Serving the Mariner since 1786 Journal Summer 2020

Story of a Buoy | NLB Stay at Home Lighthouse Competition | Maritime and Me Journal Contents SUMMER 2020 | ISSUE NUMBER 116 1 Welcome from Mike Bullock

3 Message from the Chair Mike Brew 22-23

4-5 Projects

6-7 Case study - Cape Wrath

8-9 Health, Safety & Environmental Update

14-1512-13 16-17 10-11 10 Vessel Replacement Project 4 11 to11 to15 15

8-9 11-15 4 Lighthouse Competition 12-15

16 18 Heritage Trust

17 Long Service & Special Recognition Awards

18-19 Museum of Scottish Lighthouses

22 to 23 12-15 20-21 12-15 Scurdie Ness 150th Anniversary

22-23 30-31 Story of a Buoy

24-27 Cover photo: PHAROS, Kyle of Maritime and Me Lochalsh. Photographer Charlie Phillips 30-31 Spotlight on our Apprentices 20 © If you would like to reproduce any 32-33 articles or photographs in the Journal, Spotlight on our People please contact the editor [email protected] or write to: 35-36 Fiona Holmes 84, George Street, Appointments/Leavers/Retirements Edinburgh EH2 3DA. Disclaimer: Published articles are not necessarily the views of the editor or the Nothern Lighthouse Board. More than Lighthouses - www.nlb.org.uk

Welcome from Mike Bullock

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

f there was ever a time to be part But the daily exercise allowance of a great team this is it. Plenty of has given me the opportunity to Ichallenges have been thrown our discover much more about way over the last few months and Edinburgh. To avoid the ‘crowds’ I I’m proud to tell you that NLB’s set off around 6am and aim to find people, whether they be on the something new and interesting each ships, fixing Aids to Navigation, day to share via Twitter. I’ve seen refurbishing buoys, buying essential amazing sunrises, spotted supplies, planning for lighthouse remarkable bits of architectural refurbishment work or dealing with heritage (my favourite so far is the administration, have all adapted to Submarine shaped Tennents lager this new world we have suddenly pub sign in Newhaven), paid my found ourselves in. respects to Robert Stevenson at his tomb, stood wistfully next to FINGAL Sheldon the tortoise and Hank the cat Thanks to the tireless efforts of the wishing for one of their outrageously ICT team, for those whose roles good breakfasts and been alone at creativity of the output was an allowed, literally overnight, we landmarks such as the Castle absolute delight to see (entries shifted to homeworking. For many Esplanade and the Greyfriars included ships made out of cake). of us the days since the start of the Bobby memorial which are normally lockdown have been dominated by thronged with tourists. It has also been great to publically Zoom video meetings, and although celebrate the work we do with NLB it’s not the same, we are getting featuring on national TV including things done. What really makes this BBC Scotland’s news programme new and alien way of working the ‘Nine’ and Channel 4. effective is the strength of the underlying relationships. In some As restrictions begin to ease we cases those relationships have been are developing and implementing built up over decades and I really plans to deal with the ‘new normal’ don’t think this would be working of living with COVID. We have to Tennents submarine shaped lager sign in Leith quite so well if we were relative accept that some things will have strangers. Oddly, in some ways, as a team to be different, at least for a while we have become even closer. Each yet, but, as the articles in this edition Personally, I haven’t found the shift Friday there is a virtual coffee break of the Journal demonstrate, behind to working locked up in my house all where team members call in via the scenes we are largely getting on that easy and very much miss the Zoom from across the NLB empire, with business as usual. After all our face to face interaction with humans. including the ships when conditions customers still need and deserve the The chance meeting in the corridor allow. We have met children, pets best possible service for the safety with a Technician just returned from (I’m torn between Mhairi Wren’s of all. a job, a bit of a laugh before a tortoise Sheldon and Fiona Holmes’ meeting or the randomness of giant cat Hank as my favourite) and The readership of the Journal is as visitors to 84 George Street (the discussed everything from movies to diverse as it is loyal and I hope this most bizarre being a gentlemen from home-delivery cider. And following edition provides a bit of distraction the USA who came in to show us a suggestion put forward by Cathryn and light relief to your day. I wish his tattoo of Skerryvore – not sure Moir we ran a competition for NLB each one of you a healthy and safe anyone could have predicted that!) kids to design a lighthouse or a ship. summer. are all part of my joy of being NLB’s This created a great deal of activity in Chief Executive. homes across Scotland and the MIKE BULLOCK

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OUR MISSION: “ To deliver a reliable, efficient and cost-effective Aids to Navigation service for the benefit and safety of all Mariners”

COMMISSIONERS OF NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSES (As at April 2020)

Captain Michael Brew (Chair) Sheriff Principal Craig Turnbull Nominated by the Lieutenant-Governor of Isle of Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin Man and appointed by the Secretary of State Brian Archibald Captain Alastair Beveridge (Vice Chair) Elected by the Commissioners Elected by the Commissioners Hugh Shaw Rt Hon James Wolffe QC Elected by the Commissioners Lord Advocate Rob Woodward Alison Di Rollo QC Appointed by the Department for Transport Solicitor General of Scotland Elaine Wilkinson Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar Appointed by Transport Scotland Sheriff Principal of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway Councillor Frank Ross The Rt Hon The Lord Provost of Edinburgh Sheriff Principal Marysia Lewis Sheriff Principal of Tayside, Central and Fife Councillor Philip Braat The Rt Hon The Lord Provost of Glasgow Sheriff Principal Duncan Murray WS Sheriff Principal of North Strathclyde Councillor Barney Crockett Lord Provost of Aberdeen Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle Sheriff Principal of Councillor Bill Lobban Grampian, Highlands and Islands Convenor of Highland Council

Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen QC Councillor Len Scoullar Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders Provost of the Council of Argyll and Bute

“In Salutem Omnium” For the Safety of All

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CHAIR’S MESSAGE Mike Brew

he COVID-19 pandemic is technology, so I know that I speak for break was a great idea and is one a subject that we will never the entire Board when I express my way of continuing the informal links Tforget due to the terrible loss admiration and sincere thanks to all that ensure that work does not overly of life and the impact that it has had our staff, both ashore and at sea who dominate as well as enabling newly on all our lives. We have gone from have made the new arrangements found baking skills to be knowing little about corona viruses work so successfully. demonstrated! to being “experts” on appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, There have been some benefits from In the Isle of Man we have been social distancing and infection control the new ways of working which may subject to very similar restrictions to name but a few issues. well be adopted in future. With NLB as apply elsewhere in the UK, with acting as the catalyst a Maritime the notable addition that the Island’s Given the huge disruption that has Mutual Support Group was borders were closed on 27 March. occurred, it is incredibly satisfying established which brought together Travel to the Island is limited to and gives me a great pride to see a range of Scottish-based marine returning residents, non-residents how well NLB has continued to organisations including Marine visiting for compassionate reasons operate as it continues to discharge Scotland, CalMac, Northlink and local and those involved in maintaining its statutory responsibility for Aids authorities. The help and support that critical infrastructure. These people to Navigation (AtoNs). As MV Kaami the organisations brought to each require approval prior to travel and showed, following her grounding in other has been significant. are subject to either a quarantine late March in The Minch and process or other approved subsequent salvage over April and Although the Board has been greatly restrictions. NLB has established the May, the need to maintain our AtoN pleased to see the level of work that necessary contacts within the IoM estate and respond to faults is has been achieved we were very Government to ensure that if constant. conscious of the potential adverse technicians need to attend faults impact that isolation from colleagues here they can travel under the Conscientious and swift and friends could bring, due to “critical infrastructure” exemption. implementation of NLB’s Business working at home. It was reassuring These measures have enabled the Continuity plan (and our ICT team to hear at our April and May IoM to weather this particular storm working minor miracles) has resulted meetings (held virtually on Zoom) reasonably well but there is still a in home-working for all that needed it that arrangements have been put in long way to go. to become the norm, different place to provide support and advice. working practices to be learned and Personally, I have been cheered to Finally, I hope that anybody who implemented and a range of see and hear how Zoom and other needs help or advice asks for it and unforeseen difficulties to be platforms have been used to that all of us continue to look after overcome. I know from my own maintain contact between the our family, friends, neighbours and experience of home working that this various kitchens, bedrooms and colleagues. Above all, stay safe. requires a much different dining rooms that have been mind-set and discipline, not to pressed into service as home mention the need for a lot of offices. The virtual Friday coffee MIKE BREW

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Refurbishments & Upgrades Sound of Harris

A big part of our annual work is the repainting of towers and beacons which we do every ten years. The Sound of Harris project is to carry out maintenance and refurbishment of 17 minor lights and beacons. However, when you’re dealing with locations that are exposed to high winds and extremes of weather, sometimes things don’t go according to plan, as Civil Project Engineer, Jenny Gilbertson explains.

he Sound of Harris project days, preventing access by boat. And includes unlit beacons which then the next storm comes along and Tprovide a day mark only, safe repeat.... water marker poles to guide a safe route through the Sound of Harris, Our contractors had planned a and minor lights which provide a day second trip to continue the works in mark and navigational light. mid-March, but this was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The work consists of repainting all the beacons and minor lights and Work will begin again when it is safe carrying out minor repairs. More to do so and Government restrictions major work is planned for Dubh Sgeir are lifted. Let’s just hope that when Leverburgh, which is a six meter this eventually happens the weather tower with a light at the top. Here is on our side! we’ll be installing a new access ladder and handrails as well as carrying out concrete repairs and repainting. Above - Janes Tower Our contractors, TRAC, were due to start work at the end of January. However, bad weather delayed their trip and it wasn’t until the end of February that they were able to get out on site.

