Consider Others

• When passing anglers, unless they politely requested otherwise, follow a straight course in single file.

• Don’t perform speed events without permission from the local waterway office.
   

Take Care
 

• Make sure your craft is suitable for the waterway you are using and that you are competent to use it.

• Larger craft need deeper water and room to manoeuvre so keep to the side of the channel where the helmsman can see you.

• Contact the local BW waterway office or visit the BW website to check the safety regulations. Unpowered craft are not permitted through many tunnels or on parts of some larger river navigations.

• If you are permitted to use a tunnel, carry a light and whistle to warn other craft of your presence. Travel through in groups of at least three.

• Wear a life jacket or buoyancy aid while afloat.

• Locks, weirs and sluices are dangerous. Don’t stay abord your craft in a filling or emptying lock – carry it around, or if it is too heavy use lines to keep control.