Volunteer as a coastguard
What the Coastguard Rescue Service does
The Coastguard Rescue Service is made up of volunteers and is part of HM Coastguard.
As a coastguard rescue officer you may have to:
- help rescue people trapped on the coast, for example on cliffs, stuck in mud or in the water
- search for missing people
- observe and report pollution and other hazards such as cliff erosion
- help emergency services and local authorities during emergencies, for example flooding
- gather information for the coastguard operations centre
- go to schools, clubs and other public places to tell people about staying safe at sea and along the coast
- carry out duties for the Receiver of Wreck, for example dealing with wreckage or dead whales and dolphins on the shoreline