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RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics
RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 RNLI lifesaving locations
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Aith [1]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      All-weather lifeboat station (ALB)
        Severn                                                                  Tamar                                                        Tyne
    1                                                                      2                                                            3

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        Length:                  17.3m                                          Length:                 16.3m                                Length:      14.3m                                                                                                       Inshore lifeboat station (ILB)
        Max speed:               25 knots                                       Max speed:              25 knots                             Max speed:   18 knots
        Range:                   250 nmiles                                     Range:                  250 nmiles                           Range:       240 nmiles                                                                   Lerwick [1]                    ALB and ILB station
        Crew:                    6–7                                            Crew:                   6–7                                  Crew:        6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Lifeguard support centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      RNLI offices
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Flood rescue asset
                                                                                                                                                                       Stromness [1]                     Kirkwall [1]                                                 RNLI Headquarters
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                                                                                                                                                                        Longhope [2]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Lifesaving regions
                                                      14-00

                                                                                                                                                                          Thurso [1]                                                                             There are two new divisions which cross
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Rescue map      Inside front cover
    4   Trent                                                              5    Shannon
        Length:                  14.3m                                          Length:                 13.6m                                                                                       Wick [4]                                                     regional boundaries. Stations are still
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 supported by the region that they fall inside.

        Max speed:               25 knots                                       Max speed:              25 knots                               Stornoway [1]
        Range:                   250 nmiles                                     Range:                  250 nmiles
                                                                                                                                                               Lochinver [1]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Foreword                         3
        Crew:                    6                                              Crew:                   6

                                                                                                        Leverburgh [5]                                                                      Buckie [1]     Macduff [8]                                                                                                3. Data collection                  4
                                                                                                                                                          Invergordon [4]                                                      Fraserburgh [4]

                                                                                                                           Portree [4]                     Kessock [8]                                                           Peterhead [2]                                                                        4. Operational aims    4
                                                                                                                        Kyle of Lochalsh [8]                                    Loch Ness [8]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      SCOTLAND
                                                                                                                        Barra Island [1]              Mallaig [1]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Aberdeen [1,9]                                                                         5. Definitions         5
   6    Mersey
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Stonehaven [8]
        Length:
        Max speed:
                                11.6m
                                17 knots

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Montrose [5,9]
        Range:                  140 nmiles
                                                                                                                      Tobermory [1]                                                                                             Arbroath [6,9]                                                                        6. Lifeboat statistics 7
        Crew:                   6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Broughty Ferry [4,9]
                                                                                                                                       Oban [4]                                                                               Anstruther [6,9]
                                                                                                                                                                                  Perth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Kinghorn [8]                                                                        7. Lifeguard statistics                            23
                                                                                                                                                          Helensburgh [8]                                                   North Berwick [9]
                                                                                                                                 Tighnabruaich [8]                                                                               Dunbar [4,9]
        Type B Flood Team
        Response:       6hrs                                                                                               Islay [1]
                                                                                                                                                                       Queensferry [8]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Eyemouth [4,9]                                                                         8. Beach management statistics 2018                33
                                                                                                                                                                    Largs [8]
        Crew:           7                                                                                                                     Arran [8]                                      Berwick-upon-Tweed [6,9]
        Crew endurance: 4 days                                                                                                               (Lamlash)
                                                                                                                       Campbeltown [1,9]
                                                                                                                                                  Troon [4,9]                                          Seahouses [6,9]
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Craster [9]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      9. Community safety statistics 2018                35
                                                                                Lough Swilly [5,8]      Portrush [1,9]
                                                                                                                                                                               Newbiggin [8]
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Amble [5,9]                                                   NORTH
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         AND EAST
                                                                                                                              Girvan [5]                                                                    Blyth [8,9]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      10. Flood rescue statistics 2018                   41
           IRELAND                                                               Arranmore [1]          Red Bay [4,8]
                                                                                             Ballymoney Larne [4,9]
                                                                                                                                Stranraer [9]        Kippford [9]
                                                                                                                                          Portpatrick [2]
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Cullercoats [8]
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Tynemouth [1,9]

                                                                                                               Bangor [8]             Kirkcudbright [8]
                                                                                                                                                               Silloth [8]
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Sunderland [8,9]                                                                                                11. International statistics 2018                  43
                                                                Bundoran [8]                                                                                      Workington [5,9] Redcar [8,9]        Hartlepool [4,8]
Ballyglass [1,9]                                                                  Enniskillen [8,12]           Donaghadee [4]                                                                                         Staithes and Runswick [8]
                                                                                                                                                St Bees [8]
                                                                 Sligo Bay [8]                               Portaferry [8]
                                                                                                                                                    Ramsey [6]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Whitby [4,9]                                                                       12. Youth education statistics 2018                45
                                                                         Carrybridge [8,12]          Newcastle [6,9]               Peel [6]                                                                                  Scarborough [5,9]
                                                                                                                                                  Douglas [3]          Barrow [2,9]
Achill Island [4]                                                                                                           Port Erin [8]                                                                                             Filey [6,9]
                                                                                                                        Port St Mary [4,9]                                    Morecambe [9,10]
                                                                                            Kilkeel [8]                                                                                                                        Flamborough [8]
                                                                                                                                                  Blackpool [8,9,9]         Fleetwood [5,9]                                    Bridlington [5,9]
                                                                                     Clogherhead [6]
Clifden [6,8,9]                                                                                                                                        Llandudno [5,9]                                                                                                  Withernsea [9]
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Lytham St Annes [5,9]
                                                                     Lough Ree [8]                       Skerries [8]                                   Beaumaris [8]                                                                                                      Humber [1]
Galway [8]                                                                                                              Swords                       Moelfre [2,9]                                   Hoylake [5]
                                                                                                        Howth [4,9]                                                              Rhyl [6,9]                                                                            Cleethorpes [9]
Aran Islands [1]                                                                                                                               Holyhead [1,9]                                     New Brighton [8,10]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Mablethorpe [8,9]
                                                                                                 Dun Laoghaire [4,9]                       Trearddur Bay [8,9]                                      West Kirby [9]
                                                                                                                                                                                   St Asaph     Flint [9]                                                               Skegness [5,9]
                                                              Lough Derg [8]                                                                                         Conwy [9]                                                                                                                     Sheringham [8]
                                                                                                      Wicklow [3,9]
                                                                                                                                             Porthdinllaen [2]                                                                                         Wells [6,9]                                     Cromer [2,9]
                                                                                                                                                                          Criccieth [8,11]
Kilrush [8]                                                                                  Arklow [4]
                                                                                          Courtown [9]
                                                                                                                                                  Abersoch [8]
                                                                                                                                                       Pwllheli [6,9]           Barmouth [6,9]       WALES                                         Hunstanton [8,10]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Happisburgh [8,9]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Great Yarmouth and
Fenit [4,9]
                                                                                           Wexford [9]
                                                                                   Rosslare Harbour [1]
                                                                                                                                                       Aberdovey [8]
                                                                                                                                                                                Borth [9]
                                                                                                                                                                                                     AND                                                                                         Gorleston [4,8,11]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Lowestoft [5]

