Searchlight Magazine - South Australian Sea Rescue Squadron

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New SAR aircraft
The new SR-01
Nautical Notes: The Star of Greece
Number 95
August 2016
Print Post Approved 100004160
August 2016
Number 95
South Australian Sea Rescue
Squadron Inc
Contents
PO Box 267
Glenelg SA 5045
[email protected]
(08) 8295 5072
Fax (08) 8376 0189
Radio Base fax: (08) 8295 8526
Squadron Contacts
2
Commodore’s Report
3
Patron
His Excellency the Honourable Hieu
Van Le AO, Governor of South
Australia
Searchlight
Searchlight is a publication of
the South Australian Sea Rescue
Squadron Incorporated and is
published three times per year.
© Copyright 2016 SA Sea Rescue
Squadron Inc. Material appearing
in this magazine must not be
reproduced in any form without the
permission of the Squadron and/or
individual contributors.
Contributions from members
are especially welcome but nonmembers are also invited to submit
articles.
For advertising within this
publication, refer to Advertising
Contact details, page 2.
Editorial4
Social Activities Report
4
Operations Captain’s Report
5
Wirrina6
7
Copper Coast
Edithburgh8
Thanks to Club Marine Insurance
8
The new Sea Rescue 019
AMSA’s new SAR aircraft
9
AMSA rules on boat share, boat hire, boat charter and uber
boating10
Searchlight Quiz
11
General Meeting Highlights
12
Presentations16
The opinions of the team and those
of our contributors often do, but
may not always, reflect the viewpoint
of the Squadron Executive or the
majority of members.
VH-XNC in action
Editorial team
The Star of Greece28
[email protected]
For further contact details see
page 2
22
Ruling the waves: How a simple wave height concept can help
you judge the size of the sea
27
Beware of the Scraper
32
Incident Reports
33
All at sea...
40
Squadron Calendar 2016
Inside back cover
On the cover: VH-XNC, one of the new SAR aircraft for AMSA
and soon to be a welcome sight over search areas
Photo: Andrew Morgan and AMSA
August 2016
Page 1
Squadron Contacts
Commodore
Al Cormack, 8377 3459, 0429 897 642,
[email protected]
Vice Commodore
Stephen Hudson, 0429 000 995,
[email protected]
Rear Commodore
Fraser Bell, 0418 820 196, [email protected]
Operations Captain
Mike Shaw, 0417 809 717, [email protected]
Assistant Operations Captains
Stephen Hudson, 0429 000 995
Phil McGrigor, 8295 8858, 0408 295 892
Frank Miller, 0408 597 940
Country Flotillas Coordinator
Matt Curnow, 0408 984 130, [email protected]
Secretary
Michelle Phillips, 0410 055 215, [email protected]
Treasurer
Gary Brown, 0408 802 796, [email protected]
Property Officer
Fraser Bell, 0418 820 196, [email protected]
Squadron Social Functions
Barry Pollard, 0406 635 258, [email protected]
Function Centre bookings
Michelle Phillips, 0488 996 684
[email protected]
Searchlight Editorial Team
Peter Carter, 0419 823 738, [email protected];
Russell Wood, Steve Hudson, Dennis Doull, Ayswaria
Venugopal
Harassment Contact Officer
Carolyn Muller, 8447 7907, 0402 010 707
First Aid Coordinator
Steve Ridley, 0457 021 564, [email protected]
Seamanship Training Coordinator
Stephen Wooldridge, 0413 133 778,
[email protected]
Radio Instructors
Don McCulloch, 8449 3349, 0407 782 757
Sasi Nayar, Frank Tabone, Amanda Woolcock
Navigation Instructors
Gary Brown, 0408 802 796, Phil Gregory
Radio Officer
Sasi Nayar, 0417 858 547
Wirrina Flotilla
Flotilla Leader (Phil Richards), 0418 108 226,
[email protected]
Secretary (Peter Webb), 8558 3531, 0413 934 493
Duty mobile, 0418 800 173
Copper Coast Flotilla
Flotilla Leader (Stephen Bartlett), 8825 2659, 0427 888 995,
[email protected]
Secretary (Karen Grech), 0412 600 908
Radio Base (Weds, weekends, pub hols), 8823 2468
Edithburgh Flotilla
Flotilla Leader (Brian Klingberg), 8852 8100, 0429 000 966,
[email protected]
Secretary (Barb Friedenfelds), 8852 6075
Radio Base (weekends, pub hols), 8852 6599
O’Sullivan Beach
Radio Room, 8384 7773
Barcoo Operations Managerr
Dennis Hickling 0419 033 428, [email protected]
Advertising
Peter Collins, 8387 2984, 0428 370 240
Roster Team
[email protected]
Weekday Radio: Don McCulloch
Weekend Radio: Morrie Croucher 0409 475 454,
Francois Faber, 0407 386 980
Patrol: Morrie Croucher, Francois Faber
Members Liaison Team
Coordinators: Morrie Croucher and Dennis Hickling,
[email protected]
Stores Officer, Promotions Committee Convenor
Bill Stupple, 7226 2675, 0423 393 738,
[email protected]
WHS Representative
Phil Gregory, 8278 8738, 0417 880 865,
[email protected]
Squadron courses 2016
Advertising
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Long Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency
(VHF and MF/HF)
8, 9 October
Short Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency
(VHF only)
17 September, 12 November
Seamanship
Eight week course, beginning:
29 September
Registration forms on Squadron website.
Searchlight
Commodore’s Report
Al Cormack
I
n the last edition of our magazine I provided an overview of the maritime legislation being driven by AMSA
and advised that we were waiting the outcome of a
meeting between the National Marine Volunteer Search &
Rescue Committee (NMVSARC) and AMSA.
I’m delighted to report that in their wisdom AMSA have
listened to the issues raised by the NMVSARC and have
now approved a policy called Exemption 24 — Scheme
R which, in our view, is much more volunteer friendly
but still achieves an appropriate level of standard as it
applies to VMR across Australia. Our Operations Captain
Mike Shaw in his article provides more detail that will
be of interest to you, particularly the ‘grandfathering’
arrangements.
In this period, we were delighted to welcome the
Minister for Emergency Services, the Hon. Peter
Malinauskas MLC to Squadron Headquarters for his first
visit, where we took the opportunity to show the Minister
the Squadron’s SAR resources and he also took time to
visit the Radio/Ops Centre. The Minister was accompanied by the SES Chief Officer Chris Beattie and our VMR
Manager Darryl Wright, and at morning tea the Executive
was able to spend some time talking to the Minister on
the work of the Squadron.
There are some very exciting times ahead in this financial
year with three key building projects being progressed
which hopefully all will be completed in the next 12
months. These projects are the new Flotilla Bases for
Copper Coast and Wirrina and the redevelopment of
the ground floor at Squadron headquarters, which has
a primary focus on providing a ‘state of the art’ training
room and some additional space for administration purposes. This development will include re-modelling to the
front of our building to complement earlier additions.
I acknowledge the wonderful work carried out by each
of special groups within the Squadron and much of
this work is carried out without any reward so it was
fitting that recently four members of the Squadron
Promotions and Publicity Group were recently presented
with the 2016 Australian Government Appreciation
Award for Volunteers awarded by Matt Williams MP.
Congratulations to Bill Stupple, Ray Bradley, Peter
Robinson and Frank Tabone: well deserved for the extra
effort in this very important Squadron group which helps
to raise the profile of the Squadron.
When you read this edition, the Squadron’s AGM won’t
be far away, so I respectfully ask members to consider
putting their hand up for extra duty in the many positions offered in the Squadron structures, both operational
and non-operational. I understand that we all need to
balance our time between Squadron demands and other
life commitments like family, work, etc. but should you
have a bit of spare time to commit to the Squadron that
will be greatly appreciated.
This is my second year as your Commodore and I too
have to balance work and family commitments but I have
decided to nominate for one more year as Commodore
August 2016
and seek your support. There is
an amount of unfinished business that hopefully will culminate
in the next 12 months and one
of these facing the Squadron is
the Emergency Service reforms
that are still on the agenda that
will require careful analysis and
decision making to ensure the
Squadron retains its identity,
culture and more importantly, the continuance of the high
level of emergency response of which this Squadron and
its Flotillas are so justifiably proud.
Proud to Belong
Steve Hancock demonstrates navigation software to
the minister. Darryl Wright at left, Jo Wilkins at right,
Mike Shaw in background
SA Sea Rescue Squadron
Radio base times and
calling channels
Adelaide Shores West Beach 8295 5072
07:00 to 19:00, 7 days
Sea Rescue Adelaide, 27.88 MHz or VHF 16 or 80, or
MF/HF
O’Sullivan Beach
8384 7773
Seven days a week
Sea Rescue O’Sullivan Beach, 27.88 MHz or VHF 16
or 80
Edithburgh
8852 6599
Weekends and public holidays
Sea Rescue Edithburgh, 27.88 MHz or VHF 16 or 80
Wirrina
0418 800 173
Monday to Friday
Sea Rescue Myponga Beach, 27.88 MHz or VHF 16
Weekends and public holidays
Sea Rescue Wirrina, 27.88 MHz or VHF 16 or 80
Copper Coast (Wallaroo)
8823 2468
Wednesdays, weekends and public holidays
Sea Rescue Copper Coast, 27.88 MHz or VHF 16
or 82
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Editorial
Peter Carter
I
t’s an interesting winter we’re having, with destructive
storms one week and calm, glassy seas the next. We’ve
been spared a ship running aground as Dennis Doull
describes in his Nautical Notes in this issue, but the
Squadron has not gone unscathed: the HF antenna came
down and it seems a power outage was behind problems
with the Coast Radio Adelaide system. On page 21 is one
of Kevin Dixon’s photos of the marina on 9 May, when
there was a record high tide of 3.83 m at Outer Harbor. A
day to stay on shore.
The best way to search a large area is from the air and
Australia’s aerial searching assets are now being enhanced by a new fleet of aircraft, the first pictured on our
cover. Modified from a bizjet, the aircraft has a suite of
search equipment and a hatch for dropping stores in the
aft fuselage, as shown in photographs on page 22.
