4th November 2015
Numericanal is an EU funded project which includes some new mobile phone applications for the recreational boater. The project aims to provide better access to waterway information assist with s safe boating. Safeguider helps boaters and skippers to find the safest way through busy intersections on the inland waterways, initially in France, the UK and […]
29th October 2015
Sadly you cannot buy a lifejacket that will last forever, but if you take good care of your lifejacket, it is more likely to take good care of you. When buying a lifejacket, make sure it is manufactured to an approved standard, such as ISO 12402. Take a look at the date marking to ensure […]
16th October 2015
Deutscher Motoryachtverband als Gastgeber der EBA-Generalversammlung vom 16.-17. Oktober 2016 in Berlin Generalversammlungen des Europäischen Sportschifffahrtsverbandes (EBA) werden üblicherweise in jedem Frühjahr vom EBA-Sekretariat und im Herbst von einem nationalen Mitgliedsverband in dessen Heimatland organisiert. Im Herbst 2015 war der DMYV Gastgeber für die EBA-Generalversammlung, die er vom 16.-17. Oktober in Berlin ausgerichtet hat. Der […]
5th August 2015
Deutsch & English In addition to the „DoRIS mobile” app there another two smart phone apps are now available one for Slovakia (SlovRIS) and one for Hungaria (PannonRIS). In general they have the same content, giving information about the Danube (water level, locks etc.). In the “SlovRIS” under “Settings” (last point) you can choose between […]
31st July 2015
The EBA is pleased to report that the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Inland Transport Committee has recently released the fifth revision of the European Code for Inland Waterways (CEVNI), Pan-European instrument regulating the navigation on the E-waterways network as a part of its work towards smooth and efficient inland water transport across […]
16th July 2015
Help us research the reasons for failure of this vital piece of equipment Ever had a kill cord or kill switch failure? The RYA has a long-standing commitment to education about safety afloat. As such it has championed the use of kill cords on small open powerboats for many years. The kill cord message remains […]
2nd June 2015
The European Commission has confirmed to the European Boating Association (EBA) that at the present time there has been no agreement between the EU and US negotiators to specifically address recreational craft in the context of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) sectoral regulatory discussions. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is primarily […]
27th May 2015
Boat DIGEST is an EU-funded project started in October 2013 and due to finish in September this year, addressing the problem of the end-of-life craft. The project’s main activities were to identify boat dismantling and recycling practices and locations across Europe and also to gather dismantlers and boat owners’ opinions in order to better understand […]
27th January 2015
From 1 April 2015 all pleasure boats, including foreign flagged boats, will be prohibited from discharging sewage into the lakes, internal waters and territorial waters (12 nautical miles) of Sweden. Recreational craft listed for preservation are not subject to the ban. Sewage is any discharge of waste water and other waste from any type of […]
30th October 2014
Recently the Netherlands Government published their spatial planning vision for Wind at Sea. Several areas in Netherlands territorial waters are destined for the construction of wind energy production centres. In advance of this allocation changes were made to shipping lanes and TSS’s in 2013 to optimise the clustering of wind turbines in fields of sufficient […]