During this trip they carried out an asbestos survey at each of the sites and started some of the works, but again weather prevented them from getting much further and they were limited to sites on the Harris Sleicham Spit (right) and Coddem mainland. East (above) are similar to our other pole markers of which there are Due to the location of the sites, they about 10 in total. are particularly exposed to the high winds that come in from the Atlantic, The markers are all either red and and once the wind has died down the white striped or green and white resulting swell can often last a few striped and have a flat or pointed top.

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1 2 2 Cape Wrath Lighthouse3

Craig Field is Project Lead for the work we are carrying out at Cape Wrath. 4 Here he gives an overview of the project and talks about the challenges of working at a site perched on 900ft cliffs.3 3

The second aim of the project is It’s then an hour’s journey on the to upgrade the welfare facilities most uncomfortable mini bus ride used by our maintenance you’ll ever take… not forgetting technicians. This is the former avoiding the live bombing activities. Keepers accommodation which has Yes,the lighthouse is surrounded been pretty much untouched since by Britain’s biggest bombing range the station was automated in 1998. and the only place in Europe where 1000lb bombs can be dropped. On the face of it this should It is also perched on top of 900ft be a fairly straightforward high cliffs, the tallest cliffs in Britain, project and if we picked the according to Wikipedia, which makes lighthouse up and dropped it getting materials to site a logistical next door to 84 George Street, nightmare. his is an interesting project we’d be laughing. because it’s not just about LIGHTHOUSES AND LOGISTICS Tupgrading the optic, although But unfortunately for us the location that’s still the prime reason for the of the lighthouse means a simple For this project we needed to get work. We are also looking at the project has thrown up some over 100 tonnes of cargo to site for welfare facilities and how we keep challenges. each phase. As construction work these in a liveable condition at a goes, that’s not a huge amount but station where there is no mains we can’t just load it on to the back of power. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION a lorry and drive up the road with it. So, the project has two main Cape Wrath is situated on the most Luckily for our contractors this task deliverables. The first is to convert north westerly tip of the Scottish isn’t placed on them although they the optic to a solar powered fixed mainland. But despite being on the do have to ensure that everything LED. At the moment this is a mainland, in terms of access, we they need is delivered to our Oban cycled charged station with the treat it as an island station and it’s base. If they forget something it’s a optic mounted on a gearless probably one of the most awkward long way to the nearerst B&Q! pedestal. That’s two Lister engines of our sites to get to. Well, not which run three times a week for awkward as such, more time Once all the materials have been around 10 hours each run to charge consuming as it easily takes a whole delivered to Oban, our staff there the batteries and run the optic. day to get there. You can reach most take over and prepare all the items

of our stations in three to four hours, into loads that are suitable for This means there are a few moving whether that’s by helicopter, rib or underslinging from the helicopter. parts which need regular driving. The loads have to meet strict limits maintenance. So, our plan is to on size and weight and also be within establish an optic which is totally So, from Edinburgh to Cape Wrath the guidance for transportation of run on solar power, without moving it’s a six to seven hour drive, then a goods by air and sea. parts, making it more reliable and ferry ride over the Sound of Durness, needing less maintenance. which sails according to the tides. Continues on page 6.

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It’s then over to our ship’s crew on the project but that’s down to the MODERN MATERIALS PHAROS who arrange for the loads fact there are members of the team to be taken onboard. They need to far smarter than me who have spent We are also looking at where we set these up on deck in the order that a lot of time on solar calculations, could add modern energy efficient the contractors want the materials battery capacity calculations, light materials, in particular insulated delivered to site. intensity reading and all the things material. But to actually retro-fit that are needed to make sure we a traditional building isn’t quite as Once at Cape Wrath our partners at have a good solution. straightforward as you might think. PDG Helicopters fly each load from It isn’t just a case of throwing in the ship to the site. I never stop Basic components that make up insulation where you can and hoping being impressed by the skills of the our solar installation are: an array of for the best results. If it’s done pilots who land the loads with such solar panels, a bank of batteries and poorly you run the risk of introducing accuracy. This is great for those on an LED Optic. Firstly we will have problems areas, especially through the ground as it really cuts down the a bank of 63 No.70w solar panels, cold bridging. amount of manual handling that’s similar to the ones shown in the needed. image below at Rhona Lighthouse. At the moment we have large cold area where there is mould growth, The panels will charge two banks of but that can easily be cleaned off. NiCAD batteries at an average rate of What we really don’t want to do is 320Ah per day and the total capacity introduce an area with the of the battery is 6000Ah. The battery potential to encourage dry rot to will run the optic which will draw develop although it’s actually 60Ah per day. This means the battery surprising how rarely I’ve came should always be at full capacity across dry rot at any of our which gives us 60 days redundancy, lighthouses. so if there isn’t sun for 60 days the light will still function normally. We do have one heat source at the station - the engines. As I mentioned when these run for building NOT JUST A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS conditioning or site accommodation, the warm air they produce is vented Using the helicopter, however, does outside. We plan to install a heat throw up other issues… birds. It recovery unit which will take the turns out birds like to raise their dirty warm air from the engine room, chicks at the same time we’d like to transfer the heat to clean air and paint the lighthouse, cast a new then pass the heated air through concrete slab or erect some solar the accommodation this will reduce panels. the power needed to heat the WELFARE FACILITIES accommodation and make for a But we take our environmental more efficient heating system. obligations very seriously and one The next part of the project is to of these is having an agreed flying upgrade the welfare facilities. The We will monitor how successful restriction. The cliffs around biggest challenge with this part of this is in term of raising the ambient Cape Wrath are an internationaly the project is that unless there is temperature of the accommodation important nesting site for over someone on site the building is while it’s unoccupied. We will do that 50,000 seabirds and the result of this unheated. Without mains power for 12 months and this will help us in is that we are restricted from flying we can’t have radiators running to designing the next phase so looking between 1 April and 31 August each maintain a temperature of around 13 at whether we need more heaters, or year. degrees, which is recommended for maybe increase the number of solar unoccupied buildings. panels, or even look at a separate This means this is a multi-year solar heating system. project as there isn’t time between So the first step is to remove all restrictions to complete the work and unsuitable materials such as The Cape Wrath project has been get all material to site. And of course wallpaper, carpets, chip board, all on hold since December due to the it means the work will be done in the materials that made for comfortable weather and then the Covid-19 worst of the weather, not ideal for living for the Keepers but that won’t pandemic. We hope to give you a external works. stand up to cold damp conditions. further update on how the project is We will replace these with more progressing in the next issue of the suitable materials including moisture Journal. SOLAR POWERED LIGHT resistant plasterboard, good quality vinyl flooring and surfaces painted Establishing a new solar powered with anti-microbial paint to deter light is possibly the easiest part of mould growth. Image of Cape Wrath by Ian Cowe

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Health, Safety and Environmental Update

Billy Byrne, HS&E Manager

oronavirus has changed our is introduced, to keep everyone safe hands on some and put it to lives and sadly, for some whilst at work. excellent use. Cfamilies it will have had an everlasting impact. The way we work Day to day general routines away Around this time last year I had the and do things will be significantly from the workplace are not what we good fortune of being taught how different for some time to come. are used to either. Recently more to make a sunburst loaf on board Daily routines have changed. People and more NLB employees have been PHAROS by ship’s Caterer, Davy are avoiding travel on public transport popping up at video conferencing Gallacher just before he retired. where they can, social distancing meetings some sporting a stylish During the lockdown little did I know and enhanced hygiene regimes have home haircut and some in need of how thankful I would be for the been introduced, there is increased one... recipe which has been a huge hit use of video conferencing and at the with my family. time of writing all Edinburgh office The usual stressful food shop may employees are currently still working have got more stressful trying to We are all hoping that our daily lives from home. maintain the minimum two metres and work in general return to the social distancing coupled with ‘old’ normal and things like social Essential tasks have continued as queues outside, sometimes, in the distancing when working and usual keeping our aids to navigation rain just to get in to the supermarket. queuing in the rain just to get into operational throughout April and May a supermarket are a thing of the past. to keep the mariner safe, with NLB Panic buying left some food items in Until they do, our focus is for all to employees adapting to the ‘new’ short supply such as flour, although stay safe and well. way of working. I did eventually manage to get my

The senior management team are involved in weekly meetings, keeping an eye on Government advice, developing policy documents, risk assessments and communicating information to employees to keep them informed and up to date with what has been going on.

