In the event of an incident occurring it may be necessary to call for assistance. While there is an ever-increasing coverage of mobile phones, it cannot be guaranteed that one would give access to the emergency services.

This list covers the area of the Northern Broads which the SCCSC Cruises normally use and identifies:

1. Road access to the waterside & Public telephone boxes
2. National Grid References
3. Postcodes & Road Names - the Ambulance service need a Street Name, Postcode or NGR. Postcodes may assist the phone operator to pinpoint your location, but remember to tell them you’re on a boat or at a mooring. It will greatly assist the emergency service responding to you if you can have someone to meet & direct them.

The Emergency services should recognise the 'official' Broads Authority names of Public Moorings, (in italics).

No Account has been taken of boatyards, pubs and shops; when open, such places would be likely to allow you to call for assistance. This list shows access and communication points available at all times. The Grid References and Postcodes can be quoted when using a mobile phone - which normally takes you to a central control facility.

Public staithe just upstream of the road bridge (Norwich Road) on North (right) side, before the rail bridge.

Mooring immediately downstream of road bridge. Telephone close to the 'Spar' grocery shop in pedestrian precinct on the same side (downstream) of the river as the mooring, just along Norwich Road away from the bridge and turn right into the pedestrian area.

The sailing club on the broad is staffed during office hours. The access gate is locked morning & evening.

Road access is not easy (½ mile footpath) and the nearest public phone is some distance away in the village.

Road access to the staithe. Phone Box past 'The Swan' pub and on the far side of the car-park by public toilets.

Easy road access at the Horning Ferry pub. Public Phone 300yds up the road leading away from the pub

You might find someone at home but don't bank on it. This one is a 'walking wounded' mooring only!

Easy road access. Phone Box on the Broad side of the road, next to the playground and bins.

Difficult road access but possible. No Phone.

Road access to boatyard on the left as you come onto the Broad. Phone 600yds up the road beyond village pond.

Road access to the village staithe on the other side of the Broad. Phone 400yds up the road beyond village pond.

Road access via 'Boundary Farm', entrance off 'Church Road'. A long way to a public phone

Road access at the end of the dyke. Public Phone ½ mile up the lane into the village. At the top of the lane turn right, past White Horse pub on right; continue to cross-roads by village shop and phone is 50 yards up the lane.

Easy road access. Telephone by the boatyard at the base of the bridge.

Go up the River Thurne to the white windmill. Moor in the dyke, Phone box at the far end. Good road access.

Womack is on the left going up towards Potter. Good Road access to Hunters Yard (and village staithe beyond)

Good road access.. Phone Box in the middle of Ludham village; go into village, past pub and it is on the left by the church-yard entrance. Ludham doctor's surgery in is down road beyond Phone box on the left. Tel: 01692 678 611

On the right just after entering the bungalows on the way up to Potter. Road access but no Public Phone.

Phone Box on the road by the old bridge. Good road access.

Road access but no longer a Public Phone at the boatyard.

Road access but no Public Phone.

Not easy to get to water's edge for road access. Phone Box on village green; left at main road, then 75 yds on left.

Good road access but Phone is ½ mile away: left (north) along main road, on the corner near 'Nelson's Head' pub.

Road access and a Phone Box by the 'Pleasure Boat' pub.

Road access but no phone.

Good road access. Phone Box on the main road just past the shop.

No Public Phone. Road access difficult. Remote possibility of being able to telephone from inside How Hill House.

Good road access but no Public Phone for about 1½ miles (!). Try local residences in an emergency

Road access. Nearest Public Phone is ½ mile away in the middle of Neatishead village by the village shop.

See above. Turn right from the staithe. Phone about 500 yards down the road in front of the village shop.

Good road access with a Phone Box up the road, across the large village green and pond. Also Cox's Boatyard.

Good road access. Nearest phone in village - across main road, turn right into village street for 200m

Past all the boatyards ('Richardsons/New Horizon Holidays') with good road access. No Public Phone obvious.

Good road access. Phone Box along main road (A149) to the right (East), 100 yards on left, just past pub.

These are for the very rare occasions when you cannot get your vessel to the nearest road access, or even get to a bank from which you can walk along a footpath to get help. In such a situation call the Coastguard on 999 - they will co-ordinate with the ambulance service, etc. The Coastguard do use Grid References - and if you should need a helicopter transfer to hospital, the RAF Sea Kings also use them. The Grid Refs quoted are in 'standard' 100m format (note - 'TG' is 'Tango Golf'), and the full numeric format (sometimes with slightly greater accuracy).

White Slea   - -     Deep Go Dyke (Close to junction of Meadow Dyke)       - -     TG 430 209 - - 642970, 320940

White Slea   - -     Deep Dyke (Longer mooring close to Hickling Broad)     - -     TG 425 212 - - 642500, 321170

Horsey Mere     - -   Remains of old island (marked with stakes)           - -         TG 450 221 - - 645000, 322130

Barton Broad   - -   Mouth of River Ant (S.E. corner of Broad)              - -           TG 363 210 - - 636300, 320970