ROYAL AUSTRALIAN

VOLUME 38 No.2 .. •

RClre bClttle pictura, page 4.

Navy News. LocIt9d Bag 12. Pyrmonl 2009 PIlorle: (02) 3592308 F3!l: (02) 3592199

Registered by Australia Post Publication No. VBH8876

February 10J 1995

Task Group sails for Kakadu 2

HMA Ships HOBART (pictured), CANBERRA and NEWCASTLE left Sydney Harbour on Monday for shake· down exe rcises wh ich will last until February 17 In prepa ration for the mult i-national Kakadu 2 exercise off

Picture: ABPH Keith Heslop

ANZAC Ships, builders become 'partners' I Le DN G.K. EdlHmJs, W;: (iCS Managu, PNR (VIC). 1

could rcsuh in Australian polit ics. law

and business are each char­acterisedbytheirad\'ersarial nature, mi<;(rus\ and poor communication. Pannering 3Hempls 10 aboli s h tlli s adversarialism and engender a grealer>en~ofsharedout·

Accord ing to Master Builders Auwalia (MBA):

"While the contr1lCt cstab· lisheslhelcgalrela\ionship. the Parmering processestab­lishes the working relation­ships among the parties through a mutually devel· oped. formal strategy of commitment and communi­cation. 11 allempts to create an environment where trus t and teamwork prevent dis­putes,fostersacoopera ti ve bond toevcryonc·sbcneli t. and faci litates theeomple­tion ofa successful project "

While all thi s sounds scn­sible. obviou~.evenessem i a l

(some wou ld say "mother­hood"). the mechanics of

making it happen are not simple. nor are \hey easily defined. Cenainly Ihc path w suchan immense change to the established business cuI.

Partnering in the fUlUre. l1Ie folJowingextraCt from the MBA' s, PUr/nerin/;:: A Sfrall'jJy j<!rExalll'ncegive~

the background: "Pannering is a proces~ to

establish productive working reiation,hip' among all par­ties o n a projec t The con­ccpt is no t a new way o f doing business -some have always conducted them ­selves in this manner.

"It is going back to the way people used to do busi­ness when a person's word was their bond and people accep ted respo nsibility Panne ring is not aeomract, bur a rccogni rion thar every contract includes what Ame ricans refer to as rhe implied cove nant of good fairh and fairdealing.

"Pan nering isa manage­me nr sU1ltegy which offers a new way for owner/consul ­tantlcont rac ror/sub-contrac­torre lationshiDS.

I£ OR Chris Kerr ,., "strong commilment 10 Ihe Rtun't's".

Award presented to NT officer A Oarwi ll mall who successrutly com­

bines two ma ri t ime ca reers has WO Il a I'rim::e o r Wa les Award .

LCDR Chris Kerr, 35, of Darwin suburb Karama, is a Chiefotfoccr oo BHP Petroleum's Skua Vemure offshore production facility in rhe Timor Sea and a lieutenantcomm:mder in Ihe Royal Australi an Navy's Ready Reserve,

l1Ie award wi ll enable hi m to spend a month in lhe United Stares. wOfking on projects which will comri bulelo both his clvi lian and Naval Reserve employmenl

He will be anached to the US Coast Guard for two weeks to stud y its o pe rations in Miami. Florida. and New Orleans, Louisiana. and will

headquarters of BHP Pelroleum America in Houston, Texa~

LCDR Kerr said he would study the Coast Guard'sstrategies for intercepting Cubans Irying 10 ente r the United States illegally and for responding to pollution in the GulfofMexico

Outing h is civil attachment with BHP Petroleum Ame rica, he wi ll look at oil production and lrans-shipmem from offshore rigs and plm­forms in the Gulf of Mexico and the on-shore oi l industry in Texas

Chris has been a mariner since joining Ihe Australi an National Line a~ a deck officer cadet in 1978.

He enl isted in the Reserve in 1983 as a SBLT

with the RAN. including a period as Executive Officer of the Darwin-based patrol boal HMAS CESSNOCK

During this time he decided 10 stay in Darwin andjoined BHPPetro leum.

~l e cominued wilh his Navy Reserve career. transferring to the newly-formed Ready Reserve, achieving command quaiifications and promotion to LCDR.

He comman ded the patro l boat HM AS GAWLER for three weeks last year and is stand­by Commanding Officer for the RA N's Fleet of six palrol boats in Darwin, as well as serving pan time as a slaffofficeron the Australian Defe nce

PNR (Vic) serves Navy

The P os ter tell s me l\lclbourne is theleas t­favoured posting.

Perhaps he shoutd have told me that before I 3greed to come down here

The first of the annual ANZAC Ship deliveries starts in March. 1996, so Melbourne and spccifically WilliamslOwn, will see many uniforms coming and going forlh e nextdeeadeand beyond

A permanenl team o f Defence people is already localed in Williamstown!O support the Navy' s local 3ctivitie~.

The office of the Pnncipal Naval Representative (Victoria), or PNR (Vic) for shon. is in Endeavour House within Ihe Transfield Shipbuilding facility.

PNR (Vic) undena~es the on-sile Defence liaison for major construction and

SYSTEMS (O·ORDINATORS Our cffelll, a leadmg Telecomm Unications Co" located North Sydney, hasoppot'turutfes fCM'peopIe..mohaveexpenence rnthe diverse and exacting field of SYSTEMS COORDINAno%.

You will be liaising with sales, system designerS and accot.rnt executNes to ensure Customer Service reqtJes!S &"e met. This irlCludes coordinating aI1d morutoring the company's slNldards to comp/y With due dales whilst always proVIding tile hlgllest quality 5efVlCe 10 customers.

Successful awcants wil Mve a SYSTEMS COORDINAnNG~~oood (rd necessart,o deWt'e quiiifiedjwithanilinunof2)'e<rSexpene!l:til the~field.Yoowil be laleral\tll'l<illwithstr01g ~et siaGs (AwleMa:MS 'Mlrd, Excel a'KI~,with a \\d

orgarised aw<OO'l a'KI the .nlilyto meetde.m.es.

Foonal training courses. spliced With orHIlejob tralrIiIlg will be progressiYe~C!HIrdinated .

For fur!her illformation please caJ/: Carl WMtlMCtolt

cr PttinyPtrltkrs at OptJonsConsultltgPtyUmited

00 2217155 Of fax: 221 7158.

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minor re pair work by Tr.mslield.

PNR (Vic) .... ase~lablished in 198..\ as the Au stralian Frigate Project DireClor\ Representative 10 oversee the construct ion of the Australian frigales (HMA Ships MELBOURNE and NEWCASTLE) at the Ih~n Williamstown Naval Dockyard.

In 1986. responsibility for o"crseeingalliocalrefitand repair .... ·ork was also given to the office.

When the dockyard was sold 10 AMECON (now Translield Shipbuilding) in 1988. Defence agreed that a designated office was requiredtoo\'er>eethegov­emment work undenaken on-site and Ihe PNR (Vic) office remained

Mrlohn Garbull. the PNR (Vic) chairman. has served the RAN in various capaci­ties since Noah was an apprentice

So 1 dOn'l really mind tha' no-one wams!o relieve me I'm happy logo on learning the an of shipbuilding and as the ANZAC class support will be coordinated from here, I see myself also play­ing a significant role in Ihat ac tivi lY·

Butl ..... on'tbuyahouse here ... that's sure 10 get me posted.

- LCDR C. H. Hd"'ards Logislirs Monager

CPO Ian MacFarlane is preSl'nled ,,·ilh his No..al SuppaN Commander's Commendation by Mr john Carbull, PNR ( Vie). CPO MacForulIIe tarned his commendolion j or meri­toriou s S l'r~ice during his posling to Ihe Manager

Codificalion COlologuing and Allo,,'onces.

WO Paul Hem,ie RNZN is prest'lifed ... ilh a No~ol Mouriel Commander 's Commendation by CORE Richard ioma"ajl, ANZAC Ship Projecl Oirec/Qr. 11'0 Rennie carliI'd his com_ mellda/ion j or excellent Sl'n'ice 10 Ih e ANZAC Ship Proj ect and to bOlh Ih e RA N and HNZ N during a thru -year

UnlireaIPl"'R (Vic),

Standby crew trains Th e St a ndby C rew o f

ANZAC 0 1 have been t riekling into Wiliiamtow n si nce m id - 1994 . but th e office or Ihe Sta ndb)' Crew will be pro~riY l'!ita blished

in i\ larchthisyear. Transfield Shlpbuild!ng rs

providingoflice accommo­da tionandfaciJiliesinlhe shipyard to enable the crew to prepare themselves fOflhe establishmemoftheironboard .... 'ortingenvironment

Standby Crew members, when not under training with Transfield, will be busy developing all the necessary infrastructure for the man_ agememand adminislration of the crew and rhe ship's operauons.

Ship's and departmental orders need to be written plus the establishmem of all the necessaryadminiSlrauve func tions such as pay and

accoums. filingsyslem and personnel records.

Meanwhile. the technical personnel from Ihe Sland by Crew are undergoing com­prehensivelrai ningunder both Technical and Further Education instructors and Translield systems expens

Technical !rainrng is extensive and for some bd ­lets lasls up to 18momhs.

Weean expecl!heend result to be individuals who areexpen in their specific areas of responsibility on the ANZAC

The ANZAC ship. the first of which is planned for deJiveryin 1\tarch 1996,is repUled to be up to 21 /: more times lechnologically _ advanced than an fFG .

While this may be true in such areas as combat and platform systems. there will.

no doubt. be some facels of thedesignwhichdonotmeel everyone's expectations.

One important job 01 ANZAC Ol's crew will be to takenoteoftheseless-Ihan­ideal design aspects and idenlifywork-arounds which will reduce their impacl

There isliule that can be done m this stage 10 change

Ihe lirst sh ip's design or even 10 und e rlake significant modification.

The Standby C re w of ANZAC 0 1 has a challeng­ing few years ahead. allhough they will be able w take great pride in knowing that Iheirefforts will have significant benefit for the ANZAC class as a whole.

