Association of Inland Navigation Authorities

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AINA Members

AINA members are drawn from the public, private and voluntary/charitable sectors. They include the two large navigation authorities supported by grant-in-aid from Government (British Waterways and the Environment Agency), in addition to the Broads Authority, other national park authorities, local government authorities, private canal companies, internal drainage boards, and a variety of public and charitable trusts.

Most AINA members are defined as navigation authorities by their own Acts of Parliament which regulate the operation of their waterways.  Others, such as local government authorities, have inherited the status of navigation authority through a variety of statutes.

Between them, AINA Members have formal (legal) responsibility for the management and operation of some 5,000 km of navigable waterway, representing almost a complete UK coverage of navigable inland waterways.

For further information and contact details for each AINA member click on the relevant navigation authority below.

Associate Members

AINA's work is aimed primarily at meeting the needs of fully-fledged operational navigation authorities that require good practice guidance and advice in dealing with legislative and regulatory change, and in securing additional resources to sustain their operations and discharge their statutory duties.

However, AINA welcomes Associate Members who have an interest in inland navigation - canal trusts, charitible trusts, local authorities, contractors, suppliers etc.

To view a list of the current Associate Members, and a link to their websites, click here.

If you would like to become an Associate Member of AINA, contact the AINA office.

Associate Member subscription in 2008 is £100.