Phil Rushton wrote:
> I presume the BW pilot will not necessarily do the steering if
> the boat owner is considered competent? 

How long before the requirement for a pilot is waived? Shades of the 
short-lived L&L gate paddle competency test debacle again?
nvolved.

If the main concerns over unescorted passage are over access to the live 
rail tunnels, could these not be gated to prevent access from the canal 
tunnel? I gather there have been a couple of unescorted (and completely 
unauthorized) boat passages through Standedge recently ;-)

Andrew

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