If you are thinking of cruising through the inland waterways of France and Belgium this year, this book is a must for you. It provides a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip - licences, equipment, supplies, lock operation. There is local information on ports and facilities, repairers and transport with telephone numbers and websites as well as a comprehensive list of sources of further information. This Guide is the most up-to-date available and covers almost 10,000 kilometres of interconnected navigable rivers and canals. It is produced as a supplement to the commercial maps and charts, which are not updated and reprinted very often.