Have barge, will travel! - Where can I go? What are the rules?

So, you have a boat with appropriate certification , some training, a licence to drive it and a certificate for the VHF. 

This section of the Knowledgebase, for members only, is an introduction to the things to know about where you are going. For each country it explains permits needed, local regulations, useful links where to find more informatiopn. 

• General
  • Visiting Europe
  • Waterway Dimensions
  • Waterway Vocabulary (EN/NL/FR/DE)
  • Flag Rules & Etiquette
• Belgium
  • The Boven-Zeeschelde & Rupel
• France
  • Glossary, English-French (download)
  • Emergency Numbers and Phrases (download)
  • Tunnels
  • Water/Electricity in Nord pas de Calais
  • The Garonne
  • The French Rhine
  • The Rhone
  • The Mistral
  • Visas for France ^new
• Germany
  • The German Danube
  • The Rhine
• Ireland
• The Netherlands
• UK
  • The Thames
• The Channel
  • Taking your barge to sea
  • Crossing the Channel
  • Ferrying Fido to France