In this post, I will be adding the site specifications I have chosen to build my lifeboat station.
To begin with, after finding my location I had to make the correct measurements so that the design idea I had could have the right proportions, to do this I had to print out an image of the location and make a sketch of the space with the dimensions of the site.
After taking the dimensions of the site I needed to talk about the necessities of a lifeboat station so I could add these spaces to my design taking into account the functionality and comfort of these spaces. As well as the research of what an inshore and an all-weather station is, so the design could be based on the dimensions of the boat.
This was made for a better understanding of the site and its dimensions so that the concept and other designs could be more accurate.
A lifeboat station is either an inshore or an all-weather station depending on the type of boat they carry for example an all-weather lifeboat is capable of a very high speed and its capability is not limited by the weather, it poses a different range of boats in its fleet for example:
Tamar and Mersey are the other two other examples.
An Inshore lifeboat operates in a more coastal area near shore, and shallower water near cliffs rocks and caves they are supposed to be fast but easily mobile, there are tree types, B, D, and E classes.
The E class is located only on the River Thames in London so I will not be discussing this design.
Because the two nearby locations have a B class boat in the case of St Bess and a Dclass as well as a Tamar an all-weather lifeboat According to the RNLI lifeboat station map, I consider that the life station I am going to design a B class type of boat in its installations which has a length of 7.5 to 8.5 and a capacity of 4 crew.
References
rnli.org. (n.d.). Shannon Class Lifeboat - the Latest All Weather Lifeboat. [online] Available at: https://rnli.org/what-we-do/lifeboats-and-stations/our-lifeboat-fleet/shannon-class-lifeboat.
rnli.org. (n.d.). Severn Class Lifeboat - RNLI All-Weather Lifeboat Fleet. [online] Available at: https://rnli.org/what-we-do/lifeboats-and-stations/our-lifeboat-fleet/severn-class-lifeboat.
rnli.org. (n.d.). Trent Class Lifeboat - The RNLI’s Lifeboat Fleet - RNLI. [online] Available at: https://rnli.org/what-we-do/lifeboats-and-stations/our-lifeboat-fleet/trent-class-lifeboat.
Some interesting research here Ana - BUT - this post would be improved by you demonstrating how this affects the design of the lifeboat station in terms of size and accessibility - you could do this through text and diagrams, so following up on the Site Map drawing with more detail.
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