After several months of training and a three hour intensive assessment, five volunteers with Looe RNLI have qualified as full crew members on the charity’s Atlantic 85 and D Class inshore lifeboats.

RNLI Assessor Trainer, Gary Stanbury, visited Looe lifeboat station to formally assess volunteer crew members, Victoria Thomas, Alistair Pearn, Tom Peat, Jack Spree and Goron Jones. They headed out into Looe bay for their boat handling skills to be assessed along with anchoring, search patterns, towing and a host of other topics.

It was the first time Gary had assessed five crew at the same time with the added challenge of assessing their abilities on both types of inshore lifeboats. He congratulated all five on their hard work and dedication

Victoria, Alistair, Tom, Jack and Goran agreed it has taken a huge amount of work but they are proud to be part of such a fantastic crew.