Crew training
The Lifeboat College is the home of crew training in the RNLI. Approximately 2,000 crew pass through the College annually to participate in one or more of the 36 different courses currently on offer.
All-weather lifeboat courses include search and rescue, boat-handling and preparation courses for the RYA Yachtmaster and Coastal Skipper exams. These courses are conducted afloat in our bespoke Hardy training boats or in the purpose-built mission simulator.
The survival centre hosts the combined first aid, sea survival and firefighting course. Complete darkness, thunder, lightning, and helicopter recovery can all be simulated to very real effect. The pool also hosts the capsize training element of inshore lifeboat courses.
The survival centre also houses the live engineering workshop, which has six working lifeboat engines that students can dismantle and rebuild.
Contact
The Lifeboat College
West Quay Road
Poole
Dorset BH15 1HZ
Tel: 0870 833 2000