Objectives of the Coastal Patrol
The objectives of the Coastal
Patrol include:
a) to encourage mariners and other
persons interested in seamanship and safety of life at sea as
volunteers for the benefit of the public:
(i) to assist the Patrol in the
attainment of its objects;
(ii) to assist public
authorities entrusted or connected with the administration or
regulation of maritime affairs; and
(iii) to undertake as students
and as teachers courses of training in seamanship, radio
operation and matters pertaining thereto;
b) to assist or cooperate with any authority concerned or entrusted
with the defence of Australia;
c) to bring together mariners and
all persons interested in small ships so that they might acquire a
better understanding of small ships;
d) by precept and example to train
and educate mariners so that waterways may be made safer for those
who navigate upon them in small ships;
e) to carry out either at the
request or the direction of any authority concerned or otherwise
maritime rescue work and to train personnel for such work;
f) to carry out any rescue work or
other service of a public or community nature; and
g) to do all such other lawful
things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above
objects or any of them.
Resources required for Coastal
Patrol Operations
To implement the roles listed above
each Coastal Patrol Division must have, or have access to, the following
resources:
a) A Marine Radio Base, properly
equipped, that maintains a listening watch on maritime radio frequencies as
required under their ACMA licence for Marine Coast Stations. Each
Patrol must also have annual accreditation from
the NSW State Rescue Board.
b) Licensed Marine Radio Operators
with appropriate Coastal Patrol training.
c) Search and Rescue Lifeboats,
Uses of the Search and Rescue Lifeboats
Lifeboats are required for:
• Search and Rescue
operations
• Rescue crew training
• Crowd control/safety vessels at special events
• Joint operations/training with other emergency services
• General duty water ambulance service
Uses of Patrol Motor
Vehicles/Caravans
Vehicles are used for:
• Mobile Emergency Radio Base
for SAR operations
• Transport/towing rescue vessels and equipment for fast response
• Mobile public relations displays
Interagency Liaisons
Coastal
Patrol rat all levels liaises closely with:
• Police, especially Water Police,
to providing marine search and rescue services, for
which the Patrol’s chain of Marine Coast Stations are a vitally
important element
• NSW Waterways Authority responsible for the administration
of ports and waterways;
• NSW Ambulance Service and provision of Patrol Water Ambulance
Lifeboats where deemed appropriate,
• The Royal Australian Navy in
connection with the Patrol’s Naval Support roles
• State Fire and Rural Fire Authorities, both for implementation of
fire fighting facilities and environmental activities
Patrol Head Office liaises and
ineracts with many other Federal and
State Authorities.