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LPG outboard engines

  • Arranging A BSS Examination
  • Private Boat Requirements
  • Hire Boats Requirements (2017)
  • Non-private Boat Standards
    • part 2 - inboard engines
    • part 3 - electrical installations
    • part 4 - electrically propelled vessels
    • part 5 - outboard & portable engines
      • fixed fuel systems for outboard/power boats
      • portable fuel tanks & supply lines
      • petrol storage
      • LPG outboard engines
      • securing outboard engines
      • exhaust noise levels
      • storage of portable internal combustion engines / generators
      • need more help or advice on part 5?
      • part 5 checklist
    • 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

To minimise the potential for fire or explosion, all boats with engines fuelled by Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) must comply with the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (LPGA) Code of Practice No. 18, and must not be a dual
fuel system. [5.5]

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The Boat Safety Scheme is owned by the Canal & River Trust and Environment Agency. It is supported and promoted by the Association of Inland Navigation Authorities. The Scheme is administered by © Canal & River Trust which is registered charity in England and Wales (1146792)

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