Canal boat safety and security

Canal boat safety and security equipment

We list suppliers and installers of canal boat safety & canal boat security equipment.

Correct safety equipment is vital in a small enclosed area such as a narrowboat cabin. The Boat Safety Scheme requires fire fighting equipment and it makes sense to have smoke, gas and CO2 detectors onboard. A few breaths of toxic smoke from a fire is all it takes to render a sleeping person unconscious.

Safety during cruising is important too, many boaters now wear lifejackets, as do all British Waterways employees. Even good swimmers should not assume that they could float if they fell in the water, on a number of occasions boaters have been knocked unconscious when they slipped from the boat or lockside.

We also have a listing of suppliers and installers of gas and heating systems and of Boat Safety Scheme examiners.
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