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New Chief Instructor: Motor Cruising and Powerboating


Rachel Andrews joined us at the beginning of January. She is a Powerboat and Personal Watercraft Trainer, a Centre Inspector and a Yachtmaster Offshore, and has been working freelance in the UK and abroad for the past 3½ years. Prior to that she worked at a number of outdoor activities centres teaching a wide variety of land and water activities.


She brings with her a wealth of experience in working with centres, sailing clubs and local authorities, and in the superyacht industry.


Rachel says “I am thrilled to be taking up this new post working in RYA training and look forward to the challenges I will


face. I’ll be at quite a number of the Regional Instructor conferences over the next few months looking to meet as many of those helping to deliver the Motor Cruising and Power schemes as possible.”


Rachel is already getting to grips with the various demands of the training schemes, our centres and instructors.


She can be contacted on rachel.andrews@rya.org.uk or by calling 023 8060 4187


Vetting Schemes and Criminal Records Checks


New E-Learning


Assistant Welcome to Emily Stiles who joined us in November as E-learning Assistant, helping with the running and administration of RYA Interactive.


Fresh from a degree in Media Production and Technology, Emily brings with her design expertise and a certain amount of geekiness which will be invaluable to the project!


Emily can be contacted on emily.stiles@rya.org.uk or 023 8060 4185.


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The Government has announced that it will be reviewing the system of checks and registration schemes in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.


Here is an update on the current position:


England and Wales Reviews have been proposed for the Vetting and Barring Scheme, Criminal records regime and CRB disclosures between employers.


Scotland The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme has been delayed and will now come in during February. Anyone doing ‘regulated work’ with children or


protected adults will have to pay to join the scheme. The scheme will be free to volunteers. Subsequent employers will pay £18 to find if any new information has been added.


Northern Ireland The Vetting and Barring scheme, in whatever form it finally appears, will apply to Northern Ireland.


We will keep you informed as we hear about the reviews and changes.


The RYA offers a ‘registered body’ service to training centres, clubs and affiliated organisations through Discolosure Scotland, the CRB and Access NI.


SRC inspections


This is a reminder to all UK training centres that run dinghy, keelboat, powerboat, PW or windsurfing courses in addition to the SRC course:


Your SRC operation will be inspected along with your usual inspection in 2011. If you currently pay an annual recognition fee then you will also have received an invoice for the SRC inspection with your recognition fee invoice that was sent out at the end of December.


A report form was also sent to you at the end of December. Please check the requirements carefully and be sure to have all these items, including the training radios, at the location for the practical inspection. The inspector will be unable to complete the inspection without seeing all the items listed.


UK shorebased centres that run SRC training, but no practical courses, will be inspected for SRC in 2012/2013. The fee for this will be confirmed nearer the time.


Keep in


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