PROJECT CHARTER SHARED VISION

We share Ih visloll to co-operatt, through the AustraHao Defenct procnttmtnt lndsupportrtqulrrmtnts,to buM and SIIJ_ lain I world rlass industry capability., tht (OIJrtb ano of Defence ".hich,Jotntly 1'fitb the AU.'I!ralilll Govrrnmt Dt, pursues the nat\on·spals. industrially and stl'ltqically. lntht~OI1,

PARTNERING CHARTER To furiher tlris l'isIon.. our Charter Is to deliver ANZAC Ships

and support jnfl'lstructure tOlgl'etd staDdards. We "ill won. 10gtther tihin Hy, professiollallYlndhelpfullylnanopl! lIlnd trusting way. We wi rnnduct our busiDf5ll iD I llWlocr "hicb Is profilahle to all partifS and recogllises the btndits of persollli $IItisfllCliooand prideiniidJienment,

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TheSydney-ba.scd Fled :mti-submannewar1arc. has sailed. They have been along-

HMA Ships HOBART. side Garden Island since CAN BERRA and NEW- mid-December. CASTLE left Sydney Under dull skies and in Harbour on Monday morn- dri zzl e HOBART was a ing. February 6. for shake- proud sight as she steamed do"llCJ<erciscswhich,,·illlast towards the Heads. until February 17 in prepa- The Fleet will meet ration for the multi-national HM NZS WAIKATO which Kakadu 2 exercise off will join in the shake-down Darwin. before she. too. takes pan in

Earl y In March a Task I Group commanded by HOBART. with SUCCESS.

H~l AS SUCCESS was K2. CAN BERRA will visit delayed and HMAS SYD- Kakadu 2 will involve Tokyo NEY sailed later. naval vessels from Sing- LEUT Galloway said if

More than 1.250 officers apoft'. Malaysia. Indonesia SY DNEY was to call at and sailors make up the five and Thailand as well as the Vladivostok she ,,·ould be ships' companies Kiwis and Australians. one of the first western

llle submarine ONSLOW W hile she is away. naval vessels to visit the also will take part in the HMAS HOBA RT will sail ~ity. wllicll Ilad been sllake-down off Jervis Bay. to Hoban for two days from declared a closed port after

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as will Squadrons 723. 816 February 13 to el<ereise Iler the Russian Revolution of _~

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Advanced technical training underway

Another s ignificant milestone has been reac hed in the implementation of Technical Training Plan 1992 (ITP' 92). with Ad\·anced Technical Training (AIT) pil o t co urs es be g inning las t O c tober in both Rockingham TA FE, \VA and Ult imo TAFE. NSW.

Courses conducted included ATT for Leading Seaman Electronic Technician s (ATT-LSET) as we ll as ATT for Leading Seaman Marine Technician and Electronic Technician sailors who were forme rl y Skill Grade 3 (LATT-MT and LAlT-ET). The pilO! courses were completed at Ibe end of INcember

On completion of each course. routine quality control high­lighted the following:

o Most trainees found ATT profe,sionally relevant and more of an academic cllalJenge than initial aJignmenttraining.

o all trainees found that sub~tantial after hours study was required to meet the challenges providcd by the course. and

o the standard ofinstruclion was high with manyinslructors working ··above and beyond·· their normal teaching load to develop suppon materials and assist those requiring el<tra tuition in some modules.

tion. inciudingdelive ry facilitie, and re,ource support . was being finali sed as the courses " ·e re being conducted. This pro­\ided som~ addi tiona l challenges and inconvenience. but it was taken in the strideof all trainees.

Traineescl<pres,ed trepidation about the mathematic, con­tent within thc LAlT courses. This concern was accepted by the TIP Implementation National Management Group and a, a result. thc engineering maths A and B modules were given more time to alluw trJ inee, 10 beuer ab, urb tile muterial

Subsequent trainee expenence show·ed that the malhs was achievable "ith addilionalapplication by all and tlleircarly fears had nOt materialised

The need 10 study calculus was al so recon,id~red and thi , module was removed from both the LATI-MT and LATI-ET courr.es. II was replaced by Engineering Design Concepts in the LATT-fo.tT course and Modems in the LAlT-ET course.

Trainees completing both the AlT· LS and the ATT-PO course5 or a LATT coun;('. for fonner LS SG 3 sailors. will be awarded an Advanced Cenificate. BUI sailors undertaking the LATT-MT course must abo Ilaw completed the distance learn­ing module Technical Administration 02 (TA02) before being awardcd the Advanced Certificate.

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Aviation future in good hands Pict u red ahoH are t ile

16 RAN perso nne l " ho hUH com pleted t he AEO and t-SMS '1ualirication

ThecOUN: "·a~conducted hy th" TrJin ing Department. HM,\S ALElAlIWSS.

where bo th the POs and The course member- are junio r off icer- we re put pictu rcdheredunngacourse through a simi lar program vi, it .... hid included r.1HQ. providing \uluable discus- :-l"ALO and DEF:-l"AV ,ion and injeclUre from both Canberra an cxperi~nced and technical They ar~ (I-r): 1-'0 Elli,. background PO Hatt ley. SALT King. PO

Wilite. SBLT Patch. SBLT

lianley. SBLT Ro,,"son. PO Kelly. LCDR Burley (couT"e progr3mmer). PO )o,. l urr~1.

PO Ha',el. PO ("indio. SBLT Clarke. SBLT W~hon. PO .\loran.PO Sm}the

NHBS HEALTH FUND LOW COST! HIGH BENEFIT!

We look after your family

Better!

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RAN people ... RAN peopl~;,:;'"~,,RAN people .. ~ RAN people ...

IIMAS IVARRAMUNGA ue'" ,,'Qld. tire domogtd uss BHOOKS aflt r sli t '",ch"rtd O"'SWt Ungu)'tII Gulfon Ja" uary7.

n~ RR..tMu,VGA's firt hOSts pia)' on Ihe red hal sidl! of USS BROOKS. Tlrt! magount! "'as dirulll'brlow fltt: J" I!UIl u nlr t .

Rare pictures show Gr.lphic photographs or

:~~::~ W~~.~::UN~~; the heat of' batt I e UROQKS durin j: lt!c li!>er. at iQll ortlie I'hilippines in 1945 ha ve becn located. sho,. ing jus tho .. ' difficult :mdd;lIlgcrous fi ",.fighting :It ~a ca ll be.

OMMANEY BAY wa~ so badly damaged she had lobe abJnOOo~d and '>CUllled

wa, com;tam and il wa~ h~rd cnough for us 10 ~eep up with ilde'pilelhe faCllhal we had typewriler, 10 help us:·he.'-ilid.

"Whal more can I say but "11 is Ii~e somelhing from lhan~~" Ihe past coming 10 life again,

Afler lhe im:idems WAR. friends h ips made during RAMUNGA remained for those horrible limes of war <;everal "'cc~s in the area 10 wh"" we and our ship tried The crew of WARRA ·

MUNGA dislinguished Ihemselves whelllhcirship well! along'ide Ihe blating BROOKS on January 6. re,· cucd and trented wounded ,eamen and foughtlhe fire, which Ihrealened Ihe magannc.

continue palroh 3nd born· todo ",·hal "asou, IK>Sl in "Since we knc .. ' thaI our bardmcnls, kaving on lhe circumstances," Mr II'o.wdrd ' ra"slurI'd/rom fhe USS BROOKS b)' IIMAS

.~ hip wa~ fini,hed as far ~, February 28 Whyte s.lid. 1\~ NRtIMUNGAs ma/or boot. Tltt Con ... ·O;II,/or le/t, is LS Ihe WJf wa, concern~d I C/,ris Righy, ... ·ir" AB jock jQllt'$ midships.

dct'idedlOg"eyouropcra- .-----------------...;;.;..-----...;--..

Mr Wh)le ,~id th:u "OUI of thc bluc" his a~"x:ialion wa, conlJcTed hya formcr HROOKS radioman. Mr Fr1'd Klinger.

"Wc "ill ne\"erforgel thaI day. norlhe hclplhal WJ' g,,'cn by WARR AMUNGA under \"cry d:mgcrou, condi. lions." he " ·fOle.

lor.;son>e:'''l'lance. M' I ran bad: 10 our ,hip. unboll~'tl a Iypewriler from the hcnch and WJS half-wJy ba,·~ to WARRAMUNGA "hc-n one orour nniccr~ 'lopped me and made m~ relurn II 10 our ,hack 'aying Ihm a, II "3' 'permanent 'lure,'. II could nOI be ~i,,!nawJy

Rankles '

rne."·Mr Kl i rlger'~Id.

The BROOKS' dOelOr. Mr Klinger ~aid when he Sherman ~·Iunl()n. al,o "rOle

visited Ihe Auslralian radio 10 Ihe as,oci~uon and )~id room. he wa, amal<'d 10 find "You ~oplc ,a>ed our ,hip all me-,sage' were copied by and undouhlcdlymany h"e,

handwilh~ncilandpapt:r. "MornenIS Jfter " '<" "'crc

a;..;...;;;.;......;...; ___ ··._"_;'_,c_. ffi_" _" _'h_" _lin_"., ~:~I;~;e~~~s~~i::~n:!~~!

Being single pays The lI uman R i ~ hls and

F..qual Opponunity Comrn. ission for the Ihird time has ro .. ",d in fa"our o(a single nlllnd e n ied a llefenct' Force allowance.

T he Defence Deparlmenl hadchallengcd thcCornm. ission'sprevious dccisions in Ih~ Federal Court

RAAF SGT Michael Dopkingcomplained 10 Ihe Commission lhat he cOlIsid· er~d payi ng thc Home Purcha,,: and Sales Expen>e Allowance 10 married per· sonncl on ly ,,'as an aCI o f di$Crimination agaiml ~ingk

HPSEA is paid 10 com· pcnsale for Ihc act of pur· cha,.-or sale ofa hou,.-as a ,0nsequenceofalong'lcrOl posting

llIeCommissionl'n:sidem. Sir Ronald Wilson. handed down hi s finding in fJ"ollrof SGTDopkillgon Januar)"25

SGT Dopking ,aid Ihis wed Ihedeci,ion by the Human Righl ~ and Eq ual OpportunilY Commission cOl!ldha,·e"ide·ranging cffeclsonlhepaYOlenlof olher benefits such II,

Isola led ESl3bli~hm~nl.

Disturbant'e and Remo"als

U.'. hcr cr~w loo~ing like s irange rnons lcrsinlheir flan1l'proofhoods.

membersoflh~<A~D:F. __ ~~.'::. ___ ---.!"=="",:::",,,... __ ...I

Did )"ou or anyon~ you know all e nd lIuriSlOn t r\ gricultu rallligh School li nd St,,·eAU.'itralia during World War II ?

Hur lSlOne Agricultural High School al Glenfield. NSW.isanagricullUralhig/1 scllool which was founded in 1907. Among our old boy~ i~

John Edmondson Vc. Re turned sef\'ic~: men

from World WJrl are hon· oured with a board. bUl not so Ihe 650 relurned mcn from World War II.

