That lock training video
Some months ago, Victor moaned about the lock demo in the RYA Inland Helmsman Training video. That the wrong method was being used. At the Southampton Boat Show I took the matter up with Richard Falk the RYA Training Manager. He confirmed that the method used in the training video and in the course notes is the CaRT official method of lock operation.
RYA Courses
The RYA courses are currently delivered in 47 countries through a network of over 2,500 recognised training centres. The RYA offers practical training in dinghy sailing, windsurfing, yachting, motor cruising, power-boating, personal watercraft and inland waterways, as well as a range of shore-based training courses.
RYA is given responsibility for issuing certificates of competence on behalf of the British Government through the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA),
So who is RYA?
Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is not just for yachting. It is the national body for all forms of boating, including dinghy and yacht racing, motor and sail cruising, RIBs and sports boats, powerboat racing, windsurfing, canal and river boat cruising, and personal watercraft, with over 100,000 full members the majority of whom choose to go afloat for purely recreational non-competitive pleasure on coastal and inland waters plus another 500,000 through over 1,500 RYA affiliated clubs. With a membership of this size the RYA are the primary consultative body for the activities it represents to the Government.
Norway to build the worlds first ship tunnel
Work is soon to start on a 5,900 ft long, 148ft high, 118ft wide tunnel, complete with towpath, through the Stad peninsula in Western Norway. Designed to handle ships up to 16,000 tons, large enough for the Hurtigruten coastal express ships therefore allowing them to bypass the most dangerous section of route. Total cost: Approx. (NOK 2,3 billion) £221 million Construction time: Approximately 3-4 years.
Kelvin Alexander-Duggan