BAMSAR MINUTES
Minutes of the March, 2007, BAMSAR meeting, held at Patchogue. Thanks to Scott Parris and his dive team for their hospitality. Thanks, also to Jim Vaz, who filled in for both President and Secretary.
Present: Patchogue, Hagerman, South Country, Brookhaven, Mastic Beach.
Excused: Ed Michels (EHTMP), Jim Bowra (SCSD), Coast Guard, Center Moriches and Tim Dahlen.
Old Business:
Dive Rescue 1 course was discussed. Dates are 17-20 May (Thursday & Friday nights, all day Saturday & Sunday). Participating departments are asked to get their vouchers in to BAMSAR, by no later than the last day of April. The cost, per person, is $150. Departments participating include: Westhampton Beach: 10 persons; Center Moriches: 2 persons; Bellport: 3 persons; Hagerman: 2 persons; Mastic Beach: 1 person.
Coast Guard boat operator class: A calendar is out with the dates of the class. They are at the following CG Stations:
Montauk: 17&18 March; 20&24 March
Shinnecock: 24&25 March; 27&31 March
Fire Island: 31 March & 1 April; 3&7 April
Coast Guard is requesting a minimum of one officer and one boat operator to attend the classes. Call the Station that serves your area and request to get on the list, as class size may be limited. John Foley was asked to see if further classes could be made available to BAMSAR, as we’d like to get as many boat operators as possible, and the last time we held a class like this, we had an overwhelming response.
Please have your Chiefs write in support of having the Sheriff’s boat remain in the water up until at least 1 November, instead of them pulling it out in October. The extra eyes and hands out there can only enhance safety.
No discussion on the suggested breakfast with the BAMSAR and surrounding Chiefs.
Reminder!!! All inventory sheets must be in by the 31st of March! Thus far, only three departments (Brookhaven, Bellport and Center Moriches) have turned any in.
Dues: Eight departments have paid. Dues, for those who have not yet paid them, are due on the 31st of March.
New Business:
The location of the April meeting has been changed. We will be meeting with the Coast Guard Auxiliary, at their meeting, 12 April, at Coast Guard Station Moriches, 100 Moriches Island Road, East Moriches, at 1930. Center Moriches will be given the option to host either the August or September meeting
North Shore dive teams…. John waiting on them to give him a contact person’s name.
Suffolk PD will hold a ferry disaster- table-top drill on Sunday 29 April, 0900-noon, at the Police Academy, in Brentwood.
All are invited. Correction this is a closed drill.
Brookhaven has just received new surface rescue equipment.
Training:
Patchogue is hosting Lifeguard Systems class at the end of June and the first weekend of July. Cost is $250-$300/man
If anyone has, or knows of, any training going on that may be of interest to the membership, please feel free to send notice of the training to either the BAMSAR webmaster at webmaster@bamsar.org, or to the Secretary, at o_foghladha@yahoo.com.
Next meeting: Thursday, 12 April, 2007, at 1930, at Coast Guard Station East Moriches.
Anyone needing directions, please contact the Secretary. Any unit that is unable to host their assigned meeting, please contact the Secretary.
Any corrections, additions, or questions; please contact the Secretary.
Respectfully,
John Foley