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  • Arranging A BSS Examination
  • Private Boat Requirements
  • Hire Boats Requirements (2024)
  • Non-private Boat Standards
    • part 2 - inboard engines
    • part 3 - electrical installations
      • batteries
      • main circuits
      • electric cables
      • cable installation
      • cables & polystyrene insulation
      • battery master switch
      • main starter & spark plug leads
      • gas or petrol compartments
      • insulated two-wire systems
      • suppression
      • part three checklist
    • part 4 - electrically propelled vessels
    • part 5 - outboard & portable engines
    • part 6 - fire prevention & extinguishing equipment
    • part 7 - LPG installations
    • part 8 - appliances, flueing & ventilation
    • part 9 - pollution
    • part 10 - non-private boats & safety features
  • Boats with gas
  • Warning Notices
  • Q&A on BSS Examinations
  • 10 most common fails

To reduce interference to other vital systems, such as VHF radios, all electrical equipment, including the spark ignition and generating systems of engines, must be suppressed.To reduce interference to other vital systems, such as VHF radios, all electrical equipment, including the spark ignition and generating systems of engines, must be suppressed. [3.9]

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