Valentia [1]
                                                                                 Kilmore Quay [2]
                                                                           Youghal [8]                                                        New Quay [6,9]
                                                                                                                                                                         Aberystwyth [8,11]          WEST                        Chiswick [7] Tower [7]                                              Southwold [8]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Aldeburgh [6,9]
                                                                   Ballycotton [4]                                                                                                                                                               London                                               Harwich [1,8]
                                                                                                                                                                    Cardigan [8,9]
                                                                                                                                   Fishguard [4,9]                                                                                                                       Ipswich             Walton and Frinton [2]
                                                         Crosshaven [8]                                                                                                                                                                              Gravesend [8]
                                                             Kinsale [8]                                                      St Davids [2,9]                                                                                     Teddington [9,9]                                            Clacton-on-Sea [8,9]
Castletownbere [1]
                                                                                                                  Little and Broad Haven [9]                                                                                                                                                       West Mersea [8]
                                                                                                                                                  Tenby [2,9] Port Talbot [9]
                  Baltimore [2,8]                                         Helvick Head [8]                                                                                                                    London/River Thames close up                                                Burnham-on-Crouch [8,9]
                                                                                                                                   Angle [2,9]                                Porthcawl [8,9]
                                                   Union Hall [8]             Tramore [9]                                                   Burry Port [8,9]                                     Portishead [8]                                             Southend-on-Sea [8,9,9,10]
                                                                         Dunmore East [4]                                        Horton and Port Eynon [9]                             Penarth [8,9]                               London                                 Margate [6,9]
                                                   Courtmacsherry
                                                   Harbour [4]                 Fethard [9]                                               The Mumbles [2,9] Barry Dock [4]              Weston-super-Mare [8,9]                    Sheerness [4,9]                        Ramsgate [4,8]
                                                                                                                      Ilfracombe [5,9]                                                                                                  Whitstable [8]                    Walmer [8,9]
                                                                                                                                                                                    Burnham-on-Sea [8,9]
                                                                                                                      Appledore [2,8]                                                                                                                                          Dover [1]
                                                                                                                                                                     Minehead [8,9]
                                                                                                                      Clovelly [8]                                                                                                                               Littlestone-on-Sea [8]
                                                                                                                      Bude [9,12]                                                                              Calshot [8,9]                                              Dungeness [5]
    7   E class
                                                                                                                      Port Isaac [9]                                        Lyme Regis [8]                                                                              Rye Harbour [8]
        Length:                  10.5m                                                                                Rock [9]
        Max speed:               40 knots                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Hastings [6,9]
                                                                                                                      Padstow [2]
        Endurance:               4hrs at max speed                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Eastbourne [2,9]
                                                                                                                      Newquay [8,9]
        Crew:                    3–4                                                                                                                           Saltash                                                                                                    Newhaven [1]
                                                                                                                                                                                         Poole [8,9]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Brighton [8]
                                                                        SOUTH
                                                                                                                      St Agnes [9]                                                    Swanage [5,9]
                                                                                                                      St Ives [5,9]                                                                                                Shoreham  Harbour  [2,9]
                                                                                                                                                                                    Weymouth [1,8]                                     Littlehampton [8,9]
                                                                        WEST
                                                                                                              Sennen Cove [2,9]                                               Exmouth [5,9]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Selsey [5,9]
          B-000
                                                                                                                                                 Fowey   [4,9]                Teignmouth [8,11]
                                                                                                         St Mary’s [1]                                                                                                                 Hayling Island [8,9]
                                                                                                                           Penlee [1,8]                                       Torbay [1,9] Mudeford [8]
         B class (Atlantic 75, 85)                                                                                                               Looe [8,9]                                                       Bembridge [2,9]         Portsmouth [8,9]
    8    Length:     7.4–8.5m                                                                                                                          Plymouth [1,8]
                                                                                                                                                                              Dart [8,9]
                                                                                                                           The Lizard [2]                                                                                                Cowes [8]
         Max speed: 32–35 knots                                                                                                                                                                                 Alderney [4]             Yarmouth [1]
                                                                                                                                                       Salcombe [2,8]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      SOUTH EAST
                                                                                                                          Falmouth [1,8]
         Endurance: 2.5hrs at max speed
                                                                                                                                                                                     St Peter Port [1]                                    Lymington [8]
         Crew:       3–4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          St Catherine [8]
                                                                                                                                                                                       St Helier [2,8]

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                                                                                                                                                                                                               RWC-000

         D class                                                                     Hovercraft                                                       Inshore rescue boat                                                Rescue watercraft
    9    Length:                 5m
                                                                               10    Length:    8m
                                                                                                                                                11    Length:     3.9m
                                                                                                                                                                                                             12          Length:    3.3m
         Max speed:              25 knots                                            Max speed: 30 knots                                              Max speed: 26 knots                                                Max speed: 48 knots
         Endurance:              3hrs at max speed                                   Endurance: 3hrs at max speed                                     Endurance: 2hrs at max speed                                       Endurance: 1.5hrs at max speed
         Crew:                   2–3                                                 Crew:      2–4                                                   Crew:       2                                                      Crew:      1–2

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RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics
RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics

     Foreword
     It is an honour to present the RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics.             The delivery of our national awareness campaign,
     The report summarises the extensive work delivered right across         Respect the Water, is beginning to see more people recall
     the drowning chain by our lifeboat crews, lifeguards, safety and        the campaign’s key message – Float to Live. When asked what
     education teams, and international partners, all of which is            they would do first if they fell into open water unexpectedly,
     carried out to deliver the RNLI’s core purpose of ending                there was a significant increase post-campaign between 2017
     preventable loss of life at sea.                                        and 2018 in young men spontaneously stating that they would
          Over the course of 2018, lifeboats launched 8,964 times            float first.
     (2017: 8,436), aiding 9,412 people (2017: 8,072). Overall, lifeboat          Over 266,000 people visited RespectTheWater.com with
     statistics are broadly similar in terms of volume when compared         87% of users surveyed saying they learnt something new from
     against the last 5 years, although activity was slightly raised         the site. Across the 2017 and 2018 campaigns, 11 survivor stories
     from 2017. This is most likely down to the good weather                 were recorded. These 11 people contacted the RNLI to say that
     experienced through the summer holiday period with                      they believe the float technique helped to save their life.
     2018 being the world’s 4th hottest year on record.                           Drowning is a global epidemic that claims the lives of an
          Our lifeguards attended 19,449 incidents on RNLI-patrolled         estimated 320,000 people**. The RNLI is working with partners
     beaches (2017: 15,558) and aided 32,207 people (2017: 24,044).          to help reduce this in low- and middle-income countries where
     Despite an overall increase in the number of people aided,              drowning causes a disproportionately high number of deaths.
     the number of people involved in aquatic incidents has                  In 2018, the RNLI worked with partners in Bangladesh and
     remained broadly similar. This is likely to be reflective of            Tanzania to build capacity to deliver effective lifesaving
     the proactive preventative interventions of our lifeguards and          and prevention work.
     is testament to their dedication to our strategy of breaking the             Our work to raise the profile of drowning as an issue of
     drowning chain earlier wherever possible. A total of 3,430,580          global importance had notable successes, including convening
     preventative actions by lifeguards were recorded in 2018.               Ambassadors to the United Nations (UN) from Bangladesh,
          Altogether, our rescue services saved 329 lives (lifeboats:        Vietnam, Fiji, Thailand, Tanzania and Ireland in New York to
     211 and lifeguards: 118). But our early interventions, from raising     establish the UN Group of Friends on Drowning Prevention.
     awareness through education initiatives through to recovering           The RNLI also delivered development training to advocates
     people before life is at risk, may have saved many more.                from 11 countries.
          There has been a decline in the 3-year average for UK accidental        What the RNLI achieved in 2018 could not have been
     coastal fatalities for the second year running. In 2017 this was 148    done without the selfless dedication and commitment of our
     dropping to 131 in 2018*. No doubt this has been helped by the          volunteers, supporters and staff. These figures are a testament
     prevention work that staff and volunteers carry out on a daily basis.   to that commitment, so thank you to each and every one of
          As participation in watersports continues to increase, so must     you who has contributed to this vital lifesaving work we are
     the role of prevention if we are to make further inroads towards        all privileged to be a part of.
     reducing accidental coastal fatalities. Targeted behaviour change
     interventions continue to impact with a focus on high-risk
     activities such as sub-aqua diving, angling and commercial fishing.
          Our Youth Education Team delivered water safety messages
     to over 520,000 young people last year.

                                                                             Paul Boissier
                                                                             RNLI Chief Executive

     Figures taken from the WAter Incident Database (WAID)
    *

     and include coastal accidental and natural cause fatalities only.
     They are based on the 3-year rolling average from 2015–17
     and from 2016–18.

    **
          Figure estimated by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics
RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics

Data collection                                                                                                                                  Definitions
Incident data is collected from lifeboat crews through an               incident information in a more structured way and is allowing us         Lifeguards                                                               Lifeboats
electronic return of service. Lifeguards and the Flood Rescue           to develop what information we capture and how we will capture
                                                                                                                                                 Actions taken by lifeguards – the number of different                    Life saved – where, if not for the actions of the lifeboat
Team complete paper incident forms. These returns are entered,          it for the future.
                                                                                                                                                 ways that lifeguards deal with incidents. Any one casualty               and/or its crew, a life would have been lost.
processed, checked and validated at RNLI Headquarters by the                 For the RNLI’s international projects, project partners are
                                                                                                                                                 could receive multiple actions by lifeguards. Actions where no           Operational lifeboat station – lifeboat stations are classed as
Service Information Section. This incident data provides the            responsible for collecting, analysing and reporting summary data.
                                                                                                                                                 people are involved are also included.                                   operational if their lifeboats have been declared as operationally
basis for the statistics in this report.                                Though the RNLI aims to verify this data through spot-checking,
    In 2017, we introduced a more detailed casualty reporting           the data is not owned by the RNLI and is not directly comparable         Animals – when a lifeguard rescues or assists an animal to safety.       capable to the appropriate national/state coordinating authority
system called Lifesaving Activity Reporting (LSAR). This collects       to RNLI operational statistics from the UK and Ireland.                  Assistance – where a lifeguard aids a person in the sea who is at        (for example, the Irish Coast Guard (IRCG)).
                                                                                                                                                 low risk but, if left, would be at increased risk.                       People aided – all people aided by the RNLI where lives are saved