On Augusl 26. a day of commemoration is planned al Ihe ~chool. During lhis dayJn hOflOurbo:lrd "ill be

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unwilcd\Ohonourth~,e\"(.""t_

Clans. If you can help ,,;111 an)'

'lame, and Informalion for Ihis board. POSI il10 Mr A!lan 1\kClelland. Hurlsloflt' Agricultural High School. Ro y Watb Road. Glenfield NSW 2167. or by phontng Allan on (046) 286020 (e'cnings)

Memories rekindled I I has bcen almost 56

years s ince AM Claud 8ettens and AB Norm Crdinger la id Ihe ANZAC Day "rcathsatWeYOloUlh. Oorset. U K . bUI il has laken until nO\"' forpictur\'S o r t il(·eHnllosu rface.

The men. partofacomin· gent of HMA Sailors under­taking an Asdic coursc al Ii MS OSPR EY in carly 1939, were among nine rat· ing~ 10 hold an ANZAC Day service al Weymoulh' s Melcombe Regisccmclcry. which conlains a memorial 10 World War I Auslralian

II was Ihe fiN umcsince thc end of Ihe Great War that Australian servicemen had becn presenl 311lleceremo· ny_ The lown conlatned a military hospital in which many of lhe ANZAC wounded from Gallipoll " 'e relrealcd.

The ~vcnl rated 3n il~rn in Ihe Dorsel Daily Echo new, pages. includinglhal wwalhs and floral Iributes w~ r~

donaled by aboul 30 lotal p~ople and bu si nesses. including Ihe lown council and a local pub.

in !971. During Ihe Seeond World War. hc remained bascdinBrilain.onloanlo the RN, serving on HMS FURY. HMS DAHUA and H\IS ALASTER.

He found the old piclure la~1 year and wrole 10 Ihe Weymoulh and Ponland Borough Council, whiCh passed lhesloryon 10 the local paper.

'The folk who were Ihere are more Ihan likely passed on."' he said

'"Th{""re may be som~ loll, Stilt caring for Ihc gr:wes and you may hear from Ihem in due course:' he wrole \0 Ihe mayor.

Ar the Mtlromhe Regis amttery ANZAC Mtmorial in 1939. It/t to right. Norm Brody, fan La Ma.-rhia. Arthur PetrrSt n. Claude Hellrns. Norm Groin/:tr. Bill Sounders, Bill Knox,

N. Krallf~ "lid 10., COM·;t.

He recei"ed replies and pho\ocopies from lhe council and from Weymoulhresi· do!nts

'Ofthe nine who "etC

llIere.lhreeha\·epassedon." he said.

Mr Betlcns. Welfare Officer of Ihe Queensland Section of the Naval Associalion ror 36 years. has

been awarded Ihe OAM and IheBEMforserviceandisa

JP. lleisa\"e lcranoflhe wan;me Arelic Con\'oys

Write to lh em there. Writer Ell is.

Mort than 100 midship­men and o fricer eadels. ,,-ho " ill attend the Australian Defence Foret Aellde-my (AD.-,\) in 1995 • ha'ebttnllppointedlna Irl _St'n i~ecen'mon} at the Ma,;onkCcnlrtinS,·dney. Guestofhonouratthe~er­

emon) for NSW applicants ":IS the AOF Air Commander. Air Vice MarshaIGJ.J. Bed .... ho toJdtheappo,"leesthe,"e~

embar~.ng OIl the 1TlO~1 ~hal­

leng.ng and demandtng ph:l'$Cofthc.rlivcs.

"We encourage you to btcomc:team pla)ers. but at Ihe ume time retain your indi~.duality:· Air Vi~e

~1:m.hJIBed •• :ud "You are potentially the

future leader, of our force\ ~nd Ihe in"estment we make in your education "'i l l be

repa.d1" yourcommnmenl to AUS!T:lha"

The' ~tudtnts' ten.at} wu' calion consists ofthr«·year Ikgr«sin.scieoce.engme\'r· • ng.technology or arts through the Uni.-crSlIy of New South Wales, :It the completion of "hich Ihe officer cadets and midship­men "til mo'e into the1T c~nficlds.

SenIor Recnntmg Officer for the Na'}. LCDR Jon Narbuta,. \lcleomedlhe B RAN3pplicantsaoopre ..... nt­cd each with a ccrtific~te to comnlcmorat~ the beginmng of their ne .. • Il\c, tn the Se"",ce

ESlabl"hed 1n 1979. AOFA has become ont of the nation~' moS! respected ,"~I1IUUons. encouros.ng ,ts ,Iudenb to Ii,eby II, motto "Tok~d. ,oexcel"

females).

lraining.culmmalmg inlh .. Chief of Defence force Parade on Saturday. March 4. "ill be a particularly e~-Xilng period for Ihe nt"

intake. The Ihr~ ~ey IranSlIlon'

fromci'iliantomilit3T).SCC· ondary.1ndteniaryeJucalion and home to bamld acrom· modal,on .. ill rtO\ldcsome Ikmandingchallenge~

The ne .. IRw..e joln~ 522 e~i5ling member~ of the Corps ofOrficerCadel~ In thesecondandthlrJ,'earof llleirtrainingaIADi'A.

Helos' breath of life H;\IAS ALBATROSS has pla)f'd hOSI to

a d u ign rl',it' .. · ro r th e Sea Kinj!Mk 50150A~licoptt'r l ifl'-of.tYJH'Ulension.

radar aoo n~"igauonal s}stem~ and mod,flCa. uons 10 Ihe airframe to upgrade Ihe hcli· copter's cargo c3rrying cap-xlly,

Aim of lhe re\'iew was 10 eMeoo the life of the venerable workhorse of the Fleet.lhe Sea King.allditssimulatorintothe),ear2008.

Pictured above are Ihe p.1n,elpanh in the review which " 'as chaired by CAPT Brian Rowe. Director Aviation Projects - Na~y and M s Ro~emary Healh·Coicman. Contracts Managcr,Wesllalld HelicopterLtd. The Sea King is to gel a repl:l(:(rnenl radio.

Tank an industry first T he t\cronnutical a nd

Maritime Hl'SC!an:h Lab(lrtl_

to ry (AM RL) has commis­sioned a waler lank which "il l he lp s hirt Ihe h ighJy spcclaJisrdstudyor shi p !lnd subma r inc noisl' and "ibntlon a"·a,. rrom cosU,· sc-atria lsand inlothelabo­ralory.

AMRL will usc the 144 cubic metre tank in rc~af(h focusing on the mcasuremcm and connoJ of ,essels' acouslicrod,auoncaustdby onboard machineT)'o AM RL also will IIlveSligale the transmission of noise tltrough plpework and ship panels

The waler tank will dra· maucally n:duce the n.-ed 10

condUCtlesungonreaI5.tllp'l and submarines. providing AMRLaTKl itscllenlS In lhe Ro yal AUSlral,an Na,·y (RAN) "lilt Important sa", ings in ICTI115 of time and re<.OUTCes

The re<earch il,elf "'III ,denllf, "a)'ofmlucin!llho! r:Wlated nOl"': "gn.:lture' or

~hips and submarine~. thus reducmglheriskofdetecrion antI improving lhe safety of RANpcrsonnel.

The r .. search also "ill Improve the couRler·detec­liOll cap.:tbLluics of the RAN by reducing inlnference to us sonar equipment caused bylheTlOiscofitsownshlp, and.ubmarincs

The "ater tank Feature, ob1enallon windows on Ihrcc"de'3ndaunique remo,able ~ Idc: or p.:toclthat ... ..In reph~Jtc the hull ,,11Uo.-

1Ureofa"es~Jatsta .

The tank also can be u~d 10 leSt noiseradialion using scale models of submarines suspended Inside Ihe lank and fiuw""ithTlQisesouKes lhal simulate lhoseoccurnng In~allife.

The new "ater lank IS the ",'Ofk of ["-0 AMRL rese:m:h engineers. Chrb Nor"ood and Ross Jumper. wor~;ng '" the area of ship nOIse and "br..ltion conlrol al AMRL'< Ship Structure~ and '\1~lenal,OI"~10I1

Folfo .. ·jltg Ihe dirk pU$rfllatialt (1-,) Mr Joh" McMuhon (AI)/). LCOR Midr U:.;ell (IIMA S NI:: IrCASTLE). CI)RF. To"y Chrjslic (I)NTC), LEUT SIt~tfl Scolly (HMAS NI:.-IYCASTLE) • .lfr Ktlt lIa,,;s (A DI), CD RE Paul Gashler

(COWG) and Mr Gratml' Phipps (AOI).

Steve's excellence rewarded by ADI

LEUT 81tHn Scally ha s won the 1994 AD! , Dirk.

ThiS ~nnual prize is 3warJcd 10 an oHlcer chosen by H~1AS CERBERUS Forexrellcnce in logi,tic, mana!!emcnl The .\13nag,ng O'Tl'CIOr of AOJ. Mr Ken

LEUT Scally" nh the pole al a l"C~mony at ADI HeadqU.1flers III S~dney on No'ember 29. 1994

CORE ChristLC (DNTC), CDRE Gashler LCOR Ul~ell (HMAS NEWCASTLE) aile ny along "'nh Mr John McMahon and Mr frornAD!.

Ready Reserve Scheme review gets underway

When Ih l' Ministcr for Dt'fl' nce Sl'nalor Ra ,' announ~td th t introduc­lion orlhe Ready RI'SI' f\'c Schl'me in 199 1 he said a rc,ic", oflhe prOj! rt'ssor Ihe schcmt ... a u ld be undertake n lifter three years.

The Parliamentary Sec· relary to lhe ,\1miMeT Mr Arch Bevis ha$ commis· sioned the re'lew which commenced in January. 1995,andareponistobc submilled 10 Ihe Minister by June 30. 1995.

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Patrol boat • • wins praise

in new role Man} RAN members

may nOI rt'aliu' II. b u t patrol boat Il l\lAS FRI':­M ANTLE is II fu ll -lime fro nt -l ine n g hllng ro rce, li nd one Ihwt's won p rll ise forher ... ork .

Currenlly berthed along­s ide . IMAS WATER liEN. FREMANTLE has nearly comple ledanOlhcrlongycl successful year in PNO con. IroJ. It has been IWO years s ince FR EMANTLF. was solc ly a Reserve bool.

li owever. unlike her rIOflhem oousins FRF,J.1AN. TLE has nOi been rOnUM!C enOLighloapprehendlhe counll e~s foreign fishing \-esselsrcportcdlycnlerinll AUSlr.lhanw3lers

In the laSI si~ months. FREMANTLE ha~ parllti­paced in two operatIonal palro l ~. Ihe most recenl beIng standby vc~~1 for tile BoogainvlllclI'l(:i(icnl, ... h,ch

entailed ~pendlng II month in Calms 31 four hours' notice for!>e3.

