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Clarence Seafarers Festival, Bellerive Boardwalk,
Sunday 26th October
Commissioning of the new Rescue Vessel for
Sea Rescue Tasmania (posted 24 October 2008)
Sea Rescue Tasmania will officially commission their new vessel Sea
Rescue 1 during the Seafarer’s Festival on Sunday 26 October
from 10.30am to 4.00pm on the Bellerive Boardwalk.
Seafarer’s Festival Convenor and Deputy Mayor, Alderman Doug Chipman said
the Seafarer’s Festival was a terrific setting for the new vessel’s
launch at 11.30am.
“The Festival is a great event that brings Tasmanians into contact with
the many volunteer organisations at work on our waterways, and we’re
very pleased to host the launch of this important vessel,” said
Alderman Chipman.
President of the Dodges Ferry based Sea Rescue Tasmania, Peter Derkley,
said it had taken three years and six funding applications with a
target of $220,000 to achieve the commissioning of Sea Rescue 1.
"In 2005, we identified that our volunteer organisations greatest threat
in the future was the ongoing suitability of its current aging
rescue vessel, especially considering the often extreme weather
conditions volunteers operate in," Mr Derkley said.
"We undertook to win public grants, funds and donations to raise our
target budget before we encountered serious problems to the current
aging rescue vessel.”
“$145,000 from the Tasmanian Community Fund, plus sponsorship, donations
and fundraising efforts, and a final $35,000 over two years from the
State Government has lead to the launch of the $250,000 vessel
purchased at a generously discounted $205,000,” Mr Derkley
explained.
The Seafarer’s Festival crowds will have an opportunity to join in the
celebrations and look over the new vessel after the commissioning
ceremony.
Gerald Loughran, Chairman of the Tasmanian Community Fund and a political
representative from the Department of Premier and Cabinet, will
jointly commission Sea Rescue 1.
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Sea Rescue Tasmania has purchased the Kevlacat
3200 which will replace the aging Shark Cat as the primary rescue vessel. Based at
Dodges Ferry on Frederick Henry Bay, the 9.75m (32') Flybridge
Kevlacat, powered by two 230hp Yanmar inboard diesels, will provide
much improved sea handling capabilities over the Shark Cat and will
also provide a greater service range.
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The Kevlacat will also provide the capacity to carry a larger number
of crew and in relative comfort. On the occasions when the Shark Cat
has had both paramedics and police on board during a rescue incident
the vessel has been a little crowded. With bunks, cooking
facilities, fridge, and more importantly a toilet on board, the
Kevlacat 3200 will enable extended
searches to be undertaken with a crew made up of both males and females.
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BOATSHED SALE and
Stallholder Invitation
(posted 23rd February 2008)
Sea Rescue Tasmania invites stallholders to participate in
their next Boat Shed Sale, Saturday 29th March
at Sea Rescue Base, 4 Tiger Head Road, Dodges Ferry.
$20 Tax deductible donation to hold a stall. Boats,
marine accessories and household items welcomed. All
proceeds go to support this Volunteer Marine Rescue
organisation. Contact Cheryl on tel: 6265 8030. |
Sea Rescue Tasmania welcomes Smithton Sea Rescue
(posted 9th January 2008)
Mary Kay has been operating a Limited Coast Marine Rescue
Radio Base at Smithton for over five years. Originally
operating in co-operation with the Royal Volunteer Coastal
Patrol Base at Ulverstone, and more recently following the
state-wide change-over to the Australian Volunteer
Coast Guard Association, operating with the name Smithton
Coast Guard. The Smithton Radio Base now operates in
co-operation with Sea Rescue Tasmania Inc.
with the station name 'Smithton Sea Rescue' and Radio call sign VKT750. |
Sea Rescue Tasmania Inc. and DigiBOAT, have jointly developed a VHF DSC
based vessel tracking
system
(posted 20th June 2007)
DigiBOAT, a dynamic marine navigation software company based
in Sydney NSW, has modified its "Software-On-Board" program to
decode the NMEA data generated by the output from a VHF DSC
marine radio.
The position of vessels fitted with VHF DSC can now
be located and displayed on an electronic C-Map chart.
The vessels position can be tracked and recorded for later
playback if required.
This facility enables the Sea Rescue Base at Dodges Ferry to
maintain a
track of its own rescue vessel during
a Distress Search and Rescue incident,
and playback the recorded track during any subsequent
debrief.
The development of this software means that any VHF DSC
equipped Radio
Base Station can now have the facility
to locate, track and
record the position of any vessel wishing to lodge its MMSI
with the Base Station and participate in a position logging
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NAVMAN Australia gifting VHF DSC marine radios (posted 20th Dec 2006)
NAVMAN Australia has provided two 7200 VHF DSC marine radios to Sea Rescue Tasmania Inc.
The Polling capability of the NAVMAN 7200 will greatly enhance the operational safety of the crew aboard 'Sea Rescue-1'
whilst the vessel is engaged in SAR operations. The vessel's position will now be tracked by the Base at Dodges Ferry
using the VHF DSC Position Polling facility.
When a GPS is connected to a VHF DSC radio on board a vessel a Routine DSC Call transmitted by the vessel automatically
contains the vessel's position.
Vessels carrying VHF DSC will now be able to report their position to Sea Rescue Base by sending a Routine DSC Call
to MMSI 005030095. |
Sea Rescue Meets every Wednesday evening at 8pm
If you are interested in finding out more about the work of your local Volunteer Marine Rescue group, why not call in and
see for yourself. You are welcome to have a conducted tour of our Shark Cat rescue vessel
'Sea Rescue-1' and our Head Quarters at 4 Tiger Head Road,
Dodges Ferry. |
New custom-built boat trailer for 'Sea Rescue 1' (posted 19th July 2006)
Sea Rescue took delivery of the new custom-built
boat trailer
for the Shark Cat rescue vessel 'Sea
Rescue 1' in July.
Photographs of the new trailer can be viewed in the Photo Library.
The new boat trailer was built by King Trailers of Moonah. |
406 MHz EPIRB and VHF Digital Selective Calling (posted 5th July 2006)
Sea Rescue has equipped 'Sea
Rescue-1'with a Pains Wessex
406 MHz EPIRB,
and will shortly be fitting new VHF marine radios with
Digital Selective Calling to both the Rescue vessel and at the Base in Dodges Ferry.
The new VHF DSC radios will enable the position of the rescue vessel to be easily obtained at any given time by
Base operations staff using the Polling facility. This will enable the vessel's position to be
recorded and plotted making search operations more effective and efficient.
The carriage of both the 406 MHz EPIRB and VHF DSC onboard 'Rescue-1' significantly enhances the safety of the
vessels operation and that of its crew. |
Sea Rescue Tasmania Inc. celebrated its
15th Anniversary
Sea Rescue Tasmania began operations as the Dodges Ferry Division of the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol in April
1991. A celebration to mark the 15th anniversary of operations by the Dodges Ferry volunteer marine rescue organisation
was held on Saturday 22nd April 2006 at the Headquarters, 4 Tiger Head Road. The Minister for Emergency Services, the
Hon. David Llewellyn MHA,
cut the Birthday cake with Sorell Council Mayor Carmel Torenius.
(See more photos of the event in the Photo Library). |
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