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The Trinity House journal | Spring 2017 | Issue 26 Safe passage We talk to one of our Boatswains about how we’re working hard to keep our seas safe and protect seafarers Spring 2017 | Issue 26 1 Welcome from Deputy Master, Captain Ian McNaught 2-4 Six month review 16 5 News in brief 34 6 Coming events 7 A sea change in awareness 8-9 Appointments 10-18 Engineering review 38 19 IALA update 22 20-21 The LED revolution 22 30 Running a tight ship 23 Wake up call 24-27 Charity update 28-29 How the Merchant Navy opens doors Welcome to your new Flash journal 30-33 Partner profile: IALA I would like to welcome all readers to your new-look Flash journal, the latest iteration of a publication that began in 1958 and has since seen a great many evolutions, both 34-35 significant and minor. Adapting to climate change Deputy Master Sir Gerald Curteis’ foreword for the inaugural 1958 issue of Flash 36 stated that the object of the magazine was ‘to bring us more together and to remind us that we belong to one service.’ With that cohesive spirit in mind, this new evolution of Book reviews our house journal will renew its focus on what makes Trinity House and our mission 37 so important: the people who work for us, the people who work with us and the Former lightvessel finds mariners we serve. I wish to thank—as always—the many people who contributed to putting this new purpose journal together. 38 Photography competition Neil Jones, Editor Trinity House, The Quay, Harwich CO12 3JW 39-45 01255 245155 A-Z of Trinity House [email protected] Captain Ian McNaught Deputy Master Emergent technologies, integrated planning and better awareness of mariner fatigue are all important elements in safeguarding seafarers and shipping he ongoing need for efficiencies—properly balanced against the need for the utmost reliability—means Tthat our work as a General Lighthouse Authority demands a high familiarity with new technology. Sometimes this might mean upgrading our lighthouses with LED lanterns, which many of you will be familiar with and can read more about in this journal. Sometimes, though, this can mean a deeper cultural change at Trinity House, such as the Maximo project, our new Maintenance Management Information System (MMIS). Projects like this help our various departments—spread out across various shore-based locations and three vessels—co-ordinate the resources and work programs needed to keep our aids to navigation service at peak efficiency, ensuring the best service for the mariner and the shipowner. At the November Court, Admiral Sir George Zambellas was sworn in as an Elder Brother of the Corporation. Being the former First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff—with a keen focus on leadership in technological organisations— he brings a welcome wealth of experience and insight to the Court. The annual Staff Awards in November highlighted once again the commitment to excellence and ongoing development evidenced in staff around the organisation, working experience. Minimal manning, adverse weather celebrating staff members’ dedicated service and conditions and high levels of traffic may find seafarers qualifications earned. I want to take this opportunity to working long hours with insufficient rest periods. The thank all of our staff for their work and reiterate that we potential results could include ill health, vessel casualties have the right people for the job. and environmental damage, among highly skilled seafarers I’m also pleased to see one of our vessel crew members who are in increasingly short supply. feature in the new staff profile, and confident that readers We continue apace with the Fleet Review being led by will enjoy reading about—and appreciate—his day-to-day the three General Lighthouse Authorities, exploring deeper contribution to our aids to navigation service. integration and improved planning practices, while also Elsewhere in the journal, readers can pick up views from ensuring the right level of support for our vital work at sea Younger Brother Captain John Rose as well as Director of and never losing focus on our statutory duty to ‘deliver Navigational Requirements Captain Roger Barker, another a reliable, efficient and cost-effective aids to navigation new and welcome platform to show the world the expertise service for the benefit and safety of all mariners’. we have onside here. John’s views on seafarer fatigue— while necessarily his own—certainly reflect an aspect of shipping that we are mindful of. The potential for fatigue at sea is high due to a range of factors—considered in combination rather than alone— many unique to the marine environment and the seafarers’ 1 Trinity House Six months in review Trinity House Cadet Lacey Griffin interviewed aboard Sunk Centre Lightvessel Deputy Master Captain Ian McNaught talks to the ITN film crew JULY 2016 UK Chamber of Shipping documentary Trinity House had the pleasure of working with the UK Emma Tiller, plus Captain Martin Phipps, from the Marine Chamber of Shipping and other maritime organisations such Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and