Recent news from BW
Dear all Defra grant to BW There is an announcement on this subject in the last week or so from BW under a press release.
Commercial Waterways Guidance
NABO, in partnership with The Boating Association and the Commercial Boat Operators Association, has had a commitment from BW to make the NABO guidance leaflets for the River Trent and the Aire & Calder Navigation available for free at relevant locks and BW Offices.
Guidance Papers
The first NABO Guidance Paper was in effect Safe Navigation on Rivers, which was sent to members as hard copy. Eleven more are now available as downloads. Those marked with a * are available in the Reference Section for general circulation. The remainder are for NABO members only.
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R. Trent Skippers Guide
We are delighted to make a new guide available written for the guidance of leisure boaters on commercial waterways. It covers and Yorkshire and the Trent Commercial Navigations. This is mainly for pleasure boat skippers unaccustomed to rivers, tides and waterways carrying freight. The advice is given in good faith and no liability can be […]
WUSIG Updates
Click here for details of the WUSIG Cycling & Online Mooring Policy Consultation
Cost of Boating Survey 2009
A big thank you to those of you who completed our Cost of Boating Survey 2009. Clearly not everyone keeps records of how much running a boat costs, or wants to know how true āBring On Another Thousandā is! Those costs were the āmust havesā, so we ended up with 44 very useful sets of […]
Drinking and Driving
Click Here to view NABO’s Submission to the Department of Transport on Drink Driving
BW Launch 2020
David Fletcher, NABO Chairman writes: I attended a meeting last week in Westminster where BW formally launched the 2020 vision to MPs and DEFRA.
BW Organisation Restructures
David Fletcher, Chairman, writes: In 2009, BW announced an organisational restructuring to reduce costs. This is separate from 2020, though it is published at the same time.