Following significant preparations our Oban base is now fully operational and we hope a return to the office for our Edinburgh employees will be possible when further lockdown restrictions are lifted. The layout, routes and how we maintain social distancing within office and work locations have had to be re-thought, as a ‘new’ normal way of working

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Davie’s Sunburst Loaf

INGREDIENTS FOR DOUGH STEP 1 STEP 6 Mix ingredients, make dough and Put more Philadelphia cheese, grated 500g bread flour put in bowl with sheen of olive oil to cheese and onion on top. Level teaspoon salt prevent sticking Level tablespoon sugar STEP 7 14g yeast (Allison’s sachet) STEP 2 Cover this with the last rolled out 1 egg Leave dough for 45 minutes dough ball. Depress a small circle Glug olive oil (I just guessed this) minimum to rise in a warm place into the centre about 50% to 60% until it doubles roughly in size. down but not right through the base Add warm water as you’re mixing Chop, grate and get other ingredients of the dough. from time to time to get the ready consistency of your dough. Water STEP 8 content 250ml to 275 ml approx. STEP 3 Cut 15-20mm from the indented Roll out the dough and cut into 3 circle into quarters. Continue to cut Leave dough to rise for at least 45 equal parts and make 3 dough balls. in the middle again, equidistant, until mins you have 32 sections. STEP 4 12” pizza size tray also needed Roll the first part of the dough ball STEP 9 flat into a pizza size. Remember and Then get two of the bits you have Other fancy ingredients for put some flour down to prevent cut immediately next to each other spreading onto each layer of dough sticking! and twist the dough from outside could include: inwards until all sections are done. Philadelphia (or other soft) spreading STEP 5 (Note - this is the hardest bit) cheese Put Philadelphia cheese, grated Grated Cheese cheddar cheese (and other Coat with egg and milk to make it Small onion finely chopped ingredients i.e. onion on top). Then brown and put directly in the oven at Plus any other additional ingredients cover with the second rolled out 170 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes but you want to include i.e. chorizo, dough ball. this could be longer depending on chopped olives etc the type of oven you have.

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Vessel Replacement Project

Julie Humphreys, PMO Manager

Update on our project to replace NLV POLE STAR as she approaches the end of her economic operational life.

he vessel replacement project NLB’s ‘critical friend’ and a Scottish presents NLB with an Government graduate is currently Texciting opportunity. The on a two day per week secondment new vessel will need to meet the with the project team. The ambitious environmental targets set Government Internal Audit Agency out in the UK Government Maritime (GIAA) recently audited the project 2050 strategy through technological and business case process and this advancement, whilst future-proofing received a Substantial rating. NLB’s ability to deliver its vital services over the next 25 years. Presentations have been delivered Technologies will need to offer high at Ministerial level, to user groups, performance by incorporating as well as the Lights Advisory ‘green’ energy considerations; be Committee (LAC). This is in addition upgradeable through-life to meet to spotlight reports being provided emerging power technologies, whilst to the Managing Board and Board focusing towards sea keeping and of Commissioners. All groups are heavy weather performance, as well pleased with progress and project as being capable of integration and performance to date. support to wider tri- GLA operations.

In order to secure funding, we are developing a business case using WORKSHOPS Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) Green Book process. A Strategic Outline We have also held several Case has been finalised by NLB’s workshops including a benefits Project Board. This document is a workshop. This involved a broad detailed pre-cursor to the Outline range of stakeholders and service Business Case which will be users from Department for Transport; submitted to the Department for Lights Advisory Committee; Transport (DfT) for approval during Chamber of Shipping; General 2020. The Business Case must prove Lighthouse Fund; Scottish All images from the Benefits Workshop that any alternative solution will Government – Marine Scotland; maximise public value to society. And Transport Scotland; Project Delivery After a competitive tender exercise, it is important that we clearly present Capability Team; Caledonian Maritime we awarded a contract to OSK – the ‘need’ rather than the ‘want’ Assets Limited and NLB staff. ShipTech to act as technical regarding the potential scope of a specialists on the project. They will replacement vessel, and include this The workshop looked at the range of assist in progressing the high-level in a compelling Business Case. benefits a solution should deliver and Statement of Requirements into a the relevancy to each group, as well Technical Specification. We are also The Project Board meetings and as the potential negative and positive in the process of recruiting a Project various workshops we’ve been impacts. We plan to hold further Co-ordinator. running have been attended by a workshops with crew members range of internal and external of PHAROS and POLE STAR, who There is certainly a wide range of stakeholder groups. The Scottish weren’t able to attend this particular interesting and exciting work to be Government has provided advice as session. delivered before 2024!

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#StayAtHome Lighthouse Competition During lockdown, Cathryn Moir, Chief Caterer on NLV POLE STAR suggested we run a competition for the children, grandchildren, neices and nephews of NLB staff. We had 17 entries and were absolutley bowled over by the quality of the designs. We are delighted to share them with you here.

Under 10s Brief - Design a new ship for NLB.

Elijah, age 5 and Olivia-Rose, age 3

“The ship we have designed is made with cake for the structure along with some Lego props.”

Luca, age 7 and Harris, age 5

Name​: NLV Speedy Speed: 125 knots (10x faster than Pharos!) Propulsion: Rocket boosters Crew: 2 (children only) Launched: Edinburgh, April 2020 Height: 1m Lifting facilities: Crane on aft deck Aviation facilities: Forward helicopter flight deck

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Charlie, age 8

Charlie’s lighthouse ship is called Torran and features the following:

- Helipad and helicopter - Moving crane - Solar panels - Rescue boat - Buoys on deck - Crew - Crane operator - Captain enjoying a coffee - Anchor - Aerials for signals

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James, age 9 1 (left)

“I have made a model of the new ship for the NLB competition using Lego.” 3

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2 Lucas, age 8 - Lego ship.

4 Cameron, age 9

Cameron produced a fantastic PowerPoint presentation but unfortunately, we don’t have space to include it here. Sorry Cameron! Cameron’s design ideas include:

38 rooms for crew and passengers. Rooms would be very comfy with WiFi so you could see your family regularly. The ship needs to have a 30 T crane to do its job well, lift 5 things onto the lighthouse if it can get close enough) and to lift buoys from the ocean to clean them. lt needs a Helipad for the Helicopter, needs to be electric powered - no pollution. Needs to have XBox VR goggle room for use after a hard day at work. Best food choices, healthy food most days but with a McDonald’s Friday6 option!

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Emmy, age 7 (left)

Emmy built a stone ship and lighthouse

Thomas, age 3 (right)

The ‘Rainbow 1 Lighthouse Ship’... complete with 3 cranes, an anchor, a doughnut bridge and just enough white bits so it’s not too bright.

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Olivia - Drawing of the new NLB ship.

Harry,3 age 6 - Lego ship.

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Teddy, age 5

Teddy has designed his own Teddy POLE Sia, age 6 STAR ship with his Grandad Ian Butler walking the plank after making a bad pizza! Sia built this model using mostly recyclable (disclaimer: Ian Butler has never made a materials and other household waste items. bad pizza in real life!).

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#StayAtHome Lighthouse Competition

11 to 16 year olds

Brief - Design a new logo for NLB and a new lighthouse or vistor centre.

Caitlin, age 13

New visitor centre and logo.

Hannah, age 11

Shelly Beach lighthouse featuring: - Wave generator - Wind generator solar panels - Boat bridge - Turning light Grace, age 12 - Technician who’s caught a fish!

- Lion by door in wall New visitor centre and logo. - New NLB logo (left)

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Harrison, age 12

Roll Rock Lighthouse Recycled plastics (reclaimed from around the coast of Scotland) used for the dome and optic lens. Recycled metals used for entrance ladders. Reclaimed surplus toilet rolls that had been stockpiled have been used and made into a durable material, perfect for the marine environment. This has also been used to build the visitors centre.

Due to the lighthouse being tidal the new visitor centre is situated on the mainland. From here boat trips can be taken to the lighthouse. Main renewable energy is tidal, using tidal generators to convert the energy of tidal flows into electricity, which in turn charge battery banks. The tidal generators are at the base of the tower and housed in the vertical tubes. Secondary renewable energy is solar, with a special membrane fixed on to the light room glazing which allows the optic to make the range as well as turning sunlight into electrical energy.

Webcams on the entrance platform and balcony as well as below sea level to give live feeds back to the new visitors centre, Museum of Scottish Lighthouses in Fraserburgh, Signal Tower Museum in Arbroath, National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Science Centres in Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow as well as the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick.

Ellie, age 11

I have tried to come up with a design using general knowledge and the internet to make an environment friendly lighthouse and a great holiday trip with loved ones in addition to a world first climate change research centre with an underwater experience so if this is the first, maybe there can be more around the world who can work together to help address global climate change. Lewis, age 12 Ellie produced a very informative PowerPoint

New visitor centre, lighthouse presentation but unfortunately, due to space, we and logo. couldn’t include it here.

