Defibs at clubs.

No I'm not lifeboat. Interested ex first aid instructor who has considered many of the issues over the years. Have discussed with lifeboat teams on occasions.

I would fully expect there are a number of clubs with people who have never done any first aid training Manning RIBs. And others who did first aid for a different role who have never had to spend any time considering how to do CPR or recovery position in a RIB. I'd go so far as to say - RYA inspections that ask to see first aid kits on RIBs are useless... Be far better to see a casualty care exercise tested on a RIB including the learning and action plan. There will ALWAYS be learning and action plans!

Likewise - don't show me the action card which someone kindly laminated last night before the inspection. Show me it working. I.e. find a phone, a phone signal, 'place a call', post someone to the gate/barrier etc to let ambulance in and direct them. If you are expecting ambulance to go to a casualty have you got bouyancy aids ready for them to put on.

What is the plan for the other sailors - keep out or bring ashore? Where? What is the plan for non-emergency radio traffic - is it moving channel? Inland clubs seem to have decided to move the emergency to another channel. Show me that working? Half the members can't even unlock the radio!

423 - completely agree.

Inland pond. Likely on 37a/M1 so stay there. If you have something else happening and REALLY need to do Comms about it, they can do so on another channel

Sea club - you may want to do major emergency stuff on 16, but you'd need a plan for how you handle that. (At least you have a button programmed to do it)

Seems unlikely that local clubs will attain level of a RNLI station, RYA guidelines probably most realistic level.