In the past few weeks VH-XNC has been exercising with
Peter Carter
Russell Wood
Steve Hudson
the Wirrina Flotilla, as Phil Richards describes in his
report. Not everything went as planned: at one stage, the
retrieval vessel, SR-05, had to be retrieved by SR-02.
The other new search asset is the new SR-01, under
construction by Nautic Star. Steve Hudson reports on
progress in this issue.
From AMSA we have an item on boat share, hire and
charter. When is it commercial and when is it not? From
BoM comes a piece on wave heights. It’s the unexpected
wave that often catches people out, as has happened
a couple of times recently. We are without a personal
profile in this issue. If you have suggestions for a subject,
please let me or Don McCulloch know. Elsewhere in this
issue, all the other usual features.
My thanks to all contributors, with special thanks to
Andrea Hayward-Maher at AMSA, and Claire Knight
and Paul McLaughlin of Cobham Aviation Services.
Social Activities Report
Barry Pollard
T
he last Friday of the month, the Members’ Family
social night, is the opportunity to enjoy company with
fellow members and friends with a $15 main course and
dessert prepared and presented by various Volunteers of
your club. Please indicate your attendance each month no
later than the Wednesday before to assist with catering.
Bar service is available at Members’ prices.
The third Sunday of each month, The Country Music
Function, is a popular afternoon with many participating each month with a selection of great Country Music
Bands playing. Barbecue style light lunches are available
from 12:30 pm with entertainment commencing at 1 pm
for only $10 entry fee, raffles and fun.
Super Sunday 14 August: Tom Jones Tribute Show
Saturday 20 August: Annual Awards Dinner
Saturday 17 September: ‘Patsy Kline — Merle Haggard’
Tribute
Tuesday 1 November: The Melbourne Cup is fast approaching and once again a fabulous Cup Luncheon will
be held in the Anchorage Lounge, with sweeps, lucky
prize draws and fun with two big screens to view the cup
and cheer on your selected favorite horse! Three course
Lunch for $23. Bookings essential. A highly successful
event.
Saturday 3 December: Pre Xmas Dinner Show, ‘Night
Fever’ Bee Gees Tribute
Super Sunday 4 December: ‘Night Fever’ Bee Gees
Tribute
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Saturday 31 December:
Masquerade New Years Eve
Party is popular with this particular night being booked out
every year with a fabulous night
with the International Duo ‘The
Hoffmans’. Bookings are still
available!
The Barcoo Function centre is a major source of income
for the Squadron from hiring our rooms for weddings,
birthdays, engagements christenings, conferences, etc.
which generates income from outside the Squadron
resources.
A generous discount applies for venue hire for members
or family who wish to book the Barcoo or Anchorage for
any celebration. Some conditions apply.
Contact Michelle: 0488 996 684 or [email protected]
For details of all events check the Barcoo Function Centre
website: <barcoofunctioncentre.com.au>.
The Social Team would love to see more members,
families and friends joining and enjoying the events
presented!
The Social Team welcomes any member who can volunteer to assist with the operation of our social events in
many different tasks to ensure these events are successful. Please contact me if you are able to assist. We are
urgently seeking assistance for catering, Barbeccue Chefs,
setup for events, etc!
Searchlight
Mike Shaw
W
e recently became subject to the new national
marine safety legislation that has been debated
for a considerable period of time. What I consider to be
a sensible outcome allows us to comply with minimal
direct impact on our day to day operations. There are a
number of requirements on VMR units such as ourselves
that have or are being addressed in order to ensure we
are compliant.
As at 1 July 2016 all VMR groups needed to have in place
a Certificate of Operation (CofO) that defines how an
operation is undertaken, where it is undertaken, what
vessels are used and the manning requirements for those
vessels. Part of the CofO is the requirement to have a
documented Safety Management Plan (SMP) that ensures
that the vessels and the operations are safe. Fortunately
our Procedures Manual (Procman) already contained the
operating procedures required by the SMP and it was not
too difficult to comply with the remainder.
Our SMP is based on the national system for domestic
commercial vessels and contains, amongst other things
a description of the vessel including design and layout,
an operating summary, risk assessment, individual
responsibilities and qualifications of management and
crew, emergency procedures and, induction or passenger
safety briefing format. Copies of the SMP are in each of
the vessels and held by Ops1 and Flotilla Leaders. Every
seagoing member needs to read, understand and comply
with the contents. As with all safety related documents
the SMP is subject to revision and your suggestions and
comments are sought. The document will be reviewed on
a six monthly basis.
The other aspect of considerable interest to members
is the effect the new legislation will have on current
qualifications. Under Scheme R (Exemption 24) there
is no requirement to hold a formal commercial qualification such as Coxswain. Up until 30 June 2018 crew
who are certified as competent by our organisation will
remain qualified for the duration of their service with
us. Crew not certified by 30 June 2018 will be required
to undergo accredited training as specified in the legislation. There will be three levels of qualification, i.e.
VMR crew or deckhand, Master to 3 nm and Master to
30 nm or beyond subject to risk assessment. Each level
will undergo training appropriate to their role and build
on previous experience. We will be working with VMR
HQ to develop a State-wide consistent syllabus for the
various training elements. The format for delivery of that
training is yet to be decided but we have two years to put
everything in place. I have included a list of the new competency training requirements elsewhere in this edition
for you to search on the web if you are interested.
The new radio task book is now in place and being used
by current trainees. The book was examined and endorsed by current Operations Centre operators during
two recent training days for OpsCen trainers and
assessors.
August 2016
Our Squadron database
(Squid) has been reviewed
by users and some changes
to information displays
will be made as soon as
possible. The architect of
Squid, Jerry Moller, has
been unwell of late and we
wish him a speedy recovery. Please remember that the database is only as good as
the information it contains. If you change address, phone
number, etc. you must advise the secretary to ensure your
details are up to date.
The vehicle replacement programme will see the delivery of a new Isuzu truck to coincide with the vessel
replacement programme. This will require drivers to
hold a Light Rigid (LR) licence or higher to drive the rig.
Negotiations are under way to source a suitable provider
to upgrade selected Skippers and crew. Ideally this will
be a government sponsored source otherwise it will be an
expensive exercise.
This will be my last Searchlight report as Operations
Captain as it is my intention to not nominate again.
Whilst I will continue to be involved at operational level
it’s time to put some hours on my own boat while I still
can. The role has been a fantastic experience and working
with such a wonderful group of people has made me
realise more than ever how dedicated and professional
volunteers can be. I would recommend the job to anyone
who wants a busy and rewarding retirement. Thank you
one and all for your support. Please give my replacement
your support and offer to assist wherever you can.
Scheme R Crew Training Requirements
The following competencies will need to be fulfilled
before being recognised as qualified crew post 30 June
2018 unless issued by SASRS prior to this date. Details
of the units of competency are available on the web by
accessing <training.gov.au/Home/Tga> then entering
the code (e.g. MARF001) of the competency in the quick
search box.
General Requirements for all Crew
• Complete a vessel induction on vessel operations
• Complete any additional units of competency required
by VMR
• Maintain a Skills Log at VMR level or individual log
• Maintain a Sea time Log at VMR level or approved
individual log
• Assessed by validated assessor for the VMR
organisation
VMR Crew or Deckhand
• HLTAID003 (Apply First Aid)
• LROCP or VHF Licence
• MARF001 (Apply basic survival skills in event of vessel
abandonment)
Continued next page...
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Wirrina
Phil Richards
W
irrina Flotilla has completed negotiations with
Yankalilla Council regarding the site lease for our
new facility in Yankalilla and a 21 year lease came in to
effect on 1 June . A Development Application was lodged
with Council on 6 July and we expect a response in six to
eight weeks. We are working towards having the project
completed by the end of the year.
Flotilla members have been kept busy assisting Cobham
Aviation with their emergency stores drop training
program. This program involves one to three flights per
day (weather permitting) dropping a variety of stores
containers from Cobham’s Bombardier CL-604 jet aircraft
(see the Cobham Aviation Services website: <www.cobhamaviationservices.com/news/news-media-releases/
search-and-rescue-boost-as-new-capability>) as close as
possible to a target buoy while travelling at about 180
knots 200 feet above the water. SR-05 is tasked to retrieve
each item and clear the target area as quickly as possible
while the aircraft prepares for the next drop. We have had
two or three Cobham representatives aboard for each day
to assist in the stores retrieval and handle communications with the aircraft and they are now finding their sea
legs after a rough first day when the exercise had to be
cancelled due to sea sickness.
The recovery of the stores items has proved a challenge for the SR-05 Skippers and crew particularly in
the rougher weather, with various combinations of 400
metres of rope and parachutes attached to the stores
containers. Untangling ropes from propellers is no fun
this time of year, and on 9 July we were unable to clear
a heavy strap tangled and wedged in the propellers.
Fortunately Sea Rescue 02 was at O’Sullivan Beach as part
of her Saturday patrol and was able to assist by towing
SR-05 back to Wirrina where the offending item was
removed.
In the previous issue of Searchlight I referred to advice
from Marina St Vincent, Wirrina, re parking and launching fees at Wirrina. The following information is an
extract from an email sent to all Marina Berth Owners
(MBOs) on 23 February 2016 by the Marina Manager and
is reproduced verbatim to clarify my previous article.
Civil Works
Car parking for MBOs — a secure MBOs carpark is
currently being constructed for vehicles registered
to MBOs only
Security — only MBOs will have access to this
carpark using their swipe cards
Lighting — the MBO carpark will be lit during the
nightfall hours
Marina — The entire marina will be securely fenced
including the area along the eastern high tide mark
Front Gates — gates are being erected and will be
locked outside of our trading hours 6 am – 6 pm
Public Access — public will be able to access the
Marina during the day
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Parking — Public parking will
be available on site at a cost
of $5 per day via a Pay by
Plate machine
Secure Public Parking —
Secure public parking will
be available on site as a cost
of $10 per day via a Pay by
Plate machine
Boat Ramp — A boom gate will be erected adjacent to
a Pay by Plate machine at a cost of $15 per launch As a reminder fishing in the Marina is not allowed
and on the spot fines may be issued of up to $500
Kind Regards
Steve Coggins Marina Manager
Call in to Marina St Vincent to check progress on the
above developments next time you visit the Southern
Fleurieu.