Operational aims
                                                                                                                                                 Beach visitors – the number of beach visitors is assessed by             and people are assisted or rescued.
                                                                                                                                                 recording an estimate, every 2 hours, of the number of beach             Flood rescue
                                                                                                                                                 users within the lifeguard patrol areas, those in the water
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Assistance – where the rescuer aids a person who is at low risk
                                                                                                                                                 between the red and yellow flags, and those in the water
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          but, if left, would be at increased risk.
                                                                                                                                                 using surf and other craft between the black and white flags.
Concept of operations                                                                                                                            The highest number for each category each day is then used               Community tasking – lifeboat station or lifeguard unit.
The RNLI saves lives at sea throughout the UK, Ireland,                  Year                          Performance standard (%)                  to obtain the overall number.                                            Deployment – where flood rescue team members depart from
Isle of Man and Channel Islands by providing:                                                                         87.7                       Body recovery – where a lifeguard responds to an incident                their base either to the incident or to a strategic holding area (SHA).
                                                                         2017
• a strategically located fleet of all-weather lifeboats,                                                                                        knowing that they will be required to recover a body.                    Flood Rescue Team (FRT) tasking – one of the designated flood
   which are available at all times, and tactically placed               2018                                         84.2                                                                                                rescue assets.
                                                                                                                                                 These include those in the sea or on land.
   inshore craft, which are subject to weather limitations                                                                                                                                                                Life saved – where, if not for the actions of the Flood Rescue Team,
                                                                                                                                                 Casualty care – where a lifeguard formally assesses and/or
• a lifeguard service on a seasonal basis                               • reach any beach casualty up to 300m from shore, within the                                                                                      a life would have been lost.
                                                                                                                                                 treats a casualty according to RNLI casualty care protocols.
• safety education and accident prevention                               red and yellow flags, on RNLI lifeguard-patrolled beaches,
                                                                                                                                                 False alarm – when a lifeguard responds to an incident where             Incidents – flood incidents are usually the result of specific events,
• a flood rescue capability available for deployment to a               within 3½ minutes
                                                                                                                                                 a person is believed to be in difficulty but upon arrival it is          such as storms. If the event cannot be associated with a specific
   defined standard of performance, commensurate with the                –– In 2018, RNLI lifeguards attended 19,449 incidents on
                                                                                                                                                 confirmed they do not require assistance.                                event, a flood incident can potentially be defined through the
   resources available, using trained and competent people who,             RNLI-patrolled beaches (2017: 15,558), aided 32,207
                                                                                                                                                 Incident – any situation that RNLI lifeguards are involved in.           establishment of the emergency management command structure
   wherever possible, are volunteers.                                       people (2017: 24,044) and saved 118 lives (2017: 84).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (Gold/Silver/Bronze).
                                                                            It is not cost-effective to measure the average response             Life saved – where, if a lifeguard had not intervened, a life would
Strategic performance standards                                             time but our risk assessment process, fitness standards and          have been lost.                                                          Rescue – where the rescuer responds to a person at risk and
We aim to:                                                                  operational configuration of the lifeguard service are all                                                                                    physically returns them to a place of safety or transfers them
                                                                                                                                                 Mass rescue – where there are five or more people at risk and
• achieve an average launch time of 10 minutes from                         designed to achieve this strategic performance standard.                                                                                      to another rescue craft/asset.
                                                                                                                                                 a lifeguard physically returns them to shore or transfers them
  notification to the RNLI                                                                                                                       to a rescue craft.                                                       Standby – when flood rescue teams are requested to go to
  –– An overall average launch time of 9.7 minutes was achieved         • deliver clear, straightforward safety advice and products                                                                                       a heightened state of preparedness. Some or all of the team
                                                                                                                                                 Minor first aid – where a lifeguard treats a casualty due to
     in 2018 (2017: 9.1 minutes) and this may reflect the good           that positively influence behaviour, measured against                                                                                            assemble to prepare kit and/or are on standby at base or home.
                                                                                                                                                 sickness or injury who is at low or no risk but requires treatment
     practice of fully briefing crews before launch.                     agreed benchmarks                                                                                                                                International
                                                                                                                                                 to ensure the risk does not increase.
                                                                         –– In 2018, the Community Safety Team spoke to over 56,000
Year                   Average time to launch in minutes                                                                                         Missing/found – where a lifeguard assists in the location of             First aid actions – these include both minor and major casualty care.
                                                                            people face-to-face for several minutes or more through
                                                                                                                                                 children separated from their parents/guardians, or other people         In an overseas context, the full RNLI casualty care protocols cannot
                                       9.1                                  a variety of approaches promoting key safety messages
2017                                                                                                                                             who have been found or reported missing, including those who             always be adhered to, particularly where there is no effective
                                                                            across communities.
                                       9.7                                                                                                       are known to be missing as a result of an incident in or on the water.   ambulance service or sufficient standards of emergency
2018                                                                     –– During the summer, 50% of young men (aged 16–39 years)
                                                                                                                                                 Near miss – when a lifeguard observes an incident, event or              referral services.
                                                                            in the UK, and 63% of young men in Ireland recall seeing or
• reach all notified casualties where a risk to life exists,                hearing the Respect the Water campaign.                              condition that does not cause death or serious injury but has            Rescue – where a lifeguard responds to a person at risk and
    in all weathers, out to a maximum of 100 nautical miles              –– A major campaign targeting divers, particularly those                the potential to do so.                                                  physically returns them to shore. This includes incidents where
    –– Lifeboat crews launched on service 8,964 times in 2018               aged over 50, encouraged them to get a regular health check          Non-aquatic assistance, including from sandbanks –                       if a lifeguard had not intervened, a life would have been lost.
       (2017: 8,436) and aided 9,412 people (2017: 8,072).                  with a healthcare professional or a registered diving doctor.        when a lifeguard assists a person who was not in the water,              Survival swimming – two different swimming programmes
                                                                            The WellPoint health kiosks have now been used by 3,323              or clears a sandbank of people who are at risk and ensures               implemented in different locations: the RNLI Aquatic Survival
                  Number of lifeboat       Number of people                 divers since 2016 at dive centres and dive shows in the UK           they return to shore.                                                    Swimming Programme delivered in natural open water bodies;
Year
                     launches            aided by lifeboat crews            and Ireland.                                                         Other – anything else that does not fit into the specified categories.   and the registered trademark programme SwimSafe delivered
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          in community ponds or portable swimming pools in Bangladesh.
2017                     8,436                     8,072                                                                                         People aided – the total number of people that lifeguards have aided.
                                                                        • maintain the capability to deploy up to 7* Type B flood                                                                                         Water safety lessons – formal sessions delivered to schoolchildren
                                                                                                                                                 Preventative action – any action taken by a lifeguard that provides
2018                     8,964                     9,412                  rescue teams                                                                                                                                    in a school setting, based on the 10 standard water safety messages
                                                                                                                                                 advice, guidance or direction to a person that mitigates against risk.
                                                                        a. the first two teams to reach any rendezvous point within the                                                                                   included in the RNLI Aquatic Survival Manual. Or more informal
• reach 90% of all casualties within 10 nautical miles of the           UK, Ireland and Isle of Man** within 6 hours of request                  Rescue – where a lifeguard responds to a person at risk and              community meetings covering the same content in villages near
    coast and within 30 minutes from launch, in all weathers,           b. an international team of 6 boats and 25 personnel to any UK           physically returns them to shore or transfers them to another            to the schools visited.
    where there is an identified need                                   port of departure within 24 hours.                                       rescue craft.
    –– The performance standard achieved in 2018 was 84.2%                –– There were no flood deployments in 2018 (2017: 1)                   Search – an organised search, with other search and rescue units,
       (2017: 87.7%).                                                        and no people assisted (2017: 2).                                   for a missing person either at sea or on land.
                                                                    *
                                                                        This changed towards the end of the year.
4                                                                   **
                                                                         It is not yet possible to meet this timescale in the Channel Islands.                                                                                                                                                 5
RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics
RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics

    Lifeboat statistics overview
    2018

    Lifeboats                                         Number
    Launches                                            8,964
    People aided                                        9,412

    2014–18 launch statistics

    Year                               Rescue craft              Launches              Lives saved          People aided
                                            ALB                    2,407                     102                 3,307
                                            ILB                    5,938                     263                5,350
    2014
                                            IRH                       95                       3                   63
                                           RWC                        22                       0                     7
    2014 Total                                                    8,462                      368                8,727
                                            ALB                    2,492                      86                3,003
                                            ILB                    5,619                     245                4,883
    2015
                                            IRH                       94                      17                    87
                                           RWC                        23                       0                     0
    2015 Total                                                     8,228                     348                7,973
                                            ALB                    2,606                      74                3,689
                                            ILB                    6,136                     352                4,887
    2016
                                            IRH                       78                       5                    61
                                           RWC                         31                      0                     6
    2016 Total                                                     8,851                     431                8,643
                                            ALB                    2,596                      34                3,236
                                            ILB                    5,746                     137                4,750
    2017
                                            IRH                       69                       1                    71
                                           RWC                        25                       0                    15
    2017 Total                                                    8,436                      172                8,072
                                            ALB                    2,541                      42                3,580
                                            ILB                    6,267                     166                5,690
    2018*
                                            IRH                      114                       3                    77
                                           RWC                        42                       0                    65
    2018 Total                                                    8,964                      211                9,412

    ALB – all-weather lifeboat
    ILB – inshore lifeboat, including boarding boat and inshore rescue boat (IRB) launches
    IRH – inshore rescue hovercraft
    RWC – rescue watercraft

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RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics

Lifeboat statistics 2014–18
The following two tables show the RNLI regions as of 2017. The previous year’s statistics have been restated based on the new regions.

