In-water hull scrubbing an offence?

[johnalison]

No, you need a licence!

It took me far too long to work out how to remember this distinction, until it was pointed out to me that licence/license follows the same rule as advice/advise that we never actually get wrong. The noun has a C and the verb an S. I wasted much of my life without noticing this. Works with practice/practise too.

 

[Tim Good]

I'm still amazing at how many people blindly jetwash and re-antifoul their boat every year just because the tin says so. I've found, in various waters, if it applied well, with good surface preparation and thin coats, that I can get 2-3 years from one antifouling.

 

[langstonelayabout]

It took me far too long to work out how to remember this distinction, until it was pointed out to me that licence/license follows the same rule as advice/advise that we never actually get wrong. The noun has a C and the verb an S. I wasted much of my life without noticing this. Works with practice/practise too.

And after 53 years of speaking English I've learned something useful! Thank you

 

[philwebb]

As usual the Government are getting their priorities wrong. It’s an offence to scrub your boat in the water in case a small amount of antifoul gets into the seawater but it’s OK to pump chemicals including glycol into the water table when their mates are carrying out fracking.
As for needing a permit to pick up plastic rubbish and dispose of it, the law is definitely an ass. Does this mean the volunteers picking up rubbish from the banks of the Thames or from beaches could be fined for their efforts?

 

[Scillypete]

Oh . . . . . . . . . . . whoops

 

[oldharry]

I'm still amazing at how many people blindly jetwash and re-antifoul their boat every year just because the tin says so. I've found, in various waters, if it applied well, with good surface preparation and thin coats, that I can get 2-3 years from one antifouling.

Then you are lucky to keep your boat in a low fouling area! My boat lives in a nutrient rich mud pool at LW and even the toughest AF needs a scrub off mid season, however carefully applied!

 

[geem]

I'm still amazing at how many people blindly jetwash and re-antifoul their boat every year just because the tin says so. I've found, in various waters, if it applied well, with good surface preparation and thin coats, that I can get 2-3 years from one antifouling.

Wait until you get to the Caribbean. We have proper fouling here��

 

[Seven Spades]

I have made it easy here is the link for feedback

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/marine-licensing-proposed-changes-to-exemptions

 

[JumbleDuck]

Am I understanding this correctly? Do you really need a license to pick up litter on a beach?!!?

(From https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...tivities/marine-licensing-exempted-activities)

 

[Muddy32]

And what about the fish discarded if not in their quota.

 

[JumbleDuck]

And what about the fish discarded if not in their quota.

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