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Northern Lighthouse Heritage Trust

Alastair Beveridge, Chairman of the Heritage Trust

ow things have changed sufficient financial assistance to keep with this particular project but I hope since I last had the pleasure two members of the Museum staff to bring you an update in the next Hof scribing my usual report on on pay while the remainder of staff edition of the Journal. the activities of the Heritage Trust. are placed on furlough. This is Covid 19 has infiltrated into our lives necessary to maintain the collection, in ways that hardly seem possible meet insurance requirements, allow TRUSTEES and every aspect of our normal other funding sources to be explored routines and operations has been and undertake preparatory work for We also have a number of projects influenced in some way or another. the eventual reopening of the our Trustees are undertaking. Museum. This arrangement is not Billy Muir is exploring the history of The Heritage Trust certainly hasn’t open ended and will be subject to the very early riveted “blind” buoys escaped unscathed. While the periodic review by the Trustees but deployed by NLB for many years in impact is small compared to that our support to the Museum at this remote locations. Sean Rathbone experienced by individuals, families time is critical to ensure its survival. has been researching information on and organisations such as NLB, You can read more about how the NLB tenders and transcribing the we have to face the fact that the Museum is coping at this difficult information recorded in the “buoy negative impact on the growth of time on pages 18 and 19. book” that surfaced some time ago. our investment portfolio effects our Trish Donaldson is working on ability to provide financial support to On a happier note, before lockdown, progressing the audit of our library organisations around Scotland with we provided financial assistance to as well as wading through a projects relating to the history and a number of projects. These included seemingly endless supply of archive culture of NLB. support to the John O’Groats material hidden in various corners of Development Trust with their project 84 George Street. Many of the museums and to restore the Duncansby Head charities who would normally foghorn, CLAN Cancer Support to submit applications to us for support, help them extend their inclusion of have been forced to close their doors schools in their Little Lights just as their trading season gets Education Programme for their Light under way. the North Lighthouse intiative, and Flagstone Productions to support For many this lack of income during their touring stage production based the summer months may have a on the lives of lighthouse keepers. long-term impact on their futures. None more so than the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses in Fraserburgh ORAL HISTORY PROJECT with whom the Heritage Trust and NLB have an important relationship. The final round of the oral The trail was due to start in history interviews has finished September but has been rolled The Museum has been unable to and transcription of the interviews over into next year to ensure it can open its doors to the public and as is almost complete. We are now maximise the opportunities for the such is facing a severe cash flow exploring ways of how we can charity. problem to such an extent that combine the interviews with archive closure was a strong possibility film footage and photographs to without some support. To this end create a presentation that’s suitable our Trustees agreed to provide for a mix of audiences. It’s early days

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Long Service and Special Recognition Awards From going above and beyond their normal duties to staying with NLB for 20 years or more, we believe it’s important to recognise and celebrate our staff’s achievements and commitment. Sadly, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we had to cancel our awards ceremony which was due to take place earlier in the year, but please join us here in congratulating those who were selected for Special Recognition Awards for 2019 and for those who received Long-Service awards.

THE CREW OF NLV PHAROS MORAG GALLOWAY 50 YEARS SERVICE who came to the aid of their for consistently performing to the Billy Muir, Retained Lighthouse colleague who was suffering highest of standards within her Keeper at North Ronaldsay from a heart attack. Ultimately role to plan, coordinate and ensure Lighthouse saving someone’s life is one of the cost-effectiveness in the use of greatest achievements anyone can aviation and ship assets in support of make. The speed of response and NLB’s operations. Her cooperation 40 YEARS SERVICE professionalism to deal with this and ability to find equitable solutions Christine Middleton, Maintenance event ensured that the critically to difficulties places NLB in a very Systems Assistant ill crew member was given positive light with stakeholders Mervyn Manson, Bosun immediate life-saving treatment and particularly the other General arrangements were made to ensure Lighthouse Authorities. rapid transfer ashore into the care of 35 YEARS SERVICE Paramedics and health professionals. TRISH DONALDSON Veronica Creamer, HR Coordinator The seamless response to this for her work with the archiving team Brian Wright, Finance incident demonstrates the strength to review, manage and rationalise of teamwork across the vessel’s NLB’s extensive off site archive. crew. This has not only resulted in the 30 YEARS SERVICE accurate cataloguing of the archive John Baxter, Bosun DUNCAN MACARTHUR and eliminated the financial burden Brian Flett, PO Deck Maintainer for being an unsung hero who of storage but has also ensured that regularly goes above and beyond for important historic documentation the Northern Lighthouse Board has been placed in the care of the 25 YEARS SERVICE providing support and assistance in national authorities best able to Gillian Burns, Navigation Officer areas outside his day to day duties preserve the items for the longer in the engine room and machinery spaces, lending a hand working on term and to allow them to be the deck and within Oban Base itself. accessible to the general public. 20 YEARS SERVICE His willingness, dedication and Rae Boyd, Supplies Officer versatility are great assets to the Stuart Gowans, Stores Supervisor organisation. Craig Turnbull, Base Assistant Clinton Marwick, Second Officer CRAIG PEACOCK AND GEORGE GALLAGHER for exceptional hard work and flexibility shown during London We hope to reschedule the awards when International Shipping Week when they cheerfully provided their usual it’s safe to do so but in the meantime a huge high standard of morale boosting meals to large numbers of both congratulations to everyone. expected and unexpected diners.

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Museum of Scottish Lighthouses Lynda McGuigan and Michael Strachan

Summer 2020 at the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses looks very different from normal, as for the first time in our 25 year history, we remain closed to the public in these unprecedented times.

adly we had to cancel our 25th Heritage Trust (NLHT) who very Manager Michael continues to care anniversary event which we kindly funded these two posts for the for our collection and amongst Swere so looking forward to. immediate future. This has allowed other things, is currently working on us to continue looking after our very constructing a new exhibition on the The closure has also led to the important Recognised Collection of subject of tenders and a re-display majority of our fantastic team National Significance and to plan for of the Stevenson’s gallery which will being furloughed but we still keep the future. focus on the historical progression of in contact through our weekly Zoom lighthouse lamps. We have a third coffee mornings and a WhatsApp Even though the doors to the exhibition in the planning phase that group. The Museum Manager and Museum have been closed since we will update you on before we Collections Manager remain in post 18th March, we are still very busy open, so keep an eye on our social thanks to the Northern Lighthouse behind the scenes. Our Collections media platforms.

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Museum Manager Lynda has her Our 25th anniversary event will take eye firmly on funding, which will be place in May 2021 and we will also essential in the recovery phase. be picking up on other events and She is in regular contact with projects such as the CLAN Cancer Lighthouse museum professionals around Support Little Lighthouse Trail, for Scotland through the Industrial which we are providing the education Coffee Mornings Museums Scotland group sharing and outreach package. information and best practice. Currently postponed due to The Museum will remain closed for Covid-19, but when it is safe In her role as Chair of Discover the majority of the summer season to do so please join former Fraserburgh, Lynda is working which financially is usually our most NLB colleagues on the SECOND FRIDAY of each closely with VisitAberdeenshire productive period. In order to counter month for coffee. and VisitScotland to feed into local, this we have been busy producing regional and national strategic limited edition stationary which will The group meet at 10.30am planning. This engagement will be on sale in our online shop. in the Undercroft Cafe, influence our strategic planning and of St Andrews & St marketing at the Museum which will To celebrate our Georges West Church, help us to play a crucial part in our George Street, Edinburgh. area’s recovery. 25th Anniversary we have produced a special The Coffee Mornings provide We are also working on a new limited edition calendar a contact point for former operational plan which will include a (pictured below) which and current NLB employees virtual tour of the Castle and (and close associates) to Lighthouse allowing us a greater focusses on the lightkeepers come together for fellowship online presence. who served during our 2018 and conversation. And, of automation event. course, to put the NLB DIGITAL service and the world to It was a similar event to that which rights. The Museum has responded to the we had planned for 2020 and as such crisis by offering more on our digital it represents an event that never took The coffee, tea and cakes platforms. This is important in place while also representing a move are excellent and those who keeping the museum in the hearts to hopefully better times in 2021. come along to join in the chat and minds of the public and We have also produced a limited and to reminisce, very much maintaining engagement with our edition set of 10 notelets (see image enjoy themselves! key stakeholders. Our Facebook below) which feature archival images So do come and join us for page has done particularly well as we from our fantastic Peddie this informal and relaxed virtually tour all of Scotland’s major photographic collection (purchased lighthouses. We have also started with the help of NLHT). Our Museum gathering. publishing short videos showcasing guidebooks will also be available some of our favourite objects held featuring lenses in the Museum here in Fraserburgh, most of which collection including imagery which were generously donated by the shows them over time. Northern Lighthouse Board. Keep an eye on our social media and Visit the Museum’s website to see digital platforms and in the meantime On a positive note, we the range of items you can buy at will be resuming with our take care, stay safe and we look forward to seeing many of you at the www.lighthousemuseum.org.uk/ planned projects in 2021. Museum in the future.

