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Post by naughtyfox on Oct 25, 2017 20:45:34 GMT
Just like all those people who drive old bangers over the speed limit with no MoT certificate, no brakes, bald tyres, broken exhaust pipe, filthy spark plugs and windscreen wipers that don't work (and with no screen wash in the container). No danger to anyone. I know you like having a giggle but why compare boats to cars? Totally irrelevant. Cars pose quite a large risk to others if not maintained properly. Boats don't. Lets be honest. Before the BS scheme navigation authorities had the means to deal with dangerous boats. Yes, of course I agree with you, only I'm picky about the gas issue, and only in that an explosion/fire causing harm/damage to others passing or those nearby. If a spanner touches the batteries and they go Bang! in your face, what does that matter? So long as you go to a Private Hospital and not bother the NHS with that. All in all I'm happy our BSS man checked our boat over and pointed out things I wouldn't have noticed. I do think £160 is a bit much though for it. (although in our case driving/time/petrol/wear-&-tear on car, etc. was part)
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Post by naughtyfox on Oct 25, 2017 20:53:16 GMT
The examiner who did my BSS told me that nothing in the examination was designed to protect me, it was all about protecting third parties, and with the gas and fuel systems taking up at least 50% of his visit I'd guess that is so.yes, but did you show him your blade? Here's what I did with my 'blade' just now: LED battery-operated lights inside covered with baking paper to diffuse the light. To go behind bus windscreen from tomorrow morning, in place of Basil Brush glove puppet.
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Post by JohnV on Oct 26, 2017 7:17:04 GMT
Just bought a new 30 day explorer licence on the phone (the internet signal here is so dire that it is almost impossible to do anything complicated) The longest and hardest part was trying to explain their own regulations to the person on the phone. "Your BSS certificate ?" ...... "don't have one" ........ you can't come on our waterways without one" ...... "Yes I can" ....... "Are you an unpowered vessel" ...... "No" ....... "Then without a BSS you can't come on our waterways" ......... "I am already on your waterway, with a valid licence that is about to run out and I don't have a BSS ". ................. very, very long pause during which you could hear the cogs rotating ...... John, . . unless you're going to go back into the canal at Goole for more than 3 days out of the coming month, then the 30-day Explorer Licence is much dearer than buying one of C&RT's phoney 'Rivers only' Licences for one month - £217.92 for the 30-day job, but £97.82 for the phoney 'Rivers only' job, which includes 72 hours FoC in the canals between Goole, Selby, and Keadby. Edit to add: The 30-day job, which is in fact 30 x tickets, each valid for one day that be used over a twelve month period, does begin to work out better on price if you use all thirty tickets over a three-month period, or longer. More editing to add:I've just seen from another thread that you're on a pontoon mooring at Naburn, John. If it's the one in the weir stream that you mentioned a few days ago then whilst you're tied on it you're technically out of the main navigable channel and therefore exempt from any obligation to buy any of C&RT's so-called 'Rivers only' Licences, or, come to that, any other sort of Licence. Hi Tony, Thanks for all that. I wasn't aware the business about the weir stream, however when I bought it I thought the flood level would be going down enough for me to spend a few more days in York (actually they have gone back up again and now the only place to moor would be on the knuckle at Marygate or Queens Staith so I suspect it won't happen) and the rest of it will get used up next spring as I want to explore the Trent as far as my airdraft will allow. As someone who is used to paying the exorbitant charges in coastal harbours the 30 day licence (which is in effect 30 days moorings at £7 a day) is a very good buy. I am planning on going to Goole for a few days on the way back as there is good access there for loading coal etc., I also need to go back to Benfleet for a few days (doctors/paperwork etc) so I would prefer to be moored on a non tidal, non flooding section while I am away. For the benefit of Andrew and any that don't know the area, where I intend to stay over winter is in the river Hull...... no BSS or licence required
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Post by bamber on Oct 26, 2017 7:42:46 GMT
I renewed on line this wèek without a problem, but noticed they hadn't updated my mooring location which I informed the of back in June.
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Post by markhez on Oct 26, 2017 10:22:10 GMT
I renewed on line this wèek without a problem, but noticed they hadn't updated my mooring location which I informed the of back in June. For a long time they thought both of my boats were on the same mooring, even though i informed them over the phone and in writing multiple times that I had swapped the boats on the mooring, and was CCing the boat that I used to tie up there!
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Post by JohnV on Oct 26, 2017 10:43:13 GMT
joined up thinking does seem to be a problem for CRT
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Post by kris on Oct 26, 2017 14:17:21 GMT
joined up thinking does seem to be a problem for CRT I think this is compounded by the fact that when you ring that central switchboard you could be talking to anybody anywhere, which makes it difficult to get through to the relevant person.
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