Useful Information as a turist in a pleasure craft
Baltic Sea Cruising Network (BSCN) - Objectives
On behalf of the members:
Inspire Cruising in the Baltic Sea including Norway and the UK (extended Baltics)
- Establish personal relationships and friendship between cruising communities in the member clubs and countries.
- To be a forum to raise and resolve matters of common interest or concern
- To encourage members to use the extended Baltic cruising area across borders by:
Gather and disseminate “Useful Information”:
Such information shall be gathered by each country and made available to all members.
The information is gathered in “Useful Information” with a full version being published once a year by all the member organisations.
- Legislation/formalities, rules, regulations and practices
- Limitations to navigation and special hazards
- Communication
- Safety issues
- Sailing conditions
- Weather forecasts
- Entry and exit procedures
- Equipment standards (e.g. gas cylinders and regulators)
- Technical standards in marinas (general)
- Service and repair facilities including long term storage
- Provisioning
- Basic information about other countries
Promote new cruising areas and encourage development of facilities
- Information about new marinas and services for cruisers
- Special events e.g. gatherings and rallies
- Culture and nature
- Present new services including storage and major overhauls
Establish contacts to support cruisers and facilitate personal friendship
- Provide the information above
- Contacts that can provide help on the spot
- Contacts that can answer specific queries
