Poole Charter Boats Association

Welcome to the Poole Charter Skippers Association

Looking to charter a boat for Angling or Diving out of Poole or Swanage? Then this is the only site you need; with 30 coded boats and commercially endorsed skippers to choose from.

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Poole Spieces Hunt

To find the boat draw for the 2009 Poole Species Hunt and the rules for the competition go to the Events page on this website.

Sea angling under threat

Your recreational sea angling is under threat by EU Article 47 proposals to control and regulate Sea Angling from any boat (even private ones). Go to the links page on this site if you wish to petition the the government

Poole Charter Skippers Association

Poole Charter Skippers Association (PCSA) is an association of commercially endorsed skippers as defined by the MCA, MECAL and the RYA that operate coded boats from Poole Harbour for charter. The primary objectives of the PCSA association are to promote and maintain best practice across all aspects of operating charter boats from Poole and to promote the port as a centre of excellence for anglers and divers alike.

The purpose of this site is to enable and support anglers and divers to find, contact and hire coded boats with commercially endorsed skippers from Poole Harbour. It also enables anglers, divers and skippers alike to record dives, catches and any items of news which they believe to be of interest to others. Additionally, the PCSA uses this site to hold copies of official and formal records relating to the running of the PCSA, therefore access to this skipper's forum is restricted to members only.

The PCSA works in close co-operation with the following organizations to promote protect and conserve the environment within and around Poole Harbour:

Poole Harbour Commissioner
Poole Harbour Master
Poole Council
Poole Tourism
Poole Bay Small Boats Angling Club
RNLI
The Coastguard

Commercially endorsed skippers must successfully complete the following training with an appproved training organisation:

Short range ship to radio messaging and protocol
First aid course covering at least resuscitation, unconsciousness, hypothermia and control of bleeding (repeated every 3 years)
A practical sea survival course, use of flares, lifejackets and liferaft
A technical course that demonstrates the skipper's theoretical knowledge
A practical skipper's course that is appropriate to his license
An independent practical examination by an approved examiner for the skipper to gain his endorsement, without which he can not operate commercially.

Commercially endorsed skippers are also subject to fitness checks (every five years).

Coded boats have approved independent surveyor inspections alternate years.

year 1	full out of water survey by approved surveyor
year 2	compliance inspection by owner
year 3	survey by approved surveyor - in or out of water
year 4	compliance inspection by owner
year 5	full out of water survey by approved surveyor

If you are a commercially endorsed skipper and or the owner of a commercially coded vessel, interested in finding more out about the PCSA or would like to join the PCSA, go to the contacts page on this website and write a short note to the PCSA Chairman.