UBUC

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** PRESIDENT'S BULLETIN **
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** END WEEK 4 **
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** WEEK: 29th Oct - 4th Nov **
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CONTENTS:

1. TRAINING: - Updated Training Groups
- Ocean Diver Lectures
- Dive Leader Lectures
- Oxygen Administration
- Dive Leader Training Packs

2. KIT: - Kit Sale

3. NOTICES: - Summer Expedition to Isles of Scilly
- Recall of Oceanic Regulators
- Save Lyme Bay

4. EVENTS: - Get F***cked for Fitz Party - 9th Nov
- Dave's 24th?? Birthday Drinks

5. TRIPS: - Babbacombe 11th November




TRAINING:

1. UPDATED TRAINING GROUPS***********************************************

Hi all,

Below is the list of groups. Please make sure that you attend the Lecture this Tuesday (if you are a trainee) at 6.00pm (NOT 6.30pm) in the Union building (Training Suite, same as last week) and (for both Crossovers and Trainees) your allocated pool session.

See you Tuesday,

John

TUESDAY (8.30 - 10.00pm)

GROUP 1
INSTRUCTORS/ASSISTANTS CROSSOVER
John Liddiard Will Egan
Steve Murray Beth Healy
Nicola Winstanley Dom Boniface
John McGeagh Joanne Jones
Craig Rockliffe Hannah Rose
Autumn White
Liam Crossley

GROUP 2
INSTRUCTORS/ASSISTANTS TRAINEES
Keith DeBlanger Jane Byrne
Sandie Cree Lucy Oliver
Andrew Ellie Griffthis
Libby Lauren Poole
James Lancaster Dong Ning Zhou
Kate Jopling Ellena Couce
Huw Bowen
Joe Surtees
Tom Cairns
Eva Linnel*

GROUP 3
INSTRUCTORS/ASSISTANTS TRAINEES
Emma Brennand Tim Sherratt
Dave L Anna Baird
Oliver Brown Naomi Bull
Olivia Coudbrough Jonny Day
Jade Nenville
Giullana Auinger
Joel Sanderson
Zardia Swift

GROUP 4
INSTRUCTORS/ASSISTANTS TRAINEES
Ali C Sabina Moore
Piers India Warren
Andy Kiddier Mhairi Kerr
Jess Tom Holloway
Matt Anderson Felix Marx
James Mitchell
Nick Smith
Luke Jones


FRIDAY (7.30-9.00pm)


GROUP 1
INSTRUCTORS/ASSISTANTS CROSSOVER
John Liddiard Beth Bucannon
Andy Kiddier Sally Bridgwater
Mike Shepperd Caroline Enslee
Liam Crossley
Sophie Ellis
Zoe Cleaver
William Williams
Oliver Burke

GROUP 2
INSTRUCTORS/ASSISTANTS TRAINEES
Chris O Jack Abbotts
Vicky Paytner Andy Woodward
Becky Seeley Nick Fyson
Mette Iversen Edward Carr
Anthony Whittaker Joanne Kitsen
Jonathon Stanley
James Mitchell

GROUP 3
INSTRUCTORS/ASSISTANTS TRAINEES
Emma Brennand Maria Kallamaa
Keith Oliver Turbull
Alex Moisley Elly King
Craig Rockliffe Rebecca Marsh*
Kate Jopling Candiece Landau
Charlotte Maddocks
Emma Endean
Bjarke*

John (jr6459@bristol.ac.uk)
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2. OCEAN DIVER LECTURES *******************************************

Ocean Diver lectures continue this week. This week is Tables Lecture and Workshop, It is important that Crossovers attend. Tuesday 6pm in the Art Studio. Please don't be late!

John (jr6459@bristol.ac.uk)
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3. DIVE LEADER LECTURES *******************************************

Leader lectures continue this week. These lectures happen on Tuesday nights from 6.00pm-7:30pm in CR4.

So if you are a sports diver, or a crossover to sports diver/dive leader
from another agency, and are interested to see what being a dive leader entails come along!

Piers (pb4356@bristol.ac.uk)
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4. OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION*******************************************

Next week I have booked MR6small for Wednesday (7th Nov) and Thursday (8th Nov) between 6-9pm for the O2 admin course. I realize that this will make it a rather dive leader-tastic week for you guys. I apologise for this but the union has very limited numbers of rooms available this term which is making organizing stuff at short notice a bit of a nightmare.

If you absolutely cannot make these dates please email me. The Thursday session will be more of an assessment session, while the Wednesday session is where the theory will be covered.

If only a couple of people cant make it I will carry on with the course regardless, but if many people cant make it I will just do the theory session on one of the evenings and we can do the assessments another time.

