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Members
of
the Kinsale Lifeboat Station.
Below
is a list of acting members of the Kinsale Lifeboat
station. In addition to the crew list , there are a
huge number of fundraisers, volunteers and organizers
without whom the necessary funds could not be collected.
Lastly, and equally important, there are those who
contribute to the running costs without whom the RNLI
would not exist.
Current Members:
| Barry | Helen | Hon.Deputy LMA |
| Bateman | Alan | Helm |
| Coholan | Kevin | Crew |
| Coldrick | Jack | Crew |
| Collins | John | Crew |
| Coughlan | Annette | Crew |
| Dillon | Conor | Crew |
| Donnelly | Steve | Crew |
| Draper | Trevor | Helm |
| Foley | Tony | Hon. Lifeboat Medical Advisor (LMA) |
| Gash | Mark | Crew/Emergency Mechanic |
| Gould | Kevin | Shore Crew |
| Grennan | Jim | Helm |
| Hayes | Donal | Deputy Launch Authority (DLA) |
| Jere | Temba | Crew |
| Jolley | Brian | Probationary Crew |
| Kingston | Sam | Probationary Crew |
| Lewis | Mark | Helm |
| Mc Kinley | Richard | Boat Mechanic |
| McCormick | Malcolm | Helm |
| McGrory | Charlie | Lifeboat Training Officer (LTO) |
| Newport | Ciaran | Probationary Crew |
| O'Brien | Billy | Emergency Mechanic |
| O'Connell | Liam | Helm |
| O'Donoghue | Carroll | Lifeboat Operations Manager (LOM) |
| O'Gorman | John | Deputy Launch Authority (DLA) |
| Reise | Jennifer | Probationary Crew |
| Renault | Julien | Crew/Emergency Mechanic |
| Searls | Nicky | Helm |
| Tubridy | Eugene | Lifeboat Sea Safety Officer (LSSO) |
| Tubridy | Ewen | Treasurer & Fundraising |
It is amazing
just how many persons the Atlantic 75 class lifeboat
can
safely accommodate! Picture taken Sunday, 07-Aug-2005
on the occasion of the visit of Sally Anne Odell
(the lifeboat's namesake and sponsor) to Kinsale
RNLI Station.
Past Members of Kinsale RNLI:
| Battcock | Giles | Deputy Launching Authority (D.L.A.) |
| Beecher | Simon | Helm |
| Conroy | Jennifer | Helm |
| Desmond | Derry | Mechanic - Shore |
| Devitt | Phil | Lifeboat Operations Manager |
| Dunne | Michelle | Press Officer |
| Elliott | Susie | Public Relations Officer (PRO) |
| Keane | Brian | Crew |
| Long | Arthur | Crew |
| Lynch | Billy | Deputy Launching Authority |
| Matthews | David | Station Training Co-ordinator |
| O'Neill | Albert | Helm |
| O'Toole | Noel | D.L.A |
| Roberts | Liam | Crew |
| Tucker | David | Chairman / D.L.A. |
| Whyte | Cat | Shore Crew |
Dress Code:
When the Lifeboat goes to sea it is essential that all the crew members are properly dressed and kitted out for what may be a long, cold, wet, dark and potientially dangerous period. The protective clothing required by every crew member is, firstly, a thermal one-piece suit. which is put on over their every day clothes. This suit keeps the body heat in, and without one in our climate a cremember could quickly brecome cold and exhausted.
With the thermal suit on, the crewmember will then climb into a one piece dry suit. Complete with rubber boots, watertight neck and cuff seals this dry-suit keeps the water out, even if the crewman enters the water. Over the dry suit a light, gas-inflated lifejacket is worn. The lifejacket contains a whistle, light, a small selection of hand flares and a recovery strop.
A crash helmet always worn, complete with
visor to protect the head and face from the wind and the stinging sea spray. The helmet helps prevent injuries and substantially reduces the loss of body heat from the head.
On returning to base after either a shout or a training sortie, the dry suits are washed in fresh water and their cuffs and seals liberally doused with talc. All equipment is cleaned, checked and put away into storage - ready for the next call. |
