Chill
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Is it the EA`s responsibility to enforce this?
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rosssavage
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No.
But it is the EA's responsibility to ensure that the mooring boats won't damage the piles, and hence become detached from the moorings whilst rafting together, as that represents a hazard to navigation.
If HRR inform the EA that the piles won't support mooring more than 2 abreast, I guess the EA have a duty to ensure that the boats aren't moored in a way that they could become a hazard.
The piles/booms themselves are nothing to do with the EA, except for their permission to install them in the first place.
Personally, I'm very happy with that restriction,. Having done the last ten years there, it seems very ambitious to expect the booms to take the lateral load of 4 or 5 15 ton boats (although I can only recall two incidents of actual boom failure)
But it is the EA's responsibility to ensure that the mooring boats won't damage the piles, and hence become detached from the moorings whilst rafting together, as that represents a hazard to navigation.
If HRR inform the EA that the piles won't support mooring more than 2 abreast, I guess the EA have a duty to ensure that the boats aren't moored in a way that they could become a hazard.
The piles/booms themselves are nothing to do with the EA, except for their permission to install them in the first place.
Personally, I'm very happy with that restriction,. Having done the last ten years there, it seems very ambitious to expect the booms to take the lateral load of 4 or 5 15 ton boats (although I can only recall two incidents of actual boom failure)
Brayman
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Quite so. To be honest, I've never seen more than 3 big boats (over 10 tons) rafted, the only time I've seen higher numbers is with the smaller cabin cruiser or day boat.
The main cause of lateral pressure on the booms/piles is the wind, not the weight of the boats themselves.
Chill
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I agree with that, it's the smaller boats that raft up 4 or 5 out which tends to only be when the music is on, and they all seem to clear off after the fireworks.