Recent content by ace_bridger

The skipper and company are responsible for decisions made by the skipper. Fact. My disappointment is with the RYA reaction. They're seperating themsleves from HL for their self protection. They should be working with their schools when things go wrong, not hanging them out to dry. I agree...

The Institute of Mechanical Engineers. The Institute of Electrical Engineers. I think we're talking about different levels of accrediation here.

Appears so!! :( I've had it, I'm off to bed.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes & yes. So you think that the RYA documentation negates the duty on them to support one of their schools? The RYA cannot survive if schools are not successful and they have a responsibility to work with their schools when times are good as well as when they are bad...

Let's face it...none of us have all the facts, just opinions. I just think it's a real shame that HL have been left out to dry by the very people who should support them.

They will refer to themsleves as an 'institute', not an institution...but I agree with your point.

They employ skippers who hold CI or YMI tickets, QA done by the RYA. HL are not responsible for the training of their skippers...the RYA are.

Exactly, as a CENG, if you screw up you're in court, not your employer. So why is HL been scapegoated here? They're the employer. With your analogy, the skipper should be the focus of things ...not HL.

Clearly you're a teenager.

You clearly don't understand how the RYA training scheme works...they DO NOT offer accreditation...they RECOGNISE. A subtle but fundamental difference highlighted very vocally by the RYA.

Damn right!! Thank you Toad.

A wise man is one who realises that learning is a life long exercise...not a level to be achieved. All effective industries and businesses have Continued Professional Development (CPD) as they recognise that everyone needs to learn and develop. A good business invests time and resources in the...

It's easy to judge once the brown stuff has hit the fan. Much more difficult to offer advice and guidance to stop it before things go wrong. The RYA have a long history of not supporting 'their' schools when things go wrong.

If the RYA were monitoring 'their' schools and were offering continuous traing and development this incident may not have happened. Policing after the incident does not show that they are policing efficiently, it highlight shuge flaws in the RYA way of doing things. To answer another question...

Did the RYA offer this 'education' of which you speak after these incidents? No. Your comment is nonsensical.