Safe boating
...continued
• MARF002 (Follow procedures to minimise and fight
fires on board)
• MARF004 (Meet WH&S requirements)
• MARN002 (Apply seamanship skills aboard a vessel
up to 12 metres)
Command <3NM (As per Crew requirement plus)
• MARC005 (Operate inboard and outboard motors)
• MARI001 (Comply with regulations to ensure safe
operation)
• MARJ001 (Follow environmental work procedures)
• MARK001 (Handle a vessel up to 12 metres)
• Completed VMR training for setting up and securing
for towing
Command >3NM (As per Crew and Command <3nm
requirement plus)
• MARH001 (Plan a navigate a passage for a vessel)
• MARC006 (Operate main propulsion unit and auxiliary
systems)
• Completed VMR training on co-ordinating search and
rescue operations.
Friday Social Teas
Last Friday of each month in the
Anchorage Lounge
Menu: Something delicious
Members’ families and friends welcome
For catering please book with Barry
0406 635 258
[email protected]
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Copper Coast
Steve Bartlett
A
s is usual for this time of year, our callout rate has
dropped right away with the only outstanding one
being the dredge that broke its mooring ropes during the
storm at the beginning of May. This storm caused plenty
of havoc along the coast and even damaged the Wallaroo
jetty to an extent that part of it has been removed and will
not be rebuilt. This photo from the Grech Photo News
Agency shows the water on the lawn behind our Radio
Base (yellow brick wall on right of photo).
Combined Radio Watch:
$10,228:00
Total Vehicle and Vessel maintenance:
$197:00
Training
Our usual rate of Flotilla training has been down this
year as the members have been concentrating their efforts
in raising money for our proposed build but the area
we have been mainly concentrating on is getting our
new members up to the mark with the rest of the Flotilla
members.
Total Building and Shed maintenance:
$36:00
Total Grounds:
$21:00
Total Cleaning:
$234:00
Other Flotilla associated training:
$325:00
Total Admin:
$2,749:00
Details regarding Copper Coast callouts can be seen in
the the incident reports.
We are currently running public VHF courses but are
finding that we really have to push the advertising to get
people in the door.
By the time this Searchlight comes out, our latest Skipper
trainee, Troy Cooper, will have finished his course and
been assessed so welcome to the starboard seat and I
know you will do well and won’t sink the boat.
SR-04
SR-04 is going along quite well, she has just clicked over
the 900 hour mark. During the recent service, we had to
replace the water in fuel sensor and a pulley bearing.
Fundraising
We have finished our organised fundraising for the new
build and will now look to see if we can source any
grants to help us along. The Flotilla’s thanks go to all of
those involved in our fundraising campaign and especially to Barry Pollard and his team for putting on the quiz
night and also to those who attended. I heard that a good
time was had by all. Now we are back on our normal
cycle so the Christmas raffle will be the next one off the
mark.
Future crew
By the time we receive our Searchlight there will be two
new additions to the Copper Coast Flotilla’s extended
family with a new grandchild for both Rennie and Karen
Grech and Phil and Ann Hedger. The Flotilla’s congratulations were passed on to the happy parents.
New members
The pensioned off pirates that comprise the membership
of Sea Rescue Copper Coast welcome Adrian Ladner
and Malcolm McPherson to their ranks. Welcome aboard
squids, I know you will do well.
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Edithburgh
Brian Klingberg
I
t has been a quiet time at Edithburgh at the beginning
of the winter boating season. There have only been a
few small incidents.
We had seven of our members do a Seamanship Course
and all passed with exceptionally high marks.Thanks,
Graham Wasley, for great tutoring. These members are
very keen to get some sea time under their belts so we are
looking at doing fortnightly training patrols to give all
our operationial personnel experience.
The Flotilla had a very good weekend monitoring the
vessels in the Yorke Peninsula Salt Water Classic where
40 to 50 classic boats made the run from Stansbury to
Port Vincent. Usually there are incidents due to rough
weather but the ones we had were
due to lack of wind for sail boats
without motors. They had to be
towed back to the ramp from
half way to Port Vincent. They
were going nowhere without our
assistance.
I would also like to congratulate
Phil Geytenbeek on passing his MROCP. Another radio
operator on the way.
I would also like to thank all our members who took on
different roles to keep the Flotilla going while Jan and I
were away for two months.
Safe boating.
Thanks to Club Marine Insurance
Russell Wood and Bruce Scarce
E
dithburgh Flotilla received a very generous donation
of $500 after searching for and salvaging an upturned
vessel in the middle of Gulf St Vincent. The vessel was
owned by some fishermen and had their vessel insured
with Club Marine. Club Marine was very grateful for the
efforts of the Edithburg Flotilla in preventing what could
otherwise have been a total loss. Bruce Scarce gratefully
accepted this donation on behalf of the Flotilla.
Following is the letter which Bruce had written to Club
Marine outlining the involvement of the Edithburg
Flotilla in the incident:
On the 22nd March 2013 we received an urgent call
from a person that a boat was spotted upside down
about 2 nautical miles offshore in St Vincent Gulf SA.
The caller advised that one person was seen swimming to shore and another person was sitting on
the upturned hull with his legs and arms wrapped
around the outboard leg. Edithburg Sea Rescue
Squadron quickly assembled a crew and launched
Sea Rescue 06. We headed up the gulf at top speed.
Through the radio traffic we learnt that local fishermen had picked up the survivors one of whom then
spent the night in hospital and was very lucky to be
alive.
At that time we were stood down. The next day,
23rd March we headed out early to do a grid search
to find the hull. By midday we had completed our
search area and no hull had been sighted. Had it
sunk? The decision was made to head back to the
ramp. We had just debriefed when a call came in
from the crew of a fly-bridge cruiser operating on
Tapley’s Shoal. They reported seeing a submerged
capsized hull and agreed to stand by and keep the
vessel in sight until our arrival.
We relaunched and met with the cruiser about 10
nautical miles out and in lumpy seas proceeded to
try and fix a tow rope to the submerged vessel. After
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Righting the retrieved boat
losing our boat hook, we finally succeeded. It was a
long tow in at 2 knots and any attempt to increase
the speed resulted in the vessel attempting to dive.
We arrived back at the ramp at dusk and beached
the salvaged vessel at high tide. The next day the,
24th, we met with the owner and offered to turn the
vessel over at low tide. He gratefully accepted this
offer and the boat was re-floated.
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The new Sea Rescue 01
AMSA’s new SAR aircraft
Steve Hudson
Andrea Hayward-Maher, AMSA Media
O
n 27 June construction commenced on our new Sea
Rescue 01which will replace our ageing Clayton
Gallant. The new vessel is part of the SA Government’s
(VMR) vessel replacement programme and will come
with a new Isuzu 4x4 Crew Cab tow vehicle which is also
part of this programme.
This new generation of VMR vessel design has been
based on the Ross Williams 3 which was commissioned
last November and has proved itself to be an exceptional
vessel in all aspects.
While the Ross Williams 3 was designed to be a multi-purpose vessel for Barcoo Services, transferring passengers
and search and rescue, the new SR-01 has been designed
specifically for search and rescue. The design has been
changed to provide narrower walkways to the bow
which will increase the internal width of the cabin by
400 mm. The cabin has been moved forward by 500 mm
which will increase the cockpit length by 500 mm allowing more room to accommodate stretchers if necessary
and extra work space for the crew.
All VMR vessels will now come with a suite of electronics which will include radar, AIS, two 12 in touch screen
chart plotters, AIS and FLIR, which is an infrared camera
enabling 360 degree night vision, greatly increasing our
night search capabilities as well as increasing the safety
of navigation at night. Communications will consist of
our standard suite of 27 MHz, VHF, Command and GRN
radios. The VHF radio will also provide us with a public
address capability. A rear view infrared camera will also
be installed to allow the skipper to monitor activity in the
cockpit by day and night.
The aluminium construction allows a great degree of
flexibility, especially during construction if changes are
needed, and helps reduce weight, which is a vital factor if
the vessel is to be trailer-able.
Specifications:
Length 8.1m x 2.9m beam
Engine: Volvo D4 300 hp with a Volvo stern drive with
counter rotating props
Electronics: Furuno TZ2 touch screen plotter and radar
Furuno FLIR, Icom AIS, Icom Radios
As with all of our vessels it will come on an aluminium
trailer with stainless steel brakes and rotors. Air bag
suspension is now being used instead of galvanised steel
axles.
Hopefully, by Christmas we should see our new vessel
arrive at West Beach.
F
our Bombardier Challenger CL-604 jets will replace
AMSA’s tier one search and rescue aircraft from
August.
The aircraft are conducting training flights ahead of
coming online progressively at bases in Perth, Cairns and
Melbourne from August.
The aircraft, equipment and the techniques used by the
crew are undergoing rigorous testing ahead of coming
into service.
Cobham Aviation Services was awarded the contract to
provide the aircraft and crew, as well as maintenance for
the capability, following a competitive tender process.
The aircraft will provide strategic coverage across the
Australian Search and Rescue Region.
The first jet arrived in Adelaide in late December and all
four aircraft are being fitted out for search and rescue
purposes at Cobham’s Adelaide hangar.
Modifications to the jets have been made to allow vital
stores, including survival equipment and satellite phones,
to people in need of rescue.
AMSA Search and Rescue is headquartered in Canberra
where its team of search and rescue officers work around
the clock to respond to incidents.
The new technology will allow search and rescue officers
in Canberra to have the same view at a terminal in the
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, as to that of the Air
Mission Coordinator on board the aircraft.
The aircraft will have Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR)
technology to search at night and has a range of new
technology on board, including anomaly detection
sensors to complement work done by the trained air
observers on board the planes.
For more, see <www.amsa.gov.au/about-amsa/recentevents/2016/jan-sar/index.asp>.
