The RNLI’s Lifeboat Station in St Bees, Cumbria is looking for volunteers to join the existing team in the role of Inshore Lifeboat Crew.
From the early days when the crew operated a Class D boat from a boathouse which was a basically a single garage, the station has grown until it now operates a B-Class Atlantic 85 lifeboat, the Joy Morris MBE, which is launched using a specially designed M3 submersible tractor.The Lifeboat Crew are all volunteers, headed up by the Lifeboat Operations Manager and Deputy Launching Authorities and supported by a Shore Crew team. All boat and shore crew follow the RNLI’s national Competency Based Training Scheme and respond to pagers when there is a request to launch the lifeboats. The wider team includes volunteer fundraisers, shop volunteers and youth education presenters.
The role of ILB Crew is to undertake and maintain Competency Based Training as necessary to fulfil the role of crew member, to be on call for lifeboat ‘shouts’, to attend exercises and to contribute to the overall upkeep of the station, lifeboats and equipment.
If you are a team player with good general fitness and the ability to learn new skills this could be the role for you. No previous maritime experience needed. You must live or work within 3 miles of the station and be between 17 and 55 years of age.