Keep your boat safe on the water.
Find a BSS examiner who covers your area, see what the exam checks, find a marina, and get the insurance sorted.
Most boats need a Boat Safety (BSS) certificate before they can be licensed. It usually lasts four years. Source: Boat Safety Scheme, advance booking, read 20 Oct 2026.
BSS examiners by area
Counties with 3 or more examiners on the official BSS register, and how many cover each.
- Avon 6
- Bedfordshire 10
- Berkshire 11
- Buckinghamshire 13
- Cambridgeshire 9
- Cheshire 11
- Derbyshire 9
- Devon 3
- Dorset 5
- East Sussex 4
- Essex 9
- Gloucestershire 8
- Hampshire 8
- Herefordshire 3
- Hertfordshire 10
- Humberside 5
- Isle of Wight 3
- Kent 5
- Lancashire 6
- Leicestershire 9
- Lincolnshire 8
- London 9
- Manchester 7
- Merseyside 7
- Norfolk 6
- North Yorkshire 5
- Northamptonshire 12
- Nottinghamshire 8
- Oxfordshire 14
- Rutland 5
- Shropshire 8
- Somerset 5
- South Yorkshire 7
- Staffordshire 12
- Suffolk 5
- Surrey 9
- Warwickshire 9
- West Midlands 9
- West Sussex 3
- West Yorkshire 8
- Wiltshire 7
- Worcestershire 8
Marinas and moorings by region
189 marinas, moorings, boatyards and hire bases, as listed. None has confirmed its details with us yet.