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Rnli Operational Statistics RNLI OPERATIONAL STATISTICS REPORT 2019 This photo: June 1983 – The RNLI’s first Tyne class lifeboat City of London 47-001 on trials at Selsey Front cover photo: April 2019 – The last of the Tyne class lifeboats Annie Blaker 47-035 with her devoted Wicklow crew 2 FAREWELL TO THE TYNE On Sunday 28 April 2019 at 1.30pm, the last of our Tyne class all-weather lifeboats made her final launch. Annie Blaker (shown on the front cover) 1982–2019 YEARS37 OF THE TYNE devoted 30 years to saving lives at sea at XXXXXX XXXX Wicklow and was very much part of 47-000 40 the team. TYNE CLASS ‘She has been as much a part of the crew LIFEBOATS as any volunteer that passed through our TYNE FACTS BUILT doors and she has earned her retirement,’ ‘ Her personality? First Tyne says Des Davitt, Lifeboat Operations Manager ON1074 (47-001) City of London for Wicklow RNLI. Rock solid’ Built 1982 With a top speed of 18 knots, the Tyne CONNIE O’GARA Selsey Lifeboat Station 14,009 was twice as fast as the motor lifeboats she CREW MEMBER AND DEPUTY 1983–2006 LAUNCHES was designed to replace, revolutionising MECHANIC, WICKLOW LIFEBOAT lifesaving at sea. She was introduced to the Last Tyne fleet in 1982 and was the RNLI’s first fast ON1153 (47-035) Annie Blaker slipway lifeboat. Built 1989 2,615 LIVES ‘ A reliable big sister, Wicklow Lifeboat Station 1989–2019 SAVED ‘A HUGE LEAP’ always there waiting Speaking about the first time he stepped to help’ • The Tyne was the first fast onboard the Tyne, Ciarán Doyle, Second slipway boat (FSB1). 15,038 TOMMY DOVER Coxswain at Wicklow, says: PRESS OFFICER, WICKLOW LIFEBOAT • Top speed: 18 knots PEOPLE ‘I had been lifeboat crew for 5 years, and Twice as fast as the lifeboats RESCUED then suddenly this spaceship arrived! I looked she replaced. OR HELPED in it and saw all these electronics, engine • Named after control systems, nothing like we were used ‘ Very much a quart in ex-Tynemouth Coxswain to. It was a huge leap.’ Paulin Denham Christie 23 After 37 years of saving lives at sea, the a pint pot’ Paulin was a big part of the fast Tyne has been replaced by our Tamar and slipway boat project. ANIMALS Shannon class all-weather lifeboats as part REAR ADMIRAL WJ GRAHAM RESCUED XXXXXX XXXX of the RNLI’s plans for a faster and more RNLI DIRECTOR IN 1982 47-000 OR HELPED efficient 25-knot lifeboat fleet. RNLI OPERATIONAL STATISTICS 2019 3 25 08 27 16 CONTENTS 03 Farewell to the Tyne 22 Beach management statistics A tribute to 37 years of lifesaving Improving the safety of our beaches 05 Foreword 23 Water safety statistics A look back at 2019 with RNLI Chief Executive Mark Dowie Drowning prevention in the UK and Ireland 06 Data collection 25 Youth education statistics How we collect incident data Working to keep young people safe 06 Operational aims 27 Flood rescue statistics Our performance vs. our aims Our flood rescue capacity 06 Definitions 28 International statistics A glossary of terms used in report Drowning prevention on a global scale 08 Lifeboat statistics 31 RNLI rescue map Lifesaving at our stations in 2019 Our lifesaving locations and lifeboats as at December 2019 16 Lifeguard statistics Lifesaving on the beach in 2019 4 FOREWORD drowning rates are significant, and work with like-minded organisations to raise awareness of the problem to address it together. Our charity prevented people getting into trouble in the first place too. We reached millions with our Float to Live message and more people came forward to tell us that it helped to save their lives. We delivered Swim Safe lessons to 62,696 children (46,588 in 2018) and spoke with thousands more adults and children about water safety. 81% of the UK population RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews provide a now consider safety important when in and 24-hour search and rescue service in the UK around the water, with average 2019 results and Ireland, and our seasonal lifeguards look higher than all previous years measured. The after people on busy beaches. Our in-house figure is 83% for the Irish population. experts and specially trained volunteers also support flood rescue throughout the UK. We strengthened lifesaving partnerships with local authorities, governments and like- In 2019, our volunteer lifeboat crews aided minded organisations across the UK, Ireland 9,379 people, with our lifeguards aiding a and around the world. We also increased the further 29,334 (9,412 and 32,207 in 2018 impact of our drowning prevention work with respectively). Together, they saved the lives priority countries and continued to influence We are the RNLI: of 374 people (329 in 2018). world leaders and global policy. Wherever drowning occurs, we aim to The charity that saves lives at sea defeat it. With your support, the RNLI can break the drowning chain and make early Every day of the year, people of