Flare gun vs handheld flare

[sarabande]

You apply for a European Firearms Pass at the same time (or can be done later) as your UK FAC. The EU Pass lasts 5 years. There is no extra cost.

 

[Woodlouse]

For a very pistol you also need a European FAC if you go abroad.

You apply for a European Firearms Pass at the same time (or can be done later) as your UK FAC. The EU Pass lasts 5 years. There is no extra cost.

Does this apply if the Very pistol is kept aboard a British flagged vessel? As stated elsewhere in this thread when kept on a boat the pistol is legally seen as safety equipment and so no licensing is required. It's only when taking it and storing it ashore, buying ammunition and carrying the ammunition ashore that a FAC is needed. No doubt life is much simpler owning a Very pistol with all the possible relevant bits of paper but it would be interesting to know what the actual letter of the law allows.

 

[jon711]

Any one thought to ask RYA Legal??

Jon

 

[Relax]

Does this apply if the Very pistol is kept aboard a British flagged vessel? As stated elsewhere in this thread when kept on a boat the pistol is legally seen as safety equipment and so no licensing is required. It's only when taking it and storing it ashore, buying ammunition and carrying the ammunition ashore that a FAC is needed. No doubt life is much simpler owning a Very pistol with all the possible relevant bits of paper but it would be interesting to know what the actual letter of the law allows.

See here Firearms Act 1968 - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/contents

See particularly sections 5, 13 and 32A

Since under Section 13 the flare pistol is held "...without holding a certificate" and a European Firearms Pass is only issued (under Section 32) to a person who "...is the holder of a certificate under this Act" unless you have a Firearms Certificate you may not have a EFP. The "permit" issued pursuant to 13(1)(c) is not an FAC. There is no such animal as a European FAC.

Personally I've never seen such a "permit", though I do have an FAC and SGC.