Seafood Cornwall Training Newsletter January 2019

Basic Safety Training

Dates

Price

Survival at Sea (STCW)

22 January 19 February 12 March

£130

First Aid (STCW)

21 February

£100

Fire Fighting

20 February

£130

Health And Safety

18 February

£100

Safety Awareness

21 January (Newlyn)

£100

01736 364324

Complete your basic safety training in 1 week: 18,19,20,21 February. £425 if booked at the same time

Call us now to book your place

Under 16.5m Skipper’s Ticket courses this winter

www.seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk

Under 16.5m Skipper’s Ticket

Dates

Stability for Experienced Fishermen

24 January 2019

Advanced Stability

25 January 2019

GMDSS VHF SRC

8-9 February 2019

AEC Diesel Engine course (venue tbc)

18-21 February 2019

5 Day Watchkeeping and Navigation

18-22 March 2019

Image credit: Seafish

Funding from the EU EMFF and MCA, through the Seafish Training Programme, is available for experienced fishermen (until March 2020) to refresh basic training and courses towards their Under 16.5m Skippers Ticket or Certificate of Competence.

Candidates must already hold all four basic safety certificates and have completed their Safety

Awareness.

Providing training, resources and initiatives to support a sustainable fish industry since January 2009.

In 10 years, we have issued 5405 certificates : 4169 Basic Safety Training certificates and 1236 for Skipper’s Tickets courses. We deliver training in 10 venues around Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

CLASS 2 Certificate of Competency Cornish fishing fleet needs professional and qualified crew. Have you considered the many opportunities available if you qualify?

Training requires commitment but it is possible to plan it over three years. Course costs are covered by Seafish Training Grant (until March 2020).

We can help you apply for funding.

Top Tips from recent candidates for Class 2 : 1. Plan Ahead 2. Use the Seafish Training Grant 3. Fit courses in between trips 4. Talk to SCT or the training colleges now

STCW 2010 Fire Fighting now available in Cornwall Available Dates in 2019 STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting 24-25 Jan

14-15 Feb

4-5 March

Refresher course 21 Jan

8 March

To book, call 01326 318177 or visit https://www.phoenixcornwall.co.uk/maritime-fire-training/

Class 2 Fishing Deck Officers need the following to be eligible for their Oral Exam ▪ Medical Fitness Certificate ENG1 and/or Seafarers Sight Test ▪ 36 months sea service on board a fishing vessel over 12m (under 12m may be accepted in part) ▪ Class 2 Deck Officer written exams (12 weeks + approximately 1 week exams at colleges listed below).

▪ PLUS 6 courses at least 34 DAYS in training (including ENS or NAEST operational, GMDSS GOC, STCW Medical First Aid, STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting & STCW Advanced Firefighting).

▪ Be no less than 20 years of age MCA website https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-uk-cocfishing-vessel-officers Western Maritime Training (Plymouth): Hazel 01752 770589 h.bennett@wmtraining February and May 2019 Scottish Maritime Academy (Peterhead): Linda/Peter 01779 476204 sma@nescol.ac.uk January 2019 NAFC Marine Centre (Shetland): Mark 01595 772000 mark.fullerton@uhi.ac.uk April 2019

Making Tax Digital (MTD) - Is your business ready?

Starting 1 April 2019, all VAT registered businesses with taxable turnover above the VAT registration threshold (currently £85K) will be required to keep financial records in digital form and file their VAT Returns using software that is capable of keeping and maintaining the records in line with this new system.

Here are some of the key points to note: ▪ MTD applies to VAT periods starting on or after 1st April 2019 for those with a turnover above the VAT threshold. From 2020, it will apply to VAT registered businesses with a turnover below this threshold.

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A business which submits quarterly returns must comply from the first period start date on or after 1 April 2019. So if the period dates are 1 March – 31 May, the business will need to comply with Making Tax Digital rules for the period starting 1 June 2019. A business submitting monthly returns will need to comply for the period starting 1 April 2019.

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Digital submission does require compatible software. HMRC does not approve or recommend any particular software but a list of providers of compatible software can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/software-for-sending-income-taxupdates#VAT

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If you currently use spreadsheets to calculate your VAT return, it may be possible to continue using this method but you will need MTD-compatible software so that you can send HMRC your VAT returns and receive information back from HMRC. Bridging software may be required to make spreadsheets MTD-compatible.

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Only the information from the nine boxes of the VAT return will be sent to HMRC – not all the transactions.

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Once signed up, you cannot revert to the old system even if your turnover drops below the threshold.

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The income tax deadline is not changing.

For further information, please see the government website which includes some short videos explaining the process: www.gov.uk/guidance/help-and-support-for-making-tax-digital

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