Tuesday, 3 June (12.30pm)
Join us as we discover more about the work of National Coastwatch and its mission is to help save lives at sea and around the UK coastline.
National Coastwatch is a charity staffed and managed by volunteers whose mission is to help save lives at sea and around the UK coastline. If you, a family member or friend uses the coastal waters or the shoreline – maybe canoeing, fishing, boating or even walking on our beautiful but sometimes treacherous coastline – we are watching and keeping you safe.National Coastwatch is a critical part of UK Search and Rescue.
It works alongside His Majesty’s Coastguard, the RNLI and the ‘blue-light’ emergency services to assist in the protection and saving of life at sea and along the coastline of England and Wales.
Andy Curtis and Ralph Whitworth from National Coastwatch will discuss the life-saving of work of the organisation, including how they moved from paper charts and pencils to the technology they now use, including electronic chart plotting, AIS and radar.
This talk is part of a series of events celebrating the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Plymouth Mechanics’ Institute. These events and activities, in late May and early June, focus on the past, present and future of mechanics, engineering and technology.
The Plymouth Mechanics’ Institute was founded on 30 May 1825 and merged with the Plymouth Athenaeum in 1899.
Entry is free.
Register on Eventbrite HERE.