Up to 31 March 2024, the BSS Management Committee has the fundamental role on behalf of the Navigation Authorities:
- to determine and set in place an overall management framework which ensures the quality, cost effectiveness and the long term viability of the Scheme;
- to control and monitor the BSS and its operation and ensure it operates to time, budget and within agreed policy in support of its purpose and aligned with wider navigation authority interests;
- to manage the Scheme's resilience and other business risks to the BSS.
All key decisions including those concerning any new BSS requirements, the need for BSS safety awareness initiatives or the cost of certification to boaters, determining complaints about examiner performance are made by the BSS Management Committee.
The BSS Management Committee receives guidance from the two BSS support committees to help them (BSS Advisory Committee and BSS Technical Committee).
The Chairmanship of the BSS Management Committee may rotate between Canal & River Trust and the Environment Agency.
Financial control of the BSS is delivered by the BSS Management Committee Executive. Financial decisions are made by the BSS Management Committee and detailed costings may not be made available to the support committees unless specific advice is sought by the BSS Management Committee.
Executive members
Chair - (Canal & River Trust Director)
Association of Inland Navigation Authorities - AINA Rep
Canal & River Trust - the Trust Rep
BSS Manager
Environment Agency - EA Rep
Non-executive members
Broads Authority - BA Rep
Marine Trade Rep
BSS Technical Committee - BSSTC Chair
BSS Advisory Committee - BSSAC Chair.
User Group Rep
Examiner Rep
Co-opted & Others:
BSS Communications & Secretariat
BSS Quality & Technical Manager
Confirmed Notes of the BSSMC.
In lieu of some meetings Reports are circulated to members. Where this has happened, the combined reports are provided.
In some of the older notes you will see references to BSS Advisory Committee Observer members; also to British Waterways (BW), the predecessor organisation to the Canal & River Trust.
| BSSMC Meeting #109 May 23 |  |
| BSSMC Meeting #108 Dec 22 | |
| BSSMC #107 Sep 22 (reports) | |
| BSSMC Meeting #106 May 22 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #105 Dec 21 | |
| BSSMC #104 (no reports) | - |
| BSSMC Meeting #103 Apr 21 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #102 Dec 20 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #101 cancelled | - |
| BSSMC Meeting #100 Mar 20 |  |
| BSSMC Meeting #99 Dec 19 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #98 July No Reports | - |
| BSSMC Meeting #97 Mar 19 | - |
| BSSMC Meeting #96 Dec 18 |  |
| BSSMC Meeting #95 Aug 18 no reports | - |
| BSSMC Meeting #94 Mar 18 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #93 Dec 17 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #92 Aug 17 Combined Reports | |
| BSSMC Meeting #91 Mar 17 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #90 Dec 16 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #89 Aug 16 Combined Reports | |
| BSSMC Meeting #88 Mar 16 |  |
| BSSMC Meeting #87 Dec 15 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #86 Aug 15 Combined reports | |
| BSSMC Meeting #85 Mar 15 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #84 Dec 14 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #83 Jul 14 Combined reports | |
| BSSMC Meeting #82 Mar 14 | |
| BSSMC Meeting #81 Dec 13 | |