Age 12+ Duration


45 mins


Location OUTDOORS HOW GREEN IS YOUR BOAT?


DID YOU KNOW?


TASK: RESOURCES:


One flush of sewage from a boat contains the same amount of bacteria as 250,000 flushes of domestic sewage that have passed through the sewage treatment process.


To look around a boat and identify what might have an impact on the environment.


Worksheet | Pencils | The Green Blue’s posters - ‘How to green your … yacht/ motorboat/narrowboat/dinghy/RIB.’


1.


Provide participants with a copy of the worksheet.


2. Work your way through the worksheet with your participants. As you go through each question, encourage your participants to think about how each feature in the list impacts on the environment and how the boat can be more environmentally friendly.


3.


Take a look at The Green Blue’s ‘How to green your yacht/motorboat/narrowboat’ posters for information and answers.


a)


Overall, how environmentally friendly do you think this boat is?


b) What areas do you think have the potential to affect the environment? c)


Where can improvements be made?


A joint Royal Yachting Association and British Marine initiative


www.thegreenblue.org.uk ©The Green Blue 2015


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