A big family

If there is one thing that people say to the team on a regular basis is:

“How do you fit work, home life and Coastguard in”?

The answer to this is quite simple really and something we discuss on the station regularly…….we are volunteers so home life and work should come 1st, however when it really matters and the pagers goes off, all the team have their families support to get on with the rescue.
I don’t see the team as 13, I see it as a big family and without the family it does not work, this family includes many friends who often at short notice, suddenly discover extra children in their houses!

Being part of a Government Agency, the role of a Coastguard Rescue Officer is not “a job”, some see it as a hobby or an interest but it’s a commitment to the local community which all team members take seriously and enjoy.

In this country we are very unique in having so many volunteer organisations ready to drop everything to assist others.