Dear Fellows and Members

I am sorry and saddened to have to report that Captain Dick Smith FRIN passed away on 29 April 2025 at the age of 85.

Captain Smith was President of the RIN from 1999 to 2002 and was well-known and highly-respected figure within our InstituteAfter a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, he went on to be President of the International Association of Institutes of Navigation, and later to chair the European Group of Institutes of Navigation from 2002-2005.  A yet further career followed as CEO of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, where he was granted Honorary Fellowship.

Captain Smith will be sorely missed. 

His funeral will be Monday 12 May in Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh, at 14.00. RIN will be represented by Captain James Taylor, who will be providing the eulogy. There will be a live stream of the funeral, available at the link below.

Yours faithfully,

Ramsey Faragher
Director of the Royal Institute of Navigation

Website to watch the funeral remotely here: https://shorturl.at/4Yx4U

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Dick Smith, pictured left, receiving his Ruby Badge award for 50+ years of support of the RIN.