In my previous posting I described the disaster and the incredible misfortune of losing our primary rescue vessel (see the post below). Subsequent to this Break O’Day has been written off. So now we are in the throes of acquiring a new…
In my previous posting I described the disaster and the incredible misfortune of losing our primary rescue vessel (see the post below). Subsequent to this Break O’Day has been written off. So now we are in the throes of acquiring a new…
August the 9th, 2014, signalled the annual St Helens Game Fishing Club Annual Dinner/AGM at the Bayside Inn St Helens. Greg (Tubby) Quinn was re-elected President for the forthcoming year. In the course of the evening Tubby presented the President…
From the Office of Maritime Communications (OMC). In order to operate a VHF radio you are required to hold a Marine Radio Operator’s VHF Certificate of Proficiency (MROVCP). This means you can communicate using your VHF radio. The Australian Maritime…
Standard Communications Pty Ltd—GME Accusat EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) PRA number: 2014/14204 Date published: 10th July 2014 Product information Product description Radio beacon that when activated sends a radio signal via satellite or homing frequency to notify of…
In recent times emergency services have had to endure false alarms in relation to a faulty EPIRB and errant flares being let off from the shore. Emergency services responded to incidences relating to a false EPIRB alarm and a reported…