Lifeboatmen in the Westcountry are adding a bit of glamour to their lives by having cameras on board.
The cameras could bring a bit of the drama closer to everyone. Footage of rescues can be used by television news after or even during a rescue.
The drastic measures are being implemented to raise the public profile of the crews and to increase awareness of their courage.
Lifeboatmen save over 7000 people every year.
The extra publicity will also help raise the profile of the charity which is not financially supported by the government.
The scheme is being piloted in Exmouth and Weymouth but if successful it could make its way to Scilly.
The charity already creates reconstructions of dramatic rescues but they rarely show how dramatic the rescue is. It also fails to show how dangerous the sea and extremem weather conditions can be.
The RNLI hopes that within the next six months they will have sorted out technical difficulties and concerns with privacy laws.