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The Boat Safety Scheme The BSS was jointly established in 1997 by the Environment Agency and British Waterways to promote safety on the inland waterways in respect of boats, their installations and components.
CHIRP (Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme Department for Transport Home Page Department for Transport Shipping Page Gaul Official website
The fishing vessel Gaul was lost with 36 lives in the Barents Sea in 1974. The MAIB provided support to the re-opened Formal Investigation that was convened after the wreck of the vessel was found in 1997. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) National Water Safety Forum Nautical Institute Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC)
The HSE protects people's health and safety by ensuring risks in the workplace are properly controlled. Their remit does not generally extend to vessels, but they are responsible for the health and safety of offshore gas and oil installations.
Safety advice on all types of inland waters.
Includes Nautical Institute's Marine Accident Reporting Scheme (MARS)..
The Centre carries out research on the health and safety of seafarers.
