Boat Safety Scheme Examiners

Boat Safety Scheme Examiners

To qualify for a licence all boats based on UK Inland Waterways have to be inspected every four years under the Boat Safety Scheme.

The scheme is jointly sponsored by the Canal and River Trust (CRT) and the Environment Agency (EA) and aims to reduce the risk of fires, explosions and poisonous gases on inland waterway boats by specifying a set of standards that most boats must satisfy before they will be granted a CRT or Environment Agency licence to be based on or to navigate the waterways.
If you are buying a boat note that the Boat Safety Scheme examination does not cover other areas of a boat’s condition, for instance the state of the hull, engine or most internal features.