MRSS
Marine Radio Safety Service
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Coastal Patrol's Marine Radio Safety Service (MRSS) is a radio support network for boat owners operating on and around the waterways near the NSW Coast. On the Central Coast, Coastal Patrol operates from its marine radio bases at Point Clare, on Brisbane Water, and from Terrigal Haven (See Location)Membership of the MRSS is available to all boat owners for an annual cost of just $27.50 including GST, with a joining fee of $5.50.
These funds are used by Coastal Patrol to maintain its free Search and Rescue services to the boating public. Being a member of MRSS helps Coastal Patrol to help you.
Membership of MRSS has other benefits too.Coastal Patrol provides marine education and training on boating and related subjects such as Seamanship, Basic and Coastal Navigation, Seaman's Meteorology, First Aid and Marine Radio. Cost of these courses is reduced by 10% to financial members of MRSS.
For your own safety, if you have a boat, with a marine transceiver installed you should be a member of Coastal Patrol's Marine Radio Safety Service.
As a MRSS member your safety becomes our concern. When you join you will be allocated your own radio 'call sign'. When you go out for a days outing you use your radio call sign to log on with Coastal Patrol. All your boat details are pre-registered, so you simply advise the duty radio operator how many people you have onboard, where you are going and when you expect to return.
These details are recorded and remain 'active,' until you return and log off. If you do not log off or call in to tell us you are safe the Coastal Patrol begins a search to determine whether you need help.
You can call in at any time to vary your estimated time of return. If requested, the Coastal Patrol will call your family to tell them the fish are biting and you will be staying out longer, or to pass along other important messages.
As well, you can call in at any time to obtain an update on the weather; the latest Bureau of Meteorology forecast is always at hand at the base or you may want details of tidal information. Coastal Patrol broadcasts weather warning information as soon as it is received by fax from the Weather Bureau.
While you are. 'logged on' Coastal Patrol is on standby. Standard operational hours are Monday to Thursday 0600 to 1800hrs; Friday 0600 to Sunday 1800 hrs continuously. On Public Holiday weekends the Base is open from1800 Sunday until 1800 Monday continuously.
To obtain further contact the Base at Point Clare or download and print the membership MRSS application form and forward it with your cheque for $33.00 to Coastal Patrol at the address shown below.Coastal Patrol Central Coast Division
P O Box 6058,
West Gosford NSW 2250
mrss/A4MRSS Rego.pdf<-Download the PDF Application form (Approx. 44kb)
