Every year, air-sea rescue teams rescue hundreds of people who have been in danger at sea - from capsized boats and illness to oil-rig explosions. Discover the equipment and skills needed to do their jobs in this fascinating non-fiction book by Chris Oxlade.

* Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.

* Text type: An information book

* Curriculum links: Geography, Citizenship: People who help us