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Guide on the water

Have you just bought a sailing boat? Do you want to know which documents are obligatory to have on board? Are you trying to figure out what is allowed and what is not at sea and on inland waters?
Look no further, we are here to help you out with a new brochure: "Guide on the water".

Guide on the water

The logbooks of the Ostend Maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre (MRCC) show that 1/3 of calls comes from yachtsmen having engine troubles. These calls can be avoided. A thorough maintenance, charged batteries and a full fuel tank can avoid many problems.

After the successful campaign with the red sticker 'MRCC emergency numbers', a new preventive brochure with rules and regulations for seafarers has been published. Is also features a whole set of clues and recommendations, supplied by experienced seafarers.  All this advice and information guarantee a safe, pleasant and carefree voyage.

The brochure is the product of a constructive cooperation between the Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services(Shipping Assistance Division and Coastal Division), the Federal Public Service (FPS), the Shipping Police and the non-profit organisation Promotion Inland Navigation.
Enjoy the read and above all: fair winds and following seas!

For your own copy of the brochure: mail your request, including your name and address, to eva.descamps@mow.vlaanderen.be or download the brochure here.