CoastguardMana

PR exercise with ngati toa seascouts

video and powerpoint session in scout hall followed by groups in hut and on MR1 looking at our processes

assisted by Tara and Conor

Close quarters maneuvering in the marina on MR1

Started the night off by roping a yacht out of the liftout bay, rafting alongside MR1 and then moving it to it's berth in the marina. Involved rope throwing, handling and general problem solving.

Then headed out to Mana Island to perform night time navigation in choppy conditions. Required setting up a route and goto on the chartplotter, radar work, maintaining safe distances from shore, avoiding kelp beds, searching for moorings, etc.

Crew worked through changes to FIRE drill using crew positions to managae the fire and abndon ship/medical, reviewed towing system and SOP.

At sea worked through comp[ass cpourse and helm role, navigation, CRM, Towing with 2 x scenarios.MOIB several variations with CQM

4 x trainee crew were run through the operation assesment criteria as an adjunct to their actual assessment in March

Reviewed by Warwick B acting as the independant assessor

Crew worked through all of the assessment criteria and completed FIR, MOB, Anchoring drills and a quick removal tow set-up and a long-tow and raft-up

crew supported by MR2 as casualty /support

CRV Familiarisation - Assessment of Simon Piper vessel MR 1- Pass

Spirit of Wellington was in Mana Marina yard to be sandblasted and repainted. Volunteers were called for to assist reassembly of the bags and bladders

6 turned up along with 9 from WCG

personal safety theory module

induction for Matt and Peter and Kevin

CRV Familiarisation assessment  - Tara - Jason & Connor & Area Familiarisation - - Tara - Jason & Connor

Training session for new crew to familiarise themselves on the startup and shutdown of MR1. Also went out and performed nav + helm coordination training and MOB drills.

crew worked with South Taranaki UTO on MOSS drills, CQM, CRM

Grrounding, Collision, loss steering/propulsion, Fire, Pollution.

crew worked on MR1 with skills build-up to their operational assessments.

Helm at low and higher speeds, wave management, collision avoidance/rules

Deck managment and support nto helm for close approaches (jetties, makara beach)

Area Fam, West Coast to Ohau point, Navigation and GPS

Ran through vessel familiarisation with new crew members. 

Planned a passage to Hunters Bank and started to navigate it before returning to base with mechanical issues.

Ran through a MOB and fire drill on the way back.

Dedicated helm training session for 2 crew to improve their close quarters handling of MR1.

Moving 2 large yachts around the marina for the Marina manager. Relocating another yacht from 1 mooring to another. 

Circumnavigated Mana Island to practice nav skills.

Area familiarisation test local knowledge skills – trainees plan and navigate to areas in and around the local area outside the inner harbour- new Snr Crew vessel orientation.

CRV Familiarisation Assessment – Simon, Tara, Jason and Conner - Practical assessment of candidates’ knowledge of systems and processes onboard MR1- New Snr Crew Warwick  Introduction to unit facilities and vessels 

Took MR2 out to the pole moorings to check on vessels and lines after the strong southerly. All looked good.

Navigated out to a spot on "The Bridge" in 40kt winds to experience heavy weather. Then went into Greem Bay and climbed out onto the beach before anchoring in the middle of the bay. Finished the evening with a creeping line ahead search of Titahi Bay.

MR2 was launched to monitor and act as a liferaft for 4 inductees doing in-water survival training in the marina.

Once that was complete we took them on a voyage on MR2 around our area of operation to do area familiarisation. We went to Titahi Bay, Green Pt, Mana Island, Terewarewa Pt and Plimmerton Boating club.

Pumped out a yacht on the pole moorings for the Harbour Master and mooring manager. It was half full of rain water that had built up over time and was sitting very low in the water.

Then we continued with some helm training in the marina.

Started the evening doing a static pull test with MR2 for it's survey.

Then moved onto regular helm training doing exercises on the pole moorings and maneuvering in the marina.

Personal safety module

reviewed towing, rafting, drogues, anchoring then practical set ups using 2 crews

Crew worked out of the base as radio support for MR2 at sea training. The comms calls and plotting were integrated into an On Scene Command exercise running through the night

1400-1700

MOSS drills, MOB, Fire, Loss power/steering, Capsize, Abandon Ship

CCQM on a pole, working onto a boat, steering on engines