AMENDMENT: changed Jan 2006 due to change from Activity Authorisation Schemes to Activity Permit Scheme.
All waters used for Scouting activities must be classified as C, B1, B2, B3 and A in accordance with Rule 9.44 (b), except sail or motor vessels operating under the Codes of Practice for Small Commercial Vessels.
Water class definitions:
Class C - safe inland waters, as defined in the factsheet FS120623 Class C Waters;
Class B1 - sheltered inland waters and other sheltered water where currents and tides create no real danger;
Class B2 - the sea up to one mile from the shore, but excluding more dangerous waters close inshore; more sheltered parts of estuaries; large inland lakes and lochs; inland waters British Canoe Union Grade 2;
Class B3 - the sea up to three miles from the shore, but excluding more dangerous waters close inshore; busy commercial ports, exposed parts of estuaries; inland waters British Canoe Union Grade 3;
Class A - open sea more than three miles from the shore, and other dangerous waters close inshore; inland waters British Canoe Union Grade 4 and above.
A County Commissioner may designate any water as Training Water for Local Groups and approve a variation in the published classification and defined areas for the named Groups.
The National Directory of Waters is available online at http://www.scouts.org.uk/aboutus/activities/waterways/.
