More Regulation (very boaty)

Funny, I was thinking along the same lines.

If I have a half-tide mooring, should I report grounding twice a day? What delay is allowable (since this governs how many reports I can put in one envelope)? I wonder how long it would take to swamp the system?

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a) the identity of the ship; Mine

(b) the position of the ship; Thames (non tidal)
(c) the last port from which the ship departed; Windsor (is that a port?)
(d) the next port of call; Er, next lock, or is it destination, or a pub that looked good en route?
(e) the number of people aboard the ship; Five (three minors)
(f) the date on which, and the time at which, the accident, the incident or the polluting event, as the case may be, occurred; Frequently
(g) details of the polluting event, as the case may be; Knocked pipe ash o/b. Tipped tea dregs o/b. Engine was a bit smoky on starting, but no worse than usual.
(h) other incident details; Youngest daughter's teddy bear fell o/b (onto lock side, no injuries)


<hr width=100% size=1>Two beers please, my friend is paying.
 
Lifted from a recent MCA newsletter

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the MCA Code has been subject to review on the basis of:- ”Tell us what is wrong, tell us how to fix it, and, if we can, we will”.

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really?

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Re: Lifted from a recent MCA newsletter

and out of context to this thread. Large Yacht code. Completely different subject:

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/large_yacht_newsletter_may-04.pdf>http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/large_yacht_newsletter_may-04.pdf</A>

<hr width=100% size=1>Me transmitte sursum, caledoni
 
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