Gardens · South East England
RNLI College
RNLI College — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Lewis Clarke — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Paid entry
About
RNLI College is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The RNLI College (formerly known as the Lifeboat College) is the national training centre of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in Poole, Dorset, England. It opened in 2004 to provide training for lifeboat crews and shore crews. In addition to training facilities, it includes hotel rooms, a restaurant and bar which are open to other organisations and the public.
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Background
History
The RNLI was established in 1824. Lifeboat crews were drawn from local sailors, fishermen and coastguards who did not need to be trained in boat work, but they did need to learn to work together and sail in poor conditions. The regulations required that as the efficiency of a life-boat depends on the good training and discipline of her crew… the boat shall be taken afloat for exercise, fully manned, at least once a quarter, giving the preference to blowing weather. Lifeboat inspectors also visited each station regularly to check on the crew and their boat. The advent of motor lifeboats in the early years of the twentieth century followed by the development of electrical equipment such as…
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- Coordinates
- 50.7200, -1.9900
- Address
- West Quay Road, Poole, BH15 1HZ
- Established
- 2004
- Official site
- www.mcondron.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q32665907 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RNLI College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RNLI College?
- RNLI College is in South-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was RNLI College built?
- Built or established in 2004.
- Who owns RNLI College?
- RNLI College is owned by RNLI.