The Community Safety team’s objective is part of the RNLI’s bid to halve accidental drownings in the UK by 2024.
The RNLI nationally, aims to change behaviour of groups and individuals as being at risk of becoming a rescue statistic for lifeboat crews. To help raise safety awareness at a local level, volunteer community safety teams are appointed. The role of the Community Safety Team involves developing a local lifesaving plan, including identifying at risk groups and providing targeted safety advice.
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The Community Safety team’s objective is part of the RNLI’s bid to halve accidental drownings in the UK by 2024. The UK National Drowning Prevention Strategy indicates that 400 people on average drown each year in the UK and a further 200 take their own lives on our waters.
The fourth blog in this series ‘How Well Do You Know Your Lifeboats’ – focuses on the Atlantic 85 Inshore Lifeboat.
Year introduced to the RNLI fleet:
Atlantic 75 – 1993
Atlantic 85 – 2005
Last Atlantic 75 built:
2003
Type of launch
Carriage, davit or floating boathouse
16Apr, 2021
The Thanet RNLI Community Safety Team has another tool in its promotional arsenal in sharing important water safety messages with residents and visitors to the Thanet Coastline…. SAND ART. Every year the RNLI is called out to rescue people who have been cut off by the tide.
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22Mar, 2021
Over the past two weekends our RNLI Community Safety Crew along with members of the Ramsgate Lifeboat Specialist Education Team have been tasked to the Thanet coastline in dedicated proactive observational patrols authorised by the South East RNLI Water Safety Team.
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3Mar, 2021
If you live or work near the coast, you could be involved with the RNLI in producing innovative Water Safety Sand Signage. These signs are used to highlight local hazards and conditions.
Read MoreThe RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) relies on help and commitment from members of the public in numerous ways: donating money, giving up their free time to volunteer in souvenir shops, fundraising projects, crewing lifeboats, lifeboat launch teams, station visit officers, water safety and educational roles; or lifeboat Launch Authorities.
You will have no doubt be aware of the the governments recent announcement of their roadmap for the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown restrictions across England and the respective government announcements for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
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