Addillon~lly FR I:MAN· TLE m:ei,ed a ,pecial men· lion in !he Flec! Award, for

A 10lal of IIiOrricrrs and sai l(lrs recehed hon· ours in la~1 monlh's AUSlra l i:l lla, :I"lIIrds and CNS aotl his ,\dminll~

haH congnlulaled Ihe r'ffipM>nL~.

Appoin!ed Member- of the M.lliary D.\i~.on orlbe OrOer of AU"!r.lha (AM) arc CAPT Ivan Anthony Sbean:r RFD RANR. of Paddlngtoo. NSW.fordi'!ingul"hed~r­

... ice and e,c~p"onal perfor· mancc ofdu!y to the RAN the Aus!ralian Defence Force. particularly inthc fields of inlcrnnuonallaw and !ra.mng Nnvallnwy(· .... ; CAPT Geoffrey Raymond Cole RAN. of Garden Isl~nd. NSW.fore~cep!ional..ervicc

to the RAN and Naval Support Command: and WO S.gnals Yeoman Barry William Kane RAN. of MHQonS)'dney

CAPT Cole ",as CO oftoc

LSHO " Tommy Tucktr" .. dedil'lI l ion hdped HAlA S ,.·R£ AlANTLE arh it ~ t a sptrilll m,,,' ;O" iff Flu ,

A .. ·otds.

This was primarily due 10 !he dedicalion of LSRO "Tommy" Tuc ke r and the high ·speed modem !rials conducted .n FREMANTLE tatelaslyear.

A.~ a resul! of these !rials. patrol boat&in tile future will ha ... e !he facil llY forpcrma· ocnth'gh,speed!r.lIIsmission and reception of broadcasts.

FREM ANTLE was also oneof!hefir.;! pa!rolboa!s tobefiHedwilhanESM sys­!em. which not on I)' aided heropcrallonalpatrol.but

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Cro,s ""3S a"'arded to fi'e Offitt .... andmen

CAPT Patricl hille, Oate' RA:\'. of Campbell. ACT. as the Director. Defence Force Pay and Allow~nce~; CMDR EIi,a beth J~ne Coles. of Qoeanbo:y~n. NSW. lile Siaff Ofrocerre'pon'lbleforcqual cmpIOlmeniOpportun.!.es and rela!cd mancr.;: CMDI{ David Lmd,ay Garnocl. of Jervis Bay. ACT. for out· standingperfomlancc3s!he leader of !he Good Wor~.ng Rdation,h'psl'rojert:I'OCK Mlehad WilliJmSparle". now of HMAS SUCCESS. l'el1yOfficcr·;n·Charge of IheWardroom:mdmaingaJ· leys al HM AS WATSON; andPORS Ke,·in Lee Rollins of HMAS COONAWARRA. forde'o!ion !oduty "'hill'

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As.~fromtheoper.luonal

requlremen!s FREMANTLE has once again provided a much.needed lIain.ng plat· form forlhe na ... iga!.onal courses from I~MAS WAT. SON.

Rese ..... e lraining has also seen FREMANTLE ,'enlUre to Brisbane, Melbourne and Hobart . She has managed also!OmalnUltnlhe hnk ,,".th thepublic.especiallydunng Navy Wcck where JOOOpeo­pievisitedherin!wod:iys.

FREM ANTLE also had the honour to escon HMAS KA NJM8LA into their new home port of Sydney on Dccembert81astyear

After a Ihree·",·cck AMP. FREMANTLE was not only ORV for lite Chris!mas peri · od. bu!once again SianI'd !he Sydney !o Hobart yacht races on Bo~ing Day. Wllh 1994 be.ng!herace·s.501h anni versary. the 3S0 yach!~ participating made Sydney Harbourqui!ea specmcle.

And the New Year hnd a busy star! for FREMAN· TLE. pn!roiling in !he A]-'l_

"" .... In~ a' Rad.o Supe",r.or on HMAS SYD:-'EY

"The Med;il,nthcM,Io!3" o;>i\ion (OA'U"'J"a"'Jrd C(! !oCMDR A K. An\k""n LEUT w" \"\I,llan. WOPT IA Ru_hton and CPO.\IUSN RT Cou{;hran· ,,~

The Consp.cuOlh Se .... lcc MedJI ",emloC\1J)R liE. Marls. WOEWO RA Wchman. CI'OCSM (I\1W) G II Poclnee, CPOU 1. T Ell ... PONPC M J. Moore andAIHJ.\1PJ.DurnJn

Defence college opens

The Minislrr for 1)o.'f,'fIl"t', Srnalor Kobrr l Ita) . SII)S he f~p-t'cIS the Aus ln ,lia" Collel:e of I)erf nce li nd SIr-oIlrgic" Siudies (Canbcrr-oI ) 10 pia} an hnporlant pari in supporting I.f} f lemtnb of oordereocepotic}.

The '\111II~!er !okl Ihe fil)l Intal.e the colte~e ~aid lhe coUege ",·outd pOl>.<.k a J6· ",eek acadt'm.c program co-eri ng ~ecuri!y and defence.,memallonal)CCuri· ly. policy formulation. organi~alion and manage· ment , Asia and the PaCific and regional seeumy.

"We rccognisclhn! work· ing with o ther counlr;cs. especially those from Asia and the Pacific .• s very much panoftheprocessof~>el .

opmS shared views on regional securi!y:' he s.aid.

"[nlha!regard, lh,scol· lege represents a un''lue opponunilY !O JlIllude fU10n: senior milliary commanllers a.'ldw-fenee plannefS "'lIh a deC"pundersrand.ngofiswe< ofregional concern "

Th t rhildrMfrom IIMA S WATSON tnjo~ gamet in Iht pool.

Activities a splash I' or Ihe pas l fe w yea rs, "MAS WATSON has

co nlinued its tradilio n of an a cth'ily wo rkshop ror company c hildren O\·e r Ihe firsl week or Ihe

or the working yea r.

;...;,~,;;.,.~;,;,;:;,~:,~,:~ ~A~~~~gC:::.ren frolic

.~k .... ,,' N"'''";''""be!",een the ages of

Thinking of bu) ing a new hou se. rcno,·aling )ourcurrenl one or reri· nancin!(?

Defence HomcO"'ncr i, a home loan, a",,!ance \eheme for member<> of!he AD]-

The Defence Ilou,mg Authl)rit)' admoni'!ers thc M"hemc and de!emll""" ehgl' b,ltl)· and ent.tlement toan InlCrc~! \ubs,dy on a loon of up to SJO.OOO fundetJ by the l\auonaIAu\lr.lhaBanl.

1ft WII r/iKiblr ~ Ye,· if ) ..... "nli_!edooorafteri\[a> 15. 198,~ and ha'c compic!ed '" >e~ .... elfe,'!i>e full'lime ~cr>·lcc or h:l,·e had opera· !innal _enice. ur if yuu enlt~led prior 10 that date and clecle<lin 1991 !ore>oke Yl1urenll11cmcnlunderthe Def"nre Sen ice Home, Scheme. There are special ehgibllity consider.l! ions for !hos-c ",hodlscharge due toa compcnsablcdis.abili!).lhosc ,,"ho rejoin the ADF wllhin !"'o rea'" ofdi<eharge and

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Wh,·" all! .1'011 UPI'll"' For members w.!h peacetime <>cr· vice-afler!hecolllpk!.onof six ),earssn momh'elfec· .i>e full·time sen icc and "'iihin I"'o)eal) of the da!e ofdi....,hn'1e: membc,...",,,h sen·ll'c in Cambodia. Somalia. Vietnam or Namibia· 31 any ume durins r.e ..... ce Or '" i!hin t"'o ~ears of!he date ofd,schaq;t; and mcmbe .... ","h Gulf\C .... lce· a! any lime during or after

Au IIt~r~ a",· clmdilimtJ:' The two main cond;lion~nre thal!heentitled person must live in !he hou"e and not own another house a! the lime lhe ,ub~idy com· menees.

Membcrs ",i,hinglo lnow moreabou! the scheme. !heir

aftt , Iltt tn l'~i/i"g oflht painrillg of lilt old INnrallNpanm~1I1

building.

Art unveiled A s mllll ce re mon,. a t the DenIal Deparlmenl, HMAS

Ku rrAII UL, saw Ihe un" e iling of a painling of the old denta tbullding .... hich has been demolished.

The pam!ins was thr ""on: of well·known pam!er Richard Ashton, uock of CAPT l .A. Ash!on (R!d ). who spent anum_ berof years In !he old bu,lding as the Command Denial Officer.

The pa,nung II(IW hangs in the Demal Depanmem w3l1m!: room and stands in stan.. contrast to the modem surroundings O(lhe ne" bulldmg. The old building "'as longo, erdue for w-mohuon. but played an important role in the history of Ihe den!albfanchoftlte RAN for more than so years 3nd recel\ed rromllll"l1Cr "'hen the accommodation ship HMAS KUTTAB· UL"'OlStOl"pCdoed",h,leaJongstdeml9-l2.

Somt o/lht rtcn"'s u/a(ing in 'he Sorr~"'o pla)'groulld.

In the swing Recruits rrom lIi\1AS

Ct; R IH-;RUS ,,·ork hard and Ihank s 10 th em. Ihe locllJ Sorrcnlochlldrencan play ha rd us "ell .

Abou! 70 recruit~ from Moran D"'ision (LEUT D Osborne) Recruit School (LCDR P. lIornsby). IIMAS CERBERUS (CAPT N.M. Carson) ga>e their !,me to help bu,ld a playground at Sorrento Park In a projtc!

arranged by Sorrento CommUnt!ySe ...... ces

Their tasks ranged from logging. barrowing 120 tonnes or blue me!al and machining pans for ~lide, and~wings

The workers were 3,led !o Il'!um thc following day to complete the playground :md the entire di,isioo of 130 recrullSan,j Di\'isional Staff ,olunu:.:red 10 help.

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Ina briercert'mony held at the orfice or the Washington Na"ll l AtlllChc. Commodo~ Bob Letts and his staff ""armly welcomed thc RAN's newest a,·ialOr. Lieutena nt R ichard T hor pe (ex·USN) into t he Australian Na'·y.

As far as is known. Lieutenant Thorpe is the first USN hel icopter pilot tosc:ek and accept a direct transfer tothc RAN.

