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St Helens Marine Rescue is pleased to announce the service is up and running, at long last, now we have gained full certification. This required passing the very stringent standards for commercial vessels. Our certificate of Survey arrived on the 10th of February. We are the first VMR in Tasmania to do so. The 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 vessel capable of serving mariners in North Eastern Tasmania.  Scope Insurance Brokers have been fabulous is […]

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 of St Helens Marine Rescue, John Dearing (JD), sponsorship and a certificate of appreciation for […]

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 College (AMC) is delegated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to manage all […]

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 a distress situation. Identifying features Model MT400, MT401, MT403 with Serial Numbers starting with: 501XXXXX, […]