The regulatory impact assessment for the new boatmaster's licence regulations is available in the Libraries of both Houses. In the regulation of public safety there is no distinction made between the requirements for commercial passenger operators and those in the voluntary sector.
There is no impact on the general public's use of small boats, as the regulations do not apply to pleasure vessels.
The members of the Freight Standards Steering Group are:
Name Representing Organisation Ian White Association of Inland Navigation Authorities British Waterways Capt. Heather Chaplin Association of Inland Shipping Operators (North) — Allan Graveson National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers NUMAST Captain Julian Parkes UK Major Ports Group/British Ports Association PLA David Lapthorn Chamber of Shipping Lapthorn Shipping Peter Hugman Commercial Boat Operators Association Barge Consult Jan Burgess British Tugowners Association Serco Denholm Richard Crease Transport and General Workers Union TGWU Paul Baker National Union of Rail and Marine Transport Workers RMT Roger Spence (Chairman) Maritime and Coastguard Agency — Julie Carlton Maritime and Coastguard Agency — Alex Steele Maritime and Coastguard Agency—Survey Policy — Richard Bone Maritime and Coastguard Agency—Secretary — Correspondence only Steve Yandell RMT — Steve Turner Transport and General Workers Union TGWU
The members of the Domestic Passenger Ship Steering Group are:
Name Representing Keith French Passenger Boat Association Mark Rayment South Coast Passenger Vessel Operators Association Paul Holman Chamber of Shipping D Mann River Association of Freight Transport Bill Frampton Wightlink John Woodburn Windermere Lake Cruises David Polson Shetland Island Council Mrs. J Bradley Tenby Harbour Users Association David Bell British Waterways Rod Mitchie Highland Marine Transport Association Hamish Munroe Central Scotland Passenger Vessel Association Iain Moore Loch Lomond Association Tim Deaton Passenger Boat Association Jeremy Phillips St. Mary's Boatman's Association Capt. S Gunn Orkney Ferries Ken Oliver Association of Passenger Craft Operators Nigel Saw British Marine Federation John Sweeney Loch Lomond Boat Operators K Dunstan The Bristol Packet Peter Tambling Heritage Afloat Dennis Armstrong Caledonian MacBrayne Mat Spencer Red Funnel (Ferries)
The Boatmaster's licence has been developed in consultation with the above groups, and a working group involving many of the same organisations, as well as training establishments and the Company of Watermen and Lightermen.