Re: Advice sought regarding Continual Cruising and ill health

On Oct 20, 5:24 pm, Arthur Marshall <art...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:31:37 -0700 (PDT), ragnampiza



<bigsoup...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
my boat is on a continual cruising license and for the last 5 years it
has been moved continuously as required except when circumstances such
as frozen canals have prevented this.unfortunately a couple of weeks
back i slipped on the gangplank and broke my upper right arm, the
doctors have told me to expect being unable to use my right arm fully
for up to 6 months.i contacted bw's representative for the stretch of
canal [ ie the patrol officer ] and explained my boats movements would
be curtailed, and i was give a two week extension on my stay where the
boat currently rests. now my problem is that i cannot drive either and
since it better for me to recuperate on dry land some distance from
the boat i am reliant on favours, which atm are hard to come by,
however i have been advised that the terms and conditions of the
waterways act mean that i am not obliged to move my boat on grounds of
ill health but i cannot find the relevant passages. i was hoping
someone in this group more experienced than i could shed light on the
matter for me. to clarify my boat is not occupying a hard standing but
rough towpath, where i am allowed to stay two weeks under normal
circumstances. thank you in advance for any advice, or even a little
light relif even though i think i have heard most of the current jokes
about being a one armed bandit....... cheers !

It says here:

http://www.britishwaterways.co.uk/license-it/boating-essentials/moori...
"Circumstances where it is reasonable to stay in one neighbourhood or
locality for longer than 14 days are where further movement is
prevented by causes outside the reasonable control of the boater.
Examples are temporary mechanical breakdown preventing cruising,
emergency navigation stoppage, serious illness (for which medical
evidence may be required) etc.

Such reasons should be made known immediately to local BW people with
a request to authorise a longer stay at the mooring site or nearby.
The circumstances will be reviewed regularly and reasonable steps
(where possible) must be taken to remedy the cause of the longer stay
– eg repairs put in hand where breakdown is the cause. "

Good luck!
   Arthur Marshall
nb Lord Byron's Maggot

I'd also point out that there is no such thing as a CC licence.

Tone
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