I have been a member of Dale Coastguard team for nine years and in that time I have become a cliff technician meaning I am trained to abseil down the cliff to rescue people that have either fallen or become stuck on the cliff In order to do this I am able to use a variety of rescue equipment including stretchers and rescue slings I am also a trained Officer in Charge (OIC) meaning that I am qualified to take charge of incidents and coordinate rescue or search efforts at the scene of the incident I have also been first aid trained to high standard in order to give first aid to a wide variety of injuries during rescue efforts