This evening, the volunteers of Skerries Coast Guard undertook search and rescue training at the North Beach in Rush. This consisted of a scenario based exercise that included rescue of persons trapped on the beach, dealing with suspected shoreline pollution and coastal search techniques.
Weather conditions on scene were challenging with poor visibility and slight SW winds.
This morning, Skerries Coast Guard took part in a scenario based rescue exercise with the Irish Coast Guard helicopter. The exercise took place along a short stretch of coastline at Hampton Cove, Balbriggan. Various training ares covered included casualty assessment and transportation, communications, helicopter landing sites, and casualty evacuation.
This morning the Skerries Coast Guard team took part in routine training with the Irish Coast Guard helicopter EI-MES. The landing site selected was at Red Island, Skerries and conditions on scene were excellent.
The unusual Easterly wind provided for a challenging landing approach from the South of the Martello Tower and as always the crew of EI-MES performed an admirable job.
The Skerries Coast Guard crew were given a full ground briefing on helicopter operations, including winching techniques, equipment, communications, disembarking procedures and landing sites.
All of the Skerries Coast Guard crew also took part in a flight around the area.
This evening the Skerries Coast Guard team were at the newly redeveloped Springers bathing complex at Red Island, Skerries for some rescue line training.
more photos are posted in the photo gallery
Earlier tonight the Skerries Coast Guard team conducted a scenario based training exercise on Red Island in Skerries. The training scenario involved Coast Guard volunteers assessing, stabilising and moving a casualty, conducting scene management and VHF communication.
Anyone out for an evening stroll around Skerries harbour last night would have seen the Skerries Coast Guard team out in force at Red Island for some training in spinal injuries. Here are some of the photos:
Team leader supports the casualty’s neck and assigns the various tasks to the team:
Fitting a cervical collar:
Briefing the team for transferring the casualty onto the spinal board:
Transfer completed, final check of the spider webbing that anchors the casualty onto the board:
Earlier tonight, the Skerries Coast Guard team conducted a training exercise on Red Island. This invloved a night search of the Red Island area and subsequent treatment of a casualty with suspected spinal injuries.
Earlier tonight, as part of their regular training, Skerries Coast Guard conducted a night search. The team were required to search an area of coastline north of Skerries. This was a scenario based search, developed around a callout the team were tasked to in recent months. Key areas covered included: night search techniques, radio communications, first aid, casualty transportation and use of rescue equipment.
This morning, the Skerries Coast Guard team took part in routine winch training with the Coast Guard’s Sikorsky helicopter, R116. R116 was tasked to winch-transfer a search team to St.Patrick’s island. A short time later, R116 then landed on the island and brought the team back to the landing site at Red Island. A second team was taken on board and brought for an area familarisation flight along the local coastline.
Smoke flare deployed at Red Island landing site:
Skerries CG Area Officer briefing R116 pilots and winch crew on their task:
Two of the Skerries team preparing for the winch:
View from flight over Rockabill lighthouse:
