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[email protected] · January 3rd 16, 11:33 AM posted to uk.transport.london

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On Sat, 02 Jan 2016 18:47:45 -0600,
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The traditional boundary between sea and waterway used to be the Pool
of London, between Tower and London Bridges.

For what purposes? BWB licences, for example.
BWB and its successor have never been involved with licences for the
Thames, over the years the non tidal bit has been controlled by the
Thames Conservancy, Thames Water,National Rivers and now the
Environmental Agency. You have to get a separate licence for the
Thames. quite straight forward to visit nowadays as since the BWB boat
safety examinations were brought in a few decades ago the Thames
operators will accept the BWB /CART certificate for a visit on the non
tidal section. PLA on the tidal bit may require a bit more like a vhf
radio to be available.
Before any old tub could be on a canal but not pass the Thames
requirements
Not sure, just the rule as I learned it as a nipper. I think the PLA's
authority doesn't extend upstream of London Bridge.

I don't know if they have always used the same boundary points but
pilots for ships have different areas over which their knowledge
applies . The PLA website at the moment states they have 12 who are
River Pilots working between Gravesend and London Bridge and in
addition 3 Bridge pilots who have the ability to Pilot up to Putney
Bridge. Others will be qualified to navigate the channels from the
open sea , some may be qualified for more than one zone.
That could be why you have heard London Bridge mentioned as a boundary
but it is not the PLA one,they have only employed the Pilots
themselves since the 1980's
The PLA covers the tidal Thames up to Teddington where there is a
marker post.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_o...File:PLAmarker.
JPG

Thanks for putting me right.

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Colin Rosenstiel