Public Holidays
This Notice lists the public holidays during 2013 when the BMA offices will be closed for business.
The following table shows the status of the BMA offices for public holidays in 2013:
|
Public Holidays |
Office status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
London |
Nassau |
New York |
Hong Kong | |
|
Tuesday 1st January New Year's Day |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Monday 21st January US - Martin Luther King |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
open |
|
Monday 11th February HK - Lunar New Year - 2nd Day |
open |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
|
Tuesday 12th February HK - Lunar New Year - 3rd Day |
open |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
|
Wednesday 13th February HK- Lunar New Year- 4th Day |
open |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
|
Monday 18th February US - Presidents Day |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
open |
|
Friday 29th March Good Friday |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Monday 1st April Easter Monday |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Thursday 4th April HK - Ching Ming Festival |
open |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
|
Wednesday 1st May HK - Labour Day |
open |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
|
Monday 6th May UK - Early May Bank Holiday |
CLOSED |
open |
open |
open |
|
Friday 17th May HK - Birthday of the Buddha |
open |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
|
Monday 20th May BHS - Whit Monday |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Monday 27th May UK - Spring Bank Holiday US - Memorial Day |
CLOSED |
open |
CLOSED |
open |
|
Friday 7th June BHS - Labour Day |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Wednesday 12th June HK - Tuen Ng Festival |
open |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
|
Monday 1st July HK - Establishment Day |
open |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
|
Thursday 4th July US - Independence Day |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
open |
|
Wednesday 10th July BHS - Independence Day |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Monday 5th August BHS - Emancipation Day |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Monday 26th August UK - Summer Bank Holiday |
CLOSED |
open |
open |
open |
|
Monday 2nd September US - Labour Day |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
open |
|
Friday 20th September HK - Mid Autumn Festival |
open |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
|
Tuesday 1st October HK - National Day |
open |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
|
Monday 8th October US - Columbus Day |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
open |
|
Monday 14th October BHS - Discovery Day US - Columbus Day HK - Day after Chung Yeung Festival |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
CLOSED |
|
Thursday 28th November US - Thanksgiving Day |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
open |
|
Friday 29th November US - Veterans Day (observed) |
open |
open |
CLOSED |
open |
|
Tuesday 24th December Christmas Eve |
CLOSED 1:00pm (local time) |
CLOSED 1:00pm (local time) |
CLOSED 1:00pm (local time) |
CLOSED 1:00pm (local time) |
|
Wednesday 25th December Christmas Day |
CLOSED |
CLOSED
|
CLOSED
|
CLOSED
|
|
Thursday 26th December Boxing Day |
CLOSED
|
CLOSED
|
CLOSED |
CLOSED
|
|
Tuesday 31st December New Year's Eve |
CLOSED 1:00pm (local time)
|
CLOSED 1:00pm (local time)
|
CLOSED 1:00pm (local time)
|
CLOSED 1:00pm (local time)
|
Normal Office hours
The BMA's normal office hours are, with the exception of dates referenced in the table above,
Monday to Friday:
London: 09:30 - 17:30
Nassau: 09:00 - 17:00
New York: 09:00 - 17:00
Hong Kong: 09:30 - 17:30
Emergency contact when Offices are closed
At the times when Offices are closed and in cases of a genuine emergency, the Emergency Response Officer's mobile telephone number is: +44 (0)7977 471 220
This number is intended for use in emergencies and must not be used for routine matters which can be handled within the normal office hours listed in paragraph 2 above.
It is to be noted that any aspect of statutory survey and certification (or associated deficiency), including non-compliance identified during an inspection (flag or port state), does not constitute an emergency. In such non-emergency cases, Managers should liaise directly with the party that issued the affected certificate.
The Emergency Response Officer is unable to issue a Certificate of Receipt of Application (CRA) in connection with applications received for Bahamas STCW endorsement.
Note: This Bulletin is to be read in conjunction with BMA Information Bulletin No. 07