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BSS Hire Boat Requirements 2017 - Training Course
Pre-learning assessment questions - Section One
1.
Which of the following classes of boat are hire boats?
(Tick all that are correct)
(Required.)
Self-drive boat let out for day use
A shared ownership boat managed jointly by the private owners
Self-drive boat let out for overnight stays
A shared ownership boat managed by a management company.
2.
Which of the following classes of boat are
not
hire boats?
(Tick all that are correct)
(Required.)
Boats operating commercially with a skipper or crew, and which carry passengers
Workboats
Self-drive day boats included with a holiday rental cottage
Boats let as residential accommodation
3.
From 1 April 2017 which of the following will apply to hire boats?
(Tick all that are correct)
(Required.)
BSS 2002 Standards
2015 ECP with all relevant checks applied as mandatory requirements
2015 ECP with relevant checks applied as for private boats with some being mandatory requirements and some being advisory
The 16 new/amended specific hire boat checks
4.
From 1 April 2017 which of the following classes of boat will be examined against the BSS 2002 Standards?
(Tick all that are correct)
(Required.)
Hire boats
Boats operating commercially with a skipper or crew, and which carry passengers
Workboats
Boats let as residential accommodation
Emergency service boats and rescue boats
Hotel boats
‘roving traders’ selling goods or services (i.e. cafés and shops)
A shared ownership boat managed jointly by the private owners
A shared ownership boat managed by a management company
5.
From 1 April 2017 the BSS requirements for hire boats will be….
(Required.)
Standards based (will enforce industry best practice/standards)
Risk based (will be set at a reasonable level based on known or foreseeable risks)
6.
Which of the following explain why the BSS requirements for hire boats are different to those for private boats?
(Tick all that are correct)
(Required.)
Hirers may be new to boating and not as familiar with the associated risks as private boat owners
Hirers will not generally be able to control the risks associated with the condition, equipping or construction of the boats they use.
Hirers may not be intimately familiar with the layout of a hire boat, how to use it safety, or how to react in an emergency situation.
7.
Are hire boats covered by the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations (GSIUR)?
Yes
No
8.
Can BSS Examiners who are not Gas Safe registered undertake a LPG system tightness test using a manometer (as prescribed at Appendix C of the 2015 ECP) on boats covered by the GSIUR?
Yes
No
9.
Which of the following was identified during the 2013 navigation authority Hirer Safety Review as
representing the highest risk to hirer safety?
Hirers smoking on-board hire boats
Fire
Slips, trips and falls
Carbon monoxide
10.
Which of the following risk control measures is relevant to BSS Hire Boat Requirements 2017 check 10:1:1?
Prevention from falling overboard
Mitigation of the effects of falling overboard
Safe recovery
11.
What is the hazard being addressed by BSS Hire Boat Requirements 2017 check 10:1:3?
Fire, leading to injury or death.
Being knocked into the water from a narrowboat by the tiller, leading to a risk of injury or drowning.
A helmsman not having enough space around the tiller to be able to steer safely.
12.
Approximately how many hire boats did the Hirer Safety Review identify are likely to be fitted with a
solid fuel stove?
500
300
200
1000
13.
From 1 April 2017, how does the revised check for handholds differ from that within the BSS 2002 Standards?
(Tick all that are correct)
(Required.)
From 1 April 2017 the requirement will take the form of a check, separated into checking action, Requirement that must be met for a pass, and relevant Applicability's (the approach adopted for the private boat requirements since 2005)
From 1 April 2017 the areas around a boat which must be provided with suitable handholds in good condition will be limited to those external crew areas (as designated by the hire operator) from where a slip, trip or other fall could lead to a hirer falling directly overboard.
A small number of the BSS 2002 Standards requirement specifications have been altered to bring them in line with the relevant RCD harmonised standard ISO 15085 (Man-overboard prevention and recovery).
14.
How many hirer fatalities were attributable to falls from hire boats between 2007 and 2012?
4
2
5
15.
Who did the Hirer Safety Review identify as having shared responsibility for hirer safety?
Just hire operators and Navigation Authorities (including BSS)
Just hirers and hire operators
Hirers, hire operators and Navigation Authorities (including BSS)
Just hirers and Navigation Authorities (including BSS)
16.
One impact of applying the 2015 ECP (private boat requirements) to hire boats is that additional or more comprehensive requirements are introduced over and above those within the BSS 2002 Standards. How many additional or more comprehensive requirements are introduced?
6
58
23
19
17.
How many hire boats are there in total (weekly hire + day hire) on the inland waterways?
6620
1070
2600
3240
