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LPG outboard engines

  • Arranging A BSS Examination
  • Private Boat Requirements
  • Hire Boats Requirements (2024)
  • Non-private Boat Standards
    • part 2 - inboard engines
    • part 3 - electrical installations
    • part 4 - electrically propelled vessels
    • part 5 - outboard & portable engines
      • fixed fuel systems for outboard/power boats
      • portable fuel tanks & supply lines
      • petrol storage
      • LPG outboard engines
      • securing outboard engines
      • exhaust noise levels
      • storage of portable internal combustion engines / generators
      • need more help or advice on part 5?
      • part 5 checklist
    • part 6 - fire prevention & extinguishing equipment
    • part 7 - LPG installations
    • part 8 - appliances, flueing & ventilation
    • part 9 - pollution
    • part 10 - non-private boats & safety features
  • Boats with gas
  • Warning Notices
  • Q&A on BSS Examinations
  • 10 most common failures in BSS examinations

To minimise the potential for fire or explosion, all boats with engines fuelled by Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) must comply with the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (LPGA) Code of Practice No. 18, and must not be a dual
fuel system. [5.5]

The Boat Safety Scheme Limited is a public safety initiative, run as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales with company number 15501423. Registered office address c/o National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port South Pier Road Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH65 4FW.

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The BSS is endorsed by the following organisations:

  • Canal & River Trust
  • The Environment Agency
  • Broads Authority
  • Association of Inland Navigation Authorities
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