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Following the recent tragic fatalities at Norbury Junction the BW Boat Safety Office has issued a safety notice for boaters. Click here to download.

The Boat Safety Scheme has issued a strong recommendation for boaters to fit smoke alarms. The PDF document is available on their website here.

AWCC has issued a press release (click here to download) to all interested parties strongly strongly supporting the installation of both smoke and CO alarms on all inland waterway craft

Notwithstanding the very recent publication of the sobering MAIB report into the fire and fatality aboard ‘Lindy Lou’ earlier this year (see separate post below) the Boat Safety Scheme has already recognised the risk issue of solid fuel stoves as significant. Read the rest of this entry »