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| caption             = View in September 2009, with [[Atlantic 85-class lifeboat|Atlantic 85 lifeboat]] B815
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| map_caption         = Lifeboat College in Dorset
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| cost                = £18&nbsp;million
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| address             = [[Poole]], BH15 1HZ
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| location_country    = England
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| start_date          = January 2003
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| inauguration_date   = 28 July 2004
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| structural_engineer = [[Faber Maunsell]]
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| main_contractor     = Dean and Dyball
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The '''Lifeboat College''' is the national training centre of the RNLI in Poole, [[Dorset]], England.
==History==
The RNLI has around 4,600 crew members. The RNLI receives no government financial assistance.
===Construction===
The turf was cut in January 2003. It was built by Dean and Dyball of [[Hampshire]]. It was opened by the Queen on 28 July 2004.<ref>[https://rnli.org/about-us/our-history/timeline/2004-rnli-college-opens Opening in 2004]</ref>
==Structure==
It is situated slightly north of, and next-door to, the famous speedboat manufacturer [[Sunseeker]] on the west side of [[Holes Bay]], off the [[A350 road|A350]]. Directly to the north is the large [[Asda]] Poole. On the opposite side of the road is the RNLI Support Centre. Also nearby is the RNLI All-Weather Lifeboat Centre (ALC)<ref>[https://rnli.org/what-we-do/lifeboats-and-stations/building-our-lifeboats/all-weather-lifeboat-centre All-Weather Lifeboat Centre]</ref> which opened in August 2015.
It is a residential college and has sixty bedrooms.<ref>[http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/onboard-systems/safety,-survival-and-training/rnlis_lifeboat_college_opens Maritime Journal November 2004]</ref> It has an annual cost of around £1.1&nbsp;million. It aimed to train around 4,000 people a year, although around 1,500 are currently{{When|date=March 2020}} trained each year. It often hosts exhibitions and conferences with organisations unconnected to the RNLI, such as [[Trade fair|trade exhibitions]]. It has a 120-seat auditorium.
A lifeboat simulator, with a five-metre-radius cylindrical visualisation screen with [[Digital Light Processing]] (DLP), was provided by [[Antycip]] Simulation UK of Oxfordshire.
===Training===
It has a Sea Survival Centre with a 25&nbsp;m&nbsp;× 12.5&nbsp;m&nbsp;× 4&nbsp;m deep wave pool.
==Visits==
On 5 February 2014, [[CBBC]] series 2 episode 3 of [[Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom]] visited the college, with instructor Matt Cridland. It was filmed on 24 September 2013.
==See also==
* [[Maritime Rescue Institute]], in Scotland
* [[RM Poole]], home of the [[Special Boat Service]] (SBS)<ref>[http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/royal-marines/special-boat-service/special-boat-service Special Boat Service]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|rnli.org/rnli-college}}
{{RNLI lifeboat classes}}
[[Category:2004 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2004]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Poole]]
[[Category:Economy of Dorset]]
[[Category:Education in Poole]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2004]]
[[Category:Exhibition and conference centres in England]]
[[Category:Further education colleges in Dorset]]
[[Category:Royal National Lifeboat Institution]]
[[Category:Survival training]]