Each crew member has a personal set of equipment worth over £500 which he is responsible for maintaining -

Protective helmet
Thermal socks
Neoprene gloves
Bear suit - a thermal body suit worn underneath the dry suit for insulating the body against low temperatures and especially wind chill.
Drysuit - with a full immersion proof zip and neck & wrist seals the dry suit keeps the wearer dry inside.
Lifejacket - If a crewmember does enter the water this will ensure they float face up even if unconscious. The lifejacket will enable the wearer to remain bouyant even if uninflated but for extra bouyancy it can either be blown up using a mouthpiece or using an integral CO2 cylinder. A double-action handheld flare is in a pocket on either side of the life jacket, at one end of each flare is a day flare which when activated produces a highly visible red smoke. At the other end of each flare is the night flare - a very bright red phosphorous flare which can be seen from great distances at night. The lifejacket also has a torch light which can be attached top of the protective helmet by Velcro in case of going over board at night, and a whistle to assist recovery at night or in foggy conditions.

All members of the Sheringham crew and the station officers shown below are volunteers.
If you would like to become part of the crew please contact Brian Farrow (Hon. Sec.) or come down to the boathouse on a Wednesday evening from 7:30pm onwards, or Sunday morning from 10am onwards where you will recognise some of these ugly mugs.


(Abbreviations shown below - D.L.A. = Deputy Launching Authority, H.M.A = Honourary Medical Advisor, Hon. Sec. = Honourary Secretary)

Stephen 'Fozz' Neal
Senior Helmsman
 
 
Tony Webster
Helmsman/Mechanic
 
 
Bennett 'Fuzz' Middleton
Helmsman
 
David Hagan
Helmsman
 
 
Nick Grice
Junior Helmsman
 
 
Paul ' Stretch' Wheatland
Helmsman
 
 
Andrew Webster
Junior Helmsman
 
 
Chris Taylor
Junior Helmsman
 
 
Stephen Wright
Crew
 
 
John Zelos
Crew
 
 
Chris Ayers
Crew
 
 
James Bennett
Crew
 
 
Steve Banks
Trainee Crew
 
 
Jimmy Dent
Trainee Crew
 
 
Matt Blake
Trainee Crew
 
 
Kevin Theodore
Trainee Crew
 
 
Jamie Poulter
Trainee Crew
 
 
Ollie Loak
Trainee Crew
 
 
Adam Reith
Trainee Crew
 
 
Stuart McLeod
Trainee Crew
 
 
Billy White
Tractor Driver
   
 
Steve Roberts
Tractor Driver
 
 
Steve Howes
Tractor Driver
 
 
Adrian Hubbard
Trainee Tractor Driver
 
 
Mark Herring
Trainee Tractor Driver/Shore
 
 
Chris Ayers
Boathouse Manager
 
 
Martyn Jackson
Training Officer
 
 
Tabi Gillett
Shorehelper
 
 
Trevor Holsey
D.L.A.
 
 
Clive Rayment
D.L.A. / Publicity Officer
 
David Mann
D.L.A.
 
 
Ian 'Yogi' Dent
Head Launcher
 
 
Brian Farrow
Lifeboat Operations Mgr.
 
 
Phil Hawes
Chairman
 
 
John Barnett
Hon. Treasurer
 
 
Dr. Peter Sampson
H.M.A.