A solid day of training for the crews of Sir Max Aitken and Albert Pinel. This morning saw both boats working with salvage pumps, including transferring pumps between vessels — an essential skill in emergency scenarios. You may have spotted Sir Max towing Albert Pinel in St Aubin’s Bay, part of a training exercise for the ALB crew to practise …

The other evening, our crew had the incredible opportunity to train alongside our friends at Go-Sail.je focusing on yacht-specific scenarios.   This session allowed us to practice essential towing techniques, sailing tips, and managing potential hazards aboard a yacht. Training like this ensures that when the call comes in, our crew is prepared for any emergency at sea!   At …

A few of our newer crew went through a medical exercise on Tuesday, revitalising skills and drills learnt though previous exercises and courses. The exercise focused on immediate casualty care, use of a stretcher and transfer of a casualty from Albert Pinel to Sir Max. Fortunately the weather played along for the evening, nothing a pair of gloves couldn’t sort. …

This week, our team continued to push the boundaries of our skills, ensuring that we’re always ready to handle any situation that comes our way. After completing our casualty care re-certification on Sunday, we’ve now reinforced that knowledge with hands-on training in practical stretcher use within real-world environments. We take pride in saying that JLA is likely the most currently …

The JLA are committed to continuous training and development whilst maintaining high standards through industry recognised qualification and certification. Members of the crew have been qualifying and re-certifying in Casualty Care provided by Trident Training Consultancy which will enable us to continue to provide advanced first aid including provision of Entonox/Oxygen, Defibrillator and trauma response. Thanks to the generosity of …

On Tuesday we covered the use of radar for navigation and collision avoidance with the newer members of JLA crew encompassing practical uses out on Albert Pinel. Part of the exercise involved utilising electronic equipment whilst moving at speed, this can be hard work but is a necessary skill. On Wednesday night we took some of the senior crew, who …

Yesterday the JLA had a planned exercise with Elizabeth Castle Ferry and Jersey Coastguard. This formed part of our simulation training and the exercise scenario was as follows: “ A call out to the ferry after the vessel had experienced a fouled propeller, subsequently the skipper had slipped and injured themselves” JLA’s “Albert Pinel” launched into action, taking on an …

The crew have been heavily focused on our training and competence in recent weeks, including the use of on-board systems as well as training for new crew members on both Sir Albert “Bertie” Pinel and Sir Max Aitken. A few of the crew also undertook slow speed boat handling with both boats, to further progress their knowledge and skill set. …

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Saturday night may not have been a brilliant night for weather, but it was a good night for a training exercise!The crew have been training with the Air Rescue Emergency Drone Team with their extremely useful and capable drone. Sir Max headed out to find an object situated between Belcroute and St …