Our Broken Bay members received the opportunity to attend the Toll ACE Training Centre to refresh their in water survival skills on Friday 1st of April 2022.
Our members began the skills by completing a thorough theory refresher to set the scene for the in water activities. Once the theory was completed, it was time to get wet!!
Our members began the pool session by completing a jump from a high platform into the water. Once in the water, members completed set drills such as deploying lifejackets, survival in the water alone, in a group and swimming together to manage unconscious or hurt crew.
After completing the basic skills, we moved into the more advanced skills such as operating life rafts, simulating helicopter extraction from the water and finally simulating getting out of a down aircraft in the water, all while the pool simulated high seas, poor sea state and helicopter down drafts.
Ideally, we never want our members to have to use any of these skills but a refresher is always a great opportunity to put into context of the dangers and risks our members face helping our community on the water.
All attending members had a great time and took a piece of knowledge to help them and their fellow crew members.
A big thankyou to our ACE trainers and members for giving up their time.
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Congratulations to Duncan Watts who today successfully passed his Leading Crew assessment. MRNSW Leading Crew are responsible for coordinating and managing inshore rescues not to mention managing the safety of the rescue vessel and it’s crew. A big achievement considering all the Covid hurdles.
Andrew Majewski Deputy Unit Commander of the Broken Bay unit (left) was on hand to present Duncan (right) with his new rank.
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Congratulations to Matt Bruin and and Andrew Cooke for attaining their Competent Crew rating. A great result by our volunteers after a big effort with their learning and training with the goal of saving lives on the water.
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Marine Rescue Broken Bay is proud and congratulates the following Broken members who received their NSW Premiers Bush fire citation award today for volunteering their time during the 2019/2020 bush fires. Our Broken Bay members gave up their time to support the RFS by working on the Bushfire Information Line and performed extra patrols, proactively monitoring the Pittwater and Broken Bay community in the event emergency action was required.
Thank you to Ted Talbot, Lindsay Rawson, Venijamin Hadzic, Beverley Stewart, Robert Chant, Tim Lewis, Ron Carr, Chris Guy, Zubin Irani, Andrew Majewski, Bruce Hale, Jimmy Arteaga, Duncan Watts, Tony Hendel and Brian Alexander.
Regional Operations Manager Glenn Evans was on hand to present the awards to our members.
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Congratulations to Vic Lawrence for attaining his 15 year service medal with the Broken Bay unit. Regional Operations Manager Glenn Evans was on hand to present Vic with his medal. Thankyou for your service to the community.
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Another new rescue vessel has officially joined the Marine Rescue NSW fleet today, with the commissioning of the $613,000 Broken Bay 30.
Police and Emergency Services Minister David Elliott, Planning and Public Spaces Minister, Pittwater MP Rob Stokes, and Federal Member for Mackellar Jason Falinski joined volunteers of Marine Rescue Broken Bay for the vessel commissioning and naming ceremony at the Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay.
MRNSW Directors, Commissioner Stacey Tannos, Deputy Commissioner Alex Barrell and representatives of neighbouring units also were on hand.
Mr Elliott said the NSW Government had provided MRNSW with a record budget, the largest investment it had ever made in the organisation.
“I make no apology for that. It creates a unique opportunity for a new generation of facilities, equipment and capability,” he said.
“This will be an extremely busy summer as Australians try to enjoy our own backyards and staycations. There will be more pressure on our waterways and more pressure on you. Australians are reassured you’re out there.”
He said the modern new vessel was a significant investment in boating safety on Sydney’s busy northern waterways.
Mr Stokes said it was in many ways a historic day, recognising where MRNSW had come from and where it was going.
He recalled the time when the Krait – famous for the Z Force raid on shipping in Singapore Harbour during World War II – had been the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol flagship on local waters.
Mr Stokes announced a $100,000 Community Building Partnerships grant towards a replacement for the current Broken Bay unit base at Rowland Reserve, ensuring the unit would have the capability to continue providing the service on which the boating community depended.
Commissioner Stacey Tannos thanked the State Government for its support, with its $37.6 million investment enabling the service to provide its volunteers with state of the art vessels and facilities.
“It was a game changer for our organisation. It was recognition by the government of how proud they are of the work of our volunteers,” he said.
He said Broken Bay 30, a 10 metre Naiad, was the 103rd boat delivered to MRNSW volunteer units over the past decade.
“We take great pride in building all our boats in NSW, supporting regional jobs and the regional industry,” he said.
Unit Commander Jimmy Arteaga announced the vessel would be named after long-time member Michael Seale, who had committed 30,880 days or 38 years’ service to MRNSW and the RVCP.
He said the naming was richly deserved, recognising Mr Seale’s record of service and input in many roles, including as a vessel Master, a Director and Chair of the RVCP, his involvement in the purchase of the unit’s vessels, a Director on the initial Board and Fleet Committee of MRNSW, Deputy Unit Commander and Administraion Officer.
Mr Seale said he was both surprised and honoured by the naming.
The First Bayview Sea Scouts also attended the ceremony, performing the national anthem and later getting a tour of the new boat.
The newest addition to the Marine Rescue NSW fleet, Broken Bay 30, has arrived safely and is on the water.
Marine Rescue Broken Bay‘s new 10m Naiad was trucked down the Pacific Highway, arriving at The Quays Marina around lunchtime, before being lowered into the water under the watchful eyes of Unit Commander Jimmy Arteaga, his fellow crew members and MRNSW Fleet Officer Sean Jewiss.
The $500,000 boat has made its way to the units base in Rowland Reserve at Bayview.
Watch as the boat is carefully transferred from its road transport into the water on Pittwater.Video: Joe O’Sullivan
Thank you to all the Pittwater residents who supported our volunteers by voting online for this new boat to be funded in the State Government’s My Community Projects grants program last year. The unit was thrilled to receive a $200,000 grant towards its cost.
Thanks, too, to The Quays Marina personnel for donating their lift and professionalism to transfer BB 30 from the truck into Pittwater.
