This morning, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard took part in routine rescue training with the Coast Guard’s Sikorsky S-61N helicopter at Red Island, Skerries.
The volunteers first prepared the landing site and after the helicopter shutdown were given a ground briefing by the crew. The Skerries team were then brought on a short flight around the harbour, finishing off the training with a highline winch transfer back to the landing site.
This morning, the volunteers teams from Skerries Coast Guard and Skerries RNLI got together for an informal meet and greet training session. The purpose of the event was for both sides to discuss rescue equipment, expertise and rescue methods. A short briefing was given by both sides on their respective rescue kit followed by some practical demonstration.
All who attended found this to be a very worthwhile exercise. further practical joint training is scheduled to take place in the near future. Skerries Coast Guard crew would like to thank the crew of Skerries RNLI for the opportunity to visit their station and meet with them.
This evening volunteers with the Skerries Coast Guard unit were engaged in a training exercise on the south beach in Skerries. The training exercise involved a coastline search, VHF radio communications between search teams, casualty assessment, first aid and scene management.
Skerries Coast Guard volunteers undertook a training session with the Irish Coast Guard rescue helicopter on Sunday morning. Weather on the morning started wet, but rapidly improved with conditions on site becoming dry with clear visability. The training session involved preparing a landing site at Red Island, Skerries. The Skerries Coast Guard team onsite conducted embarkation drills, and took part in a familiarisation flight along the coast to the Skerries Coast Guard team’s Northern SAR boundary of Laytown.