| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 16/11/2021 | Tuesday night heavy weather training |
With winds in the 26-36kt range from the NW, we went and circumnavigated Mana Island for some heavy weather experience. |
5 | 20 |
| Tue, 09/11/2021 | Tuesday night search patterns |
We had 2 people in the base planning search scenarios and patterns. They relayed the details to the crew on MR1 who executed 3 search patterns:
|
7 | 28 |
| Sat, 06/11/2021 | Tow transition practice session |
We ran a lenghty practical session of transitioning from a long tow to a barge tow out in open water in 20kt winds. Lots of approaches from various angles and wind directions, etc. Used both MR1 and MR2, swapping between them part way through to compare. Lots of lessons learned there with the difference between the ease of using the jet vs the outboards. |
3 | 15 |
| Tue, 02/11/2021 | Tow transition workshop |
Special workshop with Masters and senior crew to demo and talk through a slight change to the process for transition from long tow to barge/alongside tow to come into the marina. |
11 | 44 |
| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 26/10/2021 | Tuesday night training |
Reviewing and trialing a new/improved procedure for transitioning from a long tow to a barge/alongside tow. Emergency drills:
|
6 | 24 |
| Thu, 21/10/2021 | Thursday Night: MR1: MOSS Drills, Towing, Fire fighting |
Crew worked on salvage pump, portable Bilge pump firefighting, MOB, medical, Grounding, Fire, COVID PPE, refuel pollutiopn prevention Helm, Nav, Tow set-up |
7 | 24.5 |
| Thu, 21/10/2021 | Thursday Night GPS/RADAR...Helm Ops2 Snr crew |
5 crew wend out and worked through another series of GPS/RADAR training and associated helm work. 1 crewmember was signed of as completing his GPS/RADAR practical. These nights are always good for helm practise too as staying on track at slow speeds is not always an easy task.
Crew completed MOSS grounding and MOSS polution control drills |
5 | 17.5 |
| Tue, 12/10/2021 | Tuesday night training |
Had planned to do a practical search techniques session with a "missing diver" scenario. Planned it all out and then when we headed out had overheating issues with MR1. Ran through some emergency procedures instead! |
9 | 27 |
| Thu, 07/10/2021 | Thursday Night Navigation GPS RADAR test. Fire drills |
Crew worked throuigh navigation in the harbour channels using GPS and RADAR VRM, EBL, Crew communication, Depth finding, Holding station, Salvage pump use and fire suppresion set up. Trainnee master JH |
5 | 17.5 |
| Tue, 05/10/2021 | Tuesday Night Training |
Started up training on Tuesday evening again. Ran through emergency response drills for:
Practiced setting up and using the petrol fire pump. Practicing reversing and 3-point turns in the marina. |
5 | 17.5 |
| Fri, 01/10/2021 | Cold Water survival part 2. on line training session |
Completion of the Canadian cold water survival workshop, recovery of people in cold water, post recovery problems, how to survive and the equipment |
1 | 3.5 |
| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 30/09/2021 | Thursday Ops2Snr crew GPS/RADAR/Helm |
Crew completed Monthly boat checks, pre departure checks and went to sea to hone skills on the GPS and Radar units along with working toward their Helm endorsements Started a cleanup of the cabin and working through some Training and IT support |
8 | 32 |
| Wed, 29/09/2021 | Cold Water Virtual Workshop session 1 |
On line and International workshop working through international learnings on surviving in cold water (- 12C) Cold water temperatures increases the risk of drowning with hyperventilation and then failing to swim as the body extremities get colder. Wearing a PFD (correctly fitted) and having a Personal Locator Beacon substantially increases your ability to survive. |
1 | 3 |
| Thu, 16/09/2021 | Thursday Training crew IMT session (Planning for SAR |
workshop using actual SAR tasks to develop SAR planning |
6 | 15 |
| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 12/08/2021 | Thursday Training |
Coustguard Instructor training delivery - The senarios were to provide Operational crew with a refresher - Delivered three one hour training modules CIMS - Use of GPS - Setting up Radar displays : Delivered by Tara Doak - Observer Chris Darch |
7 | 21 |
| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 29/07/2021 | Thursday training 1800-2130, |
Crew worked through boatmaster and MR1 monthly MOSS check/Start up, 11 x MOSS drills |
6 | 21 |
| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 01/06/2021 | Tuesday Night Training |
On water training session with MR1.
|
9 | 36 |
| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 25/05/2021 | Tuesday Night Training |
Navigation planning and execution excercise out near Titahi Bay. Plotting waypoints on a paper chart and chartplotter, calculating distance/speed/time to travel from one to another, etc. |
6 | 24 |
| Thu, 20/05/2021 | Thursday Training |
Radar theory and practical revision |
6 | 18 |
| Thu, 13/05/2021 | Thursday Training |
Operational to senior group - Passage planning, paper chart work, plot given GPS positions, assess hazards along route - transfer paper chart information to chart plotter - work through four senarios. |
6 | 21 |
| Sat, 08/05/2021 | Working bee |
A working bee was held to clean up the container, hut, 4WD and MR1. The crew worked tirelessly to clean sort and log all gear throwing out stuff acquired over the years that was no longer relevant. The container needs to be seen to be believed. An update on AC 36 $WD and general finances followed. Operation crew certificates were presented along with personal wet weather gear. 1st aid certs were presented and an update on change of EAP was given. A serious incident report was given verbally outlining the need to review CRM and all comms. |
17 | 68 |
| Thu, 06/05/2021 | Thursday Training |
Operational to seinior crew group - revision of seamanship 2 assessment - working with aircraft theory moudule |
6 | 18 |
| Mon, 03/05/2021 | Monday Night Training |
Helm training in and around the marina. |
3 | 7.5 |
| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 29/04/2021 | Thursday Training |
Damage control and Basic repairs - Theory revision and practical |
3 | 9 |
| Thu, 22/04/2021 | Thursday Training |
Search Techniques - practical on water use of search patterns - expanding box & sector search - Incident Management base operations. |
5 | 22.5 |
| Thu, 15/04/2021 | Thursday Training |
Search Techniques - Theory revision |
5 | 12.5 |
| Thu, 08/04/2021 | Yacht move |
Practiced moving a 40ft yacht from it's marina berth to the lift out bay. Used the opportunity to trial a new process for pulling the yacht out of it's berth and assessing the outcome. |
6 | 15 |
| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 31/03/2021 | Sea Scout lecture who are coastguard |
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 |
3 | 7.5 |
| Tue, 23/03/2021 | Tuesday Night Training |
Assisted 40ft yacht with no engine to get back to his berth in the marina. Then proceeded to do close quarter manouvering in MR1 to get a crew member up to speed for an upcoming block training course. Performed man overboard excercises and coming alongside at the fuel berth, etc. |
4 | 12 |
| Tue, 16/03/2021 | Tuesday Night Training |
Close quarters maneuvering in the marina on MR1 |
4 | 16 |
| Mon, 15/03/2021 | Thursday training 1700-1915 Towing SOP review |
crew worked on a recent raft/tow that created a few problems. Review was to confirm CRV position and process of getting boat from a berth and safely alongside MR1 and secured. New process worked and was safe, photos taken for SOP update |
9 | 19.35 |
| Tue, 09/03/2021 | Tuesday Night Training |
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. |
5 | 20 |
| Mon, 08/03/2021 | Thursday training 1700-2130 |
1) Move launch from B35 to Lift out wharf: Tow and planning training 2) CQM and MOSS reviews for Ops assesssment on 7/3 |
7 | 31.5 |
| Sun, 07/03/2021 | Operational Assessment (4 crew) |
4 crew successly completed their assessments for Operational ISC with regional instructor |
6 | 48 |
| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 25/02/2021 | Thursday training 1700-2200, MOSS drill review, Towing, MOB, Helm/Compass |
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 |
9 | 45 |
| Sat, 20/02/2021 | Local Area Familiarisation - Assessment |
Local Area Familiarisation - Assessment of Tara Doke, Simon Piper and Conner Mackay vessel MR 2 - Pass Trevor Farmer DPA |
6 | 30 |
| Thu, 18/02/2021 | Thursday training 1700-2200, Pre Assessment check - Operations |
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 |
10 | 50 |
| Wed, 17/02/2021 | Wednesday Op Crew training 1700-2200 |
MR1 fam with 1 crew run by CD Op assessment crew were reviewed and supported on CQM by Sarge Course running at various speeds and seas also completed |
6 | 30 |
| Wed, 17/02/2021 | CRV Familiarisation - Assessment |
CRV Familiarisation - Assessment of Simon Piper vessel MR 1- Pass |
2 | 2 |
| Sat, 13/02/2021 | Saturday Op Assessment training 1300 - 1830 |
crew performed CQM and Fam drills Had a prroblem when goinng out to sea with weed in the jet intake, MOSS drills. lack of propulsion/steering completed Diver cleared the weed large weed lump, Sea trial completed with crew running compass courses at medium to High speed |
5 | 27.5 |
| Thu, 11/02/2021 | Assisting Wellington Unit rebag Spirit of Wellington |
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 |
6 | 24 |
| Thu, 04/02/2021 | Thursday training 1700-2200, On Line Session Towing |
Thgursday nIght training: prep for ops assessment CQM CRM/Leadership MOSS MOB, Medical, Victim recovery (breadcrumb trail) Tow set up, communications, setting, towing, recovery to raft up |
8 | 40 |
| Wed, 03/02/2021 | personal safety theory |
personal safety theory module |
5 | 10 |
| Tue, 02/02/2021 | Tuesday night training |
Basic introduction to towing and rope handling for new trainees. |
5 | 15 |
| Tue, 02/02/2021 | Induction |
induction for Matt and Peter and Kevin |
4 | 8 |
| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 28/01/2021 | Thursday Training |
CRV Familiarisation assessment - Tara - Jason & Connor & Area Familiarisation - - Tara - Jason & Connor |
6 | 18 |
| Wed, 27/01/2021 | Induction |
2 new inductees for induction session |
3 | 6 |
| Tue, 19/01/2021 | Tuesday Night Training |
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. |
8 | 32 |
| Fri, 08/01/2021 | Friday support training |
Crew worked through practical seamanship skills, helm, search patterns, MOB, Wiliamson search turns, CQM, high speed turns and approaches |
7 | 42 |
| Thu, 07/01/2021 | Training Support |
crew worked with South Taranaki UTO on MOSS drills, CQM, CRM
Grrounding, Collision, loss steering/propulsion, Fire, Pollution. |
5 | 30 |
| Wed, 06/01/2021 | Inter Unit training support |
MR2 was used in training program to assist Sth Taranaki Unit UTO. IMT and SOPS, preparartion of vessel and closedown, CRM and CQM work. Operating at speed, helm, observation skills working on a pole, worki9ng on target in the water |
4 | 24 |
| Date | Title | Teaser | Turnout | Total Volunteer Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 31/12/2020 | last training of the year 2020 |
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 |
6 | 24 |
