Become a crew member - Next Page

Lifeboat crews come from all walks of life. Today only one in ten crew joins with a professional maritime background.

Imagine for a moment that you're part of the crew on a lifeboat. It's 2.30am on a freezing January morning and the pager's just woken you from a deep sleep in a snug warm bed. You then head out to sea in complete darkness with freezing waves breaking around you. Gale force winds throw the lifeboat around like a toy. A fishing trawler is in difficulties miles out to sea.

And you want to volunteer for this?  Read on ..

New equipment and faster boats means that regular training programmes account for much of your spare time. You may also be asked to help show visitors around the station and with local fundraising.