19 Northern Lighthouse Board Journal Summer 2020 Scurdie Ness - a shining light for 150 years

John Aitken, Honorary Archivist, Montrose Port Authority

On 18th October, 1867 the Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin Review reported:

“At last the untiring efforts of Provost Mitchell (of Montrose) and Mr. Baxter M.P., have been crowned with success, and a light is to be erected on the Scurdy Ness. It is upwards of fifty years ago since application was first made for this light, which has been declared by all sailors frequenting this coast to be one of the most desirable improvements that could be made by Government - the dark interval between the Girdle Ness and the Bell Rock, of at least fifteen miles in extent, having hitherto proved a very fatal trap to vessels making the land.”

The report continued....

“On the announcement of the of Montrose, but the tower itself of daylight in the morning, a LIGHT granting of the light being received was constructed with ‘white bricks’ will be exhibited from a Lighthouse by Provost Mitchell from the Board transported by sea from Alloa by the which has been erected by the of Trade, flags were hoisted on all the locally-owned schooner ‘Opal’. Commissioners on Montroseness in vessels in the harbour and on many the County of Forfar.” buildings throughout the town.” By late January, 1870 a Notice to Mariners was inserted in a number The Notice went on to describe No time was lost and the foundation of newspapers by the Northern the characteristics of the light and its stone was laid on Thursday 30th July, Lighthouses (sic) as follows: sequence and included the schedule 1868. As no previous announcement of tolls to be levied etc. was made the number of people “The Commissioners of Northern present on such an auspicious Lighthouses hereby GIVE NOTICE It was signed, By Order of the Board, occasion was less than might have that, on the night of Tuesday, the Alex. Cunningham, Secretary, been the case. Stone for the base 1st March, 1870 and every night Northern Lighthouse Office, came from a quarry located in the thereafter, from the going away of Edinburgh, 26th January, 1870. Benholm area about ten miles north daylight in the evening till the return

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At the appointed date and time, the A display featuring the lighthouse new Light was lit up for the first time 2020 CELEBRATION opened in Montrose Museum earlier there being great revelry in the this year but had to close due to And so we fast forward to 2020 village of Ferryden and across the lockdown. The exhibition was when a programme of events in river at Montrose. scheduled to run until October. Montrose and Ferryden was planned to mark the 150th anniversary. But of From early morning vessels berthed Please check the Museum website course, the Covid-19 pandemic put in the harbour, ranging from for details https://www.angusalive. paid to the provisional plans. coastal sailing vessels to much larger scot/museums-galleries/visit-a-mu- ocean-going ships, two discharging seum-gallery/montrose-museum/ wheat from Galatz in modern day We hope that one of the events, a Romania and one with bones from procession involving the pupils of Leghorn, Italy, had displayed their Ferryden Primary School, will take numerous flags. place later in the year. Photo captions: At half-past four the steam tug Fortunately, a more modest The three ships passing Scurdie ‘Teaser’ left the Protection Wall at re-enactment of the ‘Teaser’s’ Ness Lighthouse and the crew of Montrose harbour “with a journey down river (without the the Montrose lifeboat heading for considerable number of gentlemen refreshments) took place on the ‘Ian Grant Smith’ at 5.30pm on on board. A stiff gale from the south 1st March at 6pm involving the Sunday, 1st March, 2020. prevailed and a few passengers got Montrose Port Authority pilot boat, “a slight wetting” which however did Inch Burn, accompanied by the not dampen their spirits. local RNLI lifeboat, ‘Ian Grant Smith’. Ships in port, which included several A local newspaper reported: large anchor handling tug/supply “Refreshments were on board the vessels and three cargo ships steamer and the toast ‘Prosperity sounded their horns at the appointed to Scurdyness Lighthouse’ was hour. proposed and heartily responded to by cheers from the large crowd on shore and from those on board the steam tug, which was brightly illuminated. It then steamed upriver to the ringing of the town’s bells and the firing of rockets from the Montrose side of the river.”

Residents of Ferryden entered into the spirit of the occasion by organising a fancy dress procession, lighting several bonfires including one consisting of a few old fishing boats. The parade was from the East School to the west of the village then returned to the lighthouse and waited until the tower was lit at six o’clock.

Windows of all the houses in the village were illuminated some having every pane lit by a separate lamp. This illumination continued until 10pm and was seen from as far away as St. Cyrus, a few miles up the coast.

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Diane at Bressay Diane at Bressay

Story of a Buoy - Whale Rock

Whale Rock Buoy is our most westerly Navigation Buoy situated between Harris and St Kilda. A few months ago, Whale Rock Buoy became a casualty due to an inoperative racon that had suffered storm damage. Its remote and exposed location, meant that it made sense to replace the complete buoy, rather than refurbish it.

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Our team at Oban prepared and built the new buoy. Images above show Base Assistant, Finlay Mackay Base Assistant, John Turnbull ultra high pressure washing the buoy body. preparing the superstructure.

Old buoy coming in. Second Officer, Clinton Marwick The buoy is ready for deployment. checks the buoy onboard POLE STAR.

BECOMING A VIRTUAL AID TO NAVIGATION Whale Rock is an isolated rock buoy station which is fully exposed AIS from a nearby lighthouse, at pinnacle some 22 miles west of the to the Atlantic, and where three sites to the north of Scotland, Outer Hebrides, and 5 miles west maintenance opportunities are few including Nun Rock, 15 miles north of the Recommended Deep Water and far between. So, given the of Cape Wrath. Route for tankers. It is charted at type of vessels at risk from Whale a depth of 5.1 metres below chart Rock, which will all be fitted with The Virtual AtoN at Whale Rock datum, so is a hazard to tankers, AIS equipment capable of receiving will be broadcast from three but not to the St Kilda visitor boats Virtual AtoN messages, we intend to transmitter sites, at St Kilda, Haskeir which also transit this area. replace the buoy with a Virtual AtoN. and the Flannan Isles, which will both increase the reliability of the signals, Over several decades, NLB has We have successfully used Virtual and the area over which it can be repeatedly buoyed this hazard but AtoN, in which an imaginary buoy received. it has proven difficult to maintain a type and location are broadcast over

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Maritime and Me

Maritime UK launched ‘Maritime and Me’, last year. It’s a new industry-led project aiming to increase and retain female talent in the maritime sector. The campaign is supported by case studies of women working in different parts of the sector in both 1 sea and shore-based roles. Some of the case studies feature our own people and we are delighted to share them with you here. They are aimed at young people so if you know of a young person who would like to find out more about our industry or who is looking for career choice ideas please direct them to www.maritimeuk.org

Mhairi Wren, Marine Operations Supervisor

What does a typical day at work and one tortoise who wanders about look like? the house looking for dandelions to I don’t really have a typical day eat! We don’t have dandelions in although the bulk of it is admin the house I would like to add, he related and can range from berth eventually stands at the back door bookings to accounts to creating a waiting for someone to open it so he buoyage programme for the next can wander into the garden! year to updating systems. We often get staff coming in requesting things The bulk of my spare time is spent on an ad-hoc basis so we are more with my family and walking the dogs, often than not multi-tasking! I enjoy reading and going to exercise classes and am as partial to Netflix as How did you get to where you the next person! are? I started as a receptionist with NLB working one day a week and was What do you do? promoted to Operations Assistant My role is to prepare and update after nine months. Eighteen months “I love my job as programmes in relation to buoyage, later, I was promoted to Marine it is equally and order stock to allow buoys to Operations Supervisor and I now line be built such as batteries and solar manage two wonderful ladies. I love challenging and panels. I am also responsible for my job; it is equally challenging and organising a crew change of 66 crew rewarding. rewarding. Take a every 28 days, berthing for ships and risk by going for a job and for carrying out the role of Port What do you enjoy doing in your Facility Security Officer. We have spare time? you wouldn’t many systems which require to be I have three children who are 19, 17 maintained. We also order stock for and 13 (four if you include my normally go for and stores to be sent to lighthouses and husband, which I do!) I have two see where it leads!” assist with the preparation of goods very lively Labradors, two cats who going to lighthouses for storing trips. are not so lively but much more vocal

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Cathryn Moir, Chief Caterer

Maritime UK is the umbrella body for the maritime sector, bringing together the shipping, ports, services, engineering and leisure marine industries. Their purpose is to champion and enable a thriving maritime sector. 2

