http://www.britishmarine.co.uk//rss.aspxNews, information and events from the British Marine Federation.(c) 2008, British Marine Federation. All rights reserved.5An eventful networking evening was hosted by BMF Wessex on Tuesday 16 June, with an impressive 64 members and guests in attendance. http://www.britishmarine.co.uk//news__press/news_article.aspx?NewsArticleId=23982/7/2009We are pleased to announce that we are running our RCD Awareness course in Great Cambourne, Cambridgeshire on 7 September 2009. Are you up to date with your RCD?http://www.britishmarine.co.uk//news__press/news_article.aspx?NewsArticleId=23992/7/2009Marine House received a visit from APCO’s Lock Keeper of the Year Award winner Adam Benge this week when he came to meet BMF Chief Executive Rob Stevens as part of events staged to commemorate Adam’s achievements.http://www.britishmarine.co.uk//news__press/news_article.aspx?NewsArticleId=24002/7/2009Thirty-eight schools from across the South East and South West have competed in the British Marine Federation’s (BMF) 2009 Schools Marine Challenge competition. http://www.britishmarine.co.uk//news__press/news_article.aspx?PressArticleId=24012/7/2009Your views are wanted by DEFRA on some of the secondary legislation that will be made under the Marine and Coastal Access Bill, subject to its passage through Parliament. http://www.britishmarine.co.uk//news__press/news_article.aspx?NewsArticleId=24022/7/2009This is the last call for bookings for the TYHA Summer Visit, to be held in Plymouth on Wednesday 15 July 2009. http://www.britishmarine.co.uk//news__press/news_article.aspx?NewsArticleId=239325/6/2009The Bill has now entered the House of Commons and this is an excellent opportunity for BMF members to raise concerns with their local MP. http://www.britishmarine.co.uk//news__press/news_article.aspx?NewsArticleId=239625/6/2009The newly live pages incorporate a portal for ongoing consultations, where members can access drafts and submit their comments to inform us and the Government on their viewpoint. http://www.britishmarine.co.uk//news__press/news_article.aspx?NewsArticleId=239125/6/2009The British Marine Federation (BMF) is encouraging its members to take advantage of the special discounts on offer for membership renewals this year. http://www.britishmarine.co.uk//news__press/news_article.aspx?PressArticleId=239025/6/2009In May, the DfT amended the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2003 to include sewage disposal from ships.http://www.britishmarine.co.uk//news__press/news_article.aspx?NewsArticleId=239225/6/2009