Greenslade Pleasure Boats LLP
Access and Assistance for Reduced Mobility Passengers
Greenslade Pleasure Boats LLP provides passenger tripping services from Poole Quay around Poole Harbour & Islands, Brownsea Island, Wareham River, Swanage, Bournemouth & Poole Bay.
The Purbeck Princess was purpose built to accommodate up to 179 passengers, The Purbeck Pride 157 passengers and the Purbeck Gem 150 passengers for trips for 1 to 5 hours duration.
All vessels comply with the legislation defined by the Department of Transport and is regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Reduced Mobility means those people with physical disabilities, speech, hearing or sight limitations and those with mental health problems. It also includes the elderly and parents with young children.
The Company supports access and assistance for reduced mobility passengers wherever practicable and safe. However when the vessels were built they were never designed specifically to accommodate such passengers. Furthermore the design and provenance of the vessels does not lend to adaptation.
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All vessels have steps (Purbeck Pride & Purbeck Gem, steep) leading to the saloon area and small toilets.
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Large variations in angle of narrow gangway dependent on tide conditions.
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Gangway unavailable at certain destinations.
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Some steps onto boat. (Tide dependent).
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Fixed bench seating.
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Safety Lip, bow entrance saloon doors (Purbeck Gem).
Mindful of the above, the following policy shall be applied to accommodating Reduced Mobility Passengers on all our vessels.
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The Company shall make available to the public this policy/Risk Assessment in the Company Terms and Conditions applicable to local tripping excursions.
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Passengers with any special needs where appropriate be accompanied by a personal carer.
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The Skipper and Crew where possible will make every reasonable effort to assist reduced mobility and special needs passengers.
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Where the Skipper considers that such passengers may be at risk in an emergency situation then the Skipper has the right to refuse passage.