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Gas Safe Register replaces CORGI

4th Jun 2009

The Boat Safety Scheme is keen that owners of boats with gas systems installed know that Gas Safe RegisterTM replaced the CORGI gas registration scheme in England, Wales, Scotland and the Isle of Man in April this year.

Research for Gas Safe Register found that most of the people asked took it on trust that their gas engineer was properly registered and never checked it out.

Using gas engineers who know what exactly they are doing is vital, because the dangers linked to poor gas work are real. Each year on average, the Boat Safety Scheme logs six incidents of carbon monoxide or explosions on boats caused by badly installed, or dangerously repaired or poorly maintained gas appliances and systems.

Gas Safe Register is providing two straightforward ways of finding details of engineers registered to work on marine LPG systems. You can visit its search facility on the home page of www.gassaferegister.co.uk or call the dedicated helpline on 0800 408 5500.

Every Gas Safe registered engineer has a photo ID card with a unique licence number, and details of the work they are qualified to do. To check this information simply enter the engineer’s licence number on the website or call the helpline.

While the law does not require gas engineers to be Gas Safe Registered for privately owned boats used solely for leisure, it is still strongly recommended to choose only those engineers recognised as competent to work on marine LPG.

However, if the boat is used as a place of work, hired out, or let as a place to live or even used as an owner occupied residence, the UK law insists that anyone employed to work on gas installations or appliances must be a Gas Safe registered engineer.

Last updated: 04/06/2009