Lifeboat launches by region                                                                                                              Lifeboat launches and number of people aided
                                                                                                                                                                                                        10,000
                                                                                  Year/Number of launches
RNLI region
                                                    2014               2015                2016              2017               2018                                                                                                                                                                                         9,412
                                                                                                                                                                                                         9,500

                                                                                                                                                              Number of launches and people aided
South West                                          1,148              1,098                1,177            1,224               1,325
Wales and West                                      1,485              1,482               1,566             1,445               1,541                                                                                                                                                                            8,964
                                                                                                                                                                                                        9,000                                                    8,851
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            8,727
Ireland                                             1,136               1,132              1,183              1,145              1,066                                                                                                                                     8,643
Scotland                                            1,004              1,078               1,102              1,159              1,185                                                                  8,500
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   8,462                                                                 8,436
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        8,228
North and East                                      1,079               1,015              1,183             1,062               1,105                                                                                                                                                             8,072
                                                                                                                                                                                                        8,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 7,973
South East                                          2,603              2,422               2,634             2,389               2,740
On passage/Other                                        7                     1                6                 12                  2
                                                                                                                                                                                                         7,500
Total                                              8,462              8,228                8,851             8,436              8,964

                                                                                                                                                                                                         7,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                            0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2014                  2015                   2016                    2017                     2018

People aided by region                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Year
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Launches
                                                                              Year/Number of people aided                                                                                                          People aided
RNLI region
                                                   2014                2015                2016              2017               2018
South West                                           1,124             1,031                1,193             1,152              1,650
Wales and West                                      1,530              1,298               1,393              1,376              1,504
Ireland                                             1,466              1,279               1,704             1,388               1,441
Scotland                                             1,175             1,046                1,126              999               1,254
North and East                                       1,147              1,187               1,119            1,030               1,251   Lifeboat launches by month
South East                                          2,275              2,132                2,107             2,101             2,309                         1,800                                                                                                                                                       2014
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2015
On passage/Other                                       10                  0                    1               26                   3
                                                                                                                                                              1,600                                                                                                                                                       2016
Total                                               8,727              7,973               8,643             8,072              9,412                                                                                                                                                                                     2017
                                                                                                                                                              1,400                                                                                                                                                       2018

                                                                                                                                                              1,200

                                                                                                                                         Number of launches
Hours at sea                                                                                                                                                  1,000

                                                               Year/Number of launches, exercises and hours at sea                                                          800

                                                    2014               2015                2016              2017               2018
                                                                                                                                                                            600
Launches                                             8,462              8,228               8,851             8,436              8,964
Hours on service                                   54,944              57,394              60,307            63,398             65,533                                      400

Exercises                                            17,705             17,513              17,437           14,466             15,232
                                                                                                                                                                             200
Hours on exercise                                  162,686            171,677             168,562           144,441            154,817
                                                                                                                                                                                                    0
Total hours at sea                                217,630            229,071             228,869            207,839           220,350                                                                        Jan     Feb          Mar   Apr          May   Jun           Jul       Aug       Sep           Oct     Nov           Dec

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Month

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RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics

Lifeboat statistics 2018
Region                                                                                                                               Lifeboat launches in varying wind speeds

                                      Number                                             People aided
RNLI region                          of lifeboat         Launches         Lives saved     (including                                                      2,500
                                      stations                                           lives saved)
South West                               28                1,325                30           1,650                                                                                              2,133              2,084
Wales and West                           43                1,541                60           1,504                                                        2,000
Ireland                                  51                1,066                 19          1,441
Scotland                                 46                 1,185                18          1,254

                                                                                                                                     Number of launches
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1,507
                                                                                                                                                          1,500
                                                                                                                                                                               1,491
North and East                           36                 1,105                21          1,251
South East                               34                2,740                63           2,309
On passage/Other                        n/a                    2                  0              3
                                                                                                                                                          1,000
Total                                   238               8,964                 211          9,412                                                                                                                                                              750

Lifeboat services performed in daylight/darkness                                                                                                           500     386
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   342
                                                Number of lifeboat services in ...*                                                                                                                                                                                                                   159
RNLI region                                                                                          % in darkness                                                                                                                                                                                                    79
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   23                  6              4
                                              Daylight                      Darkness                                                                          0

South West                                      805                             519                           39.2

                                                                                                                                                                  (
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Lifeboat statistics 2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics

First information received                                                                                                                             Distance to casualty

Source                                                                               Number of launches                            % of launches                                                                                         Number of launches
Coastguard                                                                                        8,026                                  89.5          Distance to casualty (nautical miles)                    ALB                    ILB               IRH                    RWC
Lifeboat station personnel                                                                          724                                      8.1
                                                                                                                                                       0–6                                                     1,591                 5,238                72                      10
Casualty                                                                                              90                                     1.0
                                                                                                                                                       7–10                                                     323                    331                    9                    3
Public                                                                                                29                                     0.3
                                                                                                                                                       11–15                                                    209                      71                   2                    1
Other                                                                                                 26                                     0.3
                                                                                                                                                       16–20                                                     102                     19                   1                    0
Police                                                                                                19                                     0.2
Harbour master                                                                                        17                                     0.2       21–25                                                     44                       2                   0                    0
Another vessel                                                                                        16                                     0.2       26–30                                                      18                      2                   0                    0
A friend at the scene                                                                                  7                                     0.1       31–35                                                       8                      0                   0                    0
Member of group (such as club or school)                                                               4                                     0.0       36–40                                                       5                      0                   0                    0
Medical authority                                                                                      3                                     0.0       41–45                                                       3                      0                   0                    0
Member of the family at the scene                                                                      2                                     0.0       46–50                                                       1                      1                   0                    0
Work colleague                                                                                         1                                     0.0
                                                                                                                                                       51–55                                                       2                      0                   0                    0
Total                                                                                         8,964                                     100.0
                                                                                                                                                       56–60                                                       0                      2                   0                    0
                                                                                                                                                       61+                                                         0                      0                   0                    0
                                                                                                                                                       Rescue craft did not reach casualty                      235                    601                30                      28
                                                                                                                                                       Total                                                   2,541                  6,267              114                     42
Time to launch from receipt of first information
                          2,500                                                                                                              ALB
                                        2,351                                                                                                          ALB – all-weather lifeboat
                                                                                                                                             ILB       ILB – inshore lifeboat, including boarding boat and inshore rescue boat (IRB) launches
                                                                                                                                             RWC       IRH – inshore rescue hovercraft
                          2,000
                                                                1,996                                                                        IRH       RWC – rescue watercraft
     Number of launches

                          1,500

                                                                                          1,040
                          1,000
                                                          797
                                                                                    650

                                  469                                                                                                  482
                           500
                                                                                                                  398            318
                                                                                                            307

                                                     30                     36                         29                                    21
                                                 6                      3                         3                     9   12                     7
                              0
                                           0–5                    6–10                      11–15                  16–20                20+
                                                                                 Time to launch (minutes)

ALB – all-weather lifeboat
ILB – inshore lifeboat, including boarding boat and inshore rescue boat (IRB) launches
IRH – inshore rescue hovercraft
RWC – rescue watercraft

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Lifeboat statistics 2018                                                                                                                                    RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics

Casualty activities                                                     Types of vessel launched to

Activity                           Number of launches   % of launches   Vessel type                                 Craft type         Number of launches           % of launches
Walking                                   623               14.9                                      Yacht (with engine)                     914                        24.9
Suspected self-harm                        527              12.6                                      Sailing dinghy                          103                         2.8
Sailing                                   482                11.5                                     Keelboat                                57                          1.6
Powered vessels                           440               10.5                                      Multihull sailing boat                  34                          0.9
Swimming                                  266                6.3        Sailing pleasurecraft         Yacht (no engine)                       29                          0.8
Kayaking/Canoeing                         194                4.6                                      Windsurf                                27                          0.7
Commercial fishing                         193               4.6                                      Kitesurf                                 21                         0.6
Angling                                    181               4.3                                      Sailing training vessel                  17                         0.5
Waterside activity                         122               2.9                                      Tall ship                                2                          0.1
Inflatables                                107               2.6        Sailing pleasurecraft Total                                         1,204                       32.8
Personal watercraft (Jet skiing)           94                2.2                                      Powered boat                            794                        21.7
Rowing                                      47                1.1                                     Personal watercraft (jet ski)           139                         3.8
Kitesurfing                                39                0.9                                      Powered RIB                             137                         3.7
Climbing                                   36                0.9                                      (Rigid Inflatable Boat)
                                                                        Power pleasurecraft
Criminal activity                          36                0.9                                      Other powered vessel                    123                         3.4
Scuba diving                               36                0.9                                      Chartered angling vessel                38                          1.0
Stand-up paddleboarding                    34                0.8                                      Dive boat                               23                          0.6
Windsurfing                                32                0.8                                      Powered tender                           15                         0.4
Vehicle activity                            31               0.7        Power pleasurecraft Total                                           1,269                       34.6
Surfing                                    25                0.6                                      Houseboat                                15                         0.4
Jumping into water                          21               0.5        Miscellaneous                 Search and rescue (SAR) vessel           7                          0.2
Bodyboarding                                9                0.2                                      Amphibious vehicle                       3                          0.1
Waterskiing                                  1
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Lifeboat statistics 2018                                                                                                                                                                   RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics

