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[Bertie]

Que no, que yo voto por la inglesa . La belga y holandesa son populares porque no requieren residencia en el país, pero en mi opinión no son necesariamente las mejores.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Pleasure craft of less than 13.7 metres in length are not covered by any statutory requirements as far as life saving or fire fighting equipment is concerned.

VOYAGE PLANNING
Regulation V/34 ‘Safe Navigation and avoidance of dangerous situations’, is a new regulation.

It concerns prior-planning for your boating trip, more commonly known as voyage or passage planning. Voyage planning is basically common sense. As a pleasure boat user, you should particularly take into account the following points when planning a boating trip:

• Weather: before you go boating, check the weather forecast and get regular updates if you are planning to be out for any length of time.
• Tides: check the tidal predictions for your trip and ensure that they fit with what you are planning to do.
• Limitations of the vessel: consider whether your boat is up to the proposed trip and that you have sufficient safety equipment and stores with you.
• Crew: take into account the experience and physical ability of your crew. Crews suffering from cold, tiredness and seasickness won’t be able to do their job properly and could even result in an overburdened skipper.
• Navigational dangers: make sure you are familiar with any navigational dangers you may encounter during your boating trip. This generally means checking an up to date chart and a current pilot book or almanac.
• Contingency plan: always have a contingency plan should anything go wrong. Before you go, consider bolt holes and places where you can take refuge should conditions deteriorate or if you suffer an incident or injury. Bear in mind that your GPS set is vulnerable and could fail at the most inconvenient time. It is sensible and good practice to make sure you are not over-reliant on your GPS set and that you can navigate yourself to safety without it should it fail you.
• Information ashore: make sure that someone ashore knows your plans and knows what to do should they become concerned for your well being. The Coastguard Voluntary Safety Identification Scheme (commonly known as CG66) is also free and easy to join. The scheme aims to help the Coastguard to help you quickly should you get into trouble while boating. It could save your life.

4. The UK Ship Register

You can register your boat with the UK Ship Register for use at sea.

Part III registration
Register your boat on the Part III (Small Ships Register) if you want to prove the boat’s nationality when sailing outside UK waters.

It costs £25 for 5 years.

To be eligible:

your boat must be less than 24 metres long
you must be a private individual (not a company)
you must live in the UK for at least 185 days of the year
your boat must have a name
For more information, read the full guidance notes.

You can make changes to an existing registration online, for example change of ownership, address or boat details.

You’ll be sent a renewal notice when it’s time to renew.

(Perdón que no traduzca)

Y no es que sea un locoplaya que me quiera cruzar el Atlántico en un cascarón. Pero es que si por el momento mis aspiraciones son darme un paseo por la bahía cuando el tiempo esté bien, me vale con un barco barato con sus añitos, chalecos, y una VHF vieja que funcione, la que traiga. Ni ITB, ni papeleos, ni bengalas (por cierto ¿alguien las ha usado alguna vez?). Si alguna vez tengo ganas de más y me lo puedo permitir, ya haría un 'upgrade' en equipamiento, que estimo en mucho mi pellejo y el de mi familia.