Any RNLI here?
Discussion
Hello,
Sorry for the lack of action here.
The station has two substations. The inshore has a D Class and a Hovercraft and the offshore station has an Atlantic 85 and a second D Class.
Due to my day job I sadly missed the first few weeks of training but over the next few weeks will be playing catch up.
The first few weeks appear to have been familiarising ourselves with the station and the various roles within it.
So far, everybody I have met has been brilliant, as is usually the way with volunteer organisations, everybody wants to be there which fosters a great atmosphere.
I've been down once so far to meet a few people, mainly crew and trainers. The breadth of trades is interesting though unsurprisingly many, if not nearly all have some form of maritime or sailing experience, where as I am certainly a blank canvas!
Highlight so far apart from meeting some great people was a training ride on the A85. My first experience of a properly fast small boat.
Pleased to say I didn't fall off or throw up, despite the helms best efforts.
I'm currently preparing and practicing my knots and rope handling skills for next week.
More to come as and when.
Sorry for the lack of action here.
The station has two substations. The inshore has a D Class and a Hovercraft and the offshore station has an Atlantic 85 and a second D Class.
Due to my day job I sadly missed the first few weeks of training but over the next few weeks will be playing catch up.
The first few weeks appear to have been familiarising ourselves with the station and the various roles within it.
So far, everybody I have met has been brilliant, as is usually the way with volunteer organisations, everybody wants to be there which fosters a great atmosphere.
I've been down once so far to meet a few people, mainly crew and trainers. The breadth of trades is interesting though unsurprisingly many, if not nearly all have some form of maritime or sailing experience, where as I am certainly a blank canvas!
Highlight so far apart from meeting some great people was a training ride on the A85. My first experience of a properly fast small boat.
Pleased to say I didn't fall off or throw up, despite the helms best efforts.
I'm currently preparing and practicing my knots and rope handling skills for next week.
More to come as and when.
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