Cause of vessel incidents                                                                     Casualty care incidents                                                  Stretcher usage
Type of vessel incident                            Number of launches   % of launches         Lifeboat casualty care                               Number              Type of stretcher      Number of times used
Machinery failure                                        1,322              36.0              Incidents                                                408             Orange basket                     61
Stranding/Grounding                                       343                9.3              Casualties treated                                       438             Other stretcher                   16
Other                                                     224                6.0              Casualties treated who were big sick   †
                                                                                                                                                         185           Spine board                        8
                                                                                              Casualties treated who were little sick    †
                                                                                                                                                       253             PS1                                6
Blown/Swept out to sea                                     169               4.5
                                                                                                                                                                       Neil Robertson                     3
Capsize                                                   108                2.9          The big/little sick evaluation is decided upon by using
                                                                                        †
                                                                                                                                                                       Ambulance pouch                    2
Out of fuel                                                 75               2.0          physiological markers from the casualty. Big sick casualties
                                                                                          are time-critical and need evacuation as soon as possible.                   Total                            96
Collision with rocks                                        71               1.9          They are often treated en route rather than at the scene of
Sinking/Sunk                                               66                1.8          the incident. Little sick casualties are not time-critical and
                                                                                          can be fully treated at the scene of the incident prior to a
Vessel abandoned derelict or adrift                         61               1.7          steady evacuation.
Vessel dragging anchor                                     38                1.0
Collision with submerged object                             31               0.9
                                                                                          Casualty care – condition
Collision with object on surface                           28                0.9
Unsure of position (lost)                                  26                0.7              Category                        Medical condition                                          Number      % of casualties
Fire/Explosion                                             25                0.7                                              Unconscious and not breathing                                 36                5.9

Overcome by crashing waves                                  21               0.6              Lifesaving intervention         Unconscious and breathing                                     22                3.6
                                                                                                                              Life-threatening bleed                                          7               1.2
Person ill                                                  21               0.6
Person to be taken ashore                                   19               0.5                                              Other illness type                                            32                5.3
                                                                                                                              Chest pains/discomfort (non-traumatic)                         31               5.1
Swamping                                                    18               0.5
                                                                                                                              Fits, seizures and convulsions                                 12               2.0
Collision with other craft                                  16               0.4
                                                                                                                              Unknown illness/stroke                                         12               2.0
Man overboard                                               15               0.4
                                                                                                                              Seasickness                                                    10               1.7
Person injured                                              13               0.4              Illness
                                                                                                                              Diabetes                                                        9               1.5
Vessel unsure of position                                   12               0.3                                              Asthma                                                          5               0.8
Missing or overdue                                          11               0.3                                              Diving-related                                                  4               0.7
Person ill onboard (excluding man overboard)                10               0.3                                              Severe allergic reaction                                        3               0.5
                                                                                                                              Stings and bites                                                3               0.5
Person injured onboard (excluding man overboard)            6                0.2

Ambulance or doctor call                                    3                0.1                                              Fracture                                                       51               8.4
                                                                                                                              Other injury                                                  46                 7.6
Open channel VHF                                             1
Lifeboat statistics 2018                                                                                                                                               RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics

Casualty care – treatment                                                             Casualties treated – age ranges

Type                                  Treatment                      Number      %                                          13–17 years
                                      Plastic airway                   23       3.1                                            7.3%

Airway management                     Suction                           18      2.4                                   0–12 years
                                                                                                                        7.3%
                                      Recovery position                 8       1.1

                                      Free-flow mask                   88      11.7
Oxygen                                                                                                          65+ years
                                      Bag and valve mask                27      3.6                              13.9%                                             18–64 years
                                                                                                                                                                     71.5%
                                      Chest compressions               33       4.4
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)   Defibrillator other               11      1.5
                                      Defibrillator RNLI                4       0.5

                                      Fracture straps                   16      2.1
                                      Direct pressure                   10      1.3
                                      Collar                             7      0.9
                                      Manual immobilisation              7      0.9
                                      Other dressing/stabilisation      6       0.8   Casualty handover – by response                     Unconscious, breathing
Dressing/stabilisation                Ambulance dressing                5       0.7                                                               2.7%

                                      Triangular bandage                3       0.4
                                                                                                       Unconscious, not breathing
                                      Crepe                             2       0.3                             8.7%
                                      Eye wash                          2       0.3
                                      Gauze                             2       0.3
                                      Trauma dressing                   2       0.3

                                      Entonox                          34       4.5
                                      Aspirin                           11      1.5                                                                                 Conscious
                                                                                                                                                                     88.6%
                                      GTN (glyceryl trinitrate)         10      1.3
Drugs                                 Glucogel                          8       1.1
                                      Paracetamol                       2       0.3
                                      Salbutamol inhaler                2       0.3
                                      Seasickness tablets                1      0.1

                                      Blanket                          95      12.7
                                      Warmed                            79     10.5   Duty of care handover
                                      Casualty bag                     23       3.1                                       No handover
Temperature control                                                                                      Lifeguard           3.9%                        Other
                                      Balaclava                        20       2.6                                                                      7.8%
                                                                                                           0.2%
                                      Other temperature control         8       1.1                                     Air ambulance
                                      Cooled                            2       0.3                                          1.4%
                                                                                               Unknown
                                                                                                0.7%   Police
                                      Sitting                          84      11.2                                      Lifeboat
                                                                                                       1.4%
                                                                                                                           1.8%
                                      Lying                             78     10.4
                                                                                                                     Relative
Treatment position                    W position                        13      1.7
                                                                                                                      6.4%
                                      Standing                          5       0.6                                                                                 Ambulance
                                      Leaning forward                    1      0.1                               Helicopter                                         66.0%
                                                                                                                   10.5%
Total                                                                  750    100.0

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     Lifeguard statistics overview
     2018                                                    2014–18
          Lifeguards                      Number                                                                                           Year/Numbers
                                                             Lifeguards
          Incidents                          19,449                                                                  2014           2015            2016         2017         2018
          Lives saved                            118         Number of lifeguard units                                    215           225           240          249             248
          People aided                       32,207          Incidents                                               17,050        15,714           17,414       15,558      19,449
          Preventative actions            3,430,580          People aided                                           19,353         18,181       20,538           24,044      32,207
                                                             Average number of incidents per unit                         79             70            73           62              78

          Actions taken                                                            2014                   2015                   2016                 2017                 2018
          Lives saved                                                                92                       94                 127                    84                   118
          Rescue                                                                   1,769                 1,790              2,082                    1,783                 1,629
          Assistance                                                              2,266                  2,752                  2,876                2,884                2,483
          Casualty care                                                           1,083                 1,080                   1,210                1,200                 1,221
          Minor first aid                                                         11,884                10,592             10,966                    9,490                12,366
          Search                                                                    182                       160                197                   213                  313
          Missing/found                                                            1,299                 1,103                  1,777                1,440                 1,731
          Mass rescue                                                                 –                        –                   –                 6,898              10,408
          Non-aquatic assistance including from sandbanks                             –                        –                   –                 6,085              10,807
          Near miss                                                                 400                       301                978                   517                  466
          False alarm                                                                 –                        –                   –                    98                  107
          Animals                                                                     –                        –                   –                   182                  160
          Other                                                                     378                       309                325                   734                  430

     Lifeguard incidents by month 2014–18
                           10,000

                           9,000                                                                                                                                   2014
                                                                                                                                                                   2015
                           8,000                                                                                                                                   2016
                                                                                                                                                                   2017
                            7,000                                                                                                                                  2018

     Number of incidents
                           6,000

                           5,000

                           4,000

                           3,000

                           2,000

                            1,000

                               0
                                    Jan    Feb         Mar      Apr         May           Jun           Jul         Aug          Sep          Oct          Nov       Dec

                                                                                                Month
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 Lifeguard statistics 2018
 Preventative actions                                                                                                                     Rescue equipment and other methods used

     Type of preventative action                                                                      Number of actions                         Rescue equipment/method used                                                                                                                                Number of times used                                                                % of incidents
     Face-to-face                                                                                          1,713,435                            Rescue board                                                                                                                                                                                                       2,490                              39.9
     Public announcement (PA)/loudspeaker                                                                     59,604                            Responder bag                                                                                                                                                                                                      1,109                              17.8
     Positioning signs/flags                                                                                 914,672                            Inshore rescue boat                                                                                                                                                                                                 434                                6.9
     Moving signs/flags                                                                                      392,737                            Rescue watercraft                                                                                                                                                                                                     415                              6.6
     Other preventative actions        †
                                                                                                             350,132                            Rescue tube                                                                                                                                                                                                           251                              4.0
     Total                                                                                                3,430,580                             Swim                                                                                                                                                                                                                      78                           1.2
 Other includes using hand signals and whistles, and removing hazardous objects.
†                                                                                                                                              Other           †
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1,470                              23.5
                                                                                                                                                Total                                                                                                                                                                                                       6,247                                   100.0
                                                                                                                                          Other includes: use of all-terrain and four-wheel drive vehicles (ATVs and 4WDs); lifting; climbing; wading; and snatch and grab of casualties.
                                                                                                                                         †

