The Committee of the Association has decided with regret to discontinue this grade of membership since a subscription of -£ is insufficientto cover the free quarterly issue of THE LIFE-BOAT and to cover administrative costs. Existing associate members have therefore been invited to take up full membership and any who do not wish to do so will continue as associate members for the duration of the current year or 31st March, whichever is the later.

Associate members subscribing under covenant and not willing to become full members have been invited to become annual subscribers under covenant. They will not, however, receive the Journal unless willing to pay the extra 68p per year..