Alan de Enfield

No, there are some 90,000 boats registered on the inland waterways of GB, of which some 30,000 are on C&RT waters. There are 21 AINA members drawn from the public, private and third sectors. They include British Waterways, the Environment Agency and the Broads Authority, in addition to national park authorities, local government authorities, private canal companies, internal drainage boards and a variety of public and charitable trusts. Most AINA members are defined as navigation authorities by their own Acts of Parliament (some of them over 250 years old) which regulate the operation of their waterways. Others, such as local government authorities, have inherited the status of navigation authority through various statutes. Between them, AINA members have responsibility for over 5,500 km of navigable, non-tidal inland waterways which include canals, river navigations and lakes.

They won't be, because the 21 navigation authorities are all on inland waterways

There are 21 Inland navigation authorities who are members of AINA, C&RT (did) account for some 30% of boat registrations.

But then she'd say she was banned just because she was female !

Until you understand that you are wrong it will keep being removed until you are banned

Having a plan does not mean it will all be achieved - and, in many cases, may not even have any actions taken - but, it does makes people think that something will happen in the future and keeps the gullible from complaining.

To do a water check.

If you use either the whole filter, or just the 'base', you will need to replace that plastic 'washer' on the drain tap with a copper one or your BSS examiner will (should) fail it. The filter should be 'fire-proof' and if the platic washer melts it could / would cause drips of diesel. Some of these types of filters have plastic taps and they are definite BSS failures.

Would that be Joseph's wonderful coat of many colours ?

Is this in some alternative universe ? or When did the category nomenclature change ? As far as I am aware, since its introduction, the RCD categories have been :

Yea - as I posted above They tried that on me when we had the Catamaran there. Having got no satisfaction from the local staff I eventually got to talk with the MD who agreed it was ridiculous and he amended the Aquavista Rules for Hull marina. As they are not on waters that require a BSS he agreed that it was not required. With a 75 foot air draft we could not even use the Trent We never had a BSS for the 5 years we were there.

Yes Navigation and harbour authorities in the UK require a Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) certificate for various types of boats operating on their waterways. Here are some of the authorities that mandate a BSS certificate: Canal & River Trust: Manages many of the UK's major inland waterways, including rivers and canals. Environment Agency: Oversees environmental safety and compliance on waterways. Broads Authority: Manages the Broads, a network of waterways in the UK. Essex Waterways Ltd: Manages the Essex Waterways, a network of waterways in the UK. Avon Navigation Trust: Manages the Avon Navigation Trust, a network of waterways in the UK.

As was my cruiser wwhen we were based on the Trent. There are a whole host of BSS regs for water inlet/outlet hull fittings at or below the water line - but are not generally relevant to steel NBs.