COWES RNLI lifeboat station volunteers have been honoured for their work with the public at a ceremony outside the boathouse.
The innovation and commitment of the station's visits and education team was recognised with a certificate signed by the RNLI's chief executive, Paul Boissier, and is now proudly displayed at the station.
The accolade also recognises the station's work teaching children about water safety, either in the station or in local schools.
Lifeboat operations manager, Mark Southwell, was also one of the recipients of 'excellence in volunteering' certificates in recognition of his management of the successful transfer in 2008 of Cowes lifeboat from being an independent operation to becoming part of the RNLI.
Also receiving the certificate were former independent lifeboat crew members, Steve Dines and Paul Brace. Steve is now a deputy launch officer and Paul one of the two lifeboat mechanics.

In addition, certificates were presented to crew members in recognition of their completion of sea safety courses at the RNLI's Poole-based college, for skills ranging from basic sea safety to capsize survival and DC electrics.
These were lifeboat mechanic, John McBride and crew members Anne Simkin, Martin Calmon, Piers Tyler, Dominic Roberton and Andrea Vaughan.
Taking turns to hand over the certificates were National Council member, Andrew Cooper from Cowes, philanthropy manager, Ali O' Neil and Jenny Clune who together with her late husband donated in 1988, the first lifeboat to Cowes Independent Lifeboat Station and is now a member of the RNLI's East Cowes branch