May. 22, 2007 - Part 1 Registration

Called LA Marine (Lester Aldridge) the solicitors handling our Part 1 Registration, to be told it won’t be through in time for next week’s departure. They suggested going for Part 3 SSR as an interim. Contacted the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and they quoted 3 weeks to process a Part 3 Registration! Even using their “on line registration”!

Anyway, further discussions revealed that for an extra £180.00, they could “fast track” my Part 1 application and I could have the Registration Certificate in about 2 days! As they say – money talks!

So after faxing various forms backwards and forwards I now expect the Certificate and the “Marking Board” by Friday.

I then had a call from Al Jones to confirm the Liferaft and EPIRB, which I am now picking up on Saturday. Fourth crew member is lined up and should be calling me in a day or so.