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SOUTH WEST PORT WELFARE COMMITTEE
Chairman: Capt Michael Sutherland
Vice Chairman: Mr Simon Rabett
The South West Port Welfare Committee (PWC) meets three times per annum. PWC meeting venues alternate between the RNMDSF Fishermen’s Missions at Newlyn and Brixham, Mission to Seafarers Flying Angel Clubs at Fowey and Par, BISS Armyn House, Falmouth and a location in Plymouth to ensure full coverage of the region. The Committee discusses maritime welfare issues of a national and local nature. PWC comments on grant applications to the Maritime Charities Funding Group of local interest are documented and passed to the relevant grant-making charity. Organisations represented on the South West PWC are listed below, along with links to their respective website, as follows:
The following organisations are represented on the Port Welfare Committee:
| City of Plymouth | www.plymouth.gov.uk |
| Isle of Scilly Harbourmaster | |
| Pilotage & Marine Services (Teignmouth Ltd) | www.teignmouth-harbour.com |
| RMT | www.rmt.org.uk |
| Sailors’ Society | www.biss.org.uk |
| The Watch Ashore | www.watchashore.org.uk |
| Caradon District Council |
www.caradon.gov.uk |
| Carrick District Council | www.carrick.gov.uk |
| Mission to Seafarers | www.missionstoseamen.org |
| Apostleship of the Sea | www.stellamaris.net |
| University of Plymouth | plym.ac.uk |
| Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen | www.fishermensmission.org.uk |
| Ashfords Solicitors | www.ashfords.co.uk |
| Falmouth & Truro Port Heath Authority | www.falandtruropha.co.uk |
| ITF Seafarers Trust | www.itfglobal.org/seafarers-trust |
| Fowey Port Health Authority | www.restormel.gov.uk |
| Padstow Harbour Commissioners | www.padstow-harbour.co.uk |
| MRCC (Maritime Rescue & Co-ordination Centre) | www.samsa.org.za |
| Seafarers UK | www.seafarers-uk.org |
| Fowey Harbour Master | www.foweyharbour.co.uk |
| Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association | www.rfaaplymouth.org |
as at 16th May 2008