Seahawk piJo!. Lieutenant Thorpe bringsconsiduable knowledge about the opera· tion ofSeahawksto his new squadron,HS816

Attracted by the Australian lifestyle for their future family. Richard and his wife Jeanne wiH initially settle in Nowra. NSW. while Richard undergoes his pre· requisite training at HMAS

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Fremantle class patrol boats. BUNB URY has enjo)'ed a close relationship with the citysheisnamedafter.partic­ularly through the cadet unit

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To furth e r enhance this

.:~ ~~~~opn:e~;~ t~~e :~i~;:a~~~~ :: TS BUNBURY depicting the ::: me and ti mes of HMAS • :: BUN BURY since she was

QUe<"nsland.inI984. Many local dignitarits and

their partne rs a llended the birthday celebrations onboard BUNB URY. " lIh youngest c rew member ABETW Mal1hew Birch jo ining hi s CO in the traditional cake cUlling

As well as the birthday cel­ebrations. a Maritime Commander's Commendation was presented to ABC K Robert McCance for out­standing professiona lis m .

APS LOANS ,Feasting NEW RATE FROM 1st MAY 1994 : at speed

, Life onboard RAN ships formalities dispensed with. doesn ' t always go as but needless 10 say bo th pla nned, as thl' cre"· of ··fi sheries·· tasksweresuc_ HMAS BENDIGO disco,·- cessfully completed erl'd durin g a fi she ries It was worth y of note thaI patrol. a lot of preparation had gone

A planned seafood smor- into the eve nt by AB C K gasbordat Govehad tobe Malcolm McLellan. rescheduled at short notice Recognition and praise of wilen the ship was required ABCK McLellan's culinary to crash >ail two hours prior skills were nOt lim Ited to to tile even\.

The function was to mark BEo'\lDlGO·schange ofcom­mand between theoutgomg . CO, LCDR M.S . Gilbert.

Ro bert lias cont ributed grea lly to the high level of good health and morale n pe­rieneed on HMAS S UN­BURY.

The commendatIOn was presented in Bunburybecause Robert is a local boy and it gave his family achanct to attend the eeremony.

S UNB URY. the second

Afte r spending Cllristmas alongside. BUNBURY is now 1xIckon patrol cycle ... com­plete wi lh park bench onboard

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Sea becoming 'the biggest garbage tip'

Nest tillle you are on deck, walch the sea as the W3\'eS slosh against- the hull and slide astern ill the ship's wake.

If you look closely for long enough, you will spot bitsofflOlllingdebris .. empty plastic cOnlainers or discarded rope or netl;ng. gJassbol\Jes.liglllglobesor f1uorotubes. metalcanislers and perhaps some bits of drifl .... ·ood.

And these afe only Ihe solid items that float and are Jargeenough to be seen from deck.

You won't see the gash (hal sinkS and clul!ers up lhe seabed. or Ihe thin scum of oil slicks or other liquid pol­lutanlS floating on the water,

Thousands of lo nnes of floating ti u er reach the world's oceanseyery year.

Much of thi s is washed o ut 10 sea from industrial sites and down suburban storm-water drains. 10 be swept back ashore on nearby C(}.15ls. indudingthepopular beaches nearcoaslal cilies.

Sewage and Slormwaler IkbrisonSydney'sandolher AUSlralian beaches is the besl-known case of local pollution on Ihesea from land-bascdsources

You are far more likely 10 see floating liner when you are near port. bUI much of the debris and other rubbish

in Ihe world's oceans is thrown overboard from ships and small craft out at.sea

Moslconsislsofplaslic padaging and containers. glass bottl es. melal cans. ropeS. nelS and other fishing gear and dunnage washed overboard from cargo vessels.

Conlainer.; full of running shoes. plastic ducks and otherbalhloysloslover­board in the north Pacific haverecemly bc:encoming ~shore in Alaska and Califomia ... lheseareonly some amusing examples reported in the newspapers.

With continuing inputs of liuerfrom people ashore and afloat. the oceans are gradu­ally becoming the world's

bIggest garbage tip. The quantities of floating

liner in thesouthem hemi­sphere are lower than thO!i;e in the north, because moSI ports. industry and shipping arc along northemcoast\.

Endosed seas such as the Mediterranean, Baltic. Black and Red seas. the Caribbean andlheSeaofJapanareseri­ou~ly pollu led. But lil1er in Ihe open seas around Australia is also a mailer of

Entangled Ftoating linerisa hazard

to seabirds and other marine wildlife.

Whales, seals and sharks becomeenlangled in ropes and nening. and whales and turtles ha"c been choked by plastic bags which they have swallowed.

Albatrosses, petrels and OIherseabirdswhich feed in the su rface waters of the Southern Ocean Iry 10 eat fragments of floating plastic which of course lheycannol digest.

It is not o n ly wildlife which isaffecled. Marine lit­ter also affects mariners morcdirectly.

Large items such as Ihe mooringbuoycasl.1shorein North West Tasmania and containers washed overboard from freighters are a menace 10 shipping.

Fishing vessels have been di sabled by plastic rope s fouling their pro pellers Plastic bags blod cooling water intakes. These are all good reasons why we should not add to the rubbish float­ing at sea by throwing any· thingm'erbeard

One way to find out how mueh liul'ris floating around al sea. and what il all con· sistsof. istoeollcct it all on remOle beaches where Ihey are not visited by tourists andothert>eachgoers.

Every October since 1991. South Australian school chil­dren from Streaky Bay and Ellislon.logether with fish· eries researchers from

Adelaide. have cleared all Ihe litter from the 26km beaeh al Anxious Bay in Eyre Peninsula. on the east coast of the Great Australian Bight

Most of the lilter was madeofplaSlic-emptyliq. uidcontainers. buckets. crates. bags, nels. ropcand fishing gear - but also hun­dreds ofg!ass bottles and jars.lightglobesandfluore'_ cent tubes and some metal drums and aerosol cans.

In each of these four years. we coltected between eighlandl5kgoflinerpcr ki!ometreofbeach.

Typical

Iflhese quantities are typi­cal of our JO,OCXlkm coaslline. hundrcds of lonnes of litter from the seas must be com­ingashOfC in Australia every year,inad<iitiontOI[}etrash left behind by beachgoers who can not be bothered to take their rubbish home.

Weliveonland,bultwo­thirds of the earth's surface

The oceans seem 10 be an endless. empty,opcn space. and we may think they are so vaSllhat a few bits of dis­carded lives gash will soon disappear - bUlothercrea_ turesspcndtheirlivesatsea.

They]i"e lhere

Your plastic bag may throttleaturtle.Slrapping bands lippcd off food cartons in the galley may strangle a seal.

Your six -pack beer can yoke may entangle an alba­tross. Keep them aboard for shore disposal when the ship retums to port.

"Do.the-righl-thing" and "Put-it-in-a-bin" are as valid al sea as they are shorc. Only slobs !iner the.sea

Stow il - oon'lihrow it!

The shipping buoy, Miler (han amlin. "-Ilshed up on ,Vorth \I"s/ern Tasmania) Tarkin" ('oost.

10 (34) NAVY NEWS, February 10, 1995

Members ofTS SIIOAI.HAVEN ,,·ho look paF1 in Ihe Na .. al R"suve lraining "'uk (I/o r, lOp): AB Deborah Kay. IS Brefl McNeil. AB Adam EmmerlOn. (mi4dle): AH Nadine Taylor, AS Nicole Williams, AB Robert J:'lIiOIl, (from): IS Da"id

Ho,,'am and AB Cheyn"lIogan . • PirIUf<': by ISI'Il Rob "·tngler.

Faces of the future 13 to 18. had been a credil tOlhemand reflecledtheir cialion oflhe large amount of time Slaffhad donated

They underwent general Naval training. as well as fitness and gunnery

Aimingfor Ih" slars ,. CPOMTP touugflXes ORION's position under Ih l walchful tyt of LEUT TIm Brown, right.

Matt can really 'fix' Mos t Navy pt'ople a re hOpeStopulihemintoprac-

',mm" .. ,,". "d ''',,',' "~'''''''''hI,yochiEUCA· sub ORION' for. the t'nduring abililY of LYPTin the nearfulure. the CTIFF 10 fix thoscirri-

:~~:r;:~~lar problt'ms fO:r~h:iCea~~i~!a~';st~~~~ Timothy Brown. the former

But;1 was fixing ofa dif- Engineering Officer of ferent kind that recently HMAS OTWAY. who has brought CPOMTP Matt Young to the bridge of HMAS ORION.

The appeal of preci sion sextants and blissful starry nights proved 100 strong and convinced Mall 10 shed his manlle as a teacher of skills \0 become a student oflhe anofaslro-navigatlon.sohe climbed to the <ubmarine hridge drternllned to learn how the na'igator '-fixes" the beat

Though the nc" fi~lng tcchmquc, "ill probably rr\,,·e un,uiwhle foru'e in the EngIne Room_ )'lau

recentlychangedo,erlOlhe Seaman Branch and hasju;;1 completed his lntennediate Navigalion Cour..c.

Tim was accused of attempting to recruil fellow con\ertsbut the instruetion SIIII proved frui lfui.

With the aId ofa fi,e-man ,tar·findmj!team. Mall man­agedenoughsightstogener­ate a good ob<;ef\ed po.ilion

If only fi~ing ORION "a, that ea'y all the time' Malli,<oonu>~joined

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Be watelWise appeal to Defence families The current drought in many parts of Australia

focused allention on the need for wiser ,,"ater the home ofe, 'ery Australian.

. a study by lhe IXfence Ho~ing Authority in most an:asaround AUSU'3ha.lhc a\crage

'''''',",,"m,''''"')~l''IicefJmi1iesismuchhigher otherfamiliesmlhecommunuy.

\\Jlerconsumption by Ser\ice families is up

, ::~~:;:~:::';:\~ foreqW\alcnl civilian OC'Cupied homes ~ This i~!lOI to \;ly th;ll:lll SerVice families are

usefShullldocs~mas!houghaboulalhirdof

are usin(tslgnificanlamoumsof .... ·alerm . geflC'ralcommuniIYJ'<crnges. was conducted by DHA's General ~l3nager.

HelhennglOn wtlO conSulted wllh w:ner " ""ori,;""m""dAustl1lliainlhecours.eofhissludy.

there was good reason why Defence personnel i more Ihan the community norm bUI that the

usage by some indic3.teSlhal water is being w3!eru~is needed.

Thl' first TNI-AL group aftu being presetJIl'd their certificau$ by COS, CMVR II, JOh"~IO",

Successful exchange continues

Allhe end of 1994 "n, gmups of Indonesian Nu,'y personnel , 'is iled HM AS COONAWA RR ,\ fo r u (" uhural and profession~1 e:<:(" ha ngc a s pari of an ongoing program bel .... ecn RA N cooks and swwards a l C OONAWAR R,\ a nd T NI-AL cooks a nd 511." " '_ a r d s from Training Co mmand in Surabaya. Indones ia.

