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Apologies
All
committee members present except Syd Farrow and Steve Hill
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Matters Arising
Octopush T-Shirts
This seems to have been going on a long time. Do we still want
to get t-shirts. Stewart to talk to Janice/Karen to find out if they
still want t-shirts for a small price.
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Membership Secretary
70
divers at present with 11 outstanding renewals
28 Snorkel members
10 Training members
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4. |
Diving Officer's Report
I survived the jungle
and had a great time diving off Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai. The
diving was certainly world class and I saw more different and
unusual critters than I have seen anywhere before. I was enthralled
by everything from leopard sharks to the tiny but incredibly
beautiful mandarin fish. Can you imagine what it is like to be
excitedly spotting all these wonderful creatures and to have your
dive interrupted by a loud bang? The appalling truth is that
dynamite fishing still takes place. Sipadan and Mabul seem safe for
now but some of the sites are completely devoid of fish. Dynamite
fishing is illegal but policing is insufficient. Dynamite fishing
destroys not only all the fish but the corals as well. On one dive
the waters were crystal clear – clear of everything – not a fish was
left except a few dead ones lying on the bottom. Amazingly some of
the macro life was still there but without the corals, they will not
last long. On several dives we heard the bangs. The liveaboard we
were on keeps having to abandon its previously beautiful sites when
they discover the destruction. As divers we must do everything we
can to try and stop this. I have written to Greenpeace and intend to
write to the Malaysian Government. In one of the hotels, shark fin
soup was on the menu. I complained to the management and informed
them that I would never stay there again unless they stopped serving
it. Such action might seem laughable, but if every person who has
ever donned scuba gear did the same, we just might make a
difference.
Kate.
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Training Officers Report
All
dive leader lectures have now been completed.
5
need to do O2 course. Pete is going to speak to Judy Kenyon to find
out about a regional course
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Treasurer's Report
March Net income £1826 Spent £2032
Year to date £-206.00
BSAC 18 due a rebate from Kirklees Active Leisure for over payment
approximately £37.50. Pool hire is paid until February and room hire
is paid until March.
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Equipment Officer's Report
Andy Briggs resigns from post of Equipment Officer
Compressor – Andy Briggs will still take of this issue. Compressor
failed on O2 test and needs a new filter but is in an installed.
Andy had issue with kit not being tidied away properly. Diving
instructors need to make sure all kit is tidied away before leaving
the pool side.
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Welfare Officer Report
Has
CRB information, but has only just received information and needs to
read what he has to do and distribute them.
A
policy needs to be put into place regarding octopush going on trips
etc. Gary is going to speak to Karen and see what needs to be put in
place.
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Dive Planning and Marshalling
There
seems to be a big issue regarding dive planning and marshalling.
There is a huge gap between BSAC policy and what happens in the
club.
Several issues have been raised. What constitutes a club dive? Who
is qualified to be a dive
Marshall?
What should we do about surface cover? Can a skipper be classed as
surface cover?
Ray
and Pete are going to distribute the dive leader notes for dive
planning and marshalling to the committee. This will be discussed
next meeting when everyone has had a chance to read up BSAC policy
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