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CA Website Development
Posted on: 24/01/2009
The CA Website is becoming an increasingly important part of the Associations’ offering to Members. There is a continuing need to enhance...
Read moreAppointment of General Secretary
Posted on: 30/12/2008
Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Wendy Hodkinson as the Association's General Secretary. Wendy has already taken up her post...
Read moreSquare pans for square meals
Posted on: 13/05/2008
RATS receives all kinds of queries (some I am sure maliciously thought up to catch us out!) though not in this case. The question was how does a...
Read moreDon’t take foot and mouth abroad
Posted on: 13/05/2008
The recent outbreak of foot and mouth in deepest Surrey might seem a long way from the sea and nothing much to concern us, but this is wrong. We...
Read moreA new cruising ground?
Posted on: 13/05/2008
Apparently in 2007 the Arctic icecap has melted back further than ever before. On September 9th it was reported that it covered an area of just 4....
Read moreSOLAS vessels to report
Posted on: 01/05/2008
In a further announcement MCA has stated that as from 1st January 2008 all SOLAS vessels on long range voyages (defined as in non A1 areas, ie...
Read moreRadar reflectors should be permanently mounted
Posted on: 01/05/2008
In a recent MGN (Marine Guidance Notice) MCA state that: 1. ‘It is strongly recommended that yachtsmen permanently install, not just carry a radar...
Read moreThe Queen and RATS inspect Galatea
Posted on: 01/05/2008
Representatives from RATS were invited to visit the new Trinity House tender, GALATEA, when she was in London alongside HMS BELFAST, to be named by...
Read moreCoastal marina sector worth over £500 million to UK economy
Posted on: 01/05/2008
A new comprehensive study of coastal marinas in the UK and Channel Islands has revealed the vital role played by marinas in economic development. The...
Read moreThe end of TBT
Posted on: 01/05/2008
The use of TBT (tributyltin) antifouling banned for use on leisure craft, but not commercially since the eighties, because of its harmful affects...
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