Aim of!he !"'()-w~'<!k vis· i!s was 10 familiarisc lhevi s_ iling lndonesiancooks.s!ew­ards and instructors with Aus!ralian naval ca!eringand hospuali!yprac!ieesaimeda! arepreSt:n!a!ional standard.

The TNI-AL cooh and

of working alongside RAN personnel allowing a very beneficial e~change of Ideas onca!enngan(icuhurc.

The viSit was nOlall \\ork though - the TN I·AL also enjoyed !lte culinary a nd ecological (i ... ligh!s the Top Endltastooffer.

Time was spen l al the TerrilOry Wildlifc Park . an Adelaide River Jum ping C rocodile Cruise and the nalural waterfall s of Li!chfield National Park.

A relum visit by CooN­AWARRA cooks and stcw· ards;s programmed forlhis month. SIOry: LEUT Dean Po ,,'c!! ; picture: LSPH

that II\'e in our married qu;merafler,,<": lea,·e··. Defence is also conSidering "hetlter any changes 10 the

Excess \\'aterCharge sy$tem might alw help encOtJrage ,,·iser useof"a1<":r .

CMDR Bo"ikn discussed lhe pn:...em sy~lem . ··Cum:nlly. DIIA pays lite "~Icr authorit,,·s alilhe cltarges associated "ith the prO\ ision of "aler to IXfence members in DHA dwellings. In line \l1!h normal Real !'.sta1<": Indus!/)' practices. OHA (the owner) recolen. from Defence (the t~nant ) all 1110...: charge~ associated "llh waler ,uch a. <":xces~ "atcr charges or and then ahsortls the resi. such a> ~Iand,"g("hargesand rales.

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''In the paSI, Ihe levy has been relati\"clysmall. and tltis ;ncrcasecould be absorbed. but now that aClual amounlis bccominglllOTC substantial. 11 is time to consider if there isa more appropriate way !o fund tlte DHA Water bill:' CMOR Bo,,·densaid.

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NAVY NEWS, February 10, 1995 (35) 11

No courses for Lucky Ross

'Luc ky ROSS' The autobiography of an

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A proposaJ to hold a reunion lorlhe above inlake. • Place: SYDNEY ' Dale: JUNE 1996.

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TRA INING Wagner Oval (home ground), Whi tfield Avenue, Ashfie ld ­

Tuesdays and Thursdays al 7pm.

In t9.M,al Ihe age of 18, young ""John'" ROS.'ljoined the RO}lIl Ausl rd lian Na,·y lISa paymllStHclIdct-mid­shipma n.

Nothing too dran;atic about that I hear you say Only in those days pussers justjoined-likcthal.

After knitting-up onboard the depot ship PENGUIN he was appointed to the 10,000 tonnc'"County"classcruiser HMAS AUSTRALIA

Talk about on-thc-job 1rdlnmg

And "hat's more. during the sub~equenl 17 years he was in service LCDR Ross doesn't seem to have done any formal training course. at all.

In those day~ junior offi­cen; were required to keep a journal. in which were recorde<.ltheeventsofthe day. and which was IOSpect­ed by the "snottie'~ nun.e··­the officer who was respon­.ible for their general well­being-every so often.

John Ross scems to have hung on to hisarnl drawn on its contents for the first pan of his book. I su~pect he also kept a <.liary which gave him the o:k:tails for the remainder of Lucky Hms.

In 1934 AUSTRALIA took the Duke of Gloucester back to the United Kingdom on the laq leg of hi, royal tour and then to have two years' exchange with the Royal Navy. After that Ross was Iran~ferred, via BRIS­BANE, to the newly-pur­cha,-e<.l SYDNEY, in which he spent !hc nexc six years. Perhaps OfFicer's Posting had forgotten about him.

Sinking He then was postell 10

CANBERRA, thus missing the sin~ing of SYDNEY but being onboard CANBERRA \\ihen she was sunk <.luring the Savo <.li~a.~ter.

The activities of the Royal Australian Navy in the period before 1939 make fascinatingrea<.ling.forthis reviewer at least.

The RAN's annu~1 pro­gram appeare<.ltobcalong lhe following lincs

After Christmas lea'·e. JB for t"o or three "ee~s for some gunnery and general training. Then down 10

Hobart for the annual Regatta in February. fol­lowed every other year by a dash across the Tasman 10 New Zealand ports before another period in JB and back to Sydney formid·win­terleave.

After chat up to Brisbane foritsannual··Weck·'.lhen north .. rn Queensland ports and either Darwin and Western Au,tralian or back to lB.

JUSI as long as the squadron was in Melboum .. for the Cup

Then back to Sydney for mainlenance and Christmas leave once more

Ross' 3ccountofhistimcs inthepre·warMcditerranean Fleet are full ofdelai! which willma~einterestingreading

now and prove a mine of

.~ SMNET Miinereui"esille HMA S NIRIMBA ProficitncyA"'(1rdjrom RAD.If Briggs.

Base lives on - technically

Wit h the imple m e ntatio n 0 1' I eehnleal I raining

Pilin 92 c ame t h e tra n s fe r of a ll e leclronic li nd

m a rine techniclll training a t HMAS CERBER US and the closure of IIMAS NIRIMBA,

The NIRIMBA facilities are being handed over 10 the NSW Government on February 23. 1995. and will become the Nirimba E<.\ucation Precinct.

The facility willmclude elements of the University of Western Sydney-Hawkesbury, the Nirimba College of TAFE and facilities for SWle and Catholic Secondary Colleges

The Precinct will not be lhe only remln<.ler of the name and tradnionsofHMAS NIRIMBA

The IlMAS NIRIMBA Proficiency Award was pre~ented to the Technical Training Centre HMAS CERBERUS on the closure of NIRIMBA and is an annual award for the most outManding initial technical trainee .

Theawar<.l was instituted in rccognition of the contrihution ma<J .. by HMAS NIRIMBA to technical training in the RAN and wa, awarded for the first time in December 1994 to SMNET Darren Milne by the Naval Training Commander. Rear Admiral P.O. Briggs.

SMN Milne "asju<.lged on his lea<Jership qualities. acade-

I.EUT Chris Gallagher (OIC ADI-' HV-T) and WO Sieve II"right (SNRO N Q) rangraluk/re 11'0 Wllilraku 011 his COIII­

plniollojJO)"M rs sen·iu .

Three decades of faithful service

During a "isil lo HA N members in the North Queenslllnd (NQ) region WO-N l'aul Whittakl'rcaUed into the Australia Defence Force Recruiting Unit -Tov.llS\ille (AOFRU-T),

The O IC of ADFRU-T. LEUT Chris Gallagh er, \Ook t heopportu n i ly to congratu late WO-N on

h is completIon of 30 ~' ea r s se n ' ice in the RA N.

Doth joi n ed tbe Na~ y

in the same in take (j u nior Recruiten t r}' 10) and ha"esen'ed together t h rough Ihe ra n ks a number o f t imes in t he DOGs.

mic achievement. sponing ability and personal quahties and. in additIOn to the HMAS NIR1:o.1BA Proficiency Award. rccei .. ed the Scientific r.lanagemcnt ASSQCiates award for dux of his ET intalo<e.

SMN Milne joined the Navy from Ballarat and during his time at the Technical Training Centre was promoted to trainee pcuyofficer and then to trainee chiefpeuy officer.

S:o.lN Milne ha.~ undergone pre-EAC traimng in fire control systems and is hoping fora posting to one of the new ANZACs followed by a long and rewarding career in the RAN.

In thc finest traditions of NIRIMBA the Technical Training Centre HMAS CERBERUS has cominued the ballie against the Army and Air Force in the technical trainees inter-SCf',ice

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NI~1~~hY ''','',,' "m """"'",' 'h', '"<"" ··,"hd· "fl Technicaltrai~ee, from the three Ser .... ices contest spons

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The NIRIMBA Ashes were awar<.led for the first lime in

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REUNION COXSWAINS · REGULATORS

at SENIOR SAILORS MESS, HMAS KUTTABUt - SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1995-1700.

COST-S30.00perhead including buffel and lhen open bar. BOOK OWN ACCOMMODATION·

Teniat/Yt bookings for 20 rooms havebetn madeal the GAZEBO for S99 twin share including breakfast.

PH:(02)3581999orfreecaJl800221495. RSVP by 20JAN95 to: CPO AI Ward on (02) 359 3193.

1996 Churchill Fellowships

for overseas study ~~:i;~T=ir!tsa'lfe.~?rSI~:::OUS!~hia:.b:: eonsidered lor a Churctlill Fellow$h.p to undefUlke, dUflll9 1996,ano~erseasstud)'PfOjecl~twillenh.ncethe" usetulnesstotl'reAustrailancommunity

Nt) prescribedc;ual~icalions're 'I<IUlled, m.e,it being the pnmary tftt. whether blsed on past achll'lemenlS or demonstrated .blllty lor tutu,e achIevement.

FaHowsh ips are ,warded Innu,ll)'lO those who hive

~~:~=~;;"~~:So~~~~·a~~~ or lorrnal quahlicallOnl.

De\.ll~S m.y be Obtlrnttd by send""il a set! addressed stamp&d en\l8lope(12x2-4ems)to

nra WlnltonCh\m:hlU M. mon,1 Tru,' 218NorthbOum.A"IfIU •• B<,ddon, ACT2601 .

ComP!etlld.pplicatlonlorms.ndreporlS from Uvea referees must be submrtlecl by _ Tuesday. 28F&btuary,l 99S

Award follows plane recovery

In Dutmbtr 1993''' 0 .. OQdeuUers rrom Iht .il_ lagtorWaimorat. Buru Island. Indonesia. Slum ­bltdxros.stht .. r«t..lIgtOr RA Af Ca talina A23-4S "hich"enl mis.singdurinj! II bombinR raid on hp3nrst ~hipplng in :'\3rlllca lI arbour. Duru bland on Jul~ 20. 19 .....

Fift} >e:r.r\ after A2.1 . .j~ "enl mi"ing.a RAAF learll from AUSlralia WJ' ,em 111

Ih" i~land 10 In.e,ugntc tile crashS.llc.rt'COlerlhc.>l\'truln, ofllle Cnrnlinn\ mnene" :mddlsposcof;myonlnance

Assisling Ihe recOlery ream were Group Captain

Bob Anderson :and CII,ef ~n) OfficerMao.Sle .. aft­Jones from the Ddence Steuon. Au)tr:alr:m Embas,). loll:ll1:1

The recolery opeulion ":I' hampc ..... d b) Ille moun­Jamous and OPllre"i.elun­Ele terrnin of ea,tern InU(lnc,i:l

ClimblnE lUJn altitude of I~O() m~tr~' Ihe IC.1", 'UC· ~c"tull) mmptclcd II, I1m­\i{ll1l1)'iucnhf)'lngalltllc: crc" nnd relllrning Ihe cl\'\\'\l\'marn,forllurtnlal Ambon WarCenteler) on 0<.Iobi.'r1.199.j

FnJlo .... ,nglhcopcrJlion CPO Sle"ar1·Joncs .. as

:a .. ·nrdcd a Chief of A;rSuff Comml'nd:lllOn.