There was also a comprehensive article
in the June issue of Australian Aviation:
<australianaviation.com.au/2014/10/
cobham-wins-640m-amsa-search-and-rescue-contract/>
CL-604 General characteristics
Length: 20.85 m
Wingspan: 19.61 m
Height: 6.3 m
Empty weight: 12,331 kg
Payload: 2,184 kg
Max. takeoff weight: 21,863 kg
Powerplant: 2 × GE CF34-3B turbofans, 41.0 kN
Performance
Maximum speed: 870 km/h (470 knots)
Cruise speed: 850 km/h, (459 knots)
Range: 6,878 km (3,714nm)
August 2016
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AMSA rules on boat share, boat hire, boat charter and uber boating
I
n the wake of recent attempts to create uber boating
businesses, informal boat-share arrangements, and
on-the-take quasi fishing charters between ‘mates’,
the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has
released a series of detailed documents bringing clarification to boat share, would-be share operators, the present
marine industry and its stakeholders including ticketed
skippers.
AMSA is urging owners of boats that may be made available for charter or hire for money to comply with the
standards that apply to commercial vessels.
Much of what AMSA says in the following document
comes back to the transaction of money. Boats used for
commercial purposes are subject to safety standards that
do not apply to recreational boats.
At thistime, and unless there are future rulings and
changes to the maritime laws in Australia, attempts to
create uber boating businesses look like they are nothing
more than wishful thinking.
Domestic commercial vessels will usually undergo
regular surveys (inspections) to ensure they comply with
standards for structure, stability and safety equipment
and have a safety management system to ensure the
safety of passengers and crew.
AMSA makes the point that:
Online platforms have emerged to link boat owners
with people seeking boating services such as transport, sight-seeing or fishing charters, in return for the
payment of money.
AMSA considers that these arrangements result in the
boats being commercial vessels.
AMSAwelcomes any arrangements like these that facilitate more efficient and effective use of available boats, as
long as the boats and their operations comply with the
standards that apply to commercial vessels.
Whilethe emergence of online platforms is new, the
chartering of vessels, either as hire and drive or chartered
with a qualified skipper and crew is not.
Marine Safety Inspectors across Australia enforce commercial vessel safety requirements and can issue notices
to, among other things, prohibit vessels from operating
commercially without meeting the applicable commercial
standards.
Inspectors also enforce the general safety duties imposed
on all owners and masters of boats used commercially.
AMSAChief Executive Officer, Mick Kinley, said AMSA
will continue to enforce safety requirements for domestic commercial vessels to ensure safety on the water for
customers, crew and skippers.
“There is inherent danger in the maritime environment.
People paying to use a boat, or the services of a person
with a boat, have the right to expect that the boat and its
operations are compliant with commercial safety standards,” Mr Kinley said.
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“In the event of an emergency on a boat, people will
find themselves in the middle of a harbour or out on the
ocean. While mechanical or structural problems in a car
will likely have you waiting on the roadside for a tow
truck, emergencies on the water can threaten the lives of
those on board.”
To find out more, visit boat share regs and rules from
AMSA. There are some key links including FAQs in that
link. Meantime, here are some key points shared from
the AMSA information pages.
What is boat sharing?
Any arrangement in which different people have a right
to use a particular vessel at the same, or different times.
Online platforms link boat owners with people wanting
to pay for boating services (i.e. for transport, sight-seeing, fishing charters, ferries or water taxis).
Where members of the public, other than the owners,
are paying money to use a boat then it is likely that the
vessel is being used in connection with a commercial
activity, and is therefore subject to safety standards set
out in the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessels)
National Law Act 2012.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority welcomes any
arrangements that facilitate more efficient and effective
use of available boats, as long as the boats and their operations comply with the standards that apply to commercial vessels.
What is not considered boat sharing?
Common examples that are not considered to be boat
sharing include:
>> A group of friends who buy a boat together so that
they can go fishing, sailing or water skiing
>> A person buys a share in a boat from a builder who
has set up a joint ownership scheme in respect of that
boat, and all the joint owners use the boat only for their
private recreation—either together or at different times
>> A group of people who own a boat and contract
a management company to maintain the boat, and
the boat is used by the owners only for their private
recreation
>> A vessel that is owned and operated by community
groups such as a bona fide not-for-profit organisation.
My operation involves boat sharing
What do I have to do to comply with the law?
If you wish to use your vessel for a commercial activity, including boat sharing, then you need to ensure that
(unless otherwise exempted):
>> Its operation is authorised by a certificate of operation. The certificate may allow for one or more different
kinds of operations it holds a certificate of survey and is
marked with a unique vessel identifier
>> It is crewed by persons holding a certificate of
competency
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AMSA rules on boat share, boat hire, boat charter and uber boating
>> You and others comply with general safety duties that
apply to all persons on board.
>> General safety duties apply to all crew and passengers
on board the vessel. The vessel owner must also implement and maintain a safety-management system that
ensures the safety of the vessel and its operations.
This may involve, among a number of other things, ensuring that safety equipment such as life jackets and life
boats is carried and properly maintained; that the vessel
can structurally support the number of people on board
in specific waters and conditions; and that appropriately
qualified crew, trained to deal with emergency situations,
are on board.
What are the penalties for operating
commercially without proper certification?
Action has and will be taken for owners not complying
with the National Law.
Marine Safety Inspectors can take a range of actions to
enforce the law, including issuing notices to stop a vessel
from operating, and detaining vessels.
The current financial infringement for an individual
is $2,160. The infringement for a company is $10,800.
Penalties are higher if the matter proceeds to prosecution
and the maximum penalty is awarded.
How are the safety standards for commercial
and recreational vessels different?
There are more stringent safety regulations for vessels
used for commercial purposes.
Commercial vessels must comply with specific design,
construction, equipment, manning and operational standards that are generally higher than those that apply to
recreational vessels. This will often include a requirement
to undergo a survey process and many are required to
undergo regular survey inspections.
A member of the public would reasonably expect those
higher safety standards to be met if they are paying for
the use of (or access to) services provided using a vessel.
A fishing charter vessel, for example, would generally
have to undergo both initial and periodic survey inspections that would not be required of a recreational fishing
boat. Requirements include:
>> Handrails of a specific height to prevent people from
falling overboard
>> Fuel tank and system requirements that reduce risk of
fire or explosion
>> Bilge (water) pumps to reduce effects of flooding
Depending on its area of operation, a fishing charter boat
may have to carry safety equipment beyond that of a
recreational boat, including: a life raft, life jackets, emergency distress beacons, marine radios, flares, navigational
equipment and fire extinguishers. This equipment must
be carried in specific numbers, and stored, maintained
and checked in accordance with certain specifications.
August 2016
I’m thinking about paying for the services of a
share boat
How do I know if it’s properly certified?
Generally, domestic commercial vessels are required to
be operated in accordance with a certificate of survey
and be the subject of a certificate of survey (or at least
meet certain survey standards). These certificates must be
displayed.
>> Crew members must have relevant training (and a
certificate of competency).
>> Owners of commercial vessels also need to have a
safety management system in place, which identifies
and manages risks for the vessel and its operations.
>> Certification is not about a piece of paper—it is evidence of a safe vessel and operation.
To find out more, read the boat share regs and rules from
AMSA <www.amsa.gov.au/domestic/vessels-operations-surveys/boat-sharing/index.asp> and the AMSA
Boat Share Fact Sheet <www.amsa.gov.au/forms-andpublications/Fact-Sheets/AMSA674.pdf>.
Searchlight Quiz
Frank Miller
Questions
1 What is the name of the most reliable fuel fume detector
you can have on your boat and how is it activated?
2 Proceeding up the Port River after our recent storms
you spot a navigation buoy which is clearly adrift.
To alert other boats by radio you should preface your
transmission with what word?
3 What is the purpose of a “napier diagram”?
4 The term “DEAD” in “DEAD RECKONING” evolves
from where?
5 Name the four main intercardinal points.
6 The highest tidal bores and the tidal bores that travel
the most distance inland emanate from what sea?
7 The apex of Mount Everest is 8848 meters or 29,035 feet
above sea level. If Mount Everest was relocated to the
known deepest part of the ocean would the apex be
above or below sea level?
8 What three wind factors determine the degree of sea
surface disturbance?
9 Caribbean pirates were known as buccaneers, what
were Mediterranean pirates called?
10 When rope is made it can be laid up right hand or left
hand. What are the terms used to describe each?
Answers on page 39.
Another view of
the new SR-01
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April
Commodore’s Report: Al Cormack
Country Flotilla Forum: Many items had been discussed at the forum which provides an opportunity for
Flotillas to discuss matters.
ES Reforms: Project Darwin had commenced. Recent developments included meeting with John Morgan from
accountants firm Bentleys who have been engaged by
SAFECOM/SES to conduct the financial analysis of all
VMR Groups.
We met with John on 8 March and provided annual
financial report for last three years as well as other
finance documents provided by our Treasurer.
In addition to our Special Project Group which is
monitoring any developments we were able to briefly
discuss this matter at the Strategic Planning Meeting
held recently.
Constitution: Submitted to Consumer & Business
Services to register the changes and provide statutory
declaration verifying alterations. Chris Marles has followed this up and one minor change which concerns
Squadron dissolution which requires 75% of members
to vote.
Tow Vehicle Project Sub Committee: Report completed
and to be tabled at VMR Council meeting on 12 March
2016.
Barcoo Services Pty Ltd: Nine taskings in March, 68
taskings to date (67 in 2014 – 15 FY) On budget: current
income over $80,000
HQ Redevelopment: Architect now preparing final plans
and specifications.
Strategic Planning Meeting: A meeting of 20 Squadron
members was held on 20 March. The findings woud be
examined by a select group, including the Executive.
Members Info: Ray Bradley had resigned from positions.
Flotilla Building Updates:
Copper Coast: final plans completed with building
expected to cost in the order of $350000. To include
storage shed, meeting/training facility, radio base.
Located on Heritage Drive, opposite boat launching.
CCF Fund raising over $75,000, Council contribution
$135,000, seeking funds from VMR Contingency Fund
and from Squadron Main budget.
