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Newly qualified Navigator for Plymouth RNLI Lifeboat Station

Lifeboats News Release

Wesley Foster has recently passed out as a qualified All-Weather Lifeboat Navigator at Plymouth Lifeboat Station.

Wesley Foster - System Station Technician / ALB Navigator

RNLI/Darren Blight

Wesley Foster - System Station Technician / ALB Navigator
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Wesley, who is the Senior Station Technician for Plymouth Lifeboat Station joined the Plymouth Lifeboat crew as a volunteer in 2021 and progressed to full time Senior Station Technician (formally Mechanic) in 2022. To achieve his navigator qualification, Wesley demonstrated high standards of skill using charts, radar, AIS, GPS, bouyage, passage planning, search patterns and knowledge of local waters.

Wesley said: ‘It’s a great feeling be a qualified Navigator on our All-Weather Lifeboat after a few months of exercises. This wouldn’t be possible without the support from our volunteer crew and our Coastal Lifeboat Trainer, Lyle Stantiford. I look forward to getting some more time in the seat.’

Lifeboat Operations Manager Chris Westall said “I am extremely proud of Wesley in achieving his navigator pass out, as are all of us at the station. He has worked very hard and put in a lot of practical time in to reach the standards required.”

RNLI media contacts

For more information please telephone Darren Blight, Plymouth RNLI Lifeboat Press Officer on 07984 399860 or [email protected] or Emma Haines, RNLI Regional Communications Manager, on 07786 668847 or [email protected]; or Amy Caldwell, RNLI Regional Communications Lead, on 07920 818807 or [email protected] or the RNLI Duty Press Office on 01202 336789.

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