M tan .. hile. LEUT Carl !-; . Schauppner. VSS. o n ucha nge \Oith th t RAN. 1I:utx't'nawardcdtbtN:r..·) Comm ... ndati{)I1,\1cd:a1.

The a"anl "ru, fO<" ··mcn­lonous "",,,ice·' in hi'prc\l ou,p05lingalrllei\a'al \kdicnl Centre In Oar..tnnd. California

LEUT Srh:mppncri,eur­renll)pO'leda'tlieSlaff Officer Healtll \laterial in the Command lIealtll SCfllCes Organ hal ion al BOll1C'rn Hou-e. POll. Pornl. SyrJJ1C)

Recruitment drive launched The i\ l inis ler for Defence Science

and Personnel. Mr Gar} Punch. has

launched a major recruitml.'nt drh·e 10

tncourage young Austra lians 10 join

the AuSlralian Defence Force (A DF,_

R~T\erorcesandlheheJ1Cfilsofemploy­

IllCm forillo-.e sceklnga mllilJryeareer are o,econd 10 nonc,"

Succe~sful enlranl. t;) Ihe AOF face an e\cl11Dg fUlure "ith: re"arding and broad caret'rptO.p«I5;job!>eCunry;exlensi\epaid !raimng and qualificalions recognIsed by civ iiran inUl\u\lons; andeXlensi\e family ,uppon

Mr Punch took the oppoftUDlIy ",1I11c opcn­ing Ille Adelaide Defence !'oree Carcer5 Reference Cenlre 10 Slres~ the opponuOltic' availnble fOl"young AUSlr,tiians in pur;urn;:a mllilJrycareer.

MrPuncli "·as pafticulnrly I;cen 10 signal 10 scllool ka.ers rhnr a large numberof,nlere~t ­

ing and challenging ea rccrs e~isted In Ihe AOF

··The s ~ilJ s tile AOF allows people In

de.elop are firM rate and are mucll soughl aflerbyci.·il,an entployers:·hcs.aid

·111eAOFmakesnSIC31SWnloapcrson·s carcerand righr now Ihe ADF isclllbar1ing

on onc of its largesle.·cr rccruirntenleam· paigns:·MrPunclisaid.

"And. II is our expcrience Ilial in good cco­n-ornlClirnes some of our more sl;illcd pcoplc lea ... the ADF for ci .. ili:r.n jobs. During the

Il:cenion.llle necdlOrccrui t largenumhers was do .... n and Ihnl·S why .... e are clIlban.:ing on thisrecru;\lncnl campaign 10 sIny alleador lhe garnc:m<lensure Ihat the ADF liaS a pool of talented P<'Qple from which tn draw:' Mr Punchs.aid.

"There are nendy 1000 vacancies lliis finnncial year for permanenl and Ready r- WIFELIN~J

lieA' .. 'c art (Or allCHht r year. I In!sI ,,,·crJ OOfhad an tnjoyalJlto break o.·rrChrtu. rIWl andN ..... Vcar.

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mornln, for 1995 ",II atsolx: the AGM on Wednesday, February 15al9JOam.lt Flal 2. Canberra Dr,,·e. For mOfe Informallonconucr Jacqui Leonudon216839. Play · jlroup rc.um.:d on Monday. hnuaryI6aI9.30a1n:ilIFiall. Canberu Dnvc, Salhe Mould. canbecon!aCI.dun211482 fornlon.'rnform3110n.

CONTACT G ROUPS \\ ,\ - The ne<1 Combined ConlXI Group Meclinl ",,11 t>e on Wednelid~y. F~bruary IS. allhe,lInlorullol")' meli~ ar 9.3Q.1m - at1wetcomc: Coff", ~flernoon5 are lIel(lll PSO e\fry Wednesday from l,lOpm unlll March Come

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C~:RHUWS . Navy W;"es h:ilvehadabrealo.·erthe Chrislmasschooloolidaysand rcrumed ,,·henschool ",sum«l. For more informal ion call Shac on 83 9227 and Val On 193176

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YOUNG ENDEAVOUR's parlicipationin Ihe50lh Sydneylolloba r lyachl race was a poetic union or two spirited ideals.

Australia·.~ national sail training ship fined comfort· ably into a support role for the nmion's most prestigious sailingevem.

The 50th anniversary of thi s 6JO·mde blue waler classic had every yachtiein Australia champing at the bit. and it was no surprise to seea recordentry of380 boals facing the starter o n Boxing Day_

Just as technology played a leading hand for the highly favoured maxi yachts, so YO UNG ENDEAVO UR was fined with the latest in communications technology for her role as a radio r~lay ship.

Four new aerials. two additional rJdios and on line satellite fax, ,'oice and telex stations .... ·ere inslJlled. while the ship's own fit was updm· ed for greater flexibility and power

As always the start pro· vided a magnificent specta· cle. wuh maxi yachts TAS­MANIA and BR1NDABEL­LA taking the early lead.

Aboard YOUNG ENDEAVOUR we motor­sailed. making as much use ofthc wind as possible. but wilh the wind so light and sun so warm on the second day. the decision wasquic~ly laken (Q enjoy some swim­mmg

14 (38) NAVY NEWS, February 10. 1995

Spirit of TAM alive and well

safely, security, administration, states of readiness and searching for past memories.

Scarchingforpastmemorics? WeH.i1mayootbelistcdas:mofficialduty,butrnychance

encounter with Bruce McKenzie certainly reinforced (he old adage that the OOD muSI be cap:tble of responding 10 any sit­

uatio" "hicll may arise. Bruce. a retIred caltle farmer from MilImerTan in

Queensland.".asvisitinghisdaughluinWoliongonglast May ,,·hen he decided toW;.c in the sights of\he south COOSI. including HMAS CRESWELL.

I LCDR C M. Curtis C;;OUNG ENDEA VOUR I Mo,t of the flcct were half

way across "the paddock" (Sass Strait) when a ,Trong south- .... ·eSlerly rolled across the sky in the form ofa tum­bling IUbeofslOrmy cloud. bUI unlike the previou, year this front came during the day. giving skippers time to reef their mainsails. stri ke their kiles and se t heavier head'ails.

YO UNG ENDEAVOUR the course sail was clewed up. yards were braced hard and fore and aft sail was set as the ship al te red 10 starboard. charging towards the front likeadefiant .... arrior.

At th~ prec"" moment of wind shifl the ship was swung hard to pon and rode Ihe front as ifit wcre surfing

In no lime the ship gath· ered,peedto 10 knot'; when the wind is sIrong and the seas slIlI flat. YOUNG ENDEAVOUR chums a path throughtl\ewaterhkenothmg can stop her.

A§ a 40 knot gU§1 §wepl towards us. the ship was ali"e wnh rno,ement. Safet} lmc~ wwe rigg~dand acee" to the uppcrdeck limlled.the Youth Crew wor~ing

admirably in the rough weather.

T .... ice daily the fleet Wa'i indi\'idually called and thcir poslllOnsrecorded.fedintoa computer and the data relayed bac~ to race control

by satellite. Any bom missing two or

morc schedule. and unable to pass a message through anotherboat .... ouldmdicate it. [>Osition by while flare at a designated time

With 4000 ,ailors at sea and some uncomfortable conditions there were a few lense moments having to repon injuries from the fleet or relay urgent messages to participants from ashore.

Assisting in this task was the South Australian Sail Training Ship. ONE AND ALL. which had ateamfrom Tel5lra aboard to help keep communications open between participants, race control and ,hore <;tations.

Coastal patrol radiosw­tions, police unllS. volunteer lifeboat rescue Teams and media helicopter§ al,o acted assheepdogsfortheflect. herding them to I-Ioban and Eden

For the 20 youth crew. 10 RAN Maff. fi'e radio relay Team and t .... omedia person­nel.the 1994 Sydney-Hobart prol,deda uniqueopponuni­Iy to take part in a legendary ;port,ngewnt

YOUNG ENDEAVOUR " now part of Sydnel-1I0bart folklore. and it is fit· ling that she should be in\ol"ed. as the tenacity and ,pirilllfad,emure .... hich t}pifies This rac~ is exactl} .... hat the sail training pro· gramencourage<;

[ was OOD on thaI fateful afternoon, and while taking in the sunshine on the wardroorn ,-crandah.noticed that a car had pulled upclosc by wiih a couple looking in need of assistance.

H3\ing stumbled on HMAS CRESWELL, Bruce was reminded ofaconnection he h:1d wilh Ihe Royal Austr.llian Naval College da!lng back to 1954. and wanted to talk (Q

someone about it. The connection wa§ a yacht named TAM 0 SHANTA.

which Bruce and his fmherbuilt bet .... ·een 1947 and 1950wilh the aim ofwinnlllg the Sydney·Hobart yacht classic.

It was subsequently purchased by the RAN on NO"ember 26,1954.somecollegecouldhaveitso .... ·nemryinlhegreat

The lasl Bruce had heard of the yacht was that she was belllg used to lrain cadets althe Naval College, then located at Flinders Naval Depot, I-iMAS CERBERUS.

"TAM 0 what? Never heard of iI," I said. (I can JUSt sec all you sally old college types scowling). Never one 10 shy away from a challenge, I promised 10 fina out what had bccomeof TAM OSHANTA.

Aflermany long. fruitless hours of searching forinforma-

Cnplain of rou"'G ENDEAVOUR, LCDR Chru Curtis, "1Ih lilt youth cr~"· /lllh~ complm'on of lh t 1994 Sydlley to Hobart.

y""" sinceret}, Satt~ Ecldc.

Ready,

April. Sragedin conjunclion

willi the Australian NabOIIalBarebowCh<lmpion­ships, they will provide Geoff with the chance to

add to a lisl of credentials CMDR G~oJJ Robinson labs aim. whiCh already makes talented archer has put impressive reading. together some excellent

Since posting 10 Navy results. including first Office in Canberra nine place in the compound months ago. Geoff h.as barebow division at the steadily regained the fonn ACT Field ChampiOn-which saw him finish ships. fourth in his class in the In the Australian 1992 Australian National Bowhunters Association Field Archery Titles. \ NSW Championships last

~:'f:r ~;i~~-·_ ~~ttO~~~e~~O:~et~o~~~; or competition during a sea section. He then overcame posting in 1993. but since force winds anddusl his move \0 Canberra the

Barawinga Invitational ShooIinWagga.