Cheers,
Piers (pb4356@bristol.ac.uk)
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5. DIVE LEADER TRAINING PACKS**************************************

Hi guys,
So far I have the following people attending dive leader lectures:
Emily Lishak
John O'Reilly
Jessica West
Kate Jopling
Oli Brown
Dom Warren Gash
Amy Fitz
Tom Noble
Craig Rockcliffe
Mette Iverson
Alex Mcneill
Joanne Jones

If people think they should be on this list please email me.

Coursepack costs:
-22 pounds if you are crossing over to Dive leader from Divemaster or equivalent (includes the Advanced diver manual and coursenotes)

-32 pounds if you are crossing over to Sports diver from Rescue diver or equivalent.(includes Dive Leader manual and coursenotes as well as Sports Dive Statement of Alternative training).

-22 pounds if you have qualified as an SD through BSAC. (includes DL manual and coursenotes).

For more details please see: http://bsac.org/page/530/branch-training-packs.htm

It will be necessary for people to purchase these at some point, Ideally sooner rather than later, so please bring a cheque to next weeks lecture.

Piers (pb4356@bristol.ac.uk)
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KIT:

1. KIT SALE SIZES**************************************************

Hey All

I understand that some of you who bought kit through the kit sale have had trouble with sizing. If this is still the case and you haven't gone directly to Bristol channel divers and had it sorted out - please email me with the sizing error and new size etc.

I know some of you have not got hold of basic pool kit. You will need to get this as soon as possible. This can be bought from any one of a number of dive stores in Bristol or online. Just do a simple google search remembering some stores are cheaper than others. You need:

Dive Boots,
Dive Fins,
Mask,
Snorkle

Try to get hold of this asap for pool training,

If you have any further questions give me an email,

Regards,

Mike (Equipment Officer) (mt5195@bristol.ac.uk)
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NOTICES:

1. SUMMER EXPEDITION TO THE ISLES OF SCILLY************************

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to organise a diving expedition to the Isles of Scilly next summer (Probably end of August/Start of September). These are a group of islands several miles off lands end with hundreds of shipwrecks and lots of reefs. For anyone not familiar with the diving here, just speak to anyone who was onboard the Joseph this summer and you will hear tales of huge lobsters, playing with groups of seals and wrecks dives with fantastic viz.

Here's a taster of the diving on offer:

Plympton & Hathor:
http://www.divernet.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?id=6089&sc=1026&ac=d&an=6089:+WRECKTOUR:100+The+Hathor+&+Plympto...

Cita:
http://www.divernet.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?id=1037&sc=&ac=d&an=

The plan is still in the initial stages, but will involve shipping over the club boats and mobile compressor on a crate in the scillionian. We will be camping on St Agnes and diving around the south side of St Marys and St Agnes and the western rocks. Depending on interest, the intention will probably be to run the trip over two weeks with the option for people to come along for one week and swap over in the middle.

Due to the depths of most of the sites this trip will be for Sports Divers and above (subject to DO approval). The finances havn't been calculated yet, but I would expect a week to cost in the region of £340 (including everything except booze) with £160 of this being a deposit payable before christmas. At this stage I would just like replies from people who might
be interested so I can gather a general consensus. I don't expect anyone to commit just yet. Once I know the level of interest I will put together a more detailed proposal. If anyone would like further information on the diving then you can find me after training on Tuesdays and Fridays or send me an email.

thanks,
Andy Kiddier
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2. RECALL OF OCEANIC REGULATORS*************************************

We have just been notified by Oceanic that they have issued a voluntary recall of their DX (diaphragm) type Regulator First Stages, the CDX5 and the FDX10. There is a problem with the HP seat which can be fixed by bringing it back to Dive Machine or another Oceanic Dealer or Service Centre.

Also if you have had your Oceanic Regulator DX4, DX3, CDX, CDX5, FDX10 or TDX5 serviced between May 1st 2006 and October 22nd 2007 should also bring your regulator back in to be checked.

The safety recall advises that potentially affected regs should NOT be used until they have been checked.

There is a database to check the serial numbers of possibly affected new regulators at www.oceanicworldwide.com *******************************************************************

3. SAVE LYME BAY**************************************************

From Bex:

Save Lyme Bay Reefs
Show your support for a 60 square mile ban on towed fishing gears

<http://www.joandjoe.com/cardsite/conservation/the_wildlife_trusts.php?s
ection=3Denvironment:marine>

Do you want to save Lyme Bay Reefs?
<http://www.joandjoe.com/cardsite/conservation/the_wildlife_trusts.php?s
ection=3Denvironment:marine>=20

Tell the Government you want to save Lyme Bay Reefs and sign our petition. Your contribution will help us work towards a sustainable future for...

<http://www.joandjoe.com/cardsite/conservation/the_wildlife_trusts.php?s
ection=3Denvironment:marine>=20

The last chance for Lyme Bay Reefs?
DEFRA is consulting on options to protect marine biodiversity interests
in Lyme Bay. The Wildlife Trusts will be responding - calling for
statutory protection of all of the Lyme Bay Reefs - 60 square miles,
less than 10% of Lyme Bay.

