Dart RNLI volunteer Shannon follows in her father's footsteps
Dart RNLI volunteer crew member Shannon Hart is following in her father's footsteps by qualifying to crew for emergency rescues.
Shannon this week completed Crew Emergency Procedures (CEP) training at the charity’s headquarters in Poole.
The course involves a series of realistic emergency scenarios, including capsize drills and survival techniques, handling flares and pyrotechnics, night time exercise simulations in storm scenarios and how to upright boats after capsize.
Shannon, 21, on the shore crew for more than a year, is now qualified to crew both the B Class Atlantic and D Class boats on operational shouts.
The Dartmouth dairy farmer has followed her father Buster into RNLI, volunteering, and was awarded a certificate for Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques following her successful completion of the training.
‘It was brilliant and great fun. I’m proud to be following in my dad’s footsteps,’ she said.
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Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,700 lives.
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