The Lifeboat College

Jono Garton · 25 March 2006, 14:49

Just Spent a week at the "Lifeboat College" in Poole.

A Few Pics of the college-

Jono Garton · 25 March 2006, 14:51

The 5 day course costs the RNLI around £2000 per person to run.

Jono Garton · 25 March 2006, 14:53

The pool was amazing. Capsize drill.

Top banana · 25 March 2006, 18:55

Well jono. if anybody can capsize a rib and flip it back over without self righting gear, then your the man. Badge and T shirt come to mind.
Seriously, that looks like a top course, bet you had a great time.

codprawn · 25 March 2006, 19:35

I did think of making similar comments but I don't want to tempt fate = will be getting my boat soon and it is the one thing I fear more than anything else!!!

benc · 25 March 2006, 19:49

talking of which codders... have you decided if you're bringing it back by water or road yet?

codprawn · 25 March 2006, 22:37

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Originally Posted by benc

talking of which codders... have you decided if you're bringing it back by water or road yet?

Will be by water to Poole/Weymouth - then trailer home. Just waiting for stitches to come out of my hand and the right weather and I will be gone!!!

benc · 25 March 2006, 22:39

stiches??

why not make a cruise out of it? im sure there would be a couple of boats willing to do the journey and come back with you

Top banana · 25 March 2006, 23:30

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Originally Posted by codprawn

I did think of making similar comments but I don't want to tempt fate = will be getting my boat soon and it is the one thing I fear m
ore than anything else!!!

Couldnt agree more, and If its in the back of your mind then your more likely
to air on the side of caution, thats why I allways.carry handheld and portable
gps on me as back up. or go out in a group.

Tim M · 26 March 2006, 14:39

Does that pool have a wave machine in it?

pressman · 26 March 2006, 14:53

yes and wind and rain

Jono Garton · 26 March 2006, 17:25

and lightening, thunder

Gray · 27 March 2006, 15:52

Jono,

The picture of D-487 along side, is that Rob Hanson off West Kirby Lifeboat kneeling in the front?

Were they not training in the new ILB? College looks brilliant, i bet the electric start engine makes the restart procedure a lot more simpler (and less effort) than the old pull start after a capsize!!

Sammo · 27 March 2006, 16:40

When I was at the collage in November the collage were still awaiting their IB1's!! so all training was still conducted in the old D-Classes (EA16's)

They were trying to get hold on one so that the crew's which have the IB1's can train in them....

Gray · 27 March 2006, 17:14

I would have thought the training college would have been the first place to get the new IB1! They are similar but at the same time so different..how can you train people with the use of the built in GPS etc when the old one doesn't have one.

And at £2000 a go, thats a lot of money to learn how to use a boat that when you get back on station you won't be using!

The IB1's have been around for a little while now as well!