BSS rejected by Lakes National Park authority

It seems odd they should reject it as it is clearly better than nothing, but they are right that it wouldn't prevent people doing silly things with generators.
 
Presume that they have considered that every floating ill maintained death trap will be heading in their direction. ?
 
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Suspect there is more a fear of scaring boats away from the Lakes by inflicting more costs and red tape. Its a good refuge for massive twin petrol engined monsters that are unsellable on the coast.
 
Chris_d said:
Suspect there is more a fear of scaring boats away from the Lakes by inflicting more costs and red tape. Its a good refuge for massive twin petrol engined monsters that are unsellable on the coast.
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What you really mean is after finally restoring some peace and quiet to the area by persuading the swarms of annoying speedboats pointlessly going round and round in circles to either slow down or go and annoy somebody else, an entirely new bunch of somewhat bigger and probably more combustable vessels will be seen breaking the the speed limit .:).:):)

A good comparision would probably be that the good citizens of Henley or Dorking should not be required to have a MOT due to the extra costs involved dissuading them from using their cars in the area.
H,mm,suspect they probably scrap the Bentley if its more than three yarrs old.:)
 
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boatone said:
Seems strange that they should reject a recommendation from the MAIB ?
http://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachti...ct-boat-safety-scheme-not-comprehensive-17485
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As a day boat user we find that the BSS is a terrible scheme which is inconsistently applied across watercourses and as a result just a pain in the backside which offers very little benefits.

The LDNPA are taking an approach that matches with the general ethos of pleasure boating in the UK (education over regulation) and as a national park authority they run the risk that they would be criticised for not introducing a similar scheme for people who camp and suffer similar consequences in their tents.

CJL
 
CJL said:
As a day boat user we find that the BSS is a terrible scheme which is inconsistently applied across watercourses and as a result just a pain in the backside which offers very little benefits.

The LDNPA are taking an approach that matches with the general ethos of pleasure boating in the UK (education over regulation) and as a national park authority they run the risk that they would be criticised for not introducing a similar scheme for people who camp and suffer similar consequences in their tents.

CJL
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I agree, BSS has become a "Jobs for the Boys" scheme. My favourite is the fire extinguisher one -
"This fails because it has no UK approval mark."
"Er, but it has an EU mark, and they are all manufactured to the same standard."
"NO, I need to sell you this over-priced one...."

The chap who was tasked b the EA to write the "advisory" scheme ended up with an excellent CS job, I gather.
 
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