Joining NSW Marine Rescue
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If you enjoy boats and the boating, join us at Central CoastIf you value human life and want to help your local community, come join us at Central Coast
Membership is now open through Marine Rescue NSW - for an online application go to www.marinerescuensw.com.au
Help is Always Needed
With the growing popularity and use of our coastal waterways for sailing and power boating, increasing demands are being made on the Coastal Unit. Your help is needed - as a sea going member as crew on a lifeboat, or as a shore-based member assisting with the marine radio watch. There are other duties too it just depends on your interests, skills, time available and willingness to learn.
Membership - what's Involved.
Marine Rescue NSW is a fully volunteer organisation. Membership is open to any person over the age of 18 years. Membership involves an obligation to provide time l on a regular basis, serving as part of one of the Central Coast duty crew on watch.
MRNSW has several activity streams that allow for a wide range of fitness and skill levels for members of all ages. While the key focus of the organisation is boats and boating not all members wish to be involved in sea going duties. Some members choose to undertake only Marine Radio duties, others elect to be involved only in administration, fund raising or public relations activities.
Central Coast operates with five watches, a midweek watch Monday to Friday between 0600 hours and 1800 hours, and four rotating weekend watches that operate from 0600 hours to 1800 hours on weekends and on Public Holidays. The time commitment for members choosing to work midweek is about 4 hours weekly, at the same time on the same day each week. For those choosing weekend duty the commitment is for rostered duties one weekend each four weeks.
MRNSW has some funding support from the NSW Government but relies heavily on the local community for support. Members must be prepared to assist in fund raising activities when requested. Those who assist with Administration participate when available any day of the week. Members attend a monthly Mess Meeting, for information sharing and an interesting guest speaker on subjects of relevance to unit activities. All members undertake an Induction Course and must obtain a Marine Radio Operators licence. Those wishing to undertake boat duties must have a current Boat Drivers licence. All members must have competency in First Aid.
Membership Costs:
With membership through Marine Rescue NSW there is no joining fee and no annual membership fees.
Interested?
Then pick up the phone and call 4325 7929 to make an appointment to meet with the Unit Commander.
