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John Dodswell addressed the AGM of the Shrewsbury Branch of the IWA on March 19th 2013. John is a trustee of the Canal & River Trust. We think that the content of his address may be of interest and attach the full text below. John will be the guest speaker at the AWCC AGM in 2014 and we look forward to hearing him. From March 31st, all BSS examinations will be recorded electronically, so for certificates issued after that date, you will no longer required to send the blue copy to your boat licencing authority, as details will be stored centrally in the BSS central database. More detailed information is included in the attached PDF from BSS. Your BSS Certificate is changing Tags: boat safety, BSSAfter over a 18 months of fund raising the B&MK Waterway Trust have commissioned a 72ft by 10ft passenger boat from Colecraft Engineering Ltd. It will be launched this April. The boat will be run as a commercial enterprise on the Great Ouse in Bedford with the aim of promoting the aims of the B&MK Waterway Trust and also of raising money for the charity. It will be manned by a volunteer crew.
We have suddenly found that several people who originally volunteered to train as boatmasters have had to withdraw. So we are looking for volunteers willing to be trained. The training to Maritime and Coastguard Agency standards is very demanding and normally expensive. However B&MK will pay the costs, Read the rest of this entry »
The BSS has published some new guidelines for 2013 Wise up to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning The BSS has published a new guide to Carbon Monoxide safety on boats Revised Examination Checking Procedures New changes apply from Jan 1st 2013 for privately owned, privately managed boats
The London Region of the AWCC have organised a long weekend trip to the Bristol area to visit the Crofton Beam Engines, SS Great Britain and a canal trip from Dundas Aquaduct to Bradford on Avon. Dates are Saturday 11th May to Monday 13th May 2013 The itinerary (to be confirmed) is as follows
Cost £220 per person Contact Bob Langley on 01707 646876 for more information
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