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Dror Menachem and Lucy Smadja from Israel attended our school for the August 2013, STCW 2010 series of safety courses. This amazing couple brought is a selection of oil paintings to show the office staff. Each painting was beautifully detailed from different parts of the world. The couple explained that they were selling the paintings to help the artist pay for his travels. Due to the assistance given by PYT staff members to our Israeli couple, especially after they were involved in a motor accident, they kindly offered us a choice to select a painting from their collection for our office. The staff members were torn between two paintings depicting scenes from the Sea of Galilee. After much debate Dror and Lucy generously gave us both paintings in order to stop further staff related aggression. These oils will be proudly displayed in our office once framed. They will be a constant reminder of our "special friends" from Israel.

One of our very brave students decides to take the plunge first. Demonstrating the safety procedures.

For the Sea Survival Students this is what class consists of, being out at sea! Our PYT lecturers Colin and Nic take our students through the practical process of Personal Survival Techniques that they would need to know out at sea.

June and July: After a long exasperating 7 weeks our OOW students have finally completed their modules. Our students were: Terry, Paul, Lecturer Bob, Christian and Denys.