Safety Bulletin

Each year the entire membership of CCGA (NL) Inc. are asked to vote for a District Director.  In September the following Directors were elected from their respective Districts:-

District 1 – Marcel O’Brien, L’anse au Loup – Labrador

District 2 – Ron Pittman, Englee

District 3 – Howard Noel, Woody Pt. (elected by acclimation)

District 4 – Wesley Snook, Hr. Breton

District 5 – Winston Pitcher, Burin

District 6 – Ed Bruce, Long Hr.

District 7 – Jim Chidley, Renews

District 8 – Ross Petten, Port de Grave

District 9 – Aidan Penton, Joe Batts Arm

District 10 – Eugene Gray, La Scie

Each year in January the entire membership of CCGA (NL) is sent a renewal form in order to renew their membership and update their status.

Members are reminded to keep their status updated and send in this renewal form.  Failure to receive your renewal form back in the office in St. John's by March 31 will result in being removed from CCGA (NL) and loss of membership and years of service. 

In October, 2011 CCGA (NL) will host a Training Seminar at the Lewisporte Marina in Lewisporte for members from each of the 10 Administrative Districts.  

Three members from each district will travel to the Lewisporte Marina to participate in events such as Search and Rescue Planning, First Aid Refresher, Emergency Abandonment, and Marlin Splice.  

The seminar will began with the inflation of a liferaft and an overview of its contents.  From there members will practice donning and doffing an Immersion Suit, jumping into the water, and actually swimming to an inflated raft and getting into and out of the raft. 

During the first aid refresher members will have an opportunity to practice their first aid skills.  At the Search and Rescue Planning event members will be given an opportunity to review search patterns and to plot a location on a chart.

This training is facilitated by the Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue department.