Wirrina: Following sale of shed at marina planning was
completed including planning approval and lease
arrangements for land at the Yankalilla Emergency
Services.
The initial building will be the storage facility, cost
$50,000. Executive supported the Business Plan and
Finance Group have supported the proposal.
Therefore a formal motion must be put to members
seeking approval: The motion read: “That members of the
Squadron in attendance at meeting on 11 April approve
the expenditure of $50,000 for the purchase/erection and
associated work of a storage facility at Yankalilla”
Motion moved Al Cormack, seconded Matt Curnow:
carried.
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Ten year Operational Bar: Gary Brown
Secretary: Michelle Phillips
New Members: Andrew and Louise Koenig, Paul and
Jane Davison, Peter Riches, Casey Troncone.
New Member Applications: David Farmilo, Colonel
Light Gardens; Tony Langley, Trott Park; Brad
Yarwood, Happy Valley; Ryan White, Mawson Lakes;
Ray Peters, Woodville West; John Williamson, Lobethal;
Malcolm McPherson, Port Hughes
Awards
Operational Bars: 10 years — Roger Halliday (apology),
Gary Brown
Service Badges: 10 years — Kevin Williams (apology),
Graeme Akerman (apology)
Operations Captain: Mike Shaw
Incidents: Wirrina 3, Edithburgh 2, Copper Coast 4
Boat Report: SR-02: New batteries fitted, and serviced
Letter of Complaint: Garden Island Yacht Club had
complained about us asking for phone numbers over
the radio. Clearly do not understand the purpose is to
reduce false searches and not a primary means of communication. Referred to SAPOL to address with club.
Vehicle Replacement Program: Final report to be presented to VMR council 12 April. Should result in a new
fit for purpose vehicle to tow new SR-01.
New Requirements for VMR Vessels and Crew: VMR
has received a response from AMSA re our concerns
over the proposed grandfathering and sunset clauses
for qualification. Some progress had been made but
more to be negotiated.
Squadron Email addresses: New email addresses with
[email protected] for Squadron appointments are almost operational following several glitches.
All Executive appointments are online now and will be
listed in the next magazine as well as in the Ops Centre.
Ops Meeting: Monday 18 April. Radio members encouraged to attend for discussion of future of HF monitoring and the need to continue with LROCP courses
given the qualification is no longer mandated for
Coxswain ticket.
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last building fund raffle and between all of this they
still found time to attend rostered shifts, do callouts
and attend training. All of the money raised through
these various activities goes into our build bank, which
is climbing steadily and we should see our money thermometer pop its top.
May
Skippers Ticket: Steve Wooldridge
Presentation of Seagoing Operational Epaulettes:
Morrie Croucher, Wayne Frederick, Kevin Webb
Presentation of Skippers Ticket: Steve Wooldridge
Instructors
Seamanship, Steve Wooldridge: Certificates presented:
Adelaide — Craig Wright, Maxwell Wooldridge,
Holly Amber Tull, Nicky Thomas, Michael Taylor,
Lennart Sundstrom, Joel Shayer, Steven Saffi, Ling Tai
Rong, Dennis Nelson, Max Malacari, Peter Funnell,
Will Eggenhuizen, Paul Curson, Laura Bryant, Chris
Brotherton.
Copper Coast — David Sawford, David Illife, John
Besselaar.
Edithburgh — Ronald Watson, Don McKellar, Reg
Foster, Martin Bazeley, Ronald Aerts
Radio, Don McCulloch: Thanks to Frank Tabone and
Sasi Nayar
Next course is LROCP 25, 26 June still spaces available.
This course is a must have for those new members
First Aid, Steve Ridley: If you need to use the first aid
kits, you must complete an incident report. Some kits
are missing a lot of items but there are no reports:
where is all the equipment going?
Country Flotillas
Edithburgh, Brian Klingberg: Had assisted the recent
classic boat regatta.
Copper Coast, Steve Bartlett: The callout rate is back to
our monthly average with the only outstanding one
being a father and son who went out from Port Hughes
to go fishing at Tiparra Reef and ended up out of fuel
half way across the gulf and north of Wallaroo. The
boys towed him back with a storm cell chasing them.
They made pretty good time.
The members worked hard on the Flotilla’s various
fundraising programs, with members at the Moonta
Show N Shine, the Easter Friday SeaFire breakfast, the
Easter Saturday garage sale and sausage sizzle, cooking
the evening meal for the NorthBank fishing comp, the
August 2016
Commodore’s Report: Al Cormack
ES Reforms: No developments to report on Project
Darwin.
Tow Vehicle Project Sub Committee: In summary there
were 12 recommendations and after consideration of
these recommendations the first vehicle selected was
the Isuzu 65/155 4x4 Crew Cab.
Barcoo Services Pty Ltd: Ten taskings in April, 87 taskings to date
HQ Re-development: Architect now preparing final
plans and specifications hoping to have plan in next
few weeks.
Strategic Planning Meeting: It was planned to establish
an Infrastructure Group incorporating the Building
Committee but the responsibilities are broader than
buildings.
Annual Award Dinner: Saturday 20 August.
Function Centre Bookings: Bookings will now be carried
out by Michelle, with Barry now just be looking after
the programmed Squadron social events.
VMR Contingency Fund: Submissions tabled at VMR
Council meeting, with recommendations are for
Minister to approve $40,000 for Copper Coast and
$5000 for Wirrina.
New Members: David Farmilo, Tony Langley, Brad
Yarwood, Ryan White, Ray Peters, John Williamson (to
be presented next meeting), Malcolm McPherson.
New Member Applications: Brenton Le Poidevin,
Normanville; Adrian Ladner, Wallaroo; Maxwell
Wooldridge, Marion; Chris Parsons, Goolwa; Peter and
Janet Boon, Hallett Cove
Awards
Operational Bars: 30 years — Ernie Rouse, Jim Stacey
(apology)
Service Badges: 10 years — Kerry Vlahos (apology)
20 years — Steve Crawford (apology)
30 years — Jim Tsalavoutas (apology)
40 years — Myles Treacy (apology), Greg Noble
(apology)
Vice Commodore: Steve Hudson
Steve presented the updates on the website showing
various rescue footage.
Incidents: Total 22 — Adelaide 8, Wirrina 4, Edithburgh
5, Copper Coast 5.
Boat Report: All serviceable
HF Monitoring: HF monitoring and the need to continue with LROCP courses given the qualification is no
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longer mandated for Coxswain ticket was discussed at
an Ops meeting. It was decided to change the current
HF set with a simpler system and review the need to
continue to provide service in August.
New Requirements for VMR Vessels and Crew: VMR
national council had met with AMSA. Progress was
made on grandfathering of vessels already in service
but more to come on recognition of crew qualifications.
Squadron Email addresses: New email addresses with
[email protected] for Squadron appointments are operational following several glitches.
Please use the new addresses listed in Searchlight.
Ops Centre phone problems: Telstra repaired a fault at
the junction box but problems continue, A replacement
system was being investigated.
Country Flotillas
Copper Coast, Steve Bartlett: The callout rate has steadied and we are now just getting a few calls for our
services.
The fundraising for the new build is coming to an end
with our dollar raffle due to finish in mid-May and
Barry’s quiz afternoon will see it cease until we start
our Christmas raffle in October. Over the time we have
been fundraising for the new build and the team have
certainly done a magnificent job.
June
Commodore’s Report, Al Cormack
A new head table and chairs were in use, funded by the
Commonwealth Government.
ES Reforms: There were no developments to report on
Project Darwin. Bentleys, who were engaged by SES,
have completed their report, with no info forthcoming
as yet.
Tow Vehicle Project Sub Committee: The vehicle recommended in the report has been discontinued, with the
next model up selected. Cost was $77,769, $5000 over
budget, to be me from VMR Contingency Fund. First
issue would be to RVCP and SASRS, with vehicles fully
funded by Government.
It had been agreed that there would be no sponsorship
markings on vehicles, in keeping with Government
policy (as with CFS and SES).
Barcoo Services Pty Ltd: Three taskings in May, 90 taskings to date. On budget, with current income over
$100,000
Quiz funding raising afternoon for Copper Coast
Flotilla: the quiz had raised $1000 for the Flotilla’s
building fund. Thanks to all those who attended.
Annual Award Dinner: Saturday 20 August. Operational
members (includes radio operational) no cost, partners
$40, non-members $55.
Resignation: Geoff Gilder, our bar manager, has tendered his resignation, with his last day being 26 June.
The Function Management Group was addressing the
replacement for Geoff.
Visit by Minister for Emergency Services: Following
our invitation, the MES will visit the Squadron on
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Wednesday 29 June. This would be an opportunity to
show our Minister the Squadron and its resources.
General Info: The Publicity and Promotions Committee
(Bill, Ray, Frank and Peter) were presented the 2016
Aus Government Certificate of Appreciation by Matt
Williams, then Federal Member for Hindmarsh.
New Members: Brenton Le Poidevin, Adrian Ladner,
Maxwell Wooldridge and Claire Nicholson, Chris
Parsons, Peter and Janet Boon.
New Member Applications: Paul Crouch, Two Wells;
Mark Virgin, Sheidow Park; Nicholas Gordon, Magill;
Peter Paterson, South Plympton.
With Geoff’s resignation, we are looking for volunteers to
help out at squadron functions, including the General
Meetings.
Ian Willoughby is organising a non-slip treatment for the
bar floors to reduce the risk of slips and falls.
Incidents: Total 5, Adelaide 3, Wirrina 1, Edithburgh 1,
Copper Coast 0
New Requirements for VMR Vessels: A Certificate of
Operation is required to cover all Squadron owned
boats (SR-01 – SR-06) regardless of whether they are in
survey or not and regardless of build dates.
Ops1 has applied for one Cert of Ops to cover all
vessels in the Squadron including country flotillas.
AMSA may require an annex that relates to the area of
operation and specific characteristics of the boat.
Any SR vessel built since 2013 (only SR-03) must be
placed into survey if not already done. Any older, (pre
2013) vessels (SR-01, SR-02, SR-04, SR-05, SR-06) are
grandfathered and do not need to be placed in survey
unless there is a modification made that may impact on
stability.
