Welcome To

 The Sea Safety Group 

Web Site

An important role of the group is the number of coastal surveillance stations in which volunteers give up a few hours a week to keep a visual watch on coastal waters in support of search and rescue operations.  They also monitor all distress channels on VHF radio.  These volunteers assist and report directly to H.M. Coastguard who annually test the stations for the granting of Declared Facility Status.

The volunteers receive "on the watch" training in the basics of visual and radio watch keeping, reporting, simple ship recognition and the understanding of navigational terms and charts.  None of this is demanding, it just requires an appreciation of the sea and those who use it.

If you would like to become a volunteer or have more information, then contact Roger Gosney, SSG Chairman on 01263.713392. 

To link to any of the Coast Watch stations within the Sea Safety Group, please select from any of the station buttons on this page.

The Sea Safety Group is a charity registered in the UK No 1074624