•The letters RNLI The letters RNLI mean mean RRoyal oyal NNational ational LLifeboat ifeboat IInstitution.nstitution.

•The men and The men and women who work women who work on the lifeboats on the lifeboats are called the are called the “crew.”“crew.”

•Their job is to rescue people out at Their job is to rescue people out at sea in the lifeboat.sea in the lifeboat.

•All the crew have to have important All the crew have to have important training to work on the lifeboats.training to work on the lifeboats.

•The crew wear a The crew wear a drysuit, helmet, drysuit, helmet, life jacket and life jacket and gloves.gloves.

•When there is an When there is an emergency at sea, emergency at sea, the coastguards the coastguards telephone the telephone the lifeboat station.lifeboat station.

• The crew could be The crew could be tucked up in bed, at tucked up in bed, at work or on an evening work or on an evening out when their pagers out when their pagers make a sound.make a sound.

• The pagers tell the The pagers tell the crew they are needed crew they are needed in the lifeboat station.in the lifeboat station.

• It can take between 7-It can take between 7-12 minutes to get the 12 minutes to get the boat ready to leave the boat ready to leave the station.station.

•Some people who Some people who work on the work on the lifeboats are lifeboats are volunteers – This volunteers – This means they don’t means they don’t get paid.get paid.

•When the crew are When the crew are called to the lifeboat called to the lifeboat station, this is called station, this is called “going out on a “going out on a shout.”shout.”