A Safety Management System (SMS) is required for
each Squadron owned boat regardless of being in
survey, build date or grandfathering clause. Ops 1 will
produce a generic one to cover each boat and Flotilla
specific add-ons as required.
The Cert of Ops and SMS need to be in place by 30 June
2016.
New Requirements for Crew: Good news on the qualification changes. Sea Rescue Crew qualifications earned
before 30 June 2018 will be grandfathered for the life of
current (i.e. SASRS) volunteer service unless revoked
by AMSA.
Anyone not qualified by our SR system before 30 June
2018 will be required to complete the new MAR elements training.
VMR is working to provide the training package for
Skipper and crew rating.
Sea Rescue O’Sullivan Beach: Onkaparinga Council has
decided to temporarily extend Rob’s lease of the kiosk.
Rob will continue to operate as SR O’Sullivan Beach
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until the lease matters are resolved. A new TOP will be issued
when and if things change again.
Patrol Areas: There is some debate
over the delineation of Coast
Guard and Sea Rescue areas of
responsibility South of O’Sullivan
Beach. As far as we are concerned
Sea Rescue Adelaide is responsible for Grange Jetty south to
O’Sullivan Beach with the area
from O’Sullivan Beach to Snapper
Point (near Willunga) shared with
the Coast Guard. Patrols are encouraged to become familiar with
the Southern area.
The Minister’s visit 29 June: Daryl Wright, Mike Shaw, Peter Malinauskas,
Radio Training Task Book: The new Al Cormack and Chris Beattie. Photo: Fraser Bell
task book is almost finished and
Tow Vehicle Project: Funds for the purchase has been
ready for use.
provided by Government, and a meeting would be
New trainers and assessors have been appointed folheld with the VMR Manager to discuss procurement,
lowing completion of a training course. They are the
vehicle fit out and branding. Depending on availability
only ones permitted to sign off the training elements
should see the new truck within four to six weeks.
of the new and any old books still being used. Anyone
Barcoo Services Pty Ltd: Nine taskings in June, 101 taskpart way through the current log book can finish that
ings to date (67 in 2014 – 15 FY)
rather than starting again.
AGM to be held 21 July, with audited annual financial
Ops Meeting: The meeting was postponed to 27 June,
report tabled.
and would include a Safety Management System preThe annual report will be given at August meeting by
sentation and risk assessment. Skippers and crew need
Ops Manager, Dennis Hinkling, including a summary
to attend.
of 2015 – 16 taskings and final Financial Balance sheet
Ops Centre phone problems: Don Lee is organising fault
for the 2015 – 16 FY
finding actions and phone upgrade to hopefully fix our
Quiz funding raising afternoon for Copper Coast
intermittent problems.
Flotilla: Raised $1000 for the Flotilla’s building fund. A
cheque was to be presented to Copper Coast.
Instructors
Radio, Don McCulloch: The next LROCP course (2 day)
was 25, 26 June, 10 booked but still with places available. SRCOP the following week, with 10 booked for
this one also.
Country Flotillas
Wirrina, Phil Richards: There was an incident off KI on
14 June: North Page had claimed another boat which
could not be towed back. The seven people on board
were safe. Wirrina were not called to assist and Victor
were advised to step down.
The flotilla had assisted an 8 m yacht in trouble with
three people on board: no anchor, no rudder, no motor...
The flotilla finally had a lease on land for the new shed.
July
Commodore Al Cormack:
ES Reforms: No developments to report on Project
Darwin.
Visit by MES: The Minister for Emergency Services
visited the Squadron on 29 June and spent an hour and
a half inspecting our marine SAR resources and also
spent some time in the Radio/Ops Centre.
Morning tea was an opportunity to provide more information on the Squadron, its members, responsibility
and key functions.
August 2016
New Member Applications: Peter Clark, Grange; Steven
Evans, Goodwood; David Digby, Normanville; Oliver
Bischof, Huntfield Heights
New Members: Paul Crouch, Two Wells; Mark Virgin,
Sheidow Park; Nicholas Gordon, Magill; Peter
Paterson, South Plympton
Awards
Operational Bars: Matthew Curnow, 10 years; Kerry
Walker, Peter Carter, Morna Coats, 5 years
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P
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The result of these interactions is that it is normal to experience a wide range of wave heights when on the water.
A universal convention to measure wave height
Utilising the standard international convention, the
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(or ‘sea waves’) in its coastal forecasts. Significant wave
height is defined as the average wave height, from trough
to crest, of the highest one-third of the waves.
Devised by oceanographer Walter Munk during World
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during their activity, containing a low number of small
waves (at the bottom) and a low number of very large
waves (at the top). The greatest number of waves is indicated by the widest area of the spectrum curve.
The highest one-third of waves is highlighted in dark
blue in the graph below, and the average height of waves
in this group is the significant wave height:
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Significant wave height
This statistical concept can be used to estimate several
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Expect double the height, three times a day
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height of the significant wave height — roughly equivalent to three times every 24 hours. As a reminder of this
important safety concept, the Bureau includes a message
that maximum waves may be twice the significant wave
height in all marine forecasts.
Most frequent, ‘significant’ and maximum wave
heights
When planning a voyage, mariners should not focus
exclusively on the significant wave height in a forecast. It
is equally important to recognise the concept of the wave
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The Star of Greece
Dennis Doull
B
uilt in Belfast in 1868 The Star of Greece was a three
masted iron ship of 1257 tons. She was one in a line
of eleven clippers called the Irish Stars that were famous
for breaking records. The ship had made many trips to
Port Adelaide, one of which delivered the 22 ton cannons
designed to defend the colony at Fort Glanville. Today,
the ship is renowned to South Australians as one of the
most tragic maritime disasters in our history.
Gulf St Vincent is often taken for granted for those who
don’t know its ways. However those who are familiar with the gulf waters know that it can change from
calm to a raging tempest very quickly. It’s said that the
type of conditions that stripped planks of jarrah off the
Semaphore Jetty in 1993 were nothing compared to the
night of Friday July 13 1888. It was reportedly considered
a “one in a hundred years” storm.
Laden with 16,002 bags of wheat the Star of Greece ran
aground in this 100 year storm in the early hours of 13
July 1888, 200 metres off the coast of Port Willunga.
The most striking part of the tragedy was that the ship
was only 200 metres (early reports say 200 yards) from
shore when it broke in two amidships at 2:00 am.The
alarm was raised at 7:20 am by a young boy taking his
morning walk but because the Willunga telegraph station
didn’t open until 9:00 am, former harbourmaster Thomas
Martin was unable to contact authorities in Adelaide until
then.
The response to the call for help was disastrous. A
combination of poor communications, bad roads, and
an inability to find a good vehicle and horses to bring
the necessary rocket gear (to launch a rope to the ship)
for a rescue attempt meant that it was 4:00 pm when
useful help finally arrived. By then all the survivors were
ashore and the others aboard had already drowned in the
roaring surf.
Local residents had gone to the nearby beach to assist
those who did manage to make it to shore. They bore
witness to the deaths of those who fell into the sea,
exhausted after desperately clinging to the rigging, and
those who drowned in the mountainous seas as they
tried to swim ashore. Helpless, they waited until some
mariners made it to the shallows and then took them to
nearby lodgings to recuperate.
Following the tragedy newspapers strongly criticised
the Marine Board and its rescue operations and a later
Coronial inquest was equally damning.
The following is an extract from the South Australian
Register dated Monday 23 July 1888. The account given
has been credited to the Register’s on-site reporter.
Disastrous Wreck — Star of Greece lost
Seventeen Men Drowned
News was received in town on Friday, July 13, that
the Star of Greece had struck on a reef during the
night about 200 yards off the coast and about a
Watercolour of the Star of Greece aground at Port Willunga, 1888, by George F Gregory, Jr.
Image courtesy and copyright South Australian Maritime Museum Collection
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quarter of a mile north of the jetty at Port Willunga.
The Star of Greece, which nautical men say was the
handsomest craft that has visited our port.
The master of the Star of Greece, H.R. Harrower, was
a native of Dundee, Scotland. He was unmarried,
and only 29 years of age. As a shipmaster for six
years he won the reputation of being an able and experienced officer. He had been on two voyages in the
Star of Greece, and brought her into the Port on June
11 after an eighty six days’ passage from London.
The vessels he commanded carried no intoxicants of
any kind. The second mate, who was lost, belonged
to Belfast, Ireland.
The Inquest
An inquest was held at the Port Willunga Hotel by Mr. D.
Stewart, J.P., on Saturday afternoon, as to the cause of the
death of those that had drowned off the Star of Greece.
The utmost interest was taken in the proceedings, people
flocking to the hotel from all parts of the district.
The evidence
At the inquest Howard Dashwood Hazeland, the first
mate who gave evidence stated:
“We sailed from the Semaphore at 6.45 last Thursday
evening, bound for the Falmouth in the United Kingdom.
Had 16.002 bags of wheat on board. Steered south-southwest true magnetic, the ship went all right and there was
no cause for alarm.
The captain was in charge of the vessel when she sailed
for about an hour and a quarter, after which I took
charge. He gave me the course south-south-west by the
standard compass.
I saw the captain on deck two or three times while I
was in charge. He examined the coast each time. The
vessel got so close to the shore while steering that course
because she was hove to for a time when we were about
12 or 14 miles from the light ship, so that we should not
sight Cape Jervis before daylight and have to go through
Backstairs Passage in the dark and she must have drifted
to leeward.
I remained in charge until 12 o’clock, when I was relieved by the second mate. I waited for half an hour to
see everything square and then turned in. About 2.30 the
second mate called me, saying, ‘There is land on the lee
bow.’ I went and called the captain, who was lying down
with all his clothes on in the saloon.
Saw the land looming on the lee bow. It was very dark
and rough looking, and I noticed at once that the ship
was in a dangerous position. The captain seeing that
sent me forward to get the anchors ready for letting go.
Directly I had them ready I let the port one go with a 69fathom chain.
