Capabilities

The purpose of the Irish Coast Guard is:

“To reduce the loss of life within the Irish Search and Rescue Region and on rivers, lakes and waterways and to protect the quality of the marine environment within the Irish Pollution Responsibility Zone, Harbours and Maritime Local Authority areas and to preserve property. To promote safety standards, and by doing so, prevent, as far as possible, the loss of life at sea and on inland waters and other areas, and to provide an effective emergency response service”.

The team are fully equipped to safely evacuate a casualty from the foot of a cliff. We are equipped with two boats: a 7.9m Delta RIB and a D-Class inflatable boat for inshore use and for deployment on lakes and rivers. These boats are used for search, rescue and recovery. They also provide support to our cliff operations.
Equipment also includes two four wheel drive vehicles, a quad bike, A tractor for launching boats. A mobile command trailer is also available for incidents.<br/>
We  also operate as a search team, Capable of search management and searching  the shoreline and inland areas.