Združeno kraljestvo: kako odpreti izposojo SUP-ov, kajakov, vodnih skuterjev ali čolnov
Združeno kraljestvo: razmišljate o izposoji SUP-ov, kajakov, vodnih skuterjev ali čolnov? To smo ugotovili – točke: 15, vsaka s povezavo na besedilo, iz katerega izhaja, preverjene 17. oktober 2026 – in še, česa nismo mogli potrditi in kdo odloča (uradni organi: 9).
Registracija dejavnosti
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Choose a structure and register it: as a sole trader, register with HMRC for Self Assessment; as a limited company, register with Companies House.
Izvirno besedilo
“Most businesses register as a sole trader or limited company, but there are other ways to set up a business.”
Dovoljenja za izposojo plovil
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England and Wales: local councils can license pleasure boats let for hire, and the people in charge of them, on their own terms and for an annual fee (Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907, s.94). Where a council uses this power, hiring out an unlicensed boat is an offence. This does not apply on Canal & River Trust waterways. Ask your council whether it licenses hire boats.
Izvirno besedilo
“The local authority may grant upon such terms and conditions as they may think fit licences for pleasure boats and pleasure vessels to be let for hire or to be used for carrying passengers for hire … (3) No person shall let for hire any pleasure boat or pleasure vessel not so licensed”
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Adventure Activities Licensing: a licence from the AALS is needed if you are paid to provide instruction or leadership in watersports to under-18s, i.e. canoes, kayaks or similar paddle craft (and sailing or rafting) on 'specified water'. Bare equipment hire is outside the scheme: the definition excludes instructions given only in connection with supplying equipment.
Izvirno besedilo
““facilities for adventure activities” means any facilities which consist of, or include, some element of instruction or leadership given to one or more young persons in connection with their engagement in an adventure activity (other than instructions given solely in connection with the supply of equipment for use in such an activity);”
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'Specified water' for AALA watersports means tidal waters (e.g. estuaries), inland waters where any part is more than 50 m from the nearest land, or turbulent inland waters (weirs, rapids, fast currents). Providers who serve only people aged 18 or over need no licence.
Izvirno besedilo
“tidal waters (eg estuaries), inland waters at a location where any part of those waters is more than 50 metres from the nearest land, excluding any island, or inland waters where the surface of the water is made turbulent because of weirs, rapids, waterfalls or fast-flowing currents.”
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At sea, the MCA treats a boat used for payment as being in commercial use, not as a 'pleasure vessel', and payment is not the only test. Which small commercial vessel code then applies to hire craft was not confirmed (see gaps).
Izvirno besedilo
“When a vessel is not “on a voyage or excursion which is one for which the owner does not receive money for or in connection with operating the vessel or carrying any person, other than as a contribution to the direct expenses of the operation of the vessel incurred during the voyage or excursion”, it is used outside the definition of Pleasure Vessel and is therefore in commercial use.”
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Inland: if you skipper a boat commercially, for example on guided trips or boat taxis, you need a boatmaster's licence.
Izvirno besedilo
“You must apply for a boatmaster’s licence if you want to use your boat commercially.”
Uporaba plaže, obale ali pomola
Iz uradnega besedila še ni nič potrjeno – glejte »Še ni potrjeno« spodaj.
Vaše obveznosti kot ponudnika
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Safety equipment: below 13.7 m there is no statutory carriage list for pleasure craft; see VesselSOS Kit Finder (/kit-finder/) for the MGN 599 position and best-practice kit.
Izvirno besedilo
“Pleasure Vessels of less than 13.7m in length are not covered by any statutory requirements to carry Fire-Fighting Equipment or”
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Jet skis and other small powered craft are 'watercraft' under the Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023. Merchant Shipping Act safe-operation provisions (e.g. dangerous navigation, alcohol) and harbour-authority directions apply to them, and they can be registered on the UK Ship Register as small ships.
Izvirno besedilo
““ watercraft ” means any type of craft which— (a) is capable of moving under its own mechanical power, (b) is used, navigated or situated wholly or partly in or on water, and (c) is capable of being used to carry one or more persons.”
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At sea the collision regulations (COLREG via SI 1996/75) apply to every vessel, whatever its size.
Izvirno besedilo
“any person in charge of any vessel that proceeds to sea, or in waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels, irrespective of size, is required to comply with the Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals & Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996”
Starost in izpit strank
Iz uradnega besedila še ni nič potrjeno – glejte »Še ni potrjeno« spodaj.
Zavarovanje
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If you employ staff, Employers' Liability insurance is compulsory from the day you become an employer: at least £5 million with an authorised insurer, with fines of up to £2,500 a day for not being insured.
Izvirno besedilo
“You must get Employers’ Liability ( EL ) insurance: as soon as you become an employer to cover you for at least £5 million from an authorised insurer”
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Canal & River Trust waterways: third-party insurance of at least £2 million is required before you can buy a boat licence.
Izvirno besedilo
“You need third-party insurance cover for at least £2,000,000 before you buy a boat licence .”
Registracija in označevanje plovil
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At sea, registering a UK pleasure vessel is not compulsory for a UK national keeping it in UK waters. Optional registration is on Part I or Part III (Small Ships Register).
Izvirno besedilo
“It is not compulsory for a UK National who keeps their boat in UK waters to register a Pleasure Vessel.”
