Eastbourne RNLI Sea Safety

Terry Colbran

The Eastbourne Lifeboat Sea Safety Officer (LSSO)

The Role of the LSSO ( Lifeboat Sea Safety Officer ) is to promote the aims of the RNLI in saving lives by changing the attitudes and behaviour of Leisure Boat owners, and to promote the RNLI as being recognised as the leading provider of Sea Safety information.

This is done several ways, one is by an individual one to one talk by a qualified Sea Check Advisor to Leisure Boatowners about their equipment onboard the Boat and the use of the same, called a
Safety Equipment Advisory Check ( Sea Check ), another is by giving Presentations to all types of Clubs etc. connected to the Leisure Boating industry on the Use and Servicing of Life Jackets, the Use and Types of Flares available to the leisure Boat owner and also General Sea Safety talks briefly covering all of the aspects of above.

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Every year our voluntary lifeboat crews respond to 8,000 or so incidents, many of which could have been prevented with simple safety precautions. Over half of these launches are to leisure craft.

We believe that more lives can be saved, with fewer lifeboat rescues needed, if leisure craft users are more safety conscious.

Sea Safety Guide aims to help you enjoy your time at sea safely so that you don't become one of our statistics.

To obtain one of the Sea Safety complete guide booklets with a interactive CD-ROM, telephone 0800 328 0600.

For individual and confidential sea safety advice contact the Eastbourne Sea Safety Officer on 07860362367

or use the contact facility on the home page of this web site.

The Eastbourne Lifeboat Sea Safety Team

1 TERRY COLBRAN.

Eastbourne’s RNLI Lifeboat Sea Safety Officer & Sea Safety Team Leader.
Ex Lifeboat Crew Member with over 15 years experience on both the RNLI Offshore and Inshore Lifeboats.
A qualified RNLI Sea Check Advisor and an approved RNLI Flare Demonstrator.

2 PAUL HUNTLEY.

An RNLI qualified Sea Check Advisor and also helps out on the shore side of the Eastbourne Lifeboat Launching Operations.
Has a vast experience in all aspects of Sea Safety and works as a Training & Safety Officer for the rescue Rib’s on Oil & Gas explorations around the World.
Skippers his own 42ft Coded Yacht.

3 GUY STEVEN.
An RNLI qualified Sea Check Advisor, and is the Director of Safety and Training for the Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club at Eastbourne, is also well educated in the ways of the RYA.
Skippers his own 35ft Yacht

4 BOB JEFFERY.

An RNLI qualified Sea Check Advisor, and also helps out on the shore side of the Eastbourne Lifeboat Launching Operations.
Skippers his own 34ft Sailing Yacht.

5 BARRY CARR.

Manages and runs the RNLI Roadshow Gazebo at various Sea Safety and Fund Raising Events, an important part of his job is to give out sundry Sea Safety literature and advice, and promote Sea Checks to leisure boat owners.

6 PETER HOLAND.

An RNLI trained qualified Sea Check Advisor.
He is a self employed Architectural Technologist, retired from the Local Authority.
An active member of the Sovereign Harbour Bertholders Association were he is at present the Vice Chairman, in this role he organises various Sea Safety training and initiatives for the Bertholder members.
He owns and skippers a 9 meter Motor Cruiser in Sovereign Harbour with his wife Carol.

7 GUY EMERY.              

An RNLI trained qualified Sea Check Advisor. A Crew Member / Mechanic on the Eastbourne Lifeboat.

A Powerboat & Sailing instructor. Owns and Skippers his own Yacht in Sovereign Harbour.

8 MARK SAWYER.

Coxswain of the Eastbourne Lifeboat, sits in on our Team Meetings in an advisory capacity and gives us all the support needed from the Operations side of the RNLI at Eastbourne.

Please watch this space for further information regarding Sea Safety