BUNDORAN LIFEBOAT STATION
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Interested in Volunteering at Bundoran RNLI Station

Imagine for a moment that you’re part of the crew on a lifeboat. It’s 2.30am on a freezing January morning. You are tucked up in a warm snug bed. Your pager has just woken you from a deep sleep. Minutes later you are heading out to sea in complete darkness. Four metre waves rise and fall around you. Strong gale force winds throw the lifeboat around like a toy. A yacht is in difficulty 10 miles out to sea!
Still want to volunteer? Read on…


Current Volunteer Positions

OPEN: - 25th NOV 2018 & WILL CLOSE: 7th DEC 2018

We currently have places for the following volunteer positions :
  • Lifeboat Crew
  • Tractor / Launch Vehicle Crew
  • Shore Crew / Station Radio Operator
    • This intake will take place in January 2019.
    • Prospective crew should be proposed & seconded by two Helms at Bundoran. See www.bundoranlifeboat.org/helms.html
    • Lifeboat Crew positions are subject to medical & eyesight examination.
    • For Tractor / Launch Unit Crew, a full drivers licence is required. Knowledge of machinery is desirable.
    • Should there be a number a large number of applications, a wait-list will be created. Next intake planned for Sept. 2019.
    • All volunteer positions subject to background check.
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    Application of Interest

    All RNLI Crew are trained from the same starting point regardless of previous experience.
    NOTE: Regardless of experience, all crew begin training at the same entry point & follow the RNLI's Competence Based Training Framework & SOPs.
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At Bundoran station, prospective trainees / applicants need to:
  • be at least 18 years old.
  • be under 55 years old (inshore lifeboat)
  • be proposed & seconded by two local Helms
  • pass a medical and eyesight examinations (see below)
  • be physically fit
  • live and/or work within a 6 mile radius of the lifeboat station 
  • commit to six months shore / induction training
  • successfully complete a 12 month probationary period.
  • be a team player with the rest of the crew
  • enjoy hard physical work
  • get on well with other people
  • communicate easily
  • obey orders when required to.

Commitment

  • Being part of a volunteer lifeboat crew is a major commitment, which could include risking your life.
  • Your commitment isn't only measured in the time spent involved in rescues. Increasingly, new equipment and faster boats mean that regular training programmes also account for much of your spare time.
  • At Bundoran Station we train twice weekly: Tuesday from 1900Hrs and Sunday from 1000Hrs
  • You may also be asked to help show visitors around the station and with local fundraising.

What you will get from this role:

  •  Join a motivated, fun and enthusiastic team
  • Opportunity to meet new people within your community
  • Satisfaction of giving back
  • Build on skills and experience within a leading national charity
  • The RNLI provides first class training and equipment, guidance and support.
  • Volunteering with us offers you the opportunity to make a difference in your local community, to save lives and be part of the larger RNLI family.
  • We can offer you one of the most exciting and fulfilling volunteer roles available.

Training & Support:

Competency Based Trainingn & Assessment (CoBT) will be provided and should be maintained in order to perform your role.

Health Assessment

Due to the extreme conditions of going to sea, you are unlikely to meet the health standards set for the role if:
  • there is any evidence of a colour vision defect as assessed using Ishihara plates (during the test aids to colour vision may not be worn; up to two plates may be failed and still constitute a pass);
  • you have had laser eye surgery in the last three months;
  • you are unable to read 6/6 in the better eye and 6/12 in the worst eye on the Snellen Chart at 6 metres distance even with glasses or contact lenses;
  • you are unable to read 6/60 with at least one eye without any visual aid;
  • you have evidence of any progressive disease in either eye, or suffer from any other eye condition which could disturb or limit vision, either now or within the next 5 years;
  • you suffer epileptic seizures or have a condition which causes sudden losses of consciousness;
  • your blood pressure is significantly raised and not well controlled with drugs;
  • you have had a severe head injury with continuing impairment;
  • you suffer from Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis or other degenerative condition;
  • you have had alcohol or drug dependency problems within the last 3 years;
  • you have profound deafness or speech difficulties and cannot communicate clearly on the radio/telephone;
  • you have any other condition which would/could cause problems regarding your fitness to navigate/crew a vessel;

Download Role Description Sheets

Lifeboat Crew
2_-_rd_-_crew_member_-_ilb_1.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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Tractor / Launch Vehicle Crew
tractor_driver_alb___ilb_rd_v3.pdf
File Size: 183 kb
File Type: pdf
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Shore Crew:
3_-_rd_-_shore_crew_1.pdf
File Size: 453 kb
File Type: pdf
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RNLI Bundoran Lifeboat Station 2020
  • Home
    • Contact
    • Phased Return to Exercises
  • About
    • History
    • Area of Operations
    • Live Vessels
    • Personnel >
      • Operations Team
      • Helms
      • Lifeboat Crew
      • Launch Tractor Crew
      • Shore Crew / Radio Operators
      • Press & Visits Team
    • Training >
      • Station Roles
      • Prospective Crew
      • RNLI College
    • Atlantic 85 Lifeboat
    • Talus MB-4H amphibious tractor
    • Awards
  • Station News
  • Sea Safety
    • Weather Info
    • Angling / Wędkowanie >
      • Angling Safely (pdf)
      • Wędkowanie Lista Bezpiecze ństwa
    • Boating Safely >
      • Coastal Safety: The Complete Guide
      • Lifejackets >
        • Your Lifejacket (pdf)
      • Safety Equipment Checklists Ireland (IWS)
    • Beach Safety >
      • Beach Safety (RNLI)
      • Beach Safety (IWS)
      • Rip Currents
      • Rip Currents Video
    • Cold Water Shock
    • Diving Safely >
      • Diving Safely
    • Surfing Safely >
      • In the Surf (RNLI)
      • Stay Safe in Surf (IWS)
      • Surfail Slan Sabhailte
      • Report a Missing Surf Board
    • Education >
      • Group Visits & Outreach
      • Teacher Resources
      • Kids: SHORETHING
    • Local Byelaws
  • Fundraising
  • GALLERY
    • Our Lifeboat Station
    • RNLI Lifeboat B-834
    • B-711 'Helene' - 1994 - 2010
    • Flickr Gallery
  • Links
    • #Respect The Water
    • RNLI
    • Ambuance Service
    • Donegal Bay Commuity First Responders
    • Bundoran Fire Service
    • Customs
    • Garda Siochana
    • Garda Water Unit
    • Irish Air Corps
    • Irish Coast Guard
    • Irish Naval Service >
      • Naval Service Diving Section
    • Irish Water Safety