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If the OP has to re-check in like you do when flying to the US via Canada, ten he has to queue for the passport checks to get in to the UK, pick up bags and then re-check bags and re-join the security and passport queue.

Do they dump you out in to the full security queue? Could easily take 4 hours to get through the IKEA like maze of shops selling over priced tat to get to a gate.

Earl Grey's a lovely drop. Used to take a young lady on a bike ride to his tea house, him being a Geordie too.

Just drink tea - tastes nice, unlike coffee, and you don't have to pretend to like it or be able to tell the difference between beans grown 4 yards apart.

Yep, was announced last month with a start date 2 weeks ago. The bit hidden by the click to expand message is I think Do Not Board - it was pointed out on the call with clubs that this may be difficult if you were already en route and couldn't offload. There also seems a loop hole whereby if...

Most sailing clubs are not facing up to the main issue that all outdoors pursuit clubs are seeing. Many youngsters are time poor, don't want to be a member of anything, they don't want to be on a duty roster and they don't want to sign up for things weeks in advance - they may need to work...

If you do replace incandescent with LED,you need to ensure that the colour of the Red and Green filters in the housing matches the LED output. Or you end up with a very dim sidelight.

A quick browse of the AIS spec shows they send a location message and a safety message containing either "sart active" or "sart test".

The relevant conformity assessment for the UK is the UKCA RCR (which happens to be the same as the EU RCD version 3 but with new covers). Recreational Craft Regulations 2017: Great Britain Because it is the same (at the moment, it may not be in future), the UK Government after pressure from...

It would, if it's possible. The PBO article seems to state that you can only get the assessment done in the territory in which you live.

Only if the original exporter re-imports it before sale and uses it here for whatever the time requirement is. Otherwise it's a new import. Doesn't matter if it's an exact replica of one in the UK. The move from the EU standards territory to the UK standards territory requires proof it...

Looking at the overview there seems to be requirements for buoyancy, flotation, stability, handling characteristics, electrical and LPG installations, emissions and handling of waste, requirements for full manuals, drawings and calculations for all systems. Classic cars have different standards...

If the boat in the EU doesn't meet the latest EU RCD, then no, it will need a UK RCR Post construction assessment The boat in the UK isn't being imported or sold as new, so there's no legal event to trigger the requirement. This is one of the consequences of the UK's wish to diverge standards...

From that article: The article does state that there's only one company in the UK that can test older boats (the authors) and that he doesn't think it will be well policed, but the article clearly states that compliance with RCD(2013/53/EU) is what is needed to meet RCR, not the previous versions.

That seems a bit of a low estimate, a boat from the turn of the millennium will probably need new engines to meet the emissions regulations in RCR.