Design and Planning
- Waterways and Development Plans
All documents available only in printed format from British Waterways. A charge will apply.
Heritage Standards and Services
- Heritage Policy (55KB PDF)
- State of the Waterways Heritage 2007-08 (1.7MB PDF)
Environmental Standards and Services
- Environmental Policy (45KB PDF)
- Environmental Code of Practice
- Biodiversity Action Plan
- Biodiversity Framework
Some of these documents available only in printed format from British Waterways. A charge will apply.
Restoration and Regeneration
Waterways 2025 (2.9 MB) - Our vision for the shape of the waterway network.
Rural Regeneration Strategy - available only in printed format from British Waterways. A charge will apply.
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Statement (19KB PDF)
Safety
- The Safety Policy (69KB PDF)
- Occupational Health Policy and Procedure (75KB PDF)
- Managing Visitor's safety in the Countryside (this is a joint publication with the Environment Agency) - available only in printed format from British Waterways. A charge will apply.
Operations Publications relating to British Waterways operation of its waterways
Code of Practice for Works affecting British Waterways
- Section 1 - Guidance notes (222K PDF)
- Section 2 - Code of Practice (281K PDF)
- Section 3 - Design guidelines (1.3M PDF)
- Section 4 - Documents (406K PDF)
Other
- Asset Inspection Procedures (1.1MB PDF)
- Customer Service Standards 2008-2009(33KB PDF)
Freight
- Freight on our Waterways (976KB PDF)
- Vessel Standards and Accrued Competencies - available only in printed format from British Waterways. A charge will apply.
Waterways code
- Waterways Code (836K PDF)
Water Quality
Water Quality Manual - available only in printed format from British Waterways. A charge will apply.
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