The vessel dragged her anchor and struck five or six
minutes afterwards. It did not feel very heavy at first, but
the sea rose within ten minutes and she bumped very
heavily several times. Some of us took to the mizzen
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rigging, while others went to the cabin and got up blue
lights and burnt them. Others tried to let off rockets, but
they had got damp and would not go. By this time she
had burst her after hatch, booby hatch, and skylight,
filling the cabin and driving us on deck.
Just then a heavy sea washed aboard, carrying me nearly
forward. I picked myself up and got clear onto the port
forecastle. I saw the others had got into the mizzen
rigging, there were ten or twelve hands in the forecastle
when I got there, and two of the apprentices joined us
afterwards.
About 7.30 a.m. on Friday I tried to launch the port lifeboat, but failed owing to the sea breaking on board with
terrific force and smashing the boat into small pieces.
By this time we noticed a large crowd of people on shore,
who seemed to be making signals to us that they would
help as if they could. About 9 a.m. I went overboard to
see if it were possible for anyone to swim ashore, but I
had to return owing to the current setting back.
The second mate and carpenter then determined to swim
ashore against my advice. About six or seven minutes
afterwards I saw them both drowned. They were driven
back to within 20 feet of the ship, near the mizzen mast.
Just after this the ship broke in two just by the break of
the poop, and the mizzen mast went by the board, carrying the five or six people there into the water. Only one
of those men — Bevell, an able seaman got ashore. I then
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people ashore building a raft, and we tried to float a line
to them to pull the raft off bending lines to chests. The
tides and eddies, however, always brought them back
again after they had got halfway to the shore.
Soon after that, when I saw there was no chance of
getting any line ashore, I determined to try and swim for
the land, and reached the shore safely.
The results
At the inquest the Coroner and jurors found the captain
was certainly in a fit state to steer a ship, and was perfectly sober. The Coroner said “When a ship is lost seamen
always say the captain was drunk, but the captain of the
Star of Greece was not. The undercurrent drew the ship
to land 15 miles off her course.
When the Captain realised the danger they should have
put on sail, but had not time to think of it. The crew, was
collected enough to obey orders.
There should be no difficulty in arriving at a verdict upon
the evidence. It was quite evident that the deaths were
caused by the stranding of the vessel”.
The Jury were half an hour considering their verdict, and
were unanimous in the opinion that “the men now lying
in the deadhouse came to their death by attempting to get
ashore from the wreck of the vessel at Port Willunga” and
adding “that the Marine Board should provide a rocket
apparatus for this port “.
Who is to blame?
After researching the minutes of Parliamentary enquiries, the Register newspaper archives, and other relevant
(although conflicting) reports it would seem that the following events all lead to the Star of Greece disaster.
The Government of the day was not informed until after
3 o’clock that the Yatala with a life boat had been offered
as early as 10 am and wanted the sum of eighty pounds
to go. It was suggested by the government opposition at
the time that “it seemed likely the recent rigid economies
imposed by the Government terrified the Civil Servants
and made them fear to incur expenditure even in an
emergency.” Whatever the reason the Government did
not hear and therefore could not approve the Yatala to
assist.
A manifest want of skill was shown in the management
of the vessel from the time of starting from the anchorage. The time required to approach Backstairs Passage by
daylight was miscalculated. Laying the ship to from 9 pm
until 2 am on a lee shore with the main topsail aback and
a strong gale blowing was fatal, and the main most cause
of the loss. The deep-sea lead should have been used,
more especially as the ship was drifting.
The area wardens on the marine board were not consulted on the matter of the wreck. There was no need for the
Secretary or the Chairman of the Board to delay taking
the action that needed to be urgently required in the case
to consult the Board, and a messenger was not sent to
acquaint the nautical and other wardens on the spot that
their presence was immediately required, and that those
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The underwater memorial
Photo from Ron at Diving Adelaide
who responded should have been issued advice on what
had already been done. Furthermore, no one asked the
wardens on the spot for their advice on the situation.
Had the Marine Board been called together immediately
there is no doubt that a steamer would have been sent
forthwith, and though it might not have been able to
take off the Star of Greece sailors, it would have been able
to fire a rocket apparatus across the vessel to the shore.
Certainly it would have given the stranded sailors on
board the heart to remain till the next day had dawned
on a calmer sea and a boat at hand.
The alarm was raised at 7:20 am but because the Willunga
telegraph station didn’t open until 9:00 am, former
harbourmaster Thomas Martin was unable to contact
authorities in Adelaide until then. This wasted a valuable
hour and 40 minutes.
The response to the call for help was disastrous. A
combination of poor communications, bad roads, and an
inability to find a good vehicle and horses to bring the
necessary rocket gear for a rescue attempt meant that it
was 4:00 pm when useful help finally arrived. By then
all the survivors were ashore and the others aboard had
already drowned in the roaring surf.
The Star of Greece today
The Dive: Courtesy of Ron at Diving Adelaide
The wreck is very spread out on the bottom, but you canclearly see that this must have been a massive ship when
it sank here in 1888.
A piece of one of its three masts is still sticking out at low
tide (you need to have good eyes though, as it only sticks
out about 40 centimetres above the waterline) and right
next to this spot is a marker with information about the
wreck. Historians seem to disagree on the number of lives
that have been lost in this tragedy, but they agree that it
was at least 18, even though the wreck site is only a five
minute swim from shore. It must have been one hell of
storm that sank this ship and drowned all these people!
The Café
From this clifftop cafe named after the Star of Greece at
Port Willunga, the waters of the Gulf are like a millpond,
so calm that it’s hard to imagine the severity of the storm
which once claimed the lives of seventeen men. The
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Ruling the waves...
remains of the Star of Greece provide a poignant reminder
of the storms that can sometimes disturb this normally
placid coastline near Willunga.
...continued
sizes in a specific area. While sailors can use the figure to
evaluate the safety of an open-water voyage, surfers may
use it to rate the likelihood of at least one ‘big one’ arriving while they’re out in the surf. Rock fishers should also
be aware of the dangers of the ‘big one’ washing them off
the rocks.
Aldinga, resting place of lost Star of Greece sailors
The Uniting Church at Aldinga cemetery contains the
mass grave of 11 victims of the Star of Greece shipwreck.
A memorial is in the grounds surrounded by a wrought
iron fence. The words ‘Memorial erected at Aldinga to
the memory of the lives lost at Port Willunga in the wreck
of the ‘Star of Greece’/July 1888/1838’ are written on a
plaque on the memorial.
Acknowledgements
Images
Star of Greece aground courtesy and copyright South
Australian Maritime Museum Collection. Watercolour
painting of the wreck of the Star of Greece at Port
Willunga, 1888, by George F Gregory, Jr.
Underwater memorial image: Ron at Diving Adelaide
<www.onlinedivegear.com.au>.
Content
Australian Heritage
The National Library of Australia: Digitised newspapers
The ABC Archives
Ron at Diving Adelaide.
Disclaimer
While all care (and a huge amount of time) has been
taken to research this article there are several conflicting reports around the demise of the Star of Greece.
An example of this is the number of people who were
drowned with some saying 17, some 18 some 19 and
some claiming that there was an unknown fugitive from
the law who was not counted as being aboard the ship.
In all cases I have reverted my research back to the
National Library of Australia : digitised newspapers,
published on and immediately after the day of the incident, the most authoritive source that I could find.
So E&OE (errors and omissions excepted.) I hope that
you enjoy the article.
Dennis Doull
Wave forecasts in Australia
Wave height information for seas and swells is included
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Maps and tables of swell and wind wave heights are also
available on MetEye — the Bureau’s interactive weathermapping tool — which allows mariners to ‘play the
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coming week.
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How MetEye wind and wave maps can keep you and
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The ship struck the shoal and began breaking up. The
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Vessel made call from position north of Pt Stanvac. SR-01 towed it back to O’Sullivan
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Public person reported flare sighting to Police. Investigations revealed no trailer boats
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At 12:24 Operations centre received a call from vessel named Buccaneer on 27 MHz radio
and needing assistance. First advised it was west of Sellicks Beach. CG-03 and SR-05
were advised of latest GPS position.
Vessel had been fishing on the Black Bird ground when starting motor they could not
engage forward drive. SR-02 went and tried to assist but had to tow craft to West Beach
marina.
Call to launch boat Tenacious and look for boat off Tiparra Reef. Later info confirmed
vessel was north of Cowell. SR-04 was attending but was then told to retrieve.
Police made aware of activated EPIRB off Cowell. SR-04 launched with coordinates of
signal. Vessel was out of fuel 17 nm west of Pt Riley. Occupants well so boat was towed
back.
Phone call from skipper of boat named Gar requesting assistance due to motor unable to
be started. SR-05 towed vessel back to Wirrrina. It was found both batteries flat.
Vessel contacted SRA telling them thay had a dead short when using anchor winch and
had to retrieve it by hand. They also notified us they would need assistance to dock. SRA
notified Coast Guard and they agreed to take job.
Vessel called SRA when motor broke down at a position near the Black Pole, Outer
Harbor. The owner was using 27 MHz radio and it was nearly unreadable and
registration was unavailable. Police operatons informed.
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Incident Reports
Date Flotilla
Assisted
26 Adelaide
2
0
27 Edithburgh
2
0
28 Adelaide
2
0
28 Copper Coast
1
0
29 Copper Coast
1
0
31 Adelaide
0
0
3Wirrina
2
0
4
Adelaide
1
0
5
Copper Coast
0
0
8
Adelaide
2
0
8
Copper Coast
2
0
9
Edithburgh
4
0
Vessel in trouble south of Brighton: ran aground on beach. SR-02 went to assist. Surf Life
jet ski assisted by towing craft clear and back to West Beach.
Vessel coming through Sultana Passage experienced motor failure. SR-06 towed vessel
back to ramp.
Vessel was reported to be in trouble 1 km west of West Beach ramp with flat battery. Boat
was assisted by a member of the public and no further action needed.
Vessel went to Cape Elizabeth fishing and found he had depleted fuel due to fuel gauge
not working. Squadron member heard call, responded and towed vessel back to Pt
Hughes.
