The Coast Guard has not dismissed volunteers as a result of raising safety issues. In fact, the IRCG consider this reporting culture as central to the effective management of safety within the organisation. The raising of safety concerns by volunteers is one which the Coast Guard encourages and there are structured systems in place to facilitate this.
The continual improvement in the management of safety issues within the volunteer Coast Guard Units is one which the Coast Guard is dedicated to. The on-going development of the safety management system within the Irish Coast Guard is one whereby all volunteers are duty bound to report, without unreasonable delay, safety issues of which they become aware.