What do you do? How did you get to where you far in advance, and I can go away for I run the catering department on are? as long as my leave allows. It also board POLE STAR. I am in charge of I first worked for the Northern means my family and friends can the cook but I tend to think that we Lighthouse Board as a typist and plan around me. work as a team. Something that I office clerk in Edinburgh, for six or really enjoy is finishing up at the end seven years. I then became the first Working at sea means you miss of the day, getting showered, being female to ever transfer onto one of many things happening at home, able to relax and watch TV. Working the ships as an assistant steward. such as funerals, Christmas in the catering department means I had to struggle to achieve this, holidays and pets dying. But equally I am the first one up in the morning paying for some of the required you can be home for a lot of things and the last to finish in the evening. courses myself and using my own too. Luckily, communication between I therefore get a couple of hours off holiday leave to complete them. Four the ship and those ashore is a lot in the afternoon to compensate. years later, after again putting in a better now than it used to be. When I think this should be mandatory for lot of effort, I transferred to the deck I started working at sea, there were catering departments on all ships. department and became the first no mobile phones - you just had to female deckhand on a Northern wait to get into the next port and What does a typical day at work Lighthouse Board vessel. I made find a phone box with a handful of look like? sure that I could do every job, some change! I buy in all the food and stores for that even the men who had been accommodation and galley and make there for many years of service sure all receipts are put into the couldn’t do, such as wire splicing. “Always learn computer system. I help the cook in After 14 years working on deck, I the galley with the washing up, returned to the catering department every aspect of setting up for meals, and cleaning as Chief Caterer. It hasn’t been easy down at the end of the workday. but in 2020 I will have worked for the your job - one day I keep the mess room stocked with Northern Lighthouse Board for 30 tea, coffee, juice and snacks and years. you might be the keep the area and the TV room clean. I can vary my day as I like. So if I What do you enjoy doing in your manager asking want to spend the day working on spare time? my computer, after finishing When I first get home on leave, I someone else to do breakfast and making sure the mess love a few days of ‘me-time’. After room is stocked, I can. If I want to living closely with 15 men for long it and respect is a spend the morning or afternoon buy- periods of time, I like to be able to ing stores when we are in port, I can just relax on my own. Then I catch two-way street.” do that too. My main goal is always up with family and friends. Because to make the day go as smoothly as I work 28 days on, and then get 28 possible for myself and the cook. days off, I am able to plan holidays Continues on pages 26 and 27. 3

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Jenny Gilbertson, Fiona Vick, ESTF Civil Project Engineer Electrical Technician

How did you get to where you are? I did a civil/structural engineering internship in the oil and gas industry in Aberdeen the year before I graduated from university. This led to being offered a graduate place at the same company, ConocoPhillips. I worked at ConocoPhillips, both in onshore and offshore (on site) roles, doing structural engineering and project management for nearly four What do you do? years before I decided to move to What do you do? As a Civil Project Engineer with NLB, Edinburgh and look for a change of My role is to work on navigation I survey lighthouses, produce industry. lights, LEDs, filament lamps documents for projects to refurbish automatic identification systems, or to carry out maintenance to them What do you enjoy doing in your radar beacons, solar panels and and go to sites, lighthouses and batteries (Ni-CAD, NiMH and lead lighthouse tender vessels, to check spare time? I enjoy hill running and walking, acid). All equipment to be installed on progress of work. The thing I like climbing, kayaking and playing tennis lighthouses and buoys come through most is getting to go to remote and squash. I like to balance this with our workshop to be tested for lighthouses by helicopter or boat. cooking nice meals and I also play functionality, so I get to work on musical instruments and play a huge variety of equipment. This What does a typical day at work percussion in an orchestra. I enjoy means every day is different and I look like? painting, drawing and lino printing get to learn new things and share A typical day in the office involves too. I like to plan holidays for my what I have learnt with the rest of dealing with emails. These are often time off around activities, like cross the team. We have a great team of from contractors who are carrying country skiing through Arctic technicians and the support teams out work at our lighthouses and have Sweden, cycling around the coast are really helpful, allowing us to get queries or need information on a of Scotland and walking through on with the work we need to project. In the office I use AutoCAD deserts and national parks in Jordan complete. drawing software to create to visit Petra. engineering drawings for fabrication The outcome of my work is to keep of items for projects or for outlining the navigation aids working. So we the work to be completed. I use need to make sure our lights, battery Microsoft Word to create documents banks, solar panels, generators, giving contractors all the information “Be brave and lights, radar beacons and monitoring they need to do the job, from contact equipment are all working correctly. details, information on the site and believe in your The most enjoyable parts of my job lighthouse, detail on how the work are knowing the equipment is should be carried out and what abilities. You will working as it should and the lights materials should be used. I also use are on! Microsoft Excel to produce find you can do documents called Bills of Quantities. I have worked for NLB for 14 years These are essentially an itemised list more than you and I absolutely love my job and of materials, parts and labour that the knowing the difference I’m contractor is expected to provide. think.” making. Working for NLB enabled me to keep working full-time in A typical day on site often involves engineering when I had my family. flying by helicopter from a local The organisation fully supported me airport, or from PHAROS’ helideck with maternity leave and flexible to a remote island lighthouse. I will working. They have a great family either be carrying out a survey of the friendly policy which means I’ve been condition of the lighthouse structure able to stay working full-time while and associate civil parts, such as raising a family. drainage, or I will be inspecting work carried out by our contractors.

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What does a typical day at work How did you get to where you horses. She spends most of her look like? are? time at the stables or at Pony Club. My day will start with checking for As a teenager I loved cars. My dad My son who is 7 loves football and outages and failures as these are the was always working on cars, as he golf so we try to keep him as active most urgent tasks. Completing an loved to fix and make everything he as possible with these sports. We outage would usually involve could. I loved to help and watch him love to walk our dog and enjoy the speaking to the on-call engineer to work. I started my career training to countryside near our home. We are find out what equipment I would be an accounts technician in an currently building our own home and need to prepare. I would then access accounting firm when I was 16. have been living in a caravan for over our engineering database to see I knew I loved numbers, but I also a year now. That’s certainly been what equipment is already fitted and loved cars and knowing how things an experience, some of it good and find a spare in our workshop. Next worked! It was hard to decide when some not so good! I would open a work order detailing I left school what to do and after what is needed to be done. I would 18 months I decided to look for an I’m a STEM Ambassador and enjoy then need to find out the navigational apprenticeship as a car mechanic. helping out with local schools and needs for that particular station, so Unfortunately, I couldn’t find anything groups. I also love old technology and range of light (nautical miles it needs suitable but my dad who worked at collect singer sewing machines from to flash to), what the flash character the local power station told me there the early 1900’s. I’m not so good at is (there are hundreds of different was an apprenticeship coming up the sewing part but I’m learning! ways a navigational light can flash to there and suggested I apply. help the mariner know exactly where I also still have a huge love for cars. they are when at sea). I then set The apprenticeship was for a We have a few classic cars and I up the equipment and as I go along technical trainee doing a multi-skilled would love to get more. Before we with the setting up, I complete a apprenticeship in engineering at had children we would spend every configuration sheet and keep records Cruachan Power Station. So I weekend at car shows, rallies or with photos when needed. I will set applied, was successful and it was anything car related. My husband and up and test the equipment to make the best move I ever made! I loved I even got married on the way to a sure it’s working correctly. Once it and it gave me such a good car show and visited the M SPORT it’s all prepared, I would contact the start in my engineering career. rally team workshops straight after engineers again and we will discuss The bonus was I also got to work the wedding service. We then did the quickest way to get it to the with my dad! When I finished my a tour of the Lake District with the outage. This could be by road, sea or apprenticeship, I worked at the wedding ribbons on our car with helicopter. Our aim is always to get power station for a year but there 180 other classic cars. This was our the outage fixed as quickly as wasn’t a full-time role for me and honeymoon! possible to keep everyone safe at when I left I couldn’t find another sea. A lighthouse or buoy not engineering job in my area. At working could have a devastating that time there weren’t many effect if a ship were to hit rocks. opportunities but luckily I had admin “The most enjoyable and accounts experience and worked part of my job is On days without any outages, I’ll in an office for a couple of years. catch up on emails to check for other knowing that the work requests and order spares and I got back into engineering by taking equipment is working, tools for the workshop. I have to a welder/fabricators job with a local keep the workshop fully stocked for aquaculture firm. I progressed to the lights are on visiting technicians. I might also need fixing all their equipment and working to order stores of batteries, cables, as a plant fitter which I really and that the team solar panels and navigational lights enjoyed. It gave me much more appreciates what I for other areas. Because I work with experience and variety to my a variety of different technology for engineering knowledge. Then a good do.” all areas of Scotland and the Isle of friend of mine mentioned he was Man, I also help to train the other applying for a technician’s job with technicians on lights and racon (radar NLB and they were looking for more beacons) as they might not have technicians, so I applied, and was come across that specific type of delighted to get the job. That was equipment in their area of Scotland. 14 years ago, and I have loved every minute of the job, the people and the The most important parts of my day lighthouses! Thank you to Martime UK are to keep records of everything for giving us permission to I’m doing so the engineering What do you enjoy doing in your reproduce the case studies. database is accurate and up to date. spare time? Find out more about This helps everyone know exactly I love spending time with my kids. Maritime UK and read all the what’s fitted and working on My daughter is 10 and helps out case studies at lighthouses and buoys. with RDA Carriage driving and rides www.maritimeuk.org/careers/

