T.V.L.B. Training and Drill Gallery
22nd July 2006
Cliff Rescue Demonstration at Cullercoats Harbour Day 2006
The following set of pictures show the T.V.L.B. carrying out a cliff rescue demonstration at Cullercoats Harbour Day 2006. The situation involved two Brigade members descending down a cliff and being recovered from the bottom of the cliff by Cullercoats RNLI Inshore Lifeboat. This is excellent practice for the Brigade and the Lifeboat as in a cliff rescue every attempt would be made to recover a casualty from the bottom of a cliff as apposed to recovering them to the top of the cliffs. While the Brigade is trained and capable of recovering a casualty to the top of a cliff, it is generally safer and more practical to recover someone from the bottom of cliffs, whether by lifeboat or carrying them to an ambulance or the Brigade landrover.
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Brigade members assess the scene
before starting the cliff exercise.
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Brigade members with their cliff
rescue equipment on.
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Two Brigade members climb over the
cliff wall onto the cliff.
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Brigade member John descends the
cliff.
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John continues down the cliff.
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Cullercoats Lifeboat await the Brigade
member reaching the bottom of the cliff.
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The Lifeboat comes in toward the
bottom of the cliff. The Lifeboat deploys it anchor at this point to allow
itself more control should there be any large seas or strong currents
in the area.
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Once at the bottom of the cliff John
detaches himself from the line.
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John then prepares to climb into
the Lifeboat and be recovered to the mainland.
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