 Distance to casualty                                                                                                                     Casualty activities – top 15 incidents
                                                                                                                                                                2,000
                         300+        0.4%                     0.7%        0.9%                1.3%                   1.4%       2.3%
     water’s edge (m)
      Distance from

                        201–300      0.7%                     0.8%         1.5%                1.5%                  1.2%       0.7%                            1,800    1,758
                        51–200       5.6%                     9.0%        10.5%               3.7%                   1.9%        1.1%
                                                                                                                                                                1,600
                         0–50       14.9%                 23.4%            8.4%               3.8%                   2.5%       1.8%
                                  Within flags                0–50        51–200            201–500                501–1,000    1,000+                          1,400
                                                                       Distance from lifeguard unit (m)                                                                            1,264
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1,209

                                                                                                                                          Number of incidents
                                                                                                                                                                1,200
            Distance from rescuer presents lowest danger to casualty
            Distance from rescuer presents moderate danger to casualty                                                                                          1,000
            Distance from rescuer presents highest danger to casualty
                                                                                                                                                                 800

                                                                                                                                                                 600
                                                                                                                                                                                                             506
                                                                                   Member of public                                                                                                                     483
 Coordination of main incidents                                                                                                                                                                                                   393
                                                                     Ambulance         0.1%                                                                      400
                                                                                                      Police
                                                                       0.5%                                                                                                                                                                     258 236
                                                                                                      0.1%
                                                                                                           Other                                                 200                                                                                                        141        131        112        98                                   92
                                                                                                           0.1%                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     83            56
                                                                                                                                                                     0

                                                                                                                                                                         Walking

                                                                                                                                                                                   Bodyboarding

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Swimming

                                                                                                                                                                                                             Relaxing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Surfing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Inflatables

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Kayaking

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Paddleboarding

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Paddling

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Climbing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Playing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Personal watercraft (Jet skiing)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Walking with dog

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Kitesurfing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Fishing
                                                 Coastguard
                                                   1.3%

                                                                                                                    Lifeguard
                                                                                                                      97.9%                                                                                                                            Activity

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Environmental causes of incidents – top 6                                                                                                                                  Casualty care incidents                                                 Stretcher usage
                      1,200
                                                                                                                                                                               Lifeguard casualty care                      Number                  Type of stretcher   Number of times used
                                                                                                                                                                               Incidents                                      1,325                 Spine board                  50
                      1,000   979
                                                                                                                                                                               People aided                                   1,346                 Other stretcher              30
Number of incidents

                                                    804                                                                                                                        People aided who were big sick†                   462                Ambulance pouch              16
                       800
                                                                                                                                                                               People aided who were little sick   †
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 884                Orange basket                 4
                                                                                608                                                                                                                                                                 Neil Robertson                 1
                       600                                                                                                                                                 The big/little sick evaluation is decided upon by using
                                                                                                                                                                          †

                                                                                                                                                                           physiological markers from the casualty. Big sick casualties             Total                       101
                                                                                                                                                                           are time-critical and need evacuation as soon as possible.
                       400
                                                                                                    339                                                                    They are often treated en route rather than at the scene of
                                                                                                                     235                                                   the incident. Little sick casualties are not time-critical and
                       200                                                                                                                                188              can be fully treated at the scene of the incident prior to a
                                                                                                                                                                           steady evacuation.
                         0
                              Rip currents

                                                    Tidal cut-off

                                                                                Winds

                                                                                                    Other currents

                                                                                                                     Plunging/dumping waves

                                                                                                                                                          Surging waves
                                                                                                                                                                           Casualty care – condition

                                                                                                                                                                               Category                          Medical condition                                          Number         % of casualties
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Unconscious and breathing                                        54                3.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Unconscious and not breathing                                     16              0.9
                                                                                                                                                                               Lifesaving intervention
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Choking                                                            4              0.2
                                                                                   Environmental cause
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Life-threatening bleed                                             3              0.2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Unknown illness/stroke                                           173             10.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Other illness type                                              126                7.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Fits, seizures and convulsions                                   87                5.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Chest pains/discomfort (non-traumatic)                           60                3.5
                                                                                                                                                                               Illness                           Asthma                                                           47                2.7
People missing/found including searches – age ranges                                                                                                                                                             Stings and bites                                                 42                2.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Severe allergic reaction                                          37               2.1
                                                                                               0–1 years
                                                                    18+ years                                                                                                                                    Diabetes                                                         33                1.9
                                                                                                 9.9%
                                                                      4.2%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Seasickness                                                           1            0.1
                                                 14–17 years
                                                    3.1%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Fracture                                                        295               17.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Head injury                                                     207               12.0
                                                                                                                                              2–5 years                                                          External bleed                                                  188               10.9
                                                                                                                                               32.8%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Spinal injury                                                     61               3.5
                                             10–13 years                                                                                                                       Injury
                                               17.7%                                                                                                                                                             Other injury                                                     43                2.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Burns                                                             16              0.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Chest injury                                                      15              0.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Internal bleed                                                     9               0.5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Cold                                                              74              4.3
                                                  6–9 years
                                                   32.2%                                                                                                                                                         Drowning – conscious                                             60                3.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Heat exhaustion                                                  46                2.7
                                                                                                                                                                               Immersion or heat-related         Drowning – unconscious                                            11              0.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Heatstroke                                                            7           0.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Hypothermic                                                        6              0.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Other immersion/heat-related                                       6              0.4
                                                                                                                                                                               Total                                                                                            1,727            100.0
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Casualty care – treatment                                                                                                                                 Unknown
                                                                                      Casualties treated – age ranges                                      0.3%
Type                                  Treatment                      Number      %                                           13–17 years
                                      Recovery position                  76     2.4                                            11.3%

                                      Plastic airway                     19     0.6
Airway management
                                      Suction                            14     0.4
                                                                                                                                                                                  18–64 years
                                      Back slaps                         3      0.1                                                                                                 52.4%
                                                                                                                0–12 years
                                      Free-flow mask                   325     10.2                               17.2%
Oxygen                                Bag and valve mask                 16     0.5
                                      Pocket mask                         1     0.1

                                      Chest compressions                 17     0.5
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)   Defibrillator RNLI                 14     0.4                                  65+ years
                                                                                                                      18.8%
                                      Defibrillator other                6      0.2

                                      Ambulance dressing                112     3.5
                                      Eye wash                          96      3.0
                                      Gauze                             94      3.0   Casualty handover – by response
                                      Direct pressure                   70      2.1                                           Unconscious, breathing       Unconscious, not breathing
                                      Cold water                        65      2.0                                                   1.0%                           1.0%
                                      Triangular bandage                52      1.7
                                      Crepe                             42      1.3
Dressing/stabilisation                Other dressing/stabilisation       41     1.3
                                      Manual immobilisation             36      1.1
                                      Fracture straps                   22      0.7
                                      Hot water                          17     0.5                                                                                                 Conscious
                                                                                                                                                                                     98.0%
                                      Trauma dressing                    14     0.5
                                      Collar                             11     0.3
                                      Cling film                         6      0.2
                                      Indirect pressure                  5      0.2

                                      Paracetamol                       132     4.1
                                      Entonox                           107     3.4
                                      Glucogel                         106      3.2
Drugs                                 Salbutamol inhaler                 61     2.0
                                                                                      Duty of care handover                                      Police
                                      Casualty's own medication         36      1.1                                                              0.7%
                                                                                                                                                           Lifeboat
                                                                                                                                                             0.1%
                                      Aspirin                            21     0.8                                            Air ambulance
                                                                                                                                    1.3%                              Other lifeguard unit
                                      GTN (glyceryl trinitrate)          21     0.8                                                                                           0.1%
                                                                                                                        Unknown
                                      Blanket                          267      8.4                                      5.2%
                                      Warmed                            214     6.6
                                      Cooled                            120     3.7
Temperature control
                                      Casualty bag                      30      0.9
                                      Other temperature control          17     0.6                           No handover
                                                                                                                 8.8%                                                                 Ambulance
                                      Balaclava                          16     0.6
                                                                                                                                                                                       40.2%
                                      Sitting                           561    17.6
                                      Lying                             219     6.7
Treatment position                    W position                        42      1.3                                   Other
                                      Standing                          30      0.9                                   13.8%

                                      Leaning forward                    16     0.6                                                                                           Relative
                                                                                                                                                                               29.8%
Total                                                                 3,190   100.0
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Minor first aid
Top 10 minor conditions              Top 10 minor treatments

