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ater this Summer, local and visiting leisure craft to Stornoway Harbour in The Hebrides off the
West Coast of Scotland will be enjoying 75 new marina berths in its Newton Basin. These will increase capacity for leisure craft to 155. The new facilities, designed and built by Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS), will be protected by a state-of-the-art breakwater and complement the existing 80-berth marina that was previously expanded in 2014. With demand again currently
exceeding supply for berthing in Stornoway, ICMS has been
installing its leisure marina walkway and finger piers as part of Stornoway Port Authority’s 2017 Masterplan. The GRP mini-mesh decked pontoons will provide the much-needed additional marina berths, all with excellent anti-slip properties. The Outer Hebrides is a key
sailing destination for visitors and Stornoway is an important link in the chain of safe havens stretching from the Butt of Lewis to the Isle of Barra. The marina’s situation on the Isle of Lewis has made access to the mainland and construction plant challenging. “Being in The Hebrides has its
logistical issues when it comes to installation, but we always find a solution,” explained Brian Curley, ICMS Senior Project Manager. “Assembling the pontoons offsite really helps timewise and reduces the amount of specialist machinery needed in-situ. “This exciting project also
incorporates a new slipway and boat hoist, enabling the marina to offer boatyard services to visitors and port users,” continued Brian. “We are delighted to be involved in such a prominent project in Scotland, which will be enjoyed by locals, sailors from aboard and the wider community long into the future.”
Rolec back to business
After conducting a vigilant risk assessment and positioning the appropriate health and safety guidelines as advised by the UK Government, Rolec is now open for business, although currently only able to offer a limited service. The company thanks everyone for their continued support during these challenging times. Its team of dedicated experts
will be taking incoming calls and e-mails for quotations, enquiries, orders, order tracking and general support, but requests patience due to the limited nature of staff resources at present. The office will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. when general enquiries will be answered on: +44 (0)1205 724754 and wholesale enquiries dealt with on: +44 (0)1205 724773. Rolec has also resumed product manufacture, ensuring that orders and dispatches are fulfilled promptly.
Aerial view of Stornoway harbour. ICMS finger piers and walkway. Fast track for 24/7 online learning
The Marina Industries Association (MIA) has ramped up its online learning for marina industries since the onset of COVID-19. In 2019, MIA delivered two different types of educational online programs; a course and webinars. Now, the MIA’s online offering has increased to six types of online programs and this year it expects to deliver a minimum of 17 online educational activities. Andrew Chapman, MIA President,
said momentum for online learning was already growing pre-COVID-19 and added, “12 months ago we launched the Club Marina Extreme Weather Preparedness Course online. While initial take-up was slow, there has been a 60% increase in course enrollments from nine countries this year”. According to Vijaya Selvaraj, the
MIA’s Industry Education Officer, studying online has practical
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advantages not just during the COVID-19 crisis. “Shorter, more intensive and self-directed online learning gives our members greater flexibility to choose when, where and how they study. Members can participate from anywhere in the world and experts can be brought in via recorded interviews or live webinars. This enriches their learning experience and gives our members the opportunity to gain a truly global perspective and develop their networks. “Online learning methods can mimic actual classrooms with required attendance at specific times. It can be self-paced or blended and use a variety of tools to engage students and support learning. MIA’s Extreme Weather Course is self-paced and the materials can be accessed 24 hours per day, seven days per week and
participants are given 30 days to complete the Course. We are also rolling out a course focused on marina boat fire prevention, which will be a blended online course. The course will consist of two parts; the first self-paced while part two will consist of virtual classrooms. Virtual classrooms require both the instructor and the participants to be connected to the learning platform at the same time. This allows the participants to interact, ask questions to each other and the presenter, and conduct themselves as they would in a traditional classroom.” In July, MIA will conduct its first
ever online Intermediate Marina Management (IMM) Course. Traditionally, this face-to-face course is conducted over several days. The online IMM will be conducted over a period of four weeks. The Course
uses the ‘flipped classroom learning’ strategy. Students will be required to self-study each of the eight course topics (mostly online). On three occasions, they will interact with the presenters in the virtual classroom to review their learning and discuss the topics with their fellow course students. Colin Bransgrove, MIA CEO, said:
“Face-to-face learning will always be a core part of MIA’s education offering in normal times. The use of online learning, however, is suited to the MIA membership that is scattered across many countries from the Middle East to New Zealand. With 300 plus members across such a vast area of the globe it is inevitable online learning will become an increasingly important component of MIA activity to support the sustainable growth of the marina industries”.
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