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Institution welcomes first Letters to the Editor
Corporate Partner in South Africa Titles
Sir: Small point to note in future
The Institution welcomes Petro Tech chosen to demonstrate their commitment to regarding RN Officers’ titles, vide Vice
Inspections SA as its first Corporate Partner high standards of professional competence Admiral Wildish & the loss of HMS Prince
Member in South Africa, joining those other by its employees by becoming a Corporate of Wales, (Aug RINA News). The suffix
companies and organisations which have Partner member of the Institution. “Royal Navy” (retired or otherwise) is
only appended to Captains RN and below,
(with any qualifications in between); and
Engineering Council UK
never to officers of flag rank, as appeared
in the eNewsletter. I hope the Chief
Registration Fees 2010
Executive will confirm this.
I (and many others) particularly
detest the frequently used description in
journals of “UK Royal Navy”, when our
The 2010 EC(UK) registrations fees will EngTech - 15 GBP service has been around for about 1200
remain unchanged from 2009. These are: years. Read the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Reduced Annual Registration Fees for evidence. More recently, many other
Annual Registration Fees (for registrants suffering financial countries have deferred with titles such
(for all registrants): hardship): as Royal Netherlands, Royal Canadian
and Royal Thai Navies. One of Prince
CEng - 29 GBP CEng - 12 GBP Charles’ frequent expressions, when
IEng - 24 GBP IEng - 11 GBP one of our students at Greenwich long
EngTech - 14 GBP EngTech - 8 GBP ago, was “YUK”. I feel the same way
whenever I read “UK Royal Navy”. Bob
Registration Entry Fees: The Engineering Council UK annual fee Barnes (Lt Cdr, MRINA, RN)
for members registered through RINA I stand duly chastised and
CEng - 46 GBP will be collected with the 2010 Annual reprimanded.
IEng - 36 GBP Membership Fee. Chief Executive
HM Naval Base,
Durban, 1941
Sir: In the papers of a relative, HC James,
rina
naval architect, there is hand drawing of
affairs
a naval scene with sidebars of workshop
and surveying on a foolscap sheet. The
two figures in the sidebars are giving the
‘V’ sign and there is a V on the centre
drawing. The caption reads:
The Institution is not, as a body, responsible for opinions expressed in RINA Affairs unless expressly stated that these are
“ALL FULL AHEAD TO VICTORY
Council’s views.
- WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF
Editor The Chief Executive THE SCE’S DEPT H.M. NAVAL BASE,
Design/Production Manager Sandy Defraine
DURBAN. 1944”
About 50 handwritten names are
Published by The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
on the side margins and around the
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caption.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7235 4622 As this item was kept until his death,
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then the death of his wife and more
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recently (2009) a nephew, do you know
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whether it may have some significance
somewhere and should be conserved?
I would be most grateful for any
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