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covers_308330.qxd 9/7/18 14:13 Page 3 RST L Information for boaters covers_308330.qxd 9/7/18 14:13 Page 4 SAFE HAVENS IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL PORTISHEAD QUAYS MARINA & PENARTH QUAYS MARINAS PORTISHEAD Tel: 01275 841941 PENARTH Tel: 02920 705021 ■ Professional, friendly staff on duty 24 hrs ■ Professional, friendly staff on duty 24 hrs ■ Excellent access average HW +/- 4 hours ■ Fully serviced berths within Cardiff Bay ■ Fully serviced berths ■ Controlled access and car parking ■ Full boatyard facilities with lifting up to ■ Full boatyard facilities with lifting up to 35 tonnes 20 tonnes ■ Diesel & Petrol available ■ Diesel & Petrol available ■ Chandlery & workshop facilities ■ Chandlery & workshop facilities ■ Excellent road access - 5 mins from ■ Excellent road access 10 mins from junction 19 - M5plus junction 13 - M4 QUAY offering real ‘added value’ for our customers FREE periods of hard standing for annual berth holders* FREE reciprocal berthing between all Quay Marinas for all annual berth holders 50% discounted visitor berthing at 70 TransEurope marinas for berth holders 50% upto 50% off standard tariff for winter berthing 20% 20% off standard insurance rates through Quay Marinas scheme with Towergate Insurance. 15% 15% first year berth discount for boats sold into our marinas by our on-site brokers. * not applicable to Bangor Marina www.quaymarinas.com editorial_308330.qxd 9/7/18 10:47 Page 1 Marine engineering, Servicing, General boat maintenance, Engine sales and installs, Marine salvage Undercover boat storage, craning facilities up to 25 tonne, Yard storage, Antifoul removal service, Composite Stainless and Mildsteel and Aluminium manufacturing carried out Over 35 years’ experience in the marine industry Tel: 01275 815910 [email protected] www.advance-marine.co.uk Authorised dealers for The Boat Yard, Portishead Quays Marina, Bristol BS20 7DF editorial_308330.qxd 9/7/18 10:47 Page 2 2 BristolBristol BoatsBoats LtdLtd Everything you’ll need, all in one place! Well Stocked Chandlery, Great Prices! • Whale & Rule pumps • Marine Paint • Thetford • Inflatables, Kayaks & Accessories • Chimneys & Caps • Moorings up to 22ft • Ultraflex Steering and Controls Long & Short Term • Fender, Rope Fenders • Slipway • Mooring & Anchor Ropes • Outboard Spares • Quicksilver/Rock Oil Esstablished 1960 - Situated next to Saltford Lock on the River Avon Mead Lane, Saltford, [email protected] Bristol www.bristolboats.co.uk BS31 3ER 01225 872032 3038509 3038591 editorial_308330.qxd 9/7/18 10:47 Page 3 3 RST L Information for boaters Published by: Our Advertisers: Burrows Communications Limited We gratefully acknowledge the support Cantium House, 2nd Floor, of all the firms whose advertisements appear North West Suite, Railway Approach, in these pages. Without their help we would Wallington, Surrey SM6 0DZ not be able to produce this information Tel: 020 8773 3000 handbook. As a reciprocal gesture we have Email: [email protected] pleasure in drawing the attention of our Web: www.burrows.co.uk readers to their announcements, but wish to make it clear that the Bristol Harbour Office Photographs taken by Harbour staff, with can accept no responsibility for their products contributions from All Aboard! Watersports, City or services advertised. of Bristol Rowing Club, Clean Up Bristol Harbour, Underfall Yard Trust and Kieron Draper. Information compiled in 2018. Please note: This publication is wholly or partially funded by the advertisers herein and the publisher. It is provided at no charge to the council. www.bristol.gov.uk/bristolharbour editorial_308330.qxd 9/7/18 10:47 Page 4 4 www.avonfire.gov.uk Check your NeverN Make sure smoke alarm leave cooking cigarettes are works. unattended. put out properly. editorial_308330.qxd 9/7/18 10:47 Page 5 5 Stay shipshape and safe Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) It is also important that you check and hopes that you do not need a visit from maintain your boat’s fuel, gas and us during your time on Bristol’s electrical systems on a regular basis. waterways. Turn cooking appliances off properly after And you can play your part in ensuring use, and take great care when disposing your stay is a safe and happy one by of cigarettes. following a few simple fire safety tips. You should also make sure that you, and The most important thing is to ensure anyone else on board, knows what to do your boat is fitted with smoke alarms, and if there is a fire. that they are properly maintained. You should have an emergency plan, Fire can spread very quickly on a boat, which everyone who is with you should even on water, and your vessel could be aware of, which will include knowing soon fill with thick, choking, smoke. how to close emergency valves and switches, keeping exits clear and keys A properly working smoke alarm can give easily to hand, having a torch easily you and anybody else on your boat early available – with spare batteries – and warning and some