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Inland, you usually need to register or license every boat, including canoes, kayaks and paddleboards, with the navigation authority of the waterway, renewed every year. Without one you can be fined up to £1,000 or have the boat removed.
Izvirno besedilo
“You usually need to register or licence your boat if you want to keep or use it on inland waterways, such as rivers and canals. Contact the navigation authority of the waterway you want to use to find out.”
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On Canal & River Trust waters, unpowered craft (canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, even light inflatables) need a licence, and boats used for business, such as holiday hire boats, need a business licence.
Izvirno besedilo
“If you use your boat for any kind of business, such as a floating café or shop, rent it out for people to live on, or use it as a holiday boat, you'll need a business licence .”
Celinske vode in morje
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Inland, each waterway's navigation authority (Canal & River Trust, the Environment Agency on the Thames and Anglian waterways, Broads Authority, Scottish Canals and others) sets registration and licensing. At sea, the MCA and harbour authorities regulate. The council hire-boat licensing power in s.94 of the 1907 Act does not apply on Canal & River Trust waterways.
Izvirno besedilo
“No licence under this section shall be required in respect of pleasure boats and pleasure vessels on any inland waterway owned or managed by Canal & River Trust .”
Sezona
Iz uradnega besedila še ni nič potrjeno – glejte »Še ni potrjeno« spodaj.
Še ni potrjeno
Česar raziskava ni mogla potrditi iz uradnega besedila. Vprašajte, preden se na to zanesete.
- Ni najdeno
An official statement that no licence is needed to drive a motorboat or jet ski in UK waters, and any statutory minimum age for hirers. Local harbour byelaws may set ages; not researched
Preverite: Paddle UK (formerly British Canoeing)
- Ni najdeno
Which MCA code (e.g. Workboat Code / small commercial vessels) applies to bareboat hire of small craft and jet skis at sea
Preverite: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
- Ni najdeno
Beach and foreshore permission (council beach trading licence or concession, Crown Estate foreshore consent, harbour master permission, PWC launch zones in council byelaws)
Preverite: The Crown Estate (foreshore and seabed)
- Ni najdeno
HSE guidance specific to watercraft hire (risk assessment under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974), RIDDOR reporting for customer injuries
- Ni najdeno
A source for public liability insurance being customary or required (e.g. as a council licence condition)
- Ni najdeno
Environment Agency registration rules for paddleboards on the Thames / Anglian waterways (gov.uk guidance URLs returned 404)
Preverite: Environment Agency (Thames and Anglian waterways)
- Ni najdeno
Scotland and Northern Ireland differences (s.94 of the 1907 Act extends to England and Wales only; Scottish Canals and NI rules not checked)
Preverite: Scottish Canals
- Ni najdeno
Season (no official seasonal rule found)
Uradni organi
Kdo odloča. Vprašajte jih pred odprtjem – pravila in pristojbine se lahko spremenijo vsako sezono.
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)gov.uk ↗
- Health and Safety Executive – Adventure Activities Licensing (AALS)hse.gov.uk ↗
- Canal & River Trustcanalrivertrust.org.uk ↗
- Environment Agency (Thames and Anglian waterways)gov.uk ↗
- Scottish Canalsscottishcanals.co.uk ↗
- The Crown Estate (foreshore and seabed)thecrownestate.co.uk ↗
- Companies House / HMRC (business set-up)gov.uk ↗
- Royal Yachting Association (RYA)rya.org.uk ↗
- Paddle UK (formerly British Canoeing)paddleuk.org.uk ↗
Kratki odgovori
Združeno kraljestvo: ali potrebujem dovoljenje za izposojo SUP-ov, kajakov, vodnih skuterjev ali čolnov?
England and Wales: local councils can license pleasure boats let for hire, and the people in charge of them, on their own terms and for an annual fee (Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907, s.94). Where a council uses this power, hiring out an unlicensed boat is an offence. This does not apply on Canal & River Trust waterways. Ask your council whether it licenses hire boats. Vir: legislation.gov.uk, preverjeno 17. oktober 2026.
Združeno kraljestvo: ali za izposojo vodnih skuterjev veljajo posebna pravila?
Jet skis and other small powered craft are 'watercraft' under the Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023. Merchant Shipping Act safe-operation provisions (e.g. dangerous navigation, alcohol) and harbour-authority directions apply to them, and they can be registered on the UK Ship Register as small ships. Vir: legislation.gov.uk, preverjeno 17. oktober 2026.
Združeno kraljestvo: kako registriram dejavnost izposoje plovil?
Choose a structure and register it: as a sole trader, register with HMRC for Self Assessment; as a limited company, register with Companies House. Vir: gov.uk, preverjeno 17. oktober 2026.
Združeno kraljestvo: ali je zavarovanje za izposojo plovil obvezno?
If you employ staff, Employers' Liability insurance is compulsory from the day you become an employer: at least £5 million with an authorised insurer, with fines of up to £2,500 a day for not being insured. Vir: gov.uk, preverjeno 17. oktober 2026.
Združeno kraljestvo: ali je treba plovila za izposojo registrirati?
At sea, registering a UK pleasure vessel is not compulsory for a UK national keeping it in UK waters. Optional registration is on Part I or Part III (Small Ships Register). Vir: gov.uk, preverjeno 17. oktober 2026.
Naslednji koraki
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