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part 2 - inboard engines
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part 8 - appliances, flueing & ventilation
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part 10 - non-private boats & safety features
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NR24-001 BSS Welcomes Calor Confirmation of the Continued Supply of 3.9kg and 4.5kg LPG Cylinders
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NR22-001 BSS Launches Public Consultation on Revisions to the Examination Checks
Report on carbon monoxide poisoning of two friends in York – learn the lessons from this repeated story
Take the lessons from the death from carbon monoxide poisoning of two friends in York
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NR20-003 COVID-19 BSS Temporary Suspension Extended
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NR19-001 Carbon Monoxide Alarms Are Now Madatory on Boats
NR18-005 New BSS requirements for suitable certified CO alarms to BS EN 50291
NR18-004 Consultation opens on mandatory new CO alarm BSS Requirements
NR18-003 Alert - Choose the right CO alarm, the best purchase you can make, but be aware of false claims!
NR18-002 Blunt CO warning for petrol-engine users
NR18-001 BSS 4-Yr Business Plan and Certification Price Rise
NR17-001 Ignore CO At Your Peril
NR16-006 BSS Publishes Hire Boat Specifc Checks Dec
NR16-005 Don't ignore exhaust fumes in the cabin - Aug
NR16-004 Statement following deaths of two boaters from CO Jun 16
NR16-002b Clesse Novacomet LPG Regulator Recall Support UPDATE Oct
NR16-003 Recall Alert: Kidde Fire Blankets FEB
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NR15-008 BSS: use generators correctly, ashore - NOV
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NR15-004 Use BBQs safely off boats Jun 15
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NR15-002 Triple-Whammy wood fuel risk warning
BSS Alerts Boaters to Calor Lite® Gas Cylinder Recall
You can't afford to put gas safety on the back burner in Gas Safety Week '14
Beko Alert for Boating Community 2014
CO Advice Feb14
Revised Examination Checking Procedures being implemented 1 Jan 2013
Your BSS Certificate is changing
Barry Sheerman MP urges boaters to safeguard against carbon monoxide poisoning, following suspected case in Cumbria
BSS points boaters to important safety issues highlighted by Windermere’s Eastertragedy
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Enjoy your barbecues this summer, safely off the boat
Hirer Safety Review 2013
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