Buoys

Until recently the power source for the Boards buoys was acetylene gas, but, pursuing a policy of using renewable energy sources, combined with a desire to reduce risk to the work-force, the Board has completed solarising its statutory buoy inventory. It is now actively and successfully negotiating with those authorities for whom it carries out buoy maintenance work,to persuade them to convert their buoyage to solar power.

The Board currently operates and is responsible for 163 buoys, it also has a responsibility under Law for an annual inspection of 647 Local Authority buoys in its waters.