News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services 8 Rescues from around the country including Silver and Bronze Medal services Fit for the Job 14 Coswain Peter Barker tells how the work of Margate lifeboat attracts the attention of others...

Does your Boat Check Out? 17 Sea Check, the RNLI's free national safety equipment advisory service for leisure craft users, is nearly a year old. We bring you the latest developments and reactions from some of its customers.

22 Leading a Double Life The vast majority of volunteer lifeboat crew members also hold down a regular day job - we take a peek at the i . other side of Peterhead's crew 24 Jobs for the Girls Part one of a spread taken from Storm Force News - all about the important roles that women play in the RNLI 26 Your Letters Readers put pen to paper on lifeboating and sea related subjects 28 High Seas More bird's eye views of lifeboat stations People and Places 30 Around and about the RNLI 32 The Fundraisers How some of the money is raised - including how some branches and guilds are 'winning fundraising friends' 38 Bookshelf A look at some of the latest books and videos on lifeboats and the sea 40 List of Launches Station-by-station lifeboat launches for August, September and October 1999.