Patrol
The Broads Authority has eight patrol launches, a fast rigid inflatable boat (RIB) and two dories.
There are five full-time navigation rangers and during the summer a further three seasonal navigation rangers plus three split contract navigation works/navigation rangers join the team. In winter two seasonal navigation rangers patrol at weekends and bank holidays.
The Broads is split up into six main patrol areas in summer and five in winter.
The patrol areas are as follows:
Wroxham Launch - Navigation Ranger Martin Joslin
Coltishall to Ranworth Broad
Irstead Launch - Navigation Ranger Jamie Hanger
Stalham/Dilham to Ranworth and South Walsham
Ludham Launch - Navigation Ranger Tony Risebrow
Hickling/Horsey to Great Yarmouth (winter) and Mautby (summer)
Norwich Launch - Navigation Ranger Andy Cullum
New Mills Norwich to Breydon Water including the Chet to Loddon and to Chet Mouth in summer
Burgh St Peter Launch - Navigation Ranger Steve Wright
Geledeston Locks to Breydon Water (winter) and Haddiscoe (summer)
Breydon Patrol - Navigation Rangers Joan Derhe, Keith Perry and Dave Thiel
Breydon Water plus lower reaches of Waveney, Yare and Bure
The other two launches based at Hardley Dyke and Ludham are primarily crewed by one of our team of 50 auxiliary navigation rangers (ANRs).
There is also a dory at Norwich Yacht Station used by the staff and ANRs plus an ANR dory at Horning.
The fast RIB is used for patrolling and for targeting areas of specific complaint.