Condition                   Number   Treatment                 Number
Weever-fish sting            6,797   Hot water                  6,667
Cut                          3,109   Reassurance                5,828
Graze                        1,735   Plaster                    3,314
Puncture                      496    Medi-wipe                  2,326
Foreign object in eye         313    Eyewash                    2,068
Bruise                        239    Cold water                 1,260
Bee/Wasp sting                233    Non-absorbent gauze         777
Break/Loss of nail            169    Cold compress               543
Jellyfish sting               157    Surgical tape                511
Nose bleed                     62    Shade                       506

Total                       13,310   Total                     23,800

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     Beach management
     statistics 2018
     The RNLI lifeguard service endeavours to provide services based       Beach safety signage
     on beach safety assessments and that meet best practice standards.    2018 saw the continued rollout of beach operators installing
     Effective and efficient beach management is a core organisational     the RNLI’s national guideline beach safety signage system.
     competency that drives service delivery. We also provide advice and   Signage audit reports were provided for 17 non-RNLI beaches,
     support to beach operators on a national and international basis.     bringing the total number audited to 262. The RNLI’s publication
                                                                           A Guide to Beach Safety Signs, Symbols and Flags is available as a
     Beach safety assessment consultancy service                           self-help guide to all beach operators and the RNLI can provide
     The RNLI lifeguard service offers a free coastal beach safety         local authorities with further assistance and advice through
     assessment consultancy service to all local authorities and           beach safety signage audits.
     private beach owners. The assessment process is designed
     to help facilitate a comprehensive beach safety management            Public rescue equipment
     strategy by highlighting hazards and assessing ratings and            Following on from the RNLI’s publication A Guide to Coastal
     suggested control measures. The number of non-RNLI                    Public Rescue Equipment, public rescue equipment audit reports
     beaches assessed in 2018 was 6, bringing the total                    were provided for 23 non-RNLI beaches. This brings the total
     number assessed to 453.                                               number of non-RNLI beaches that have now benefited from
          In addition to the external consultancy service,                 this service to 160. The publication is also available to beach
     a full beach safety assessment is completed for each RNLI             operators as a self-help guide.
     lifeguarded beach every 5 years, with annual reviews carried
     out in between by the local teams. Figures shown below do
     not include internal assessments.

      Audits carried out                                                      2014         2015          2016          2017          2018
      Initial beach safety assessment                                          29            14             3            34             6
      Beach safety signage audits                                              24             4            12            29            17
      Public rescue equipment audits                                           22              3            3            26            23
      Quick scans                                                             105             31           29            42             0

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RNLI 2018 Operational Statistics

     Community safety
     statistics 2018
     The role of prevention in the RNLI is seen as essential in reducing       Respect the Water
     the number of coastal fatalities and helping the organisation move        Respect the Water is the RNLI’s national drowning prevention
     towards its target of a 50% reduction by 2024. In its concept             campaign and since its national launch in 2015, we have seen a
     of operations, the RNLI identifies safety education and                   year on year increase in campaign awareness among our target
     accident prevention as a key strand.                                      audience (young men aged 16–39 years) as well as real world
                                                                               impact of our key message – Float to Live. This message arms
     Results of the UK Watersports Participation Survey                        people with the knowledge needed to keep themselves safe,
     The number of people taking part in water-based activities,               and survive, if they find themselves in danger in the water.
     including coastal walking and leisure time at the beach, increased        We are proud to say that 11 people have now claimed the
     in 2018. Each year, in September, a consortium of organisations,          floating advice they learnt from our Respect the Water
     including partners such as British Marine, the Royal Yachting             campaign helped to save their life.
     Association (RYA) and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA),
     commission market research specialists, Arkenford Ltd, to conduct         2018 activity highlights include:
     a UK Watersports Participation Survey. This covers watersports            • We secured 535 items of media coverage with print
     activities on the coast, inland and abroad carried out by those             and broadcast items reaching 46 million people.
     living in the UK.                                                         • Our Float to Live advert was seen by nearly 3 million people
          Surveying around 12,000 adults aged 16 years and over,                 in cinemas and reached 3.7 million more across social media,
     the 2018 survey showed a 1.1% point increase in the percentage              where it was shared 32,000 times (26.4% above target) and
     of people taking part in watersports (coastal and inland)                   generated 76,000 engagements.
     and activities connected with the coast on the previous year.             • In total over 266,000 people visited RespectTheWater.com,
     This equates to a best estimate volume of an additional 0.7 million         with 87% of users surveyed saying they learnt something
     adults participating in these activities since the 2017 survey. This is     new from the site.
     largely due to increases in open water swimming and leisure time
     at the beach in 2018. The 2018 survey also revealed the highest           2018 outcome highlights include:
     participation estimate since the survey began in 2002.                    • 50% of young men in the UK and 63% of young men
                                                                                 in Ireland recall seeing or hearing the Respect the Water
     A focus on communities                                                      campaign during the summer. Nationally, this recognition
     In 2018, the Community Safety Team promoted prevention                      is 32% of the population in the UK and 52% in Ireland.
     messages across communities and recorded meaningful                       • Young men are more likely to take precautions near the water
     conversations about water safety with over 56,000 people                    as a result of seeing the campaign. 77% of young men in the UK
     through a variety of methods. The team uses evidence and                    and 85% in Ireland claim they will take precautions, rising
     research into key areas to develop interventions including training,        to 87% and 88% respectively among advert recognisers.
     advice and products that focus on changing behaviours within              • We are seeing more people recall the Float to Live messages.
     the groups most at risk. In 2018, the activities focused on were            When asked what they would do first if they fell into open water
     sub-aqua diving, walking and waterside, boating, angling and                unexpectedly, there was a significant increase post-campaign
     kayaking with an emphasis on diver health, lifejacket wear                  between 2017 and 2018 in young men spontaneously stating
     and carrying a means of calling for help.                                   that they would float first (from 17% to 22% in the UK,
         To follow is a brief account of community safety activity               and from 26% to 33% in Ireland).
     in 2018 with accompanying data where available. Much of this              • Relevancy of the campaign message is also improving among
     data is dependent on the activity and efforts of volunteers and             the target audience with 69% of young men aged 16–39 years
     is not subject to the same quality controls as lifeboat returns             in the UK agreeing that the Respect the Water messaging is
     of service or lifeguard records. In addition, 2018 data may not be          relevant to them – the highest since the campaign began in 2015.
     directly comparable with earlier years due to changes in resources        Most importantly, we know our Float to Live campaign message
     and approach, including the roll-out of a new prevention                  is helping to save lives. Across the 2017 and 2018 campaigns,
     monitoring system. This new system enables more reliable data             11 survivor stories were recorded – that’s 11 people who contacted
     reporting but does not yet capture all activity. Current reporting        the RNLI to say that they believe the float technique helped to
     captures data from around a third of lifeboat stations.                   save their life.

