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Title: RYA Sea Survival Course
Location: Royal Ulster Yacht Club
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Description: RYA SEA SURVIVAL COURSE

FRIDAY 10TH MAY 2013 AT ROYAL ULSTER YACHT CLUB

9am at RUYC for the morning session and Bangor Swimming pool in the afternoon.

The fee for this RYA course is £75.

This course is very informative and features safety equipment, calling for help and lifejackets.

The afternoon session features the deployment of the liferaft and practical experience on how to get into the raft etc.

Persons interested in participating in this course should contact Peter Bullick by email; peter.bullick@btinternet.com

The fee must be paid in advance, to ensure your place on the course. Please forward to Peter Bullick, Apt.5, 2, Baylands First Ave. Bangor, BT20 5JT

Please make your cheque out to the instructor, Mr. E.L.Buckley
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2013-05-10
End Time: 17:00

Title: RYA RADAR COURSE
Location: Royal Ulster Yacht Club
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Description:

SUNDAY 24th March 2012

9am at Royal Ulster Yacht Club, Course Fee £65.

HAVE YOU RADAR ON YOUR BOAT.
DO YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW RADAR WORKS.
HAVE YOU EVER USED THE RADAR ON YOUR BOAT.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW TO SWITCH IT ON.
RADAR IS NOT JUST ANOTHER GADGET YOU KNOW

MAKE SURE YOU KNOW HOW IT WORKS

Please email Peter Bullick, should you wish to
participate in this course. The fee is payable in
advance and forwarded on to Apt.5, 2, Baylands
First Avenue, Bangor, BT20 5JT. Cheques made
payable to the instructor, Mr.EL Buckley.
peter.bullick@btinternet.com
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2013-03-24

Those of us who intend visiting Strangford Lough should be aware of these new regulations.

STRANGFORD LOUGH REGULATION OF ANCHORING BMBHA

Many thanks to Robin Wright “Geronimo” for the information.

Title: RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance Course
Location: Royal Ulster Yacht Club
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Description: Peter Bullick RNLI Sea Safety Officer has informed us of availability at a RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance Course
Persons interested in participating in this course should contact Peter Bullick by email: peter.bullick@btinternet.com or Mobile 07802537371. There is limited space on this course so early booking is recommended.
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2013-02-23
End Time: 17:00

Many thanks to our active RNLI Sea Safety Officer Peter Bullick for the latest list regarding Life Jacket Recalls  the full list may be viewed by clicking the highlighted text Lifejacket Recalls v4 – January 13 

Rita Jarvis RNLI Fund raiser is actively looking for help at a Bag Packing session for the RNLI at Sainsburys, Bangor this forthcoming Saturday. All volunteers are welcome please drop a line to info@bmbha.org and your details will be forwarded.

Bangor Marina has been presented with a life-saving defibrillator for use in the event that someone suffers a cardiac arrest at the marina and the immediate surrounding area. The equipment has been funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) together with a donation from Quay Marinas Limited.The defibrillator works by delivering a controlled electric shock through the chest wall to shock the heart back into a normal rhythm.The whole Bangor Marina team have been given specialised defibrillator training by the Red Cross.
Quay Marinas Limited director, Andrew Jaggers, said ‘We are delighted to be able to make this life-saving device available as a first response aid around Bangor Marina and Harbour. As we operate 24 hours a day throughout the year, the marina is a prime location to base such an important asset’.
The picture shows the Mayor of North Down, Councillor Wesley Irvine, Stephanie Leckie (BHF), the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Marion Smith and Andrew Jaggers.

This is a most welcome initiative by the marina management. More details may be found on the Quay Marinas news pages.

It’s that time of year again when,post AGM., we notify members that its renewal time.

It was good to see so many members renewing at the AGM so this is an appeal to existing members and indeed prospective new members to join us.

The benefits are there for all to see. We are committed to having a BBQ and more cruising weekends.

Please go to our membership and contact page for more details.

Renewals Simply submit remittance to our membership secretary (address on membership form) or post in our marina mailbox. Remember to include your name with your remittance.

