.. RCMP EDivision adopts TC's Blue Decal Program

Thirty-five officers of the RCMP E Division's West Coast Marine Services gathered in Nanaimo recently where Jim Lawson, Pacific Region Director of Transporr Canada (TC) Marine Safety, and TC Victoria M anager, George Karras, presented RCMP Superintendent Dahl Chambers with a certificate designating the RCMP E Divi sion as an Authorized Organization under TC's Small Vessel Compliance Program (SVCP) and Blue Decal Program. [See: Self-Inspection, 011 Board with

Left-right: RCMP Superintendent Dahl Cha mbers; TC Victoria Manager George Transp ort Canada's Blue Decal Program, By K;\rr;u;; Sergea nt Peter Attrell; TC rl;lri ne Solfety Director jim lawso n an d Staff Capt Barb Howe in the May 2010 issue; also S\N'gcant Mark Peers at tl e E Divis ion 's West Coast Mar ine Services Letters in the June 2010 issue.] The certification e ilicat io n cere mony.

Minguey who lost his life on Okanagan Lake while not wearing his life jacker. At his inque st the Coroner recommended that every RCMP-owned boat (over 75 deta chments) become fully compliant with the SVCP. That same year, in Nanaimo, Sergeant Peter Attrell took on the role of Basic Wat er Transport Coordinator and began working with TC to bring

covers the E Division's fleet of 91 vessels and follow s a the fleet into compliance. four-year collaboration between TC's George Karras, TC "What we've done in four years is develop in-house Senior Marine Inspector Gavin Brown, RCMP Sergeant expertise for small vessel regulations, construction stan­Peter Attrell and the RCMP's West Coa st Marine dards, inspections, maintenanc e, profic iency and train ­Services. ing, record-keeping and reponing. In essence, we have

The push to bring the RCMP's west coast vessels and developed a safety man agement system," said Sgt Attrell. officers into the TC safety program began five years ago D.R. following the death of Vernon-based Constable John

Te's Jim Lawson (front row, second from lef1 ) and George Karras (hack row, far rightl join the officers and staff of th e RCMP E Divis ion's West Coas t Marine Servic es for a gro up photo at the certificat io n

ce remony in Nan aim c .

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