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Increasing awareness and changing behaviour                             Sub-aqua diving                                                          and London Boat Shows, safety prizes kindly donated from                   Individual advice
The Community Safety Team monitors measures relating                    The statistics in the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) Diving Incident       manufacturers were given away as part of a free prize draw.                The RNLI has 497 active community safety volunteers who
to water safety including changes in awareness, attitude,               Report 2018 show that there was an average of 13 fatalities each         In addition, at Southampton Boat Show we also promoted                     are specially trained to provide safety advice on a wide range
knowledge and behaviour.                                                year over the last 10 years. In 2018 (end of September                   the use of the RYA SafeTrx app alongside the RYA and the MCA.              of topics. Advice may vary from basic discussions about the
     Those reporting carrying a means of calling for help               2017–October 2018), there were 19 fatal incidents reported in                 The number of lifejacket lockers increased in 2018. The lockers       weather and tides to highly specialised information on engines,
has increased. In 2018:                                                 the UK. The report can be downloaded from the BSAC’s website:            provide sailors and boaters with a place to securely store their           vessel stability and lifejacket use and duration.
• 63.5% of people involved in our target watersports                    bsac.com/safety/diving-incidents/annual-diving-incident-report.          lifejackets once they’ve come ashore in a tender or dinghy.                     The Community Safety Events Team attends national and
  (diving, kayaking, angling and boating) reported carrying                 The RNLI continued its major campaign relating to divers’            The Community Safety Team facilitated the addition of three                regional events as well as supporting volunteers at local events.
  either an EPIRB (Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon),         health and asked divers, particularly those aged over 50, to get         new locations: Braye Harbour in Alderney; and Falmouth and                 The team records the number of face-to-face conversations they
  PLB (Personal Locator Beacon) or mobile phone. That’s a rise of       a regular health check with a healthcare professional or a registered    St Mawes in Cornwall.                                                      have with members of the public at events they are responsible for.
  over 5% since 2017.                                                   diving doctor. As part of this campaign we continued our tour of                                                                                    In April 2017, a new monitoring system started to be rolled out to
• 62% of boaters reported wearing a personal flotation device           the main UK dive centres with WellPoint health kiosks, encouraging                                                                                  a small number of users to allow volunteers to record the activity
                                                                                                                                                  Lifejacket lockers                          2016      2017     2018
  (PFD) the last time they carried out this activity, which has         divers to check on their cardiac health. In 2018, we placed three                                                                                   they deliver related to prevention. This system has continued
  increased from 57% in 2017. When other watersports categories         machines in various dive centres and at dive sites throughout             Lifejacket locker sites                       5         7        10       its rollout and around a third of lifeboat stations are now using
  are added, including angling and kitesurfing, this drops to 50%       the UK. We also placed an extra kiosk in the Orkney Isles during                                                                                    the system. In 2018, we recorded that 56,423 people received
                                                                                                                                                  Number of lockers                             52       66        94
  of adults wearing a lifejacket/buoyancy aid, which is slightly        the key months of August and September. A full evaluation has                                                                                       some form of safety advice from team members. As this system
  below the 2017 figure of 53%. This reduction in reported              been concluded on this project, which has begun to show small,                                                                                      continues to roll out, we can be more confident in our reporting
  lifejacket wear is in line with observed figures for 2018,            but measurable, behaviour change.                                        Walking and waterside activities                                           and some increases may be due to improved recording.
  which also saw a decrease on previous years.                              In 2018, there were fewer users of the kiosks than in previous       During 2018 our volunteers continued to promote our core walking
     Every year we carry out lifejacket observations on the             years due to two main reasons. Two of the machines developed a           and waterside safety messages: be wary of all edges; always take
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Safety advice                         2016       2017       2018
extent of lifejacket wear on watercraft at the coast. The number        technical fault and were unavailable at the Birmingham Dive Show.        a means of calling for help; tell someone where you are going and
of observations recorded in 2018 was approximately 17,000 –             We also tried out different strategies in locating kiosks in different   when you will be back; take care in dark and slippery conditions;           Number of people recorded as
lower than that recorded in both 2017 and 2016. We are currently        locations for longer periods, meaning geographical spread was            and check the weather and tides.                                            receiving advice and products         14,193    18,300     56,423
undertaking analysis of the 2018 data to better understand the          considerably reduced on 2017 figures.                                        Our volunteers continued to support our safety messages by              from the Community Safety
reduction in PFD wear.                                                                                                                           giving out calling for help keyrings which explain how to get help          Events Team
                                                                                                                                                 in an emergency.
                                                                         Using RNLI WellPoint kiosks          2016           2017      2018
 Observed PFD wear                         2016     2017     2018
                                                                         Divers                              1,041       1,438         844       Dog walking                                                                Lifejackets
 Adults                                    48%       51%      43%                                                                                In addition, our volunteers promoted our dog walking safety                Lifejackets save lives. Our lifeboat crews have been wearing
                                                                         Non-divers                           910            715       631
                                                                                                                                                 messages, including: keep your dog on a lead if you’re close to            them since the 19th century and the RNLI has been encouraging
 Children                                  77%       78%      71%
                                                                         Total                                1,951          2,153     1,475     cliff edges or fast-flowing rivers; and if your dog goes into the          lifejacket use for many years. We offer the public expert advice on
                                                                                                                                                 water or gets stuck in the mud, don’t go in after them – call 999          lifejackets through our free lifejacket checks, dedicated clinics and
Angling                                                                     In October 2016, the RNLI Diver Sea Survival course                  or 112 and ask for the coastguard. The promotion of these messages         other events. In 2018, we recorded checks of 4,522 lifejackets to
In 2018, the RNLI continued to consolidate its safety initiatives       was launched. By the end of 2017, six training agencies                  was through face-to-face conversations around the coast and at             make sure they were serviceable.
relating to angling, which began in 2013. Press and social media        in the UK and Ireland were starting to teach the course                  various local and national events including DogFest where we
communications targeted rock and boat anglers, who were asked           and the club-based workshop version. As at the end of 2018,              spoke to 800 dog owners. We continued with our partnership with            Advice Onboard
to always wear a lifejacket and carry a means of calling for help.      260 PADI instructors worldwide can now teach the course.                 Vets4Pets in Wales giving our dog walking safety advice and even           The RNLI offers a free, friendly and confidential service, known as
We saw a major breakthrough with our priority target audience                                                                                    organised a dog walk, Welly Walkies, which was well attended.              Advice Onboard, that looks at the safety aspects of almost any type
of rock anglers through working with a key influencer. One of           Sailing and boating                                                                                                                                 of leisure craft. The face-to-face sessions are conducted by our
our specific lifejacket films received over 137,000 views in a          The focus of the sailing and boating work for 2018 was                   Cut off by the tide                                                        highly-trained volunteers and take place onboard the owners’ craft.
4-week period, resulting in reports of behaviour change with            to encourage lifejacket wear, including lifejacket checks,               Our cut off by the tide interventions continued in 2018 including          This service is available in all parts of the UK and Ireland.
anglers purchasing lifejackets. In November, this led to an angler      and to carry a means of calling for help. These messages                 our free Text for Tide service which provides safe crossing times
saying that his life had been saved after he was swept into the sea –   were mainly given by volunteers through face-to-face activity            to members of the public wanting to travel to islands that get              Advice Onboard                        2016       2017       2018
he was wearing a lifejacket that had been purchased after seeing        such as lifejacket clinics and Advice Onboard sessions as well as        completely cut off by the tide. The service, which currently
one of our films on the key influencer’s blog.                          at local and national events.                                            operates year-round at Cramond Island near Edinburgh and                    Number of Advice Onboard
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    193        176        148
                                                                            In 2018, we attended three national shows; the London                during the summer only at Coney Island in Co Sligo, receives                sessions recorded
Kayaking                                                                Boat Show, the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Cardiff and                  over 6,500 texts annually.
Our kayaking messages continued to be promoted via a campaign           the Southampton Boat Show. Our staff and volunteers worked                    We also installed an updated digital live tide sign at Sully Island   Commercial fishing
that ran between May and October 2018. The aim of the campaign          alongside face-to-face fundraisers promoting the key safety              near Cardiff to warn members of the public when the causeway               Commercial fishing is recognised as a dangerous profession, and
was to make kayakers aware that they should always take a means         messages to members of the public. At both Southampton                   is impassable.                                                             the RNLI is working hard to reduce the number of commercial
of calling for help and keep it within easy reach when paddling.                                                                                                                                                            fishermen who lose their lives each year. During 2018, we had
The campaign reached a total of 7 million people through print,          Face-to-face safety conversations           2016      2017    2018      Community Responder programme                                              conversations with more than 2,800 commercial fishermen
broadcast and Facebook activity. This was largely due to an              at boat shows                                                           We continued to pilot the Community Responder programme                    through exhibitions and directly at ports. We also launched
emotive story of a father and son which was broadcast on                                                                                         in 2018. The programme is designed to increase the vigilance of            a social media campaign promoting the use of man overboard
national television and published in national newspapers.                London Boat Show                            1,594     1,500   2,071     staff at waterside venues and to equip them with the skills to use         recovery systems. So far, the campaign has driven over 197,000
    Waterproof phone cases continued to be offered to those              Southampton Boat Show                       2,110     2,949   4,571     suitable public rescue equipment, such as throw bags, in the event         completed views across all film lengths and versions, and over
who engage with our volunteers. We have improved the pouch                                                                                       of someone entering the water. It has been piloted in four areas with      8,000 unique page views on RNLI.org.
design enabling people to take photos while using it, using this         Volvo Ocean Race                             N/A       N/A    1,495     a mixture of RNLI trainers and partner organisations such as fire
social aspect to increase the likelihood of behaviour change.                                                                                    and rescue services delivering the programme to waterside venues.

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Lifejackets for commercial fishermen                                     Training for commercial fishermen
Working together with the Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG),          Our fishing safety manager and coordinators are accredited
the RNLI has provided design advice and distribution of lifejackets,     SEAFISH instructors for government mandatory safety courses
accompanied by training. The FISG worked collaboratively with            and voluntary courses. Mandatory courses include safety awareness,
lifejacket manufacturers to design a lifejacket that is small, durable   firefighting, first aid and sea survival as well as health and safety.
and positioned so that it does not interfere with the machinery          Voluntary courses include stability and bridge watch-keeping.
and tools used by commercial fishermen. In 2018, the majority            Effective training is a key step in growing a safety culture within
of lifejackets distributed were funded by the Welsh Fishing              the commercial fishing industry. The table below shows the
Safety Committee and Seafarers UK.                                       number of fishermen trained and training days delivered by
                                                                         the RNLI Commercial Fishing Team.
 Lifejackets for commercial                 2016      2017     2018
 fishermen                                                                Training given to                         2016      2017     2018
 Commercial fishing lifejackets issued       247       85       816       commercial fishermen

 Fishermen trained by the RNLI in                                         Fishermen trained                          288      395       383
                                             247       88       816
 lifejacket use
                                                                          Training days                               24       27        18

Individual advice to commercial fishermen
Three commercial fishing safety staff members, who are all
former commercial fishing skippers, provided individual advice
and information relating to lifejackets, liferafts, man overboard
recovery systems, location devices and risk assessments.

 Safety advice for                       2016       2017      2018
 commercial fishermen
 Fishermen given individual advice
                                         1,509      2,101      2,161
 at port
 Fishermen given individual advice   Not
                                                    1,740      650
 at exhibitions/fishing shows      recorded

 Vessels visited                          505        812       491

 Ports visited                            279        281       224

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