1.(c) 9,223

2.(d) volunteers

3.(b) Over 5000 One eighth of the lifeboat crew members are women

4.(d)  Poole  Specialist training facilities include a wave and capsize pool, a fire simulator,
a bridge simulator and a live engineering workshop

5.(b) 1824   He witnessed the destruction of dozens of ships from his home on the Isle of Man and got involved in rescue attempts himself

6.(b) Coxswain

7.(b) Shannon  The 13.6 metre lifeboat has a range of 460 km and can reach 25 knots with a crew of 6

8.(d) Over 140,000

9.(d) Save lives at sea

10.(b) Over 200