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Position
Statements
Mission Statement
BoatingWA is a non profit association, established for the promotion and
development of safe, economic and enjoyable recreational boating through Western
Australia.
BoatingWA
PO Box 1080
Claremont 6910
Western Australia
FAX and Voice
08 93353296
e-mail;
secretary@boatingwa.com.au
Office
1 Capo D'Orlando Drive
Fremantle, Western Australia, 6160
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Marine
Safety
Radio Use
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There are 36 volunteer marine rescue groups situated along Western
Australia’s 13,000km coastline. From Esperance in
the south to Kununurra in the north, they all work towards protecting life
at sea.
These groups are comprised of 2,400 volunteers who are involved in a wide
variety of marine emergencies, including:
 | assisting the Western Australia
Police Service to search for missing people or vessels; |
| providing help to drifting
vessels unable to make their own way; |
| assisting in operations to
remove grounded or submerged vessels and |
| Training boat skippers. |
FESA Volunteer Marine Rescue Services (VMRS) groups work in close liaison
with the WA Police Service performing search and rescue missions at sea.
All VMRS Groups monitor radio listening watches
on Marine Radio 27.88MHz and VHF Channel 16.
Most Groups also monitor other
frequencies such as 27.90MHz, 27.91 MHz and VHF channels 72 and 73, as well
as their own channels.
Don’t hesitate to call any VMRS Group on your marine radio!
Rescue assistance includes:
| provision of senior first aid,
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation or expired air resuscitation; |
| towing damaged vessels back to
shore or launching ramp; |
| re-supplying of water or fuel to
stranded vessels; and |
| mechanical assistance in the
event of a breakdown. |
Volunteer marine rescue groups
also offer a voyage planning service, which allows recreational mariners
to call in to a central source to record their:
| call sign |
| the number of passengers
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| fuel supply |
| intended destination
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| expected time of return |
If you are interested in joining the Volunteer Marine Rescue Services, and
assisting in this important work, please contact: FESA on (08) 9323 9510 or
(08) 9323 9477 or
Metropolitan Volunteer Sea Rescue on (08) 9336 7758.
What to do in an emergency
All mariners should also
have a plan in case disaster strikes. Your plan may look like this:
| Make radio contact with the
nearest volunteer marine rescue group, providing:
- vessel location
- nature of problem
- number of people on board |
| Ensure vessel security and
crew safety. |
| Provide medical aid where
necessary. |
| If able, set an anchor and
have all crew don life jackets. |
| If unable to use the radio:
- if other vessels are nearby, discharge orange flares during daylight
- if other vessels are nearby or you are within five kilometres of
land, discharge red hand-held flare every 30 minutes
- discharge parachute rocket flare when completely dark – discharge
another one within one minute of the first being let off
- if there is no response from the discharge of flares, switch on
EPIRB and secure lanyard
- prepare vessel and crew for possible overnight wait. |
Radio
Use
Callsigns for Western
Australian Metropolitan Sea Rescue Groups
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Cockburn |
VH6CL |
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Fremantle |
VN6DI |
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Rockingham |
VN6KC |
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Whitfords |
VJ6LQ |
Callsigns for Western
Australian Country Sea Rescue Groups
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Albany |
VM6GG |
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Koolan Island |
VH6TC |
| Augusta |
VN6CI |
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Lancelin |
VH6RT |
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Bremer Bay |
VH6DRO |
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Leeman |
VH6IK |
| Denmark |
VH6DDO |
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Mandurah |
VH6IK |
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Esperance |
VH6GPJ |
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Margaret River |
VH6DZE |
| Exmouth |
VH6BUW |
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Naturaliste |
VH6DCP |
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Geraldton |
VH6GVR |
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Peaceful Bay |
VN6BJ |
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Hopetown |
VH6FPB |
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Port
Denison |
VH6FPD |
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Jurien Bay |
VH6FDU |
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Port Hedland |
VH6XD |
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Kalbarri |
VH6PA |
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West
Pilbara |
VN6FI |
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