Inshore Lifeboat Service (ILB)
The Inshore Lifeboat Service is responsible for providing rescue cover for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Atlantic '75 lifeboat stationed at the college.
To achieve this, second year students provide the crew and shore-based support for rescue operations along a 20km stretch of the Bristol Channel. Second year students also assist with the instruction of first year students in gaining the basic skills needed by lifeboat crews. They also provide safety cover for UWC Atlantic College seafront activities. Students joining the service will be expected to swim (non-swimmers are accepted but will need to do extra training), to learn water based rescue techniques and first aid, to pass national powerboat qualifications which include basic navigation and VHF radio work. Some students will have the opportunity to gain the RNLI "Crew" qualification or train as RYA powerboat instructors. The training boats are built at the college and involvement in this activity is open to all students.