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Photo caption from left to right: Caitlin Thomson, Phase 1 Electrical Technical Design apprentice with Babcock; Nusrat Ghani MP; Gordon Bowers, Phase 4 Pipefitter apprentice with Babcock; Lewis Thomas qualified Deck Rating apprentice with NLB. Maritime Minister visits PHAROS

In February, the then Maritime fantastic place to build a career, and end of their training, the young Minister Nusrat Ghani, visited we are determined to help our young people have the combination of PHAROS, when the vessel was people lead the charge towards a specialist skills and knowledge about to go into drydock at bright future for the sector.” that are bespoke to NLB’s Babcock’s Rosyth facilities. requirements such as deck work, Chief Executive Mike Bullock, buoy maintenance, helicopter During the visit the Minister was commented: operations and lighthouse storing given a tour of the vessel and met operations.” members of the crew, including “It was a great pleasure to Babcock Apprentices and NLB welcome the Minister onboard qualified Deck Rating Apprentice, PHAROS again to show her the vital Lewis Thomas. Lewis started his work we do to keep mariners and the Apprenticeship with NLB in June environment safe around Scotland 2016 and after successfully and the Isle of Man. completing the two year Apprenticeship, he was promoted “We also welcomed the opportunity to Seaman in 2018. to talk to the Minister about NLB’s vessel replacement project which is Nusrat Ghani MP said: in its early stages and our Deck Rating Apprenticeship Scheme “I was delighted to visit the NLV which has been running since 2016. PHAROS at Babcock’s Rosyth The introduction of the Scheme has facilities today, to meet the fantastic had the obvious benefit of selecting crew and apprentices who form and nurturing young talent to part of our 186,000 strong maritime join our workforce. And more workforce. Maritime is a truly particularly, ensures that by the

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AtoN Review IALA Conference 2020 to 2025 Published

We have completed our latest five yearly comprehensive review of AtoN requirements for the waters around the UK and Ireland. The GLA AtoN Review follows wide-scale consultation with users and representative organisations, from leisure sailors to commercial operators. You can download a copy of the Review from our website www.nlb.org.uk

At the beginning of the year we IALA is a non profit, international hosted the IALA workshop on the technical association. It gathers Future of DGPS at 84, George together marine aids to navigation Street. authorities, manufacturers, consultants and scientific and Over 50 attendees from around training institutes and offers them the world came to Edinburgh to the opportunity to exchange and discuss the future of DGPS and compare their experiences and update IALA guidance. achievements. IALA encourages its members to work together in a common effort to harmonise aids to navigation worldwide and to ensure that the movements of vessels are safe, expeditious and cost effective while protecting the environment. Message from the Skies

During the month of January, the front of our building on George Street was transformed into an art installation for Message from the Skies as part of a literary and video project co-commissioned by Edinburgh’s Hogmanay and Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The letter projected onto our building was ‘Lightkeepers,’ by author Charlotte Runcie. She wrote about lighthouses, real and symbolic, and their connection to literature and hope.

A review in the Guardian newspaper said: “None does it more exquisitely than Charlotte Runcie’s Lightkeepers, projected on to the front of the Northern Lighthouse Board.., its distinc- tive miniature lighthouse incorporated into Kate Charter’s pulsating animations.”

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Spotlight on our Apprentices

Lachlan Greig and James Addison are in their third year of an Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship combining on the job training with study at Forth Valley College.

Lachlan at the top of Girdleness Lighthouse James at Skerryvore Lighthouse

“When I left school, my love of engineering took me “When I saw the apprenticeship advertised with NLB, to a mechanical engineering degree at Edinburgh it stood out from all the others. I was particularly University. However, I was disappointed with the lack of interested in gaining experience in electrical practical experience which had drawn me to the subject maintenance as well as being able to travel and see in the first place. Thus fulfilling a lot of parent’s fears, I different parts of Scotland. dropped out of university, and worked in bars and restaurants. Despite this change of track, I credit that “I’m now in my third year and working my way towards time with giving me the clarity to see what I really gaining professional qualifications. I am really enjoying wanted from my career and life. And when I saw the working on site and getting the hands-on practical advert for the apprenticeship with NLB, I applied experience. Working with the Northern Lighthouse immediately. Board really is unlike any other job. We get to experience opportunities most people will never have, “Now I’m in my third year, I’ve had many opportunities such as living for two weeks on Muckle Flugga, the to get out on site. Highlights include helicopter travel most northerly point in the UK. to the Monach Isles, Haskier, and Mallaid Point in the Western Isles, places I would never have seen if it “I’ve found the balance of study and practical work that weren’t for this job.” an apprenticeship offers extremely beneficial towards gaining a professional qualification and I’d strongly recommend this route to aspiring engineers.”

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Stuart MacBrayne and Cammy MacMillan are the latest Spotlight on our Apprentices recruits of our Deck Rating Apprenticeship Scheme. Both are in their second year of the two year apprenticeship and when not at sea, they attend City of Glasgow College.

Stuart at Dubh Artach Lighthouse Cammy (right) in the helicopter on his way to site

“Growing up just outside Campbeltown, close to “Before joining the Northern Lighthouse Board I spent the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse, I have always had four years working at Dunstaffnage Marina, a marina an interest in life at sea and lighthouses. I studied at and boat yard based just outside Oban. I worked there Campbeltown Grammar School before entering part-time when I was still at school and then full-time full-time employment with the local fuel merchants after leaving school. It was here that I got a real feel for and shipping agent. After spending over five years the industry and learnt the skills for a career at sea. working as a Fuel Transport Clerk, I decided it was time to move on and start my career at sea. “After a few years at Dunstaffnage I decided it was time to move on and when I saw the job opportunity “I’m really enjoying my apprenticeship with NLB. with NLB I knew it was for me. I’m really enjoying my During my first two months at sea I had visited more apprenticeship and have progressed my day to day of Scotland than I ever had before. One of my skills needed for this job massively. Everyone has been highlights has to be my trip to London onboard very helpful and good to me and I’m learning so many PHAROS for London International Shipping Week. different skills and techniques which vastly improve my Sailing up the Thames was a once in a lifetime learning.” experience! And another was visiting Hyskeir Lighthouse. This was my first trip off the ship onto a lighthouse and first time flying in a helicopter.

“I would highly recommend an apprenticeship and working at sea to other young people. I have developed skills which will last a lifetime whilst working in a close-knit team and building working relationships with all my colleagues.”

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Spotlight on our people

Over the past six months and particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, our work caught the attention of the media. Here’s a roundup of some of the coverage we received.

KITCHEN TABLE HERO THE YOUNG MAN AND THE SEA: KEEPING LIGHTHOUSES LOOKING AFTER SCOTLAND’S THE LIFE OF SCOTLAND’S WORKING DURING THE LIGHTHOUSES MODERN LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS LOCKDOWN

Monitoring Officer, Marion Lafferty Electrical Engineering Apprentice Mechanical Technician Ross Russell featured in the Scotsman on 4 April. Lachlan Greig spoke to the Scotsman was interviewed by the BBC about Marion talked about the challenges about life as an apprentice with NLB. the adjustments we have had to of working from home and how she make to ensure our work continues continues to monitor the lights from “Once scared of heights, he now during the lockdown. Talking about her kitchen table with her very clambers into helicopters and flies a recent trip to the Bell Rock, Ross needy dog Cooper. Marion told through 40 mile per hour winds to fix explained how each member of the the Scotsman: “There are a few electronics, even scaling tower team had to drive to Dundee Airport challenges to working from home, exteriors to help mend weather separately before catching a 30 from systems to people, but we are vanes and replace panes of glass minute helicopter ride to PHAROS. flexible and adaptable, resourceful hundreds of feet above the roaring He said: “We normally mingle with and resilient and can continue to sea.” Read more at www.scotsman. the ship’s crew but this time we ensure the safety of all at sea during com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/ were kept away from them and given these unusual times.” You can read young-man-and-sea-life-scotlands- our own isolation deck.” Read the full the article at www.scotsman.com/ modern-lighthouse-keepers-2872633 article and find out how the team health/coronavirus/kitchen-table-hero- social distanced at the Bell Rock looking-after-scotlands-lighthouses- Lighthouse on the BBC News her-very-needy-dog-2529056 website www.bbc.co.uk/news/ uk-scotland-edinburgh-east- fife-52622156

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FAMILY OF THE DAY ON WHAT’S LIFE LIKE FOR THOSE SPOON UNCOVERED IN SHIP’S CHANNEL 4 - THE STEPH SHOW KEEPING SCOTLAND’S COASTAL ANCHOR WATERS SAFE DURING THE PANDEMIC?

