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Bill D203

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RNLI tour
« on: May 02, 2012, 05:45:01 PM »
I'm going on a tour of the RNLI college tour Thursday I will try and post some pics when I get home next week.
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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2012, 05:47:29 PM »
Are you staying?

The restaurant's good and the bar's not bad either!

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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2012, 05:59:47 PM »
Quote from: Bill D203 on May 02, 2012, 05:45:01 PM
I'm going on a tour of the RNLI college tour Thursday I will try and post some pics when I get home next week.
Bill mate...do you need anyone to carry your suitcase ?  :D
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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2012, 07:16:49 PM »
Quote from: scoop on May 02, 2012, 05:59:47 PM
Bill mate...do you need anyone to carry your suitcase ?  :D
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Scoop, get yourself down here in Poole . You can take a tour Mon/Friday. 11am and 14.30 & 11am Saturday . It only costs £6.50 . I will let you know how good it is thurs pm.
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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2012, 08:24:18 PM »
Quote from: Bill D203 on May 02, 2012, 07:16:49 PM
Scoop, get yourself down here in Poole . You can take a tour Mon/Friday. 11am and 14.30 & 11am Saturday . It only costs £6.50 . I will let you know how good it is thurs pm.
Unfortunately Bill I'm working, still never mind, I suppose you will be necking a few Tanglefoot's whilst you are down there !
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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2012, 08:36:03 PM »
Oh yes. I had a go at a pint of "piddle" I'm not kidding. It's a local brew before any one thinks any thing else.
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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2012, 08:41:12 PM »
Quote from: Bill D203 on May 02, 2012, 08:36:03 PM
Oh yes. I had a go at a pint of "piddle" I'm not kidding. It's a local brew before any one thinks any thing else.
{-) {-) {-) {-) :o
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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2012, 07:17:17 PM »
Wow what a great way to spend an afternoon . I got the helm on the seven lb simulator . I would like to say how good it was . Sailed out of Dover to a burning boat and pick up 3 crew from the sea & pick up the rest of the crew from the liferaft the turn back to Dover harbour. Ok so I did hit another boat on the way out !!! Oops but once I got the hang of it , it is a great bit of kit.
If you fancy a go just book a tour with them £6.50 well spent .
The lifeboat beer was good in the bar and there is good food as well. All in all 10 out of 10.
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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2012, 05:27:44 PM »
Back home now.  :((
I have to say if you are in or around the Poole area the RNIL collage tour is a must. You can even book a room staying at the collage . They are nice rooms overlooking the bay.
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« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2012, 06:42:08 PM »
Sounds like you had a good time Bill  :-))
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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2012, 08:12:01 PM »
I did Scoop. The simulator was of a Seven deck with surround screens all round you, the movement was just like being at sea. However the ground did not move but the graphics did. A very strange effect and it made it feel so real. I asked the wife to take some photos but she was busy trying to keep her dinner down. I think they had put a 1 meter wave on the screen.
I want to take the helm of a real lifeboat now :-))
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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2012, 08:21:06 PM »
Looking good.  I head there the second week in August for crew training. I'm back at my local station as crew of D-Class and Mersey Class. Lifeboat college was just starting to be build when I left.

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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2012, 08:58:07 PM »
A few more pics. I was told they can make waves on the pool and wind machines Strobe lighting, and hose pipes make it all very real in the test tank.
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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2012, 04:33:09 PM »
The tank is good fun

here is a pic of when I did the capsize training on the D-Class.
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Re: RNLI tour
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2012, 08:06:44 PM »
Nice one :-))
 It looked a tad chopy in the pool. I bet it was fun getting the boat the right way and back in it?
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