The RNLI in Action
Cullercoats Station is equipped with the Atlantic 85 Inshore
Lifeboat, a larger and more equipped version of the Atlantic 75
The Atlantic 75 Inshore Lifeboat is used at Newbiggin
Celebrating over 150 years as a lifeboat station, Newbiggin has
had 12 different station lifeboats over the years; today it
operates an inshore Atlantic 75 lifeboat. The crews have been
presented with 16 awards for gallantry.
The Mersey Class All Weather Lifeboat, as used by Berwick
Lifeboat Station
Berwick-upon-Tweed lifeboat station operates both all weather
and inshore lifeboats. During its 170-year history the lifeboat
crews have been presented with nine awards for gallantry.
The D Class Inshore Lifeboat, as used by many Lifeboat Stations
in the North-East.
The Lifeboat College at Poole, in Dorset, is a centre of
excellence for RNLI training, encompassing the full range of RNLI
activities.
Competence based courses are provided for lifeboat crews,
tailored to the type of craft used by the RNLI, such as all weather
lifeboats, inshore lifeboats and inshore rescue hovercraft.
The Lifeboat College Sea Survival Centre offers outstanding
training facilities that realistically simulate the most
challenging of environments where crew can be trained in a safe and
supervised way. The centre is equipped with:
- A wave pool - capable of generating waves of around 1.5m high
to simulate rough water conditions.
- A fire simulator - equipped to simulate an engine room
fire,
- A full mission bridge simulator - providing an essential part
of many all weather lifeboat courses
- A live engine workshop - supporting a range of approved,
technical training courses for lifeboat mechanics