VOLUNTEERS SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1988
ENCOURAGING SAFE BOATING ON THE BATAVIA COAST
There are 39 Volunteer Marine Rescue Service (VMRS) groups situated along Western Australia’s 13,000 kilometre coastline from Rockingham in the west to Esperance in the south to Kununurra in the north, including Christmas and Cocos (Keeling ) Islands, all with one central aim to protect and saves lives at sea.
Of the total number of groups, 36 have been formally approved under the DFES Act and comprise of more than 1,200 registered volunteers.
VMRS groups work closely with the Western Australian Police Service (WAPOL) performing search and rescue missions at sea.
Marine rescue volunteers provide a range of emergency management services including:
Assisting WAPOL to search for missing people or vessels
Providing help to drifting vessels unable to make their own way
Assisting in operations to remove grounded or submerged vessels
Rescue assistance includes:
Provision of applied first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation or expired air resuscitation
Towing damaged vessels back to shore or launching ramp
Re-supplying water or fuel to stranded vessels
Providing advice on voyage planning, radio communications and actions to take during an emergency at sea
If you are interested in joining a volunteer marine rescue group, please contact DFES’s Volunteer Recruitment Information Line on 1800 628 141
Membership:
GVMRG offers two levels of membership.
1. Boat Members - for a small annual fee all relevent details of their craft and equipment are entered into a database and a Batavia callsign is issued, this simplifies the "Log In" process and speeds up SAR operations if required.
2. "Active" Members are involved in the day to day operations of the group i.e. serving as Rescue Boat skipper or crew, Radio Operations, Training or Administration.
- Category:
- Non-profit organization