Important information concerning Selden forestay fitting 517-914 (2004 – 2008) http://www.seldenmast.com/frameset.cfm?id=6826

We are very pleased to announce that our Principal Surveyor has been appointed a Malta Government Surveyor of Ships (Restricted) by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications.

Maltese VAT statements Recently we have seen several documents purporting to be from the Maltese Government, Ministry of Finance, Economy and Investment, declaring that VAT has been paid on a vessel. However, these documents do not have sufficient information Â? no figures and no VAT account number. Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs has advised us that they would not accept these as evidence of a boat being VAT paid. They may well be cover for things like leasing schemes. If you are presented with one of these you will need to ask the client to provide something else giving proper information.

The fire risk of dehumidifiers left unattended on yachts has been highlighted following a blaze that destroyed a £300,000 Moody 54 laid up for the winter. Insurers have urged owners to be vigilant after the fire and follow manufacturer's instructions. With yachtsmen enjoying increased access to a plethora of cheap dehumidifiers, more are being used on boats. But some insurance companies insist that a dehumidifier has to be rated as suitable for marine use, otherwise the policy is invalidated.

An urgent appeal has gone out to boaters from the manufacturers of Belling, Flavel, Leisure and New World cookers - act now to avoid the risk of potentially fatal carbon monoxide poisoning. Free modifications by the suppliers' engineers to the cookers are available to prevent the risk of CO if the grill is used accidentally with the door shut. This is a quick and simple operation. The following appliances are affected: â?¢ Belling G755 Mk II White â?¢ Belling G755 Mk II Anthracite â?¢ Belling GT755 White â?¢ Belling Countrychef 100G Silver â?¢ Belling Countrychef 100G Anthracite â?¢ New World Vision 50TWLM Silver LPG â?¢ New World Vision 50TWLM White LPG â?¢ New World Vision 50WLM Silver LPG â?¢ New World Vision 50WLM White LPG â?¢ Leisure AL6NDW â?¢ Leisure CM10NRK â?¢ Leisure CM10NRC â?¢ Leisure CM101NRCP â?¢ Leisure CM101NRKP â?¢ Flavel DCGAP5LS â?¢ Flavel AP5LDWP â?¢ Flavel AP5LDW â?¢ Flavel AP5LDSP â?¢ Flavel Milano ML5NDS The BSS is also alerting anyone with a battery powered carbon monoxide alarm supplied by Lloytron (model B822) or PowerPlus (model BWK034C/Ref 6167) that some units are being recalled. Recent tests have shown that some batches may not detect (and hence may not sound an alarm) in the presence of certain concentrations of carbon monoxide.