Welcome to Mundesley Lifeboat online.
Mundesley Volunteer Lifeboat is entirely independent from the RNLI and supported completely by donations from the public. The lifeboat is a "Declared Facility", this means that H.M. Coastguard regard it as being on a par with the RNLI. The Service works closely with other Lifeboats in the area both inshore and offshore, and also with the RAF Search and Rescue Helicopter Squadron now located at Wattisham in Suffolk.
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New Lifeboat - UPDATE
Both the Eastern Daily Press and BBC Radio Norfolk have reported about the new Lifeboat.
To read the article by the EDP click here.
New Lifeboat
Mundesley Lifeboat is pleased to confirm our new lifeboat is on order, due for delivery in Spring 2012. The order has been placed with Ribcraft of Yeovil in Somerset.
Over the last twelve months the crew have been compiling a detailed specification for the new lifeboat. Three companies were invited to bid for the work which involved the supply of a standard RIB and then modification to our own specification.
The new Lifeboat is to be fitted with state of the art equipment, such as a Garmin chart plotter and an AIS transponder. The AIS ( Automatic Identification System ) broadcasts internationally recognised information to enable others to recognise and plot the Lifeboat in poor visibility. The chart plotter will enable the crew to carry out more accurate search plans and provides real time information of the boats position in respect to others.
The new Lifeboat has been paid for by legacies, donations and monies raised from the Lifeboat's own charity shop.
Further updates will be available as the build proceeds.
Boxing Day Dip 2011
Almost tropical weather bought out over 80 brave dippers to take part in Mundesley Lifeboat's annual Boxing Day Dip. 11.00 came and the sea was soon awash with santas, supermen and ladies and several suspicious looking Lifeboat crew dressed as women.
A record breaking crowd helped to raise over £600 which will be split between the Lifeboat and the Mundesley Youth and Community project.
For photos from the dip click here.
For a report of the event, including details of dips from Cromer and overstrand click here.
Flood Rescue Training
On Saturday 1st October and Sunday 2nd October 11 members of the crew took part in flood rescue training taken by Willie McMartin from International Rescue Corps.
The training was to build on initial training from last year to keep the members of the flood rescue team up to speed with techniques and guidelines.
Mundesley Lifeboat flood rescue team was formed as a result of the flooding in neighboring Walcott in 2007, dealing mainly with localised coastal flooding working closely with other emergency units.
Ongoing Training and Development
Mundesley Lifeboat is constantly pushing members of the crew into further training.
External training including:
- Basic Life Support
- Oxygen Therapy
- RYA VHF
- RYA Powerboat Level 2
- RYA Safety Boat
- PETANS Personal Survival Techniques
There is also a large amount of internal training taught by senior crew and our two RYA Powerboat Instructors. A recent change to the training programme has been the introduction of split stages based on certain competencies. These fall into the categories of: Beach Crew, Full Crew, Junior Helm and Helm.
All members of the crew are working hard to achieve as much as possible.
