New volunteer Lifeboat Operations Manager for Fowey RNLI

Paul has 47 years experience of working and volunteering with the RNLI. As well as taking on the LOM role, Paul will also continue with his RNLI staff job as Systems Support Manager.

Adam Luck, Fowey Lifeboat Management Group Chair said: 'Paul is a very experienced member of Fowey RNLI and has volunteered for over four decades. Also as an RNLI staff member he is deeply respected within the organisation. As a station we welcome Paul into his new role and look forward to working with him in the new year.'

The role of LOM involves leading the operations team in managing the station personnel and its volunteers. The LOM is a member of the Lifeboat Management group and is responsible for ensuring that all operational activities are carried out to maintain the lifeboat and all associated equipment in a constant state of readiness for launching on service. In addition the LOM liaises and maintains close links with all local emergency services and represents the RNLI’s interests locally in all operational matters.

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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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