News All the latest from and about the RNLI Letters 8 Quality training for quality crew 10 Got a £ 1.8M lifeboat? You want a qualification to drive it! The RNLI's new competence-based training gives recognised qualifications to lifeboat crew Lifeboats in action 14 Including an account of how Beach Rescue lifeguards saved the life of an unconscious four-year-old girl Life saving equipment 22 You asked for it, so here it is: a guide to the RNLI rescue equipment and what it all costs Deck Level exchange 26 The RNLI gets involved in a new and exciting life saving exchange programme Water Safety roadshow 30 Good advice coming to a place near you soon Fundraising 34 Including the 10th UK and Ireland Corporate Games Listings Central pull-out section A new inshore lifeboat hits the coast- Page 5 First aid training out of the classroom. Page 10 Helmsman Andrew Coe in Vellum award-winning rescue. Page 14 Does anything go when it comes to raising funds? Page 37.