vital extra time to get enough life jackets for everyone on board. to safety. If there is a fire, the best advice is not to You should test the alarm every week and be tempted to try to fight it yourself. Get replace batteries if required. Do not out, stay out and wait for us to arrive. disconnect your smoke alarm or remove working batteries. For more safety advice, visit the Avon Fire & Rescue Service website, at You should also consider fitting a carbon www.avonfire.gov.uk monoxide detector, to alert you about potentially poisonous fumes. editorial_308330.qxd 9/7/18 10:47 Page 6 6 Cabot Cruising Club • The most friendly Boat club in Bristol • Great atmosphere • Club nights Thursday and Saturday Come and visit, all welcome! Tel: 01179 268318 HQ ‘John Sebasan’ • John Sebasan Quay • Bathurst Basin • Bristol • BS1 6SG 3038659 3038972 editorial_308330.qxd 9/7/18 10:47 Page 7 7 WELCOME . .8 ENVIRONMENTAL The City of Bristol . .9 INFORMATION . .32 Communications with the Harbour Office . .10 Sewage and Grey Water Disposal . .32 Berthing Locations . .11 Clean Up Bristol Harbour Campaign . .32 Payment of Charges and Licensing Pump-out Facilities . .33 of Vessels . .12 Toilets, Showers and Elsan Disposal Points . .33 ARRIVAL FROM AND WASTE DISPOSAL AND DEPARTURE TO RECYCLING FACILITIES .34 SEAWARD . .13 Refuse Disposal and Recycling Facilities . .34 Communications with Marine Services Waste Oil Disposal . .34 for Locking Operations . .13 Used Batteries . .34 Cumberland Basin Entrance – Information . .14 Electrical Items . .34 Cumberland Basin – Times of Bunkering . .34 Locking Operations . .15 Statement on Water Quality . .34 Cumberland Basin Arriving or Departing Water Pollution . .35 ‘On the Level’ and ‘Stopgate Times’ . .16 Noise Pollution . .35 Arrival Procedure for Bristol Harbour L from Seaward . .17 HEALTH & SAFETY . .36 Departure Procedure Seaward from Bristol Harbour . .18 Gangways and Access . .36 Bristol Port Authority - Guidance for Distress Flares . .36 Recreational Craft . .19 Work on Vessels . .36 Weather Information . .20 Fire . .36 T Approximate Tide Time Differences on Rescue Equipment . .36 High Water Bristol (Cumberland Basin) S & Avonmouth . .21 WATER SPORTS & Simplified Tide Reduction Table . .21 RECREATION . .37 Dinghy Sailing, Canoeing and Windsurfing . .37 R THE FLOATING HARBOUR Inflatable Boats . .37 AND FEEDER CANAL . .24 Rowing and Sculling . .37 Navigation in the Floating Harbour and Powerboats . .37 Feeder Canal . .24 Personal Watercraft e.g. Jet skis. .37 Feeder Canal and Netham Lock . .26 Watersports Tuition . .37 Prince Street Swing Bridge and Pero’s Water Sport Clubs and Associations . .38 Bascule Bridge . .27 Fishing . .38 Bridges Over the Floating Harbour . .28 Function Room . .38 Engineering and Scouring Operations . .29 Bristol Marina . .29 BRISTOL HARBOUR Repair Facilities . .30 CONTACT LIST . .44 Slipways . .30 Electricity Points . .31 Fresh Water . .31 www.bristol.gov.uk/bristolharbour editorial_308330.qxd 9/7/18 10:47 Page 8 8 L M Welcome to Bristol Harbour – at the heart of one of Britain’s most beautiful and historic cities. We hope you enjoy your visit and will make the most of the first class facilities available for water- based craft. Annual and short-term moorings are available in the centre of Bristol close to all city centre amenities. These can be accessed either by sea at the western end or by river and the Kennet and Avon Canal at the eastern end of Bristol Floating Harbour. editorial_308330.qxd 9/7/18 10:47 Page 9 9 The City of Bristol Welcoming millions of visitors each year for business, study, short breaks and visiting friends and family, Bristol is undoubtedly one of the UK’s leading tourism destinations, appealing to visitors of all ages, from across the UK, Europe and the rest of the world. Recently named a UNESCO City of Film and the Luxury Awards Travel Guide ‘Museum Destination of the Year’, Bristol is renowned for its cultural scene. Whether the historic harbourside with its cultural and family attractions, the cobbled streets and quirky shops and cafes’ in the Old City, or the leafy lanes of Clifton Village, Bristol is a destination with plenty to offer. The attractiveness of a vast range of shops, markets and places to eat and drink, many being unique to the city and offering an individual experience, are part of what makes this city different. While Bristol is a distinctive destination, characterised by the city’s unorthodox spirit and warm welcome, visitors continue to be seduced by a thousand years of incredible stories and actions that genuinely changed the world. www.bristol.gov.uk/bristolharbour editorial_308330.qxd 9/7/18 10:48 Page 10 10 Harbour Inlet COMMUNICATIONS For general information visit our website WITH THE HARBOUR www.bristol.gov.uk/bristolharbour email OFFICE [email protected], or contact us during the stated hours on 0117 9031484, fax 0117 9031487, or VHF Channel The harbour office is open for general 73, callsign BRISTOL FLOATING HARBOUR.
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