Become a member

Your RNLI membership will help fund everything our lifesavers need to save lives at sea including vital training, protective kit, well-equipped lifeboat stations and lifeguard units, the fastest lifeboats and education materials. These things make all the difference when lives are on the line.

With more people than ever needing our help, and too many still drowning, our lifeboat crews are busier than ever before. The unwavering support provided by our community of over 150,000 members is just what they need if they have any hope of reaching people safely and in time. Your RNLI membership will help them weather the storm.

Choose your RNLI membership

Take a look at the different RNLI membership options below to see their benefits and find the one that suits you. You can choose from single or joint membership and pay monthly or annually. RNLI membership also makes the perfect lifesaving gift for the crew in your life, whatever the occasion!

As a charity, independent from government, we rely on the generosity of our members and supporters to save lives at sea. So, whatever RNLI membership you choose, you can be sure your regular gift to the RNLI will make a lifesaving difference. Not only to the people we rescue and their loved ones, but to our lifesavers and their families too.

Join the RNLI today and together we can move closer to a world where no one suffers the devastating loss of a loved one to drowning.