd party risk than canal boats tied up randomly across 2000 miles of canals and Rivers. My main complaint (and I have complained several times to the BSS) is the examiner putting his own 'interpretation' onto the rules and failing a boat for not having something that is only an 'advisory' (example : in one case an RCD unit)

The 250,000 - 300,000 recreational boats that do not come under the scope of the BSS do not seem to have a higher rate of accidents than those that do. (stupidity excluded - such as running a generator on deck etc)

Corrected that for you.

Have you managed to solve the problem of insurance not being available to non UK residents (as experienced by others looking to buy a boat but unable to get insurance ?)

But the price has not increased by £2 per litre has it !