T.V.L.B. Training and Drill Gallery
5th July 2006
Breeches Buoy practice for Tynemouth Harbour Day 2006
The following set of pictures follows on from the 2004 Breeches Buoy demonstration and gives a further example of how a Breeches Buoy rescue could take place. The exerise took place at Fish Quay Sands and involved Tynemouth RNLI All-Weather Lifeboat acting as the 'vessel in difficulty'. Unfortunally the imags stop before a casualty is placed in the Breeches Buoy. This is because during the excerise the Lifeboat was called out to a broken down boat.
Photos are courtsey of Adrian Don.
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Tynemouth RNLI All-Weather Lifeboat
gets in place to act as the casualty vessel.
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Brigade members fall in and are briefed
by the Brigade Captain's before the exercise begins.
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Brigade members prepare to spring
into action.
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Brigade member Alan knocks a number
of stakes into the ground. The stakes are used as an anchor for the Breeches
Buoy Equipment to ensure it stays in place during the excercise.
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Brigde members prepare the tripod
and jackstay.
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Brigade member Peter and Brigade
Captain Dave load the rocket into it's launcher. The rocket is fired at
the casualty vessel and carries a line with it which is attached to a
strong point on the vessel and used to haul out the rescue gear.
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Captain Dave prepares and aims the
rocket.
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Captain Dave fires the rocket.
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The tripod is carried forward.
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The whips and jackstay are hold taught
by Brigade members.
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The Breeches Buoy is attached to
one of the whips and jackstay.
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The tripod is put in place with one
leg placed across the whip that the Breeches Buoy is to be attached to.
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The tripod is raised with the Breeches
Buoy now attached.
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The tripod is raised and it's three
legs are positioned so that they are at the correct angle to the vessel.
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Brigade members stand awaiting instructions
with the Breeches Buoy attached to Tripod and the kit fully ready.
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The Lifeboat leaves the scene on
it's callout and the Brigade start to recover their equipment.
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