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February (Bar Awareness Day)
Bar Day - 12th February 2012
Titirangi Volunteer Coastguard Base
The Parade, French Bay

1. There is no cost but a donation to the unit will be appreciated.
2. Please contact the unit for more details.
3. Pre registration:- This is very important for safety concerns and organisational procedures. Contact the above email address.
4. There is no limit to the number of vessels that may attend, just the POB on each vessel, no over loading.
5. Format:-
   A) Assembly at TBA
   B) Brief of bar crossing
   C) Power Point presentation
   D) Questions and answers
   E) Coastguard will assist people to launch their vessels as it will be a low tide launch
   F) Make way to Blow Hole Bay and rendezvous with other coastguard units and other vessels
   G) Make way to the harbour entrance where an assessment will be made on the sea state and weather a bar crossing will take place
   H) After crossing, return to French Bay
   I) Coastguard will assist any member of the public to retrieve their vessel should they require assistance
6. Participants must all bring their own vessels as Titirangi Volunteer Coastguard will not take members of the public out on the coastguard vessel due to safety reasons.

Special Events

Titirangi Volunteer Coastguard together with Papakura Coastguard supported the annual Emergencies Services Open Day held in Henderson on Sunday 5th December 2010.

This turned out to be very well supported by the general public and
congratulations to the organisers of the event. The public were very
interested in Papakura Rescue 1, which is Papakura Coastguards primary vessel, and thanks for the effort they made to transport their vessel all the way from Papakura to support Titirangi Volunteer Coastguard in West Auckland.

Titirangi Volunteer Coastguard had their 4.8m jet boat on display to compliment the Coastguard display. An enjoyable time was had by all and some of the emergency services put on displays to test their skills and demonstrate to the public what happens in an emergency situation. I would like to thank the members of Titirangi and Papakura Coastguard's for the time they put in to support this event.

Peter van Rooyen
Titirangi Volunteer Coastguard