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TRAINING
Most of the routine training is completed in-house. Practical training takes place most of the year and a lecture season is undertaken for about three months of the winter. Below is a list of some of the areas covered in our training. All fully trained members will have undertaken courses in these areas.
Cliff Rescue Practical
Maintenance
Maps/Charts
Pyrotechnics
Boat Training
Seamanship
Search Theory/Practical
Helicopter operations
First Aid
Meteorology
Search Management
GPS/Navigation
Members gain externally accredited qualifications in a range of skills, such as boat handling, first aid, VHF radio operation, navigation, search management, sea survival
