During the mandatory training, a lifeboat is filled to capacity with crew members and maneuvered in the water to familiarize them with lifeboat operations. Sep 20, 2012 The Cruise Lines International ...

ILWACO, Wash. – With the Pacific Ocean churning around him, Chief Petty Officer Scott Lowry cranks the steering wheel, barrels full-throttle toward a cruise ship – and slams into it. Without leaving a ...

Knowing how to deploy lifeboats quickly and safely from a ship or yacht can mean the difference between life and death. A Fort Lauderdale school has opened a new facility to train and certify crews to ...

In the commercial maritime and offshore industries, where worker safety and competency are crucial, effective training practices are an absolute must. While hands-on, in-the-field learning will always ...

Cruise ships around the world will hold a drill with a fully loaded lifeboat at least once every six months as part of a new safety policy announced today by groups representing the industry. The new ...

Carrybridge Lifeboat Station has marked a training milestone after volunteer crew member Douglas McFarland completed his Tier ...

The training involved the operational volunteers from Newbiggin RNLI along with Coastguard Rescue Teams from Newbiggin and ...

The removal of two portable offices and a container, which have been Walmer lifeboat crew’s temporary home for the last nine months, signify major renovation works are now nearing completion. The work ...

The passout and both revalidations were conducted by Sean Ginnelly, Coastal Lifeboat Trainer, who had travelled up from ...

A lifeboat volunteer from the North East has sailed through a course at the RNLI's purpose-built training centre. Keith Wilson, 25, has just returned from The Lifeboat College in Poole, Dorset, with a ...

A FISHERMAN saved from death after being swept out to sea by soaring waves was rescued by lifeboat volunteers on a training exercise. He owed his life to the crew who pulled him from icy waters before ...