Powered Hire Boat Licensing
Powered Hire Boat Licensing –The Why and What and How
The Broads Authority (the Authority) exists for the purposes of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, promoting the special qualities of the Broads, and protecting the interests of navigation. To enable the Authority to achieve these aims the Broads Act 2009 introduced further provisions for the regulation and management of the navigation area of the Authority. These provisions include the introduction of a scheme for operators of hire boats to be licensed and for each vessel hired to be licensed.
It is the intent of the pages in this web section to provide details of elements of the hire boat licensing scheme for general reference and duplicates information posted to powered hire boat operators, operating in the Broads Authority navigation area, in February 2010. The pages include:
- • A copy of the cover Letter sent to all Hire Boat Operators. (word document) [53kb]
• Hire Boat Licence Conditions (word document) [271kb]
• Hire Boat Operators Licence Conditions (word document) [283kb]
• Hire Boat Operator Licensing Guidance Notes (word document) [763kb]
• Stability and Load Test Requirements
You may find information that is useful in the following list of Frequently Asked Questions (word document) [199kb]
Risk Assessment information can be obtained from the HSE website using the following link:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/raindex.htm
- Application Forms for Hire Boat Operator license and Hire Boat license can be found here
Hire Boat Operator license (pdf document) [70kb]
Hire Boat license (pdf document) [56kb]
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2009 Consultation Result (pdf document) [140kb]
Should you have any questions that are not covered by the above please contact the Broads Authority Waterways Strategy and Safety on 01603 610734.
