WATCH: Royal Navy Sailors Prepare For Brand New Swift Class Boats

With 38 new workboats on order, the Royal Navy is putting plans into place for training the coxswains who will drive the new swift class boats.

At its training base HMS Raleigh, the first pilot course has taken place using an Army boat while they await delivery of the first in the sea class boats.

The training has been taking place at Jupiter Point, Cornwall - a place where many a Royal Navy sailor has learnt to drive a boat.

Staff at the training centre are preparing to teach coxswains to use a new twin-engine boat as the senior service awaits a fleet of new workboats:

The Army Combat Support Boat works in the same way as the new sea class boats will, meaning they’re being used for the pilot courses.

The main advantage of the twin-engine boat is its manoeuvrability; unlike the Pacific 24 Rib which needs a 45-degree angle, this kind can come alongside like a crab, and leave the jetty in the same fashion.

The sea class can carry more people and reach speeds greater than 25 knots.

The £48 million contract for the 38 multipurpose workboats was awarded last year to UK based company Atlas Electronik, and it is hoped the training boat will arrive in September.