Duties
While in the water, the crewman's job is to help keep the IRB balanced by shifting their bodyweight while the IRB is being turned. During large surf, the crewman must also move to the front of the IRB and "punch" the wave to help prevent the IRB from flipping, if it does flip both he/her must help the driver and rollover the IRB. The crewman must also carry out the patient pickup if somebody is in trouble and then look after the patient in the boat while the driver returns to shore.
The crewman must also carry out responsibilities given to him by the driver. Such duties could be: placing and removing ancillary equipment pre- and post-IRB use, washing sand out of the IRB, as well inflating and deflating the IRB.
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