PHAROS and POLE STAR featured We were approached by BBC While recovering the anchor on The Steph Show, Channel 4’s Scotland news programme ‘The chain on POLE STAR, off Kyle of first daytime show hosted by Steph Nine’ to make a short video about Lochalsh a few months ago, a spoon McGovern, as the show’s ‘Family of life on the ships during the covid-19 got caught up in the chain. The the Day’, in April. Sean Rathbone pandemic. Sean Rathbone and Chief spoon must have been in the mud and Mike Smith were interviewed Caterer Anna Lawlor gave viewers a on the seabed and when the chain live via skype and a montage of film glimpse of life onboard POLE STAR was raised it balanced itself perfectly. and photographs were shown with a series of video clips they Crew member Duncan MacArthur highlighting the work carried out by filmed for the programme. spotted it, cleaned it up and discov- the ships. A big thank you to all the ered it had the letters USN stamped crew and to Sean and Mike for on it. After a bit of research, Duncan agreeing to do this and for the many found out it is a 1940’s edition spoon video clips they filmed for the from the US Navy so the chances programme. are it had been lying on the seabed since WW2! The story was picked up by the Press and Journal and had a small mention in The Sun.

THE SECRET LIFE OF KEEPING OUR BUOYS CHRISTMAS DAY VIEWING! THE LIGHTHOUSE SHIPSHAPE

Mike Bullock and Graeme Macdonald Scottish Water filmed at our Oban It seems like a long time ago now, were interviewed at HQ in Base and onboard POLE STAR last but on Christmas Day we were on February for a new Channel 5 three year. They released the short film national TV twice so we thought it part documentary on lighthouses. on social media in February. There’s was worth mentioning! In the Former Keeper John Boath was some great footage of the crew morning Captain Sean Rathbone did interviewed at the Signal Tower carrying out buoy work and it is well a live Skype interview for BBC Museum and our GLA colleagues at worth a watch. You can view the Breakfast News from POLE STAR Trinity House and Irish Lights also video on YouTube https://www.you- and in the evening the Christmas contributed to the programme which tube.com/watch?v=jEdVM0dlPrU Special of Call the Midwife featured should be aired this year. Eilean Glas Lighthouse. RLK, Ruaridh Macrae is pictured above with members of the cast.

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Supporting key workers...

While NLB’s office based staff have been working from kitchens, living rooms, spare bedrooms and in some cases, the garden shed during lockdown, the crews of PHAROS and POLE STAR have been at their normal place of work - on the ships - to attend to essential work for the safety of the mariner. And during the campaign to support and show appreciation for our key workers, Crew of PHAROS taking part in the both crews took part in the clap for clap for key workers carers and NHS staff every Thursday, wherever the vessels were moored.

But possibly one of the more unusual places to join in the clap for carers Landmarks across Aberdeen was at the top of the Bell Rock. including our very own Girdleness Technicians Neil, Ross and Iain didn’t Lighthouse were illuminated in miss the opportunity to show their rainbow colours on the evening appreciation when they were at the of Thursday 30 April to show lighthouse to carry out essential appreciation for NHS staff and carers. maintenance work. Aberdeenshire-based Live Event Management in association with Event TM and A-Line Group organised the event. The vessels also joined the nation in marking the 75th Anniversary of Photo credit C Holden VE Day by shining their searchlights into the night sky on Thursday 8 May. Surprise visitor for POLE STAR

POLE STAR had a surprise visit from HM Coastguard in March when the vessel was anchored between Inverness and Invergorden. Frazer Munro, Chief Mate on POLE STAR Thank you to took this fantistic sunset photo whilst at Calum MacAulay, anchor in the Sound of Harris. Bosun on POLE STAR for capturing the moment! To keep up to date with our work and to see images and videos taken by our people, follow us on social media.

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APPOINTMENTS

Anna Lawlor Michell McLachlan-Hay Jonathan Stewart Chief Caterer, PHAROS Estates Administrator Second Engineer, PHAROS

Originally from Ireland, I studied I was born in Cape Town in South In 1995 I started my career at sea Communications Studies at DCU. I Africa but grew up living in as an Engineer Cadet with Blue Star briefly worked in advertising but soon Zimbabwe and Namibia as well as Line, carrying frozen chickens and got bored of office life so made the South Africa. My parents met on the fresh fruit around the world. move to Vietnam to teach English. Zambian Copperbelt and uprooted us every few years to move to a Soon after qualifying, my career Since then I have done a plethora different country. I have also headed off in a different direction of different jobs all over the world – travelled through parts of England as I moved to the offshore support divemaster in Honduras, youth and Europe, Malaysia, Singapore, industry. The following 22 years worker in Australia, photographer Brazil and Mozambique and have have been spent on various offshore in Mt. Aspiring National Park, New three adult sons living in Cape Town. vessels in many parts of the world. Zealand, and production runner on a TV show in Bristol. I am now married to an artist who I was delighted to be offered a makes movie props, designs 3D wall position as Second Engineer with But with a love for the ocean, I ended tiles, and is planning his next 2 metre NLB. This was topped-off the up working on super yachts, initially totem pole! We moved to Edinburgh following week by passing my Chief as a stewardess and then as crew last year during a sculpture Engineers exam. It’s been an and guest chef after some training. commission for a huge set of steel interesting first trip joining the That career took me all over the bagpipes for a local businessman. PHAROS in Oban amidst all the world, including three Atlantic We had been living in Ireland for a turmoil of the COVID pandemic, but crossings, one Pacific crossing and year after emigrating from South I have been made most welcome most of the Caribbean. In-between, Africa in our attempt to have a by all the crew and am thoroughly I was lucky enough to get a job with European base from which to ‘see enjoying working here! the British Antarctic Survey and spent the world’. six months working on base in When on leave, I enjoy travelling Antarctica – an experience I will My lifelong passion is the cuisine of with my family, dog-walking and never forget! different countries. I have cooked mountain-biking, and am involved in since a child, with Thai my firm running the kids section of our local After over a decade on the move, favourite followed by Indian then mountain bike club. home was calling (well, my second Portuguese. A recent challenge is my home) and getting the job with NLB husband becoming vegetarian, which has granted me the opportunity to has resulted in a lockdown vegetable buy my first home here in Scotland garden. and to move closer to my sister and family. My work has been mostly in accounts and property. Cape Town I now have the time to pursue my and Edinburgh have old architecture other hobbies like hill walking, in common, and working at NLB is a climbing and mountain biking and very interesting continuation of the to relish the opportunity to view all property theme. the beautiful lighthouses around the Scottish coastline. To have a role in the preservation of such majestic structures is something I am very proud of, and I am excited by it daily.

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APPOINTMENTS DEATHS

Luke Johnson It is with sadness we have to appointed Electrical/Electronic report the following deaths Technician Wilson Scott, former Chief Callum Smedley Steward appointed 2nd Engineer

Daniel McManamy Rowland Duncan, former Duncan MacLean appointed Caterer Lightkeeper Second Mate, PHAROS PROMOTIONS I have always been aware of Sandy Young, former Chief of the Northern Lighthouse Board James Mortimer Steward having grown up on the Isle of appointed Chief Engineer Mull. Part of my school cross wife of country run used what is known George Gallacher Violet MacLeod, appointed Chief Caterer the late Duncan MacLeod, as the Lighthouse Path, in Lightkeeper Tobermory, which ran towards Chris Murphy Rubha Nan Gall Lighthouse. It has appointed Chief Engineer always been one of my favourite June Alexander, wife of places. RETIREMENTS the late Robert Alexander, Lightkeeper After leaving school I studied Law at University. I completed Kenny Irvine my Post-Graduate Legal Practice Chief Engineer John Allan Muir, former Diploma in 2009. At that time the Mechanical Engineer financial crisis was at its peak and Ned Kelly jobs were few and far between. Chief Caterer Eddie Dishon, former A lot of my friends from home had Steve Dailly Edinburgh based Senior joined the Merchant Navy and said Electrical Incorporated Technician (PTO) that I would enjoy it, so I applied Engineer and started a cadetship with Gulf Offshore. On completion, I went David Wilson on to work as Second Mate with Electrical Project Engineer the company for 5 years, on board supply vessels in the North Sea. In late 2018, I left Gulf to gain Ralph Paxton experience elsewhere, working via Able Seafarer Deck an agency for Trinity House, prior to starting at the Northern Stevie Welsh Lighthouse Board. Able Seafarer Deck

In my spare time I like to do a We would like to thank lot of road cycling, mountain all our retirees for their biking and golf. I also occasionally years of hard work and navigate for a friend in his Vauxhall Chevette rally car. dedication and wish you a happy and healthy retirement. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic many leaving celebrations had to be postponed but we hope to see you all for a belated farewell drink in the not too distant future.

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The Northern Lighthouse Board Marine Base Support is Certificated to:- NLB Oban offers full marine base support facilities, including berthing services, ultra high pressure washing, paint spray booth, electrical and • BS ISO 45001:2018 - Occupational electronic testing and engineering support. Health and Safety Management System

• BS EN ISO 9001:2015 - Quality Management System

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• BS EN ISO/IEC 27001:2013 - Information Security Management More than Lighthouses System www.nlb.org.uk The Northern Lighthouse Board is the General Lighthouse Authority responsible for Scotland and the Isle of Man.

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