Vessel called requesting assistance from a position south of Wallaroo jetty. SR-04 towed it
back to ramp.
Pan Pan call heard on Mt Gambier repeater. Ops Capt advised and we also advised
SAPOL.
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SR-05 was advised that a 4.6 m vessel located west of Cape Jervis had suffered a crack in
the transon and required assistance. SR-05 went to assist damaged vessel and found it
under way at 5 knots. SR-05 then escorted boat.
Vessel owner called to report motor failure west of Torrens outlet and West Beach. SR-02
towed vessel back to West Beach ramp.
Member of public reported vessel with no persons aboard 400 m off shore. Police
requested we investigate. Squadron vessel launched and asked to search shoreline of the
area.
Call to radio base informing of boat in trouble 1 km south of North Haven entrance.
Police informed Coast Guard.
Request for assistance came from vessel 500 m south of Wallaroo jetty. No power to motor
and auxiliary motor not useful. Towed back to marina ramp.
Vessel requiring assistance was participating in the Classic Boat run from Stansbury to Pt
Vincent when they experieced motor heating problems. SR-06 towed them in to safety.
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Date Flotilla
9
Edithburgh
9
Assisted
1
0
Copper Coast
0
0
9
Edithburgh
1
0
9
Adelaide
7
0
13 Wirrina
5
0
19 Adelaide
2
0
19 Edithburgh
2
0
19 Wirrina
3
0
20 Copper Coast
1
0
21 Adelaide
0
0
23 Wirrina
4
0
24 Adelaide
2
0
Yacht in Salt Water Classic from Stansbury with no auxiliary power and no wind needed
assistance. SR-04 towed vessel back to Marina Pt Vincent
Squadron was advised of a boat near Point Elizabeth that had run out of fuel. SR-04 was
tasked to assist but on way to Pt Hughes was advised that passing boat was towing
disabled boat back to Pt Hughes.
Yacht participating in Salt Water Classic requested assistance. It had no motor nor was
there any wind. Vessel was 6 nm north of Stansbury and was towed to Pt Vincent.
Fishing charter charter boat Go Get ’Em found he had a gearbox on one motor damaged.
SR-02 towed vessel back to ramp at West Beach.
EPIRB reported activated east of Cape Willoughby, KI. RAAF Orion on scene reported
five persons on upturned craft. SR-05 launched at 17:55 ready to proceed. Police advised
persons rescued and on KI ferry.
Vessel south of Glenelg jetty requested assistance due to electrical failure in motor. SR-02
towed vessel back to ramp.
Vessel swamped and occupants thrown into water. These persons quickly picked up by
nearby vessel. SR-06 retrieved upturned vessel and towed it to safety.
At 18:23 request for SR-05 assistance at cliff rescue near Second Valley. SR-05 used
spotlights to locate three youths on cliff face. At 19:20 rescue helicopter winched three
persons to safety. SR-05 was stood down at 20:05.
Squadron notified of vessel in distress 500 m from marina entrance. SR-04 towed the
vessel back to launch site.
Call for assistance from vessel Maxwell 1 towing barge in Pt River near K Berth. Notified
Ops Capt and Police Ops who responded and provided assistance.
At 15:23 mobile phone call for assistance to craft anchored between Second Valley and
Wirrina due to motor malfunction. SR-05 towed vessel back to Wirrina.
Request for assistance came from vessel on Long Wreck Pt Noarlunga with broken
steering worm drive. SR-02 towed vessel back to O’Sullivan Beach ramp.
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Incident Reports
Date Flotilla
Assisted
24 Adelaide
2
0
24 Edithburgh
2
0
25 Adelaide
1
0
25 Wirrina
2
0
28 Copper Coast
0
0
28 Adelaide
1
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28 Adelaide
2
0
Call for assistance came from craft 1 km south of Semaphore breakwater. Coast Guard
agreed to attend.
Mobile phone call from a vessel east of Wool Bay requesting assistance. SR-04 located
vessel with motor trouble and towed it back to Edithburgh ramp.
Sea Rescue observed jet ski being towed by small tinnie. Eventually boats reached boat
ramp OK.
Two male kayakers overdue at Morgans Beach. SR-05 launched to search shore line
between Rapid head to Cape Jervis. At 13:50 Water Ops advised SR-05 missing kayaks
found all OK.
Telephone call from member of public informing us that the prawn trawler Miss Jenny
had a list to port that seemed to be increasing over the past 24 hours. Call was made to
Water Ops.
Boat was 3km west of Marino when he called and requested assistance. SR-02 was
launched and then report came that a private boat had provided a battery.
Radio call from boat west of O’Sullivan Beach to give assistance as his motor would not
start. SR-02 towed vessel back into O’Sullivan Beach ramp.
May
6
Edithburgh
2
0
9
Copper Coast
0
0
Member of the public reported probability of a boat in trouble with engine cowl up and
person rowing. SR-06 was launched and located the boat. Owner eventually started
motor and SR-06 escorted it back to marina.
Call from the dredge boat moored near the ferry terminal that dredge had broken its
moorings and they requied assistance. A group of members attended but later agent said
it was all OK and members stood down.
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have noticed that some chairs do not have a plaque. This
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of $50 you too can be immortalised, at least until your
chair needs replacing. The donation can be paid in any of
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plaque, we ask that you complete the following form and
enclose with your payment.
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Incident Reports
Date Flotilla
Assisted
14 Adelaide
1
0
15 Copper Coast
1
0
20 Adelaide
1
0
28 Adelaide
3
0
Wind surfer in trouble west of cliffs south of Pt Noarlunga. SR-01 was called to render
assistance, but on way to destination was informed person safe.
Owner of craft rang and informed us he had started his motor but it was running
roughly and he was uncertain of being able to reach ramp. Squadron stood by and
awaited his safe return to ramp.
Vessel west of Glenelg unable to start motor: suspected flat battery. SR-02 went to assist.
Motor in disabled vessel was restarted and vessel returned to West Beach under escort.
Call made from 14 m power boat when they snagged anchor on part of Grange tyre reef.
SR-02 went to assist. Anchor chain was cut to release craft. GPS coordinates obtained to
allow later retrieval of anchor.
June
4
Adelaide
3
0
6
Wirrina
3
0
12Adelaide
2
0
25 Copper Coast
2
0
25 Adelaide
0
0
Vessel needing assistance was 2 km west of Marino. SR-01 towed boat back to O’Sullivan
Beach.
At 14:55 Ops Capt advised of yacht Milonga with three aboard had steering failure
approx 9 nm NW of Wirrina. SR-05 was despatched to render assistance and began
difficult tow.
SRA was alerted of a vessel disabled west of Christies Beach. SR-02 towed vessel back to
O’Sullivan Beach ramp.
Vessel requiring assistance was located 1 nm west of Pt Riley. Owner stated key had
fallen from gearbox drive shaft. SR-04 towed vessel back to Wallaroo.
Member of public sighted three yellow flares west of the Semaphore beach. After
investigation Police Operations were advised flares were part of an Army exercise that
was being conducted over water without notification.
Summary Totals
Since last issue
Since Squadron Inception
Incidents
61
Persons Assisted
107
4606
9378
Deaths
0
71
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7 The apex would be 1800 to 2100 m (6,000 to 7,000 ft )
below sea level.
8 Wind speed, the duration for which it has been blowing
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All at sea...
T
he request for boat registration and contact phone
number at log-in is intended to make life easier when
people fail to log out on return. Boaties, it seems, are not
the only people who forget. ‘Finding Needles’ in the June
issue of Australian Aviation quotes an AMSA official:
Most incidents are pilots forgetting to cancel a SAR
time and these are often quickly resolved with a
follow-up phone call or two...
One still has an old pad of flight plan forms, with
‘REMEMBER TO CANCEL SARWATCH AND OBTAIN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT’in bold print across the bottom.
Add ‘Log out with SASRS’ to your pre-landing checklist.
On June 28 2016 out of Charleston in the US an 8 metre
Sea Pro ended up falling apart and sinking with four
people on board. In this case an EPIRB, life jackets and
staying with the boat helped save their life. The video
is at <gcaptain.com/watch-epirb-leads-to-successfulrescue-of-4-off-south-carolina/>.
Before you next go out you might like to check a video
from a Norwegian NGO looking to educate people about
the dangers of boating while drunk. It’s called How to
Launch Like a Boss, and reminds viewers that boat launching is an art form best practised sober: <gcaptain.com/
watch-how-to-launch-like-a-boss/>.
One boat owner recently found to his cost that his
insurance policy did not cover incidents in international
waters. Might pay to check your policy if you go beyond
12 nm from shore. (You’re firmly in territorial waters in
the gulfs.)
Seen on a barge with piledriver in the Port River.
What does the flag signal mean?
For some information on territorial seas, see <www.
ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/marine/jurisdiction/
maritime-boundary-definitions>.
All seas, alas, are filling up with rubbish, especially plastics: some eight million tonnes of plastic
waste enter the oceans every year, according to
a 2015 study. One new scheme has been devised
by young Dutch inventor, Boyan Slat. For more:
<thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/06/28/3792829/
ocean-clean-up-project-unveiled/>.
That burley thing in the pic below is one piece of detritus
now removed from circulation.
RY: You should proceed at slow speed when passing me
AMSA is not the only organisation with new aerial
assets: Surf Lifesaving in NSW is experimenting
with remotely piloted helicopters for searching and
dropping emergency equipment. Read about ‘Little
Ripper’ at <www.surflifesaving.com.au/news/
little-ripper-opens-new-horizons> and <https://
www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/media/
media-releases/2016/29-february>.
This issue’s quiz refers to ‘a navigation buoy which is clearly adrift’ in the Port River. This one was adrift from
its mooring in Barker Inlet and floated on to pneumatophores in Angas Inlet. At high tide your editor played
tugboat and towed it to the Garden Island ramp so it could do no more damage. No Securité call though.
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B. Just more of the clever thinking you’d expect from Australia’s
oldest name in boating.

Searchlight Magazine - South Australian Sea Rescue Squadron

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