Marine Surveys and Independent Marine Consultancy

John A Polley is the principal of Canal & Rivercraft Services which encompasses Boat surveying in most disciplines and materials. He is a fully qualified practicing surveyor member of The International

Institute of Marine Surveyors, he is also an Associate Member of the Society of Consulting marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors and is in addition a qualified Department of Trade boatman for commercial passenger craft. His experience spans some 25 years mostly professional with boats of all types

of materials and disciplines, both sail and power, he now specialises in surveying small craft up to 150ft Length overall of all types for both the private and commercial sectors of the industry.

Boatmaster

The London School of Boat handling is an R.Y.A Recognised Training Establishment

Boatmaster was formed by John A Polley M.I.I.M.S,  a qualified R.Y.A Instructor and a department of Trade Boatman of some 20plus years experience of passenger craft both narrow and wide beam.

Most people learn boat handling by trial and error, or at best by some form of very basic tuition from a hire company. Learning by trial and error has the unfortunate drawback of perpetuating the bad practice's as well as the good. In days past most people were given good advice from the local lock keepers, alas these people are no longer with us, and this good advice no longer available. Serious boating accidents on inland waterways are thankfully still relatively rare but are on the increase due to the increased interest in the canal environment, numerous smaller incidents are all to common are rarely reported and could often be avoided. With professional R.Y.A tuition your boating can be made safer, more enjoyable for yourself and other users and result in increased confidence, safe in the knowledge that you have successively completed an internally recognised course.