![]() On one occasion, a man was plucked from the sea as he was clinging to a lateral navigation pile in the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour. In the first two weeks of the month, Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) has launched its lifeboats to a huge number of incidents across the Solent and Portsmouth Harbour.Īs temperatures soar, crews have been launched seven times to reports or persons in the water in danger. Munition Cases (Red cases) now have a Flare Gun and spare shells hidden near them.Gosport Lifeboat crews have had the busiest start to a month ever with 22 incidents recorded so far in July. The Red Cabinet on the Ground level now contains flares and a spare launcher Several blow torches are located in the cabinets in the Mechanic's Office along with Fire Extinguishers, Spare Rope, and First Aid kits scattered around. First Aid kits are located in the walls near paint blocks resembling RNLI first air kits. Upgraded to 1.0 standards this includes equipment and connectors Note: The phone will ring for 30 seconds and remain on the same receiving frequency for 1 minute after initially receiving the transmittion. Push the "Press to Talk" to answer the call and release the "Push to Talk" to listen.When you hear the phone ring step into the box and remain there, the ringing should stop.The transmitter must be transmitting between 0-8 channel/frequency.Press the "Push to talk" button to transmit.Using the hidden keypad on the wall enter a frequency you would like to use.If you leave you won't be able to hear incoming transmissions. As it can be difficult if not impossible to do once the boat is completely out of the water. It is recommended that you get the lifeboat onto the track as soon as possible while still in the water.Then begin reeling the boat back up the slipway. ![]() Attach the cable to the electrical connection just under the rudder.Reverse the boat as closely as possible to the slipway.The lifeboat would then be beached, and when the sea had calmed enough it would return to the Lifeboat House. *Note: It was apparently common place to delivery any casualties to a nearby dock or beach where emergency personnel would be standing by. ![]() First unscrew the 'locking bolt' (key switch) and when ready press the 'knock out pin' (button). Move down into the well behind the boat and near the winch.Raise the ramp, the switch to do this is located half way down the wall on the right as you look towards the slipway (reference the pictures above).Open the doors fully, the buttons to do so are located on the door edges (reference the pictures above).Log boards displaying the successful "shouts" of crews and lifeboats past. Fuel remaining in the tank is displayed on a gauge with the fuel pump. *Note: The tank, again located in the foundation, is very large and should have more then enough fuel in it, however if you require there is a refueling connection located outside near the front door. While in the boathouse you can connect the ventilation hose to the mast and then turn on the engines. Therefore, the engines could not be run while the mast was down. *Note: The 47ft Watson Lifeboats had a collapsible mast which also served as the exhaust stack. Electricity remaining in the battery bank is displayed on the same wall as the light switches in 220 VAC. However, to avoid draining said batteries you can use the generator to sub-plant some of that electrical energy use. *Note: The foundation has a very large battery supply in it, and will provide power for a very long time. One to signal the ship in distress that their plea for help had been answered, and the other maroon to alert the volunteer crew to action. *Note: Upon receiving a distress call two rockets or "maroons" would have been launched. *Note: The winch brake's purpose is to stop the cable from reeling out any further then 50M, when the brake is off it will extend the full 100M. Working winch and ramp for launching and recovery of the Lifeboat This Lifeboat house has everything you need to maintain your 47ft Watson class Lifeboat in tip-top condition and ready at a moments notice for a "shout". Today most have been decommissioned, knocked down or repurposed. Many such structures were built all around the English and Irish coastline in the early 20th century, and manned by local volunteers. This is a traditional brick Lifeboat house built for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). ![]() ***THIS FILE CONTAINS ONLY THE BOAT HOUSE AND CAN BE USE TO CREATE YOUR OWN MISSIONS***
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