Scottish crew member passes out on Burns Night
Littlestone RNLI volunteer Iain Anderson, who hails from Scotland, completed his pass out with the final two modules of his tier 2 fully substantive boat crew training on a cold night when many of his fellow Scots will have been celebrating Burns Night.
Iain joined the RNLI Littlestone station as a volunteer 2020, and despite the complications caused by the Covid pandemic, he has persevered and committed a significant amount of time to his training, both ashore and afloat on the station’s charity lifeboat Jean McIvor, as well as at the RNLI College at Poole. It is always a positive day when our lifeboat crew is strengthened by another fully competent member reaching pass out.
Reflecting on his achievement, Iain said: ‘I want to thank the whole station who have assisted me in my progression over the last 4 years in becoming competent crew at Littlestone RNLI. Covid meant it took a while to progress, but the last few years have been brilliant. I’d also like to thank the boat crew and shore crew for coming out on a cold January night to help me get through my final assessments.'
Lifeboat Trainer Assessor at Littlestone Ron Thrall said 'It is always an important day for our lifeboat station when a volunteer completes their training as competent crew. Iain completed his two remaining modules last night- Helming the SAR Unit and Locate and Assist Casualty. All our crews are very highly trained and the majority of our launches are training exercises to make sure we are all current and competent when the pager goes off. Everyone at the station would like to congratulate Iain on this achievement and wish him continuing success in his development.'
‘We are also looking to bolster our volunteer team here so if you're interested in joining us then call the station or email us via the contact details on our website https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/littlestone-on-sea-lifeboat-station
Iain adds: ‘Everyone’s been so supportive. Littlestone is a great, friendly station and I’d recommend volunteering for the RNLI to anyone.’
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