all backgrounds get into danger in interventions by influencing, supervising and the water. It's a problem we're here to tackle. educating people. We're here to explain the risks, share safety knowledge and rescue We work with partners to understand the those people whose lives are in danger. risks and offer innovative solutions – and our Mark Dowie We're here to work with others to make the water a safer place Water Safety teams share this knowledge RNLI Chief Executive for everyone. with anyone using the water to keep them We're here to prevent tragedies inshore and offshore. safer. We share that expertise internationally And with your help, we always will be. too. We give support to countries where RNLI OPERATIONAL STATISTICS 2019 5 DATA OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS COLLECTION AIMS Incident data is collected from lifeboat crews CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS • reach any beach casualty up to 300m LIFEGUARDS through an electronic return of service. from shore, within the red and yellow Lifeguards submit both electronic records and The RNLI saves lives at sea throughout the flags, on RNLI lifeguard-patrolled Animals – when a lifeguard rescues or assists paper forms whilst we expand the user base UK, Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands beaches within 3½ minutes. an animal to safety. of our Lifesaving Activity Reporting system by providing: It is not cost-effective to measure the Anti-social behaviour – when a lifeguard (LSAR), which captures data electronically. average response time but our risk • a strategically located fleet of all-weather takes action to deal with anti-social The Flood Rescue Team complete paper assessment process, fitness standards and lifeboats, which are available at all times, behaviour. incident forms. These returns are entered, operational configuration of the lifeguard and tactically placed inshore craft, which Assistance – where a lifeguard aids a person processed, checked and validated at the service are all designed to achieve this are subject to weather limitations in the sea who is at low risk but, if left, would RNLI Support Centre in Poole by the Service strategic performance standard. • a lifeguard service on a seasonal basis be at increased risk. Information Section. This incident data • deliver clear, straightforward safety • safety education and accident prevention provides the basis for the statistics in advice and products that positively Beach visitors – the number of beach • a flood rescue capability available for this report. influence behaviour, measured against visitors is assessed by recording an estimate, deployment to a defined standard of For the RNLI’s international projects, agreed benchmarks every 2 hours, of the number of beach users performance, commensurate with project partners are responsible for • maintain the capability to deploy up to within the lifeguard patrol area, those in the resources available, using trained collecting, analysing and reporting summary 4 Type B flood rescue teams the water between the red and yellow flags, and competent people who, wherever data. Though the RNLI aims to verify this There was 1 deployment in 2019 and and those in the water using surf and other possible, are volunteers. data through spot-checking, the data is no people assisted. In October 2019, craft between the black and white flags. The not owned by the RNLI and is not directly capacity was reduced to 2 Type B teams. highest number for each category each day is comparable to RNLI operational statistics STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE then used to obtain the overall number. from the UK and Ireland. STANDARDS Body recovery – where a lifeguard responds All data in this report is correct as at 13 88.4% to an incident knowing that they will be February 2020. Figures may rise in other We aim to: OF CASUALTIES required to recover a body. This includes publications or articles produced using a WITHIN 10NM those in the sea or on land. • achieve an average launch time of 10 newer dataset. REACHED minutes from notification to the RNLI WITHIN 30 MINS Casualty care – where a lifeguard formally • reach all notified casualties where a assesses and/or treats a casualty according to risk to life exists, in all weathers, out to RNLI casualty care protocols. a maximum of 100 nautical miles False alarm – when a lifeguard responds to 10 MINS • reach 90% of all casualties within 30 46,630 an incident where a person is believed to be minutes from launch and within 10 PEOPLE RECEIVED in difficulty but upon arrival it is confirmed AVERAGE nautical miles of the coast, ADVICE AND PRODUCTS they do not require assistance. LAUNCH TIME in all weathers, where there is an FROM THE WATER SAFETY EVENTS TEAM Incident – any situation that RNLI lifeguards identified need are involved in.
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