About – Marine Rescue Brisbane Water

OBJECTIVES OF MARINE RESCUE BRISBANE WATER

a) to encourage those with an interest in good seamanship and safety of life at sea to join as volunteers:

(i) to assist Marine Rescue NSW in the attainment of its objects

(ii) to assist those authorities entrusted with the administration or regulation of maritime affairs; and

(iii) to undertake as students and as teachers, training in seamanship, radio operation and related matters.

b) to assist or cooperate with any authority concerned or entrusted with the defence of Australia.

c) to encourage all persons interested to acquire a better understanding of small ships.

d) as instructors and examples to train and educate mariners so that they may be safer in small ships.

e) to train volunteer personnel to carry out maritime rescue work.

f) to support other agencies involved in rescue or other services of a public or community nature.

Resources required for Operations

To implement the roles above, the Brisbane Water Unit must have, or have access to, the following resources:

a) An accredited Marine Radio Base, properly equipped, that maintains a listening watch on maritime radio frequencies as required under their ACMA licence for Marine Coast Stations.

b) Licensed Marine Radio Operators with appropriate Marine Rescue operational training.

c) Search and Rescue Vessels and appropriate vessels for crew training, search and rescue operations, rescue crew training, crowd control/safety vessels at special events, and joint operations/training with other emergency service agencies

Interagency Liaisons

Marine Rescue Brisbane Water liaises closely with

Police, especially Water Police, to provide marine search and rescue services for which the chain of Marine Coast Stations is a vitally important element.
NSW Maritime Authority, which is responsible for the administration of ports and waterways.
State Fire and Rural Fire Authorities, both for the implementation of firefighting facilities and environmental activities.

Marine Rescue NSW Headquarters liaises and interacts with many other Federal and State Authorities.