st27 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Fwiw....half the park docks are still closed or removed altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 hour ago, st27 said: Fwiw....half the park docks are still closed or removed altogether. Yeh, it was a bad year last year.. I won't be boating again....boat for sale......Scuba 02 is very ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Sorry to learn of this Kip. Best wishes for the Admiral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 49 minutes ago, conehead said: Sorry to learn of this Kip. Best wishes for the Admiral. Same from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Yes, me too, can't think of anything better to say. Sorry to hear and hope for the best for both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 8/7/2018 at 3:28 PM, DEFCON said: The CBSA officers are not well trained, just 'qualified'. Can you back up your statement? I am advised that CBSA officers take the same gun training as police officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 25 minutes ago, gator said: the same gun training as police officers which is not a sign of extraordinary competence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Talking about delays in getting into a country. Airlines warn of 'unacceptable' delays and 'frustrated' passengers at Heathrow airport PATRICK GRAFTON-GREEN 6 hours ago 1 comment Click to follow The Evening Standard Passport control: Airlines have hit out as the full scale of queues at Heathrow Airport were revealed ( ) The full scale of delays at Heathrow Airport have been revealed as airlines warned of "unacceptable" delays and "frustrated" passengers New figures show travellers at Heathrow Airport faced queues of two and a half hours at passport control last month. The UK Border Force only achieved its target of processing 95 per cent of passengers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) within 45 minutes on just one day in July, data obtained by airline Virgin Atlantic revealed. The longest queues were on July 6, when non-EEA visitors spent up to two hours and 36 minutes waiting in immigration queues. Virgin Atlantic chief executive branded the queue times "unacceptable" as he said "frustrated" passengers "regularly faced the longest queues in London". He said: "This summer significant queues at Border Control mean that thousands of visitors have regularly faced the longest queues in London to get their passports checked, often over two hours, leaving them frustrated before they've even started their trip. "Only the Border Force can resolve these unacceptable queue times and they must take action. "We all agree that security and safety at our airports is vital and remains our top priority, but other countries are managing their borders more effectively.” Last week British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz warned that Heathrow's queues were "significantly worse" than elsewhere in the continent.Writing in The Times, Mr Cruz said: "Two-hour queues are fast becoming the norm." Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye has called for the Home Office to allow visitors from "low risk countries such as the US" to use the same electronic gates that European Union citizens can access. A Home Office spokesman said: "The vast majority of people who arrive at Heathrow get through the border within our service standards. "But we understand the frustration for those who have experienced longer waits and remain fully committed to working with our partners to reduce waiting times as far as is possible. "At the same time, we will not compromise the essential checks we carry out at the border which keep our country safe. "We are making sure Border Force has the resources it needs and are deploying 200 additional staff at Heathrow over the summer." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Ummm. I see CBSA agents wearing sidearms all the time. In fact you require a firearms license to apply for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Gator Except for the rare individual, police officers are not 'well trained either. I used to 'qualify' annually, which never was much of a feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 2 hours ago, DEFCON said: Gator Except for the rare individual, police officers are not 'well trained either. I used to 'qualify' annually, which never was much of a feat. So in addition to being a pilot you were also a "Sworn Officer" in Canada? Quite a varied Career. Re annual qualification, it appears from the low number of incidents involving the use of small arms by Canadian police vs those in the US, that our training is adequate. Anyway back to the topic for others here is an example of what is involved in the annual qualification. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/criminal-justice/police/standards/1-1-2-firearms-training-and-qualification.pdf Also of course they do get additional training: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/why-canadian-police-are-so-good-at-not-shooting-people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 That looks like pretty extensive training to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Except that is not extensive training. 100 rounds a year is minimal and anyone who shots regularly will agree. Placing time constraints during the qualification, while increasing the level of stress, marginally, doesn't simulate any real world environment. Many police forces have altered their requirements because their officers simply cannot meet the requirements. Like anything you need practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I’m sure most fire a LOT more than the minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Trader said: Except that is not extensive training. 100 rounds a year is minimal and anyone who shots regularly will agree. Placing time constraints during the qualification, while increasing the level of stress, marginally, doesn't simulate any real world environment. Many police forces have altered their requirements because their officers simply cannot meet the requirements. Like anything you need practice. Is the average police officer a competition level shooter, no , but, in Canada, the current level of training appears to be working when coupled with other training on the appropriate use of lethal force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 "Quite a varied Career" Yes, that's right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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