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Another triumph for bureaucracy

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Mareng:
Up until July this year I was a Marine Engineer in the Army (not the royal marines) and worked on vessels identical to those used by the Marines.

We regularly used the boats that it sounds like the Marines were using for taking civilians on boat trips without any interference from the MCA or anyone else.

The Skippers were responsible for carrying out risk assessments and all the associated paper work, all passengers were issued with a board of trade lifejacket and were given a full safety brief before they were even allowed on board and there was insurance in place to cover any injuries that may have occured (fortunately there were none).  Without all of these things in place we would not have been able to conduct the trips.

What may have happened is that the Marines did not have the correct paperwork in place and had over looked it, had there been an accident then it would have been the skipper that was held responsible for any compensation claims...

And for what its worth, I've been on the Mounts Bay several times.....there's not all that much to see.. :rolleyes:

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