Lifeboat training was a must for the crew. All the inflatable boats that had to be
replaced on the rigs we would keep for the crews training.
After the boats had been inflated the crew would dive in to get the survival equipment,
the fishing lines, water and the concentrated biscuits which could keep three or four people alive for days at sea. They would
eat a whole packet in the afternoon and end up with pains in their stomach in the evening!!!
I did warn them always
