Who Manages the BSS?

British Waterways and the Environment Agency jointly own the Boat Safety Scheme.  It's administered through the Boat Safety Scheme office, where technical officers prepare reports on various safety items, monitor trends within safety legislation and work closely with other safety-related organisations.  They also provide an information service to the boating public and BSS examiners.

Although British Waterways and the Environment Agency take ultimate responsibility for the management and decision-making processes within the Scheme, input is actively sought from other navigation authorities, boating user groups, trade and professional bodies and other regulatory organisations.

The Boat Safety Scheme has been endorsed by all the UK navigation authorities, represented by the Association of Inland Navigation Authorities (AINA), and will become a requirement for licensing purposes on waters managed by the Broads Authority from January 2005.