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Preparing Your Boat for the BSS Certificate
Norfolk Broads, Northants, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and the Midlands  
 
 
New to the Boat Safety Scheme?
 
If you are unfamiliar with the requirements of the Boat Safety Scheme or if your boat has not previously been subject to a BSS examination then you will find the ‘BSS Essential Guide’ (August 2005) of invaluable assistance. This document will guide you through the requirements of the BSS standards with practical help and advice. To obtain a copy of the guide, contact the BSS office on 01923-201278 or
click here to view the BSS Web Site.
 
If your boat has previously been certified as meeting the BSS standards check through ‘consumable items’ such as Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets to make sure that they are still ‘within date’ and in the case of fire extinguishers correctly pressurised and in good condition.
 
Before arranging a date for the examination:-

If you have changed the fit-out of your boat or added appliances since the last BSS examination, you may wish to call me to discuss these changes to check if they have any impact on compliance, prior to booking an examination.

 
Immediately prior to the examination:-
 
You will need to provide access to gas locker, fuel lines/hoses, gas joints and pipe-work, fuses and electrical cabling. This may involve removing some panels and hatches in readiness for the inspection.

Make sure that your boat has power, gas and water available in order that appliances can be checked and tested.

Inform the marina/landowner of the date of the examination and obtain any necessary permissions required in advance of the visit.
 
On the day of the examination:-
 
Please have your existing certificate available as this will help when issuing the new certificate – and essential if you wish to ‘post-date’ the new certificate from the expiry date of the old.