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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
    • 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
      • fuel installation
      • existing non room-sealed LPG appliances
      • LPG or paraffin refrigerators on boats with petrol engines
      • catalytic heaters
      • flues & draught diverters
      • installation
      • installation of cooking appliances
      • flame supervision device (FSD)
      • water inlet
      • fuel oil appliance
      • flue components, room-sealed appliances
      • ventilation
      • warning notices and warning labels
      • part eight checklist
    • part 9 - pollution
    • part 10 - non-private boats & safety features
  • Boats with gas
  • Warning Notices
  • Q&A on BSS Examinations
  • 10 most common fails

The provisions of this section of Part 8 in the 2002 BSS Standards are mandatory for non-private boats where applicable.

To minimise the risk of scalding, the water inlet to any instantaneous water heater must be piped only from your boat's cold water system. [8.6]

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The BSS is endorsed by the following organisations:

  • Canal & River Trust
  • The Environment Agency
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