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Boat Safety Hub — BSS examiners, marinas and boat insurance

Find a BSS examiner, a marina or inland boat insurance, with what was checked and when.

An independent directory for UK boat owners. Find a Boat Safety Scheme examiner who covers your area, see what the exam checks, find marinas and moorings by region and by waterway, and see the UK firms that say they cover inland boats, listed A to Z and never ranked. Every listing says what was checked and when, and an entry the business has not confirmed is labelled "listed, not yet confirmed". Boat Safety Hub is not part of the Boat Safety Scheme and does not issue certificates.

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Why Boat Safety Hub

What makes it different

Examiners by area

Find a BSS examiner who covers the county the boat is in, with the examiner's own confirmed details shown once they confirm them.

Marinas and moorings

Marinas, moorings, boatyards and hire bases by region and by waterway, written for the boater first.

Insurance, A to Z

Firms that say they cover inland boats, listed A to Z and never ranked, each checked on the FCA register.

Honest labels

Every entry says what was checked and when. Nothing here is the Boat Safety Scheme's own record.

On Boat Safety Hub's own site

Where to start

BSS examiners by areaEvery examiner, A to Z and by county.boatsafetyhub.co.uk Narrowboat and canal boat insuranceWhat cover you need, and UK firms that cover inland boats, A to Z.boatsafetyhub.co.uk

Better than the alternative

How it compares

The usual way

A list of names with no idea whether any of it is current
Insurers ranked by who paid for the top spot

With Boat Safety Hub

Every entry says what was checked and when, and whether the business has confirmed it
Listed A to Z, never ranked

Illustrative

How it would work

Finds the examiners who cover their county, reads what the exam checks, and books one well before the certificate lapses.

A narrowboat owner whose BSS runs out in spring

Questions

Boat Safety Hub: what people ask

Is Boat Safety Hub part of the Boat Safety Scheme?

No. It is an independent directory run by Towpath Digital. It does not issue certificates; the Boat Safety Scheme's own examiners do the exam.

How do I find a BSS examiner near me?

Search by the county or town the boat is in and see the examiners who cover it. An examiner who has not confirmed their details with us is labelled "listed, not yet confirmed". Find an examiner.

Which insurers cover narrowboats?

Boat Safety Hub lists the UK firms that say they cover inland boats, A to Z and never ranked, each checked on the FCA register.

Does it cost anything?

Free to use · examiners, marinas and insurers are listed, never ranked, and nobody pays to be listed.

Works with

Boat Safety Hub does its own job. These pick up the next one.

The Boat IndexLook a boat up before you book its exam or buy it.See The Boat Index →The Boat MarketSelling? A current BSS certificate is one of the first things a buyer asks for.See The Boat Market →

One brand, one constellation

The other Towpath products

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Ready to use Boat Safety Hub?

It is free to start, and the details are on Boat Safety Hub's own site.

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