Many thanks to BMBHA member Peter Lyons for bringing this one to our attention. Full details are on the RYA website.

Follow the link for full details by clicking here.

Many thanks to BMBHA member Ian McCallister for this important safety notice.

Subject: IMPORTANT – CREWSAVER TECHNICAL SAFETY BULLETIN

Hello Mr Ian McCallister

If you know of anyone with a CREWSAVER lifejacket, even if you’re not sure of the model, please forward this email to them so that they can check.

Please don’t reply to this email as it’s not a monitored account, please use address at the bottom of this email.
CREWSAVER TECHNICAL SAFETY BULLETIN

In keeping with Survitec’s commitment to the highest levels of quality and safety, we are notifying the public of a safety alert for specific Crewsaver 290N manufactured during date June 2011 to October 2012.
These Lifejackets may be subject to loosening of the bladder webbing straps which may result in the stability of the jacket being affected.

In order to determine if you are impacted, Survitec Group is instructing the return of the Crewfit 290N Advanced Life jacket ONLY for inspection.
NO OTHER CREWSAVER PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED.

The serial numbers of the potentially affected jackets are detailed below. These should be returned for inspection, and where appropriate, repair or replacement.

Owners of the lifejackets should:
- Not use them
- Return them to the nearest Survitec Service Centre or to Survitec Gosport, to have them inspected and tested.

Owners of these lifejackets seeking further information on the returns process can call the Survitec Helpline on 023 9252 8621

International: +44 (0) 23 9252 8621

Email: info@crewsaver.co.uk

Website: www.crewsaver.co.uk

There are 6 codes of the Crewfit 290N Advanced Life Jacket concerned:
1. Crewfit 290N Advanced Plus N/H, 1290-ADZPLUS
2. Crewfit 290N Advanced Auto N/H, 1290-ADZAUTO
3. Crewfit 290N Advanced Manual N/H, 1290-ADZMAN
4. Crewfit 290N Advanced Plus Harness, 1291-ADZPLUS
5. Crewfit 290N Advanced Auto Harness, 1291-ADZAUTO
6. Crewfit 290N Advanced Manual Harness, 1291-ADZMAN

Serial Numbers potentially affected:
1. Crewfit 290N Advanced Plus N/H, 1290-ADZPLUS
Serial Numbers:
L1106 00561 to L1207 00550

2. Crewfit 290N Advanced Auto N/H, 1290-ADZAUTO
Serial Numbers:
L1106 00505 to L1207 00550

3. Crewfit 290N Advanced Manual N/H, 1290-ADZMAN
Serial Numbers:
L1201 00582 to L1202 00518

4. Crewfit 290N Advanced Plus Harness, 1291-ADZPLUS
Serial Numbers:
L1106 00501 to L1210 00572

5. Crewfit 290N Advanced Auto Harness, 1291-ADZAUTO
Serial Numbers:
L1106 00511 to L1210 00567

6. Crewfit 290N Advanced Manual Harness, 1291-ADZMAN
Serial Numbers:
L1201 00535 to L1209 00501

Telephone 01621 854280
Email chandlery@marinestore.co.uk
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Brenda Lindsay, fundraising organiser for the RNLI, has made an appeal to the berth holders association for our help with an RNLI fundraising event at Sainsbury’s on the 15th December 2012
I quote…….
“However, the situation is serious. We need 12 people to bag pack for each session of two hours. We have four two hour session which requires 48 people if each person undertakes one session. In additon, we need 8 people to collect at the entrance of the store. A total of 56 people. A big thank you to those of you who have  already offered to help and I know that a number of  you are not available on that date. Given this, it would be really helpful if we all found some people to bag pack or collect. Do you belong to a club or group whose members might consider giving some time to the RNLI? Would your work colleagues consider helping us? Would your friends offer some time or do you know of any organsitaion, group or club which could be contacted?”

This is an excellent opportunity for us to give up a little of our time to help out.

To that end please forward your name and availability to info@bmbha.org and I shall in return forward on to the organiser who will contact you directly.