{"id":93,"date":"2020-02-06T03:12:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T16:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centralcoast.marinerescuensw.com.au\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:43:20","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"93\" class=\"elementor elementor-93\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c833db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c833db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afb0922\" 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69c0332 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69c0332\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04517c6\" data-id=\"04517c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-becb95c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"becb95c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo104-1024x675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1846\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo104-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo104-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo104-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo104.jpg 1468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e4a69ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e4a69ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5071fb5e\" data-id=\"5071fb5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617f448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"617f448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>OBJECTIVES OF MARINE RESCUE BRISBANE WATER<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>a) to encourage those with an interest in good seamanship and safety of life at sea to join as volunteers:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(i) to assist Marine Rescue NSW in the attainment of its objects\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(ii) to assist those authorities entrusted with the administration or regulation of maritime affairs; and\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(iii) to undertake as students and as teachers, training in seamanship, radio operation and related matters.<\/p>\n<p>b) to assist or cooperate with any authority concerned or entrusted with the defence of Australia.<\/p>\n<p>c) to encourage all persons interested to acquire a better understanding of small ships.<\/p>\n<p>d) as instructors and examples to train and educate mariners so that they may be safer in small ships.<\/p>\n<p>e) to train volunteer personnel to carry out maritime rescue work.<\/p>\n<p>f) to support other agencies involved in rescue or other services of a public or community nature.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; caret-color: #222222; color: #222222; line-height: 15.693334px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c54306f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c54306f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a400b19\" data-id=\"a400b19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e7e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90e7e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources required for Operations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce8406f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce8406f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6f1c29\" data-id=\"e6f1c29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a183cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a183cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo105-972x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1847\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo105-972x1024.jpg 972w, https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo105-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo105-768x809.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo105.jpg 1178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e40a77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e40a77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2e4d1b\" data-id=\"b2e4d1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4221537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4221537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To implement the roles above, the Brisbane Water Unit must have, or have access to, the following resources:<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c794c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c794c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc96e1f\" data-id=\"dc96e1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4492194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4492194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo106-1024x676.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1848\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo106-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo106-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo106-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mrbrisbanewater.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo106.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69f6482 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69f6482\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a1cbde\" data-id=\"0a1cbde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21d5c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c21d5c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>b) Licensed Marine Radio Operators with appropriate Marine Rescue operational training.<\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16956d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16956d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5a21d0\" data-id=\"d5a21d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d2f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5d2f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interagency Liaisons<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74e9ad3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74e9ad3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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