Rye Harbour’s lifeboat crew strengthened by new Helm

By The Newsroom
Published 3rd May 2019, 17:23 BST
Updated 3rd May 2019, 17:28 BST
Tim Dickinson (left) pictured after his passing out, with Allen Head. Photo by Kt Bruce.Tim Dickinson (left) pictured after his passing out, with Allen Head. Photo by Kt Bruce.
Tim Dickinson (left) pictured after his passing out, with Allen Head. Photo by Kt Bruce.
On Friday (April 26) following an assessed sea trial, Tim Dickinson became the latest Helm to pass out at Rye Harbour’s lifeboat station.

This success marked the culmination of hundreds of hours of preparation put in by Tim in addition to his 
usual duties as a volunteer crew-member.

The position of Helm is key in lifeboat stations – no vessel can launch without one – and so preparing 
for the role and responsibility is understandably rigorous and demanding.