ABP as the UK Hydrographic Office, Institute of Marine Engineering Southampton’s Harbour Master respectively. Each Science & Technology (IMarEST) and Plymouth University interviewee spoke about the importance of maritime training Marine Institute to help produce a programme about the and skills and the ongoing need for Trinity House’s work as a multi-faceted and vital UK shipping industry. General Lighthouse Authority in our waters. On a bright clear day in July, the Port Watch crew of THV The Trinity House segment of the programme is available Galatea welcomed onboard an ITN film crew along with online at Trinity House’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/ interviewees Deputy Master Captain Ian McNaught, Trinity trinityhouseuk). The whole programme is on the UK Chamber House Cadet Lacey Griffin and Younger Brethren Captain of Shipping website: www.ukchamberofshipping.com DECEMBER 2016 Carol Service The third annual Carol Service was held on 6 December at St. Olave’s Church on Hart Street, London. Led by our Chaplain, the Revd Oliver Ross, it was well attended by Trinity House staff and their partners, members of the Fraternity and residents from the almshouses at Walmer. The congregation heard a number of readings by members of staff and Elder Nichole Kelly reads at and Younger Brethren before heading to St. Olave’s Church a festive reception at Trinity House. 2 NOVEMBER 2016 Staff Awards 2016 The annual Trinity House Staff Awards ceremony took place on 8 November, to once again recognise and celebrate achievements by staff and contractors. First up were the awards for long service (20 years or more), going to Peter Dobson, Keith Cameron, Joanna Trueman (pictured), Michael Williams and Marilyn Horne. Joanna For outstanding individual achievement Trueman Peter Dobson, centre, benefitting Trinity House, awards went to receives and John Chilvers her award with their awards Darren Day, Peter Dobson (pictured) and John Chilvers (joint, pictured), Paul Williams and Chris Hargreaves (joint) and Peter Hill. Darren’s award was for his innovative new Recognising achievement of job-related installation of the Harwich Storage Area lantern control system that can be used for a professional qualifications in 2015/16, awards Network System; help on numerous marine single flashing lantern or flashed lanterns in a went to Ben Lankester (Masters Certificate of projects; our Data Centre Upgrade; and for main/standby arrangement of any range. Competency), Andrew Christopher (NVQ longstanding service to Trinity House. Peter and John received their award for their Level 2 Electrical), Martin Hamilton (Chief Mate Then came the awards for individuals, instrumental work in the development of a solar Certificate of Competency), Lewis Dale thanking them for their valuable, effective and panel monitoring product. (Intermediate Apprenticeship – Warehouse longstanding service: Bill Kennett (Dungeness Paul and Chris were awarded for the Operative), James Rowe (Intermediate Lighthouse Attendant), Ralph Wilson outstanding contribution they have made to the Apprenticeship – IT, Software, Web & Telecoms (ex-Attendant for Holy Island), Trevor Kendall furtherance of maritime navigation science in Professional), Shaun Keable (Diploma in (Sark Lighthouse Attendant), Mark Sythes the development of eLoran. Facilities Management – Level 3), Kris Askey (Attendant for Whitby and Flamborough Head Peter was awarded for his work in connection (Masters Certificate of Competency), Chris Lighthouses) and J & L Donaldson (over ten with updating Trinity House’s Climate Change Akiotu (NONC Level 2 for working as a years’ service to the East Coast team). Adaptation report which resulted in a letter of Doorman and gaining his Security Industry Finally, two Trinity House Cadets collected thanks from Lord Gardiner, the Defra Minister. Authority Licence) and Chris Bannister awards: Adam Willmott, for his actions in For ‘Outstanding Team Achievement (Second Engineers (Unlimited) Certificate directly assisting the Commander of the UK Benefitting Trinity House’, awards went to the of Competency). Border Force vessel HMS Valiant in rescuing six team of Richard Humphris, Daniel Sime, To thank contractors giving exceptionally immigrants in the Dover Strait on 26 August David Hayes and Rob Hepburn, for their work effective service to Trinity House, awards were 2016; and Samuel Rimmer, awarded the John on the Maximo Project, bringing a complex and presented to representatives of the DTP Group, Milner Prize for Navigation by Warsash Maritime challenging solution in to tight timescales and UK Docks, Workspace Technology Ltd and Academy, given to the Foundation Degree on budget. Welch Refrigeration for, respectively: Deck Cadet who has excelled in his field. © Gary Heath NOVEMBER 2016 The Nancy Blackett Trust trains with a 28ft Bermudan Cutter Young Brethren Regional Grant Committee Trinity House has established the Younger Brethren Regional Grant Committee to help the Trinity House Maritime Charity further its charitable works at a regional level.
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