Reversing Beeper

[iangrant]

A new European directive is about to be made a mandatory. Vessels over 10 metre will have to have fitted a reversing "park" beep (like lorries). Regardless of age the vessel will have to "announce" when it is in astern with an audible beep.

Whatever next?

 

[Poignard]

Tax-eating bureaucrats!

What is wrong with 3 blasts on the siren?

 

[mikehibb]

A new European directive is about to be made a mandatory. Vessels over 10 metre will have to have fitted a reversing "park" beep (like lorries). Regardless of age the vessel will have to "announce" when it is in astern with an audible beep.

Whatever next?

Reversing cones?

Hat, Coat, Door,Runs.

 

[poltergeist]

A new European directive is about to be made a mandatory. Vessels over 10 metre will have to have fitted a reversing "park" beep (like lorries). Regardless of age the vessel will have to "announce" when it is in astern with an audible beep.

Whatever next?

Going to be interesting to see how the eurocrats will enforce it - unless they also introduce some kind of M.O.T for boats.

 

[BGW]

Going to be interesting to see how the eurocrats will enforce it - unless they also introduce some kind of M.O.T for boats.

Oi! - Stop putting ideas in their head!

 

[yankeebloke]

rear view and side mirrors?

 

[hlb]

Me orn dont work.

 

[kashurst]

isn't three blasts on the horn sufficient ?????

 

[tinkicker0]

Can't be too careful, some walking on water politician or Brussels Eurocrat may walk behind you when reversing.

Of course, since the politician is more than likely deaf and blind as befits his profession, I don't see how even a plethora of flashing lights, horns and whistles will help.

 

[tinkicker0]

isn't three blasts on the horn sufficient ?????

I'm too shy to give three blasts when manouvering in the marina.

 

[Searush]

Sounds like a load of bolleaux to me. Most boats have better visibility going astern than they do forward. Some may not steer that well, but the "brakes" work better as the prop is designed to give forward propulsion, and doesn't work as well in astern for most people.

So what exactly would be the benefit?

 

[Sultans_Kapitein]

A new European directive is about to be made a mandatory.

Have you got a source for this that we can browse on the internet ?

Mal

 

[Kawasaki]

Me orn dont work.

Yeh
Debs told Me

 

[PCUK]

Vote UKIP - You know it makes sense!!!

 

[trying]

Easy enough (and pretty cheap too)... but what the hell has it got to do with Europe what we do (granted if your visiting them you might be required to play by their rules!)

 

[jhr]

A new European directive is about to be made a mandatory. Vessels over 10 metre will have to have fitted a reversing "park" beep (like lorries). Regardless of age the vessel will have to "announce" when it is in astern with an audible beep.

Whatever next?

Nice one. Now reel it in

On my boat we already have a beeper to cover up some of the skipper's fruitier language. I quite like the idea of the EU requiring yotties to get the horn

 

[poltergeist]

Oi! - Stop putting ideas in their head!

LOL - I must have taken leave of my senses!

 

[tony345]

So how does this work with the Isle of Wight ferry which by way of being RoRo spends 50% of its journeys going backwards. That constant bleeping will really p**s off the Lymington River Association

 

[Duster]

Me orn dont work.

I am told that Viagra can help.
mikej

 

[Philiz]

Yeh
Debs told Me