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British Marine on the River Thames
British Marine is the trade association for the leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry. British Marine Thames Valley is a Regional Association within the federation.
The Association was created in 2010 following a merger of The Thames Hire Cruiser Association (THCA) and the Thames Boating Trades Association (TBTA).
The Association covers 80+ members whose business is alongside the non-tidal and tidal River Thames, and over 100 firms whose business address is in the London area and the Counties adjacent to the River Thames.
The focus of British Marine Thames Valley is to provide a service to a mix of businesses including boatbuilding, marinas and moorings, boat hire, passenger boats, boat repair, engineering, boat sales, brokerage together with firms whose address is in the Thames area, but who may run a business abroad or on the UK Coast.
Find out more about British Marine on their website. Alternatively, search the listings on our site by selecting British Marine from the 'type' drop-down in the things to do search tab at the top of this page.
Or take a look at some of the other services provided by British Marine London & Thames Valley members
The Official British Marine App
The complete App solution for planning your leisure activities during your trip on the non-tidal and tidal River Thames; from Lechlade to the Thames Barrier.
For smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops; iOS, Android, Amazon Fire, macOS, Windows
BoatCoSafe Campaign
Boat Safety Scheme - Carbon monoxide alarms became mandatory from April 1 2019
From 1 April 2019 you will be required to have at least one carbon monoxide (CO) alarm on nearly all private and non-private boats in scope of the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) Requirements. BSS Certifications will not be issued to boats without alarms.
This applies to boats with accommodation spaces, i.e. areas within a boat surrounded by permanent boat structure and where carbon monoxide gas may accumulate. Although the need for CO alarms is being introduced to help protect boat owners from sources of the toxic gas from neighbouring boats, the alarms are also expected to prevent death or injury to crew members from their own boat engines or appliances.
More information can be found here.