Conference of Yacht Cruising Clubs
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Draft Marine Navigation Bill

• Consultation papers published (9 May 2008)

Committee on Shipping Hydrography Seminar

• Papers published on-line (3 April 2008)

Red Diesel Consultation with HMRC

• Two papers issued (21 March 2008)

Light Dues to remain unchanged in 2008/9

• Statement by Jim Fitzpatrick MP Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Transport (9 March 2008)

MAIB issues report on the collision between Gas Monarch and Whispa

• Uses of radar in restricted visibility (30 December 2007)

Radar Reflectors on Small Vessels

• MCA issues Marine Guidance Note (10 October 2007)

Government Consultation on implementation of the Energy Products Directive

• Proposals for minimising impact of the new regime (2 August 2007)
• CYCC response to Government consultation (24 October 2007)

Alcohol limits for leisure mariners

• Government proposals for implementing the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, s.80. (13 June 2007)

IALA Stategic Review

• Updating the Maritime Buoyage System (8 June 2007)

MAIB issues report on the loss of the yacht Ouzo

• Important lessons to be learned (13 April 2007)

Date set for end of red diesel

• Implementation on 1 November 2008 (21 March 2007)

Light dues

• Ministerial announcement of no change for 2007/8 (19 March 2007)

36th Annual Meeting

• Extract from minutes relating to technical matters (2 February 2007)

Red diesel derogation lost

• UK's red diesel derogation to end (7 December 2006)

Ships' Radio Licenses

• New life-time licenses on-line to begin 1st December 2006 (16 November 2006)

Changes to HMCG MSI Broadcasts

• Changes to HM Coastguard weather forecasts on VHF (20 September 2006)

Light Dues

• Minister announces 10% cut in light dues on merchant vessels (10 March 2006)

Appeal in R v Goodwin?

• Leave to appeal refused (7 March 2006)

35th Annual Meeting

• Extract from minutes relating to technical matters.

Ship's Radio Licences

• OfCom issues reform proposals (9 December 2005)

Are Personal Watercraft "Ships"? No, says the Court of Appeal.

• R v Goodwin in the Court of Appeal (8 December 2005)

Red Diesel Derogation

• The Government is "minded to apply" for renewal (6 December 2005)

Notice of 35th AGM

• The 35th AGM will be held on Thursday 12 January (15 November 2005)

Vacancies for Volunteers on RYA Committees

• Vacancies exists for volunteers on RYA committees (20 September 2005)

Are Personal Watercraft "Ships"?

• Salisbury Crown Court's ruling in R v Goodwin (15 September 2005)

New Reporting Regulations in force April 2005

• Two new sets of reporting regulations come into force (20 April 2005)

General Lighthouse Authorities' Aids to Navigation Review

• CYCC response (1 April 2005)

Minister freezes Light Dues (again!)

• Ministerial statement on Light Dues for 2005-2006 (29 March 2005)

34th Annual Meeting

• Extracts from minutes (30 January 2005)

Government accepts Reporting Regulations are defective

• Revised draft issued for consultation (20 December 2004)

RYA Council Elections 2004

• Result of elections to RYA Council declared (14 October 2004)

Nominations for RYA Council

• CYCC Nominations for RYA Council (12 August 2004)

Visual Aids to Navigation

• CYCC Position Paper by David Darbyshire (17 June 2004)

Bristol Channel Yachting Association

• New Pilot handbook launched (27 May 2004)

Consultants' Report on Light Dues Published

• Models for charging light dues investigated (28 April 2004)

Reports of marine accidents and hazardous incidents

• Call for all leisure craft users to report accidents and hazardous incidents (16 April 2004)

33^rd Annual Meeting

• Extracts from minutes of technical matters discussed at CYCC's 33rd Annual Meeting (15 April 2004)

New weather forecasting service

• New low cost weather forecasting service by phone, fax, e-mail, and a website (14 April 2004)

DfT consultation on breathalyser law

• DfT consults on exemptions for non-professionals (31 March 2004)

Minister freezes light dues

• Light dues unchanged in 2004/2005 (25 March 2004)

Minister's Statement on Light Dues

• Light Dues on leisure craft 'unlikely' (19 Jan 2004)

RYA campaign on poorly marked fishing floats

• RYA seeking evidence of poorly marked fishing floats (1 Oct 2003)

MCA considers MMSI directory

• MCA questionnaire on UK MMSI directory (24 May 2003)

Minister freezes light dues

• Light dues unchanged in 2003/2004 (20 March 2003)

WeatherFax via Inmarsat?

• Possibility of WeatherFax charts via Inmarsat (22 February 2003)

SOLAS 5 Reg. 29

• Table of life-saving signals available from North West Venturers YC (21 February 2003)

Trinity House Notices

• Approaches to Woodbridge (10 February 2003)

Railways and Transport Safety Bill

• Government proposals for breath testing mariners (16 January 2003)

Changes to Niton Navtex schedules

• New schedules take effect 17 September 2002 (02 September 2002)

DTLR publishes Light Dues Review.

• Consultation paper on charges for GLA Aids to Navigation. (11 May 2002)

Tax Relief for Community Amateur Sports Clubs

• Chancellor's Budget offers tax relief for CASCs. (19 April 2002)

CYCC Press Release

• CYCC holds 31^st Annual Conference (11 Feb 2002)

Northwood HF Weatherfax

• Future of HF weatherfax broadcasts from Northwood (11 Feb 2002)

Sea Area FitzRoy

• Sea area Finisterre re-named FitzRoy (1 Feb 2002)

Ipswich moorings case

• Yachtsmen win in the Court of Appeal (27 July 2001)

Trinity House Notices to Mariners

• Woodbridge Haven and River Deben (23 May 2001)

Droitwich Transmitter down

• Droitwich Transmitter down (26 April 2001)

Forth and Clyde Canal opens

• British Waterways announces opening date (7 April 2001)

Bracknell Radio Fax closure

• Closure planned for April 3rd (20 March 2001)

Weather forecasting

• Observations on the speed at which weather forecasts are read (17 March 2001)

Government plans Breath Tests for Sailors

• Government Breath Testing Scheme (13 March 2001)

Rye Fairway Buoy

• Trinity House Lighthouse Service Consultation (5 March 2001)

Red Diesel Derogation

• Red Diesel Derogation extended to 2007 (19 February 2001)

30^th Annual Conference of Yacht Cruising Clubs

• Press Release

Demise of Bracknell's HF Radio Weather Fax?

• Frank Singleton reports (16 January 2001)

Trinity House Lighthouse Service

• Farnes Channel Buoys (15 October 2000)
• Hilbre Swash buoys (15 October 2000)

Hydrographic Office Website

• Admiralty Notices to Mariners on-line. (12 October 2000)

White House Statement

• GPS Selective Availability ended (2 May 2000)