Why?
Lyme Bay Reefs support rich and varied biological communities
of national importance. Scallop dredging destroys both seabed species and the habitats on which they depend. Species can recover, provided that disturbance to habitat is not too extreme. There is an urgent need to protect the reef habitats of Lyme Bay to prevent further damage and allow recovery of seabed communities.

Not just wildlife...
Diving, potting and sea angling are all activities that take place in Lyme Bay, each relies on healthy reefs for their future. All can be carried out without damaging reef habitats The economic value of the sustainable use of Lyme Bay Reefs to local communities is double that of scallop dredging.

More seabed destruction - or a sustainable future for the Lyme Bay
Reefs? It's a simple choice. You can find the consultation document on the Defra website:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/lymebay-biodiversity/index.htm
<http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/lymebay-biodiversity/index.ht
m

The deadline for comments is 7th December 2007. Unfortunately the documentation does not include key information gathered by The Wildlife Trusts since August 2006 which is relevant to the consultation. This new data on the distribution of pink sea fans the Homarus report on the economics of Lyme Bay Reefs mentioned in the consultation, but not included in the supporting information, and a report summarising 16 years of work on Lyme Bay Reefs can be found at:
http://www.savelymebayreefs.org <http://www.savelymebayreefs.org>=20

Together with further information about how The Wildlife Trusts is
responding.
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Please circulate this email to colleagues who may be interested
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EVENTS:


1. GET F***ED FOR FITZ PARTY 9th NOV********************************


Hi all

Below is an e-mail from the Canoe Club about their annual party, Get F***ed For Fitz! It's a great night and well worth coming along to. I have tickets if anyone want to buy them and I believe Alex will be organising some kind of Pre-party drinks for anyone who is going.

See you there
Craig



Hello!

This is an email to tell you about the Bristol University Canoe Club's
forthcoming party...

Get F***ed For Fitz!

What is it?

It's a big party and celebration in memory of Jon Fitzsimmons, a dedicated
member of the club who tragically died out in the Alps in July 2003. The
Canoe Club set up a memorial fund where money raised at GFFF is collected,
and is then put towards sending people on safety courses and buying safety
equipment for the club, to help prevent a similar thing happening again.

The details?

Venue: Slug & Lettuce (St. Nicholas Street, BS1 1UB)
Date: Friday 9th November
Time: 9pm onwards
Map:
http://www.slugandlettuce.co.uk/bristol/about/where_to_find_us_and_how_to_c
ontact_us/

Tickets cost £4 and can bought on the door, from any Canoe Club committee
member including myself (George Cave - gc6480@bristol.ac.uk). If you would
like any then please email me or give me a call on 07931 299964.

In addition, there will be an awesome raffle with amazing prizes coming in
from paddling companies, restaurants and many other places. Last year we
had prizes such as buoyancy aids, kayakojacko lessons, restaurant tickets,
crates of beer, t-shirts and lots more. A good excuse to spend some money
for a good cause!

It's always an amazing night and a great chance for all the extreme sports
clubs to get together. Please come down and support us and bring all your
friends as well - its a completely open invite!

So remember ... tickets cost £4. It's a brilliant night, in memory of an
amazing guy, and a chance to raise lots of money for a good cause. All the
money goes straight back into promoting safety within the Canoe Club. No
excuses for not coming!

George
Bristol University Canoe Club
gc6480@bristol.ac.uk
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2. DAVE'S 24th?? BIRTHDAY DRINKS*** ******************************
Hi

Fans of my life story will be aware that this Saturday (10th November) is my twenty something birthday. If you'd like to join me to celebrate I'll be in the Landsdown from 9pm on Saturday. Hopefully see some of you there.

Dave
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TRIPS:

1. SHORE DIVING TRIP TO BABBACOMBE ********************************

Hello all,

I'm organising a shore diving trip to Babbacombe on Sunday (11th of November). Babbacombe is a nice site a few hours drive from Bristol and is great for a bit of fun diving. The trip is open to anyone with a diving qualification.

Interested? There's a webcam and more at: http://www.babbacombebeach.com. The trip will cost a few pounds for borrowing club gear and petrol money. Bargain!

If you'd like to come along, please e-mail me with the following:

Diving Qualification :
Date of Last Dive :
Number of dives (approx):
Contact number:
Have a car? / Need a lift?:

If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me, otherwise hopefully see you there!

Cheers,
- Dom
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There are other trips planned for the future so please check the website
(www.ubuc.info). Also feel free to organise one yourself!

If you have anything to add to next week's bulletin from a birthday party
to kit for sale, please email me (cr4788@bristol.ac.uk).