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Safety Afloat
 Canal holidays are one of the safest ways to enjoy a holiday afloat.
Wyvern boats include the following safety features to ensure you have a safe and therefore happy holiday.
- A lifebuoy - carried in a position within easy reach of the helmsman
- A gas leak detector - positioned in the gas locker to enable regular gas checks.
- Wyvern Shipping is Corgi registered and all gas appliances are regularly inspected. The gas boilers have external flues.
- Electric fridges.
- All mattress foam and insulation materials are fire retardant.
- Three fire extinguishers and a fire blanket.
- Smoke detectors in main sleeping cabins.
- A first aid box for minor emergencies.
- Non slip tread pads on the gunwales and handles on the front corner of the cabin roof to ensure safe stepping on and off at the bow.
- An emergency stop valve fitted to the engine fuel system.
- Battery master switches between the boat electrical system and the batteries.
- Every boat has a permanently fitted anchor for river work.
- All boats have a British Waterways Boat Safety Certificate.
- Personal safety issues will be included in your tuition and you will be asked to sign a 'Boat Acceptance Certificate' to show that you have understood the instruction.
- British Marine Federation Handover Audit. Wyvern Shipping have undertaken the voluntary independant inspection of their handover procedure by the British Marine Federation to ensure good practice and to help promote safe enjoyment of the inland waterways.
Buoyancy Aids
Buoyancy aids are supplied free of charge on request, not just for children but for any crew member who cannot swim or would be happier wearing one. All our vests are 100 newton buoyancy aids
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