Throw in an ACT record for compound barebow division (Canberra Round), and you gct a fair idea of bowwelltbissharp-sbooter has perfonned since raking up archery in 1986.

With so many strings to bis bow already. Geoff

- Robill""~~~ be bead· ing for Lake Glenbawn-nm of confidence.

Briefs ... briefs ... briefs VOLLEYBALL: The

Sydney Area beacb volley­baltcompetition will be held a1 Bondi Beacb on Wednesday. Marcb I com­mencing al 0900. Teams will consist of a ma~imum of four players on coun and no more than two substitutes. Team nominations should forwarded to LSPT Dayal NISC on 359 2405 by Friday. February 24

SA ILI NG: Friday, Feb· ruary24 sees tbe annual Navy v ADI Tasar learn challenge at the RAN Sail Training Centre, New Beacb Road. RushcuUers Bay. com­mencingal 1700, Personnel wishing 10 take part are requesled 10 contact Ibeir sailingofficer/reprcsemalive physicaltraincr or POPT Downey al RANSTC on 362 4312. Nominalions will be accepteu right 10 race day, as 10 teams are required for the

compeution.

FUN R UN: The Sydney Area fun run is sct do .... n for Wednesday, February 22 at Cemennid Park commenc­ingal1330.Caregoriesbeing contested are: males 8km. females5km. walk 3.6km (maleandfemale).Allnomi· nations 10 LSPT Hamil NISC on 3592404 by Febroary 15

RUGBY: The 1995 Old Windsor Cup Sevens will be played at the Navy Sports Complex (Bundock Street, Randwick) on Wednesday, March 8 commencing al 0900, Team nominations to LSPT Tanner NISC on 359 2406 by March 1

SOCCER: The RAN women's learn has been illvited to panicipate in the Milchell Cup knockout al Procter Park. Balhurst, on tbe weekend of March -l-S. Inrerested players should

Contacl LSET Rita Connelly on (02j S634200 or fax 563 4669 by Febroary17

SA ILI NG: The Tasar Dinghy assessment will be held al RANSTC from Marcb [3-11. Nominations may be faxed (3624323) or phoned (362 4312) 10 POPT [)QwneybyFriday,Marcb3. Cost is .$50 which includes log books. registration, cer­tificates, text books and completion function, Assistant instructors are also requin:dsoifyouareaqual_ ifiedTLI sailor and can help out. comact RANSTC

BIATHLON: An amend_ mem 10 tbe results published in our January 27 issue for Ihe HMAS WATSON biathlon. Tbe winner of tbe sbon course event for men was ConSlable Van Kempen with LS C. Williams second and Andrew Depreethin:l.

Adelaide venue for '95 Rules carnival

I ByMart}'Karow I T he 1995 national

Australian Rul es inler_ Service carnival will be held in Adclaidc w mmenc­inginAprilJ.

All imerested players and officials are to conlact LCDR Graham Thurstans on (02)81 3308 or (02) 3S9 2551. The fax number is also 3592551

The inter-Service carnival is a prelude 10 tbe Arafura Games in Darwin wbere the ADF will be fielding a leam witbfullstatestatus.

*** Tbe magazine "Soccer International"has featun:d anarticleon soccerinlhe Derence For<:cs (Volume 2, No.IO).

Tbose who played in Ihe men'sand women'steamsat last year's ACSSA National loumanlCnt at RAAF William­town. and soccerentbusiasts in general. may want togo out and buy Ibis issue.

* * * Due 10 recenl poslings, faeilitatorsandassislant racilila lo rs are requircd for tbe Project Duwan ropes courseal H:'IIAS PF ...... GUIN.

This is a very sati~fying and imcresling pan of Naval

'AV·A·GO ~~,vfl~~~~

Iraining, but due to the cur­rem shonageof facilitalOrs. courses may have 10 be reduced to two days per weck

If you would like to become a facilitalor. or if you wammore information on Duwan, call POPT Max Walker at PENGUIN or see yoursbip/establisbmem PT staff.

More Ihan 100 lawn bowlers, so me seasoned and othersjw;1 new totbe game, ba"e raised $ 1800 for the Sir David Martin foundation in a cha ril y dayatWal'erton Bowling Club.

Hosted by the NSW Lawn Bowls Associalion. the day proved a buge sucress. with Earlwood/Bardweli Park winning tbe Sir David ManinTrophy,

Ex-CPO Whyte skippen:d the winning learn and accepted Ibe trophy from Australian Defence Credit

Unionrepresentatil'eMrJim Smail

New players are always welcome and sbouldcomact WO:--'1TP Allen on 3592193.

*** T be U95 NSW inter. Si-rvicelawnbow'lsisbeing bos ted by RAAF and will be staged at Ri chmond B.C. between February '1.7 and 1\Iarch '1..

The Navy golf champ;· onshipsandAGMwillbeheld althe Rugby League Counuy Club. Narellan, NSW, on Thursday. February '1.3.

AGM gets underway at 0800 witb tee off at 0900. The SIO NGA membership is due and may be paid on tbeday.

For more informalion please contact CPONPC Clemmen (3592266j and for tee times contact POMTP Bradley (359 3830). The NGA encourages female mcmbersbip

T bt ehalltngr " 'as 100 r nlking to resist· to sail a Na"Y Tasar 100 nautical milu from Sydory to Jerois Bay ·10 be tbe first and setastandanl rorotb· ers to aim for.

TII'o crews of two (CMDR Manin Linsley and LEUT Ken Smitb. and ABMTH Stewan Shimeld and

Sydney to JB: great challenge

;;~~~tl:~ai~r:~e B~~::;yO~~ a~~v~~gC~~~;::I~d al the

;:t;~;~itn~e~~:~r oS~i~~S~ ~:;'~c uu~::I~n:y, !I;ce ~et~~ waited for the NE sea

;~~~rtt ~~s~e~. ~~~~~~~~ :~~e~~~ It~:r~::~s aste:~~~; "'ere the expedition OJ-ganis· cr. LEUT Richard Can, and Martin and Ken sailing first

~i~,~tl~~C~:e:n~~ ~:i;:~ ~~~:i~;eb~a~:o~re~ Dave Hardstaff. CPO Mike line·abead formation roinci-Crasson and SBLT "Magic" dentally developed,consist · lohnstone. ing of the Tasar, LADY

The aim was to sail fasl. PENRHYN. HMA Sbips but the voyage lime would HOBART and CANBERRA. be weather dependant and The Fleet unils were heading tbe Tasar was rigged for for the EAXA. safety ratber than speed. Tbe breeze strenglhened Modificalionsindudeddou· as the boals 1eft Pon Jackson bled rigging. flares. rlldio. and tumed south. Overeigbt lOW rope and strobe lighling. knots y;as being made good Toeas.ethevoyag~.adatein in Ihe moderate seas and ~cemberwaschoscri.pro:_ brigbrsunshine.Afterlbree

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PENRHY!" and a crew cbangewasrompletedwhich required timing and agility.

Slewart and Eric then sailedfaSl,$urfinginthe wake of PENRHYN as the yacbtflew ils biggest spin· !laker. Tbe second crew cbangeoccurred when the team were about 10 mi1cs off Wollongong

Beecroft Heads appeared as Martin and Ken's sbifl ended and another crew cbange lOok place.

Shonlyaflerdark. a minor drama struck when a rubber pinlle broke on the Tasarand Ihe sleerage was lost . The yachlcamedasparerudder tbougb. and skillful sailing by skipper Richard Call enabled its transfer 10 Ibe

disabled dinghy llle breeze. still from the

NE. Iben increased to 15 knols. lntheseheavierwinds the Tasarplaned away from PENRHYN and neared Ibe sbeherofJervis Bay.

Stronger winds to 20 knOIS were blowing beneath Point Perpendicular tbougb and, wilb Ibe I 10 I.Sm swells. tbcycaused theTasar 10 fly from some waves and buryitse lfinloothers.

Stewart and Eric avoided capsizing and sur­vived the clements 10 power across Jervis Bay 10 HMAS CRESWELL. Ibe des!'na· lion. and a new Navy record.

From the pontoon at tbe Command Sailing Centre 10 tbe slipway al CRESWELL tbetriphadlakenl2bours 10 minutes.

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Navy rugby stars shine

IhrotJghlhreclries.aconver· sionll.!11:l;::er,:;ily.

Sparked by Navy five­eighth Zahn Holden. ASRU proouced ils ",OSt outst~nd­ing rugby of the tour during thispcriod,

Injuries to Todd and Collier. coupled wilh a drop in imensily. allowed Surrey to cross forlwo uies but ASRU re-groupedlatcin the match 10 run out ~trong 20-15winncf1;. MO"in~ to Portsmouth.

ASRU faced a "ery deter. mined Royal Navy side in from ofa large crowd atlhe Bamaby Roods\adiulll.

o u tstanding player in AS RU's hard·fought 10·) victory.

II was then on to Cheltenh~m for a clash wi lh UK Service champions Air Force. who wereel<peclcd 10

provide some of the toughest opposiliononlour.

The RAF side contained s ix members of Ihe UK Combined Services team whichhadbe~tenCanadalhe

previous week. but ASRU dominated from the opening whistle.

Despitc"'elcollditioos the ASRU backs made Ihe m~t ofsomequ~lity ball provid­cd by Ihtir paek tosctupan

Injuries to key players

In blus tery condi t ions . AS RU wok a narrow 5-) le~d al half· time. ln the So:1::­

ond lerm no funherpoints were added as Ihc Austr:llian forwards dictaledplay.deny· ing the RN :my chance ora tomehack.

AS RU props M urray Harley and Brendan Lyons had fine games~s did Na"y's Geoff Reis arid Chris Smilh

Nex t on Iheagenda was a trip to the nonh of London 10 mcet Ilcrtfordshire in Radlell. where a pre-match inspection o f the COllnty [cam'sground revealed vcry "stodgy"condilions.

Henfordshire w~s content to play a defcnsi"e game and never looked cap~bte of crossingli1eAu'Ir:llianline

Once again it was a Na"y player who shone. wilh SBLT Walfen Lalham Ihe

16 (40) NAVY NEWS, February 10, 1995

impressive 16-3 half-time advantage.

,\ processionoflriesfol· lowed in Ihe second half as ASRU continued to run the b;'all from c\'erywhere. never allowing RA F inlo the m~tch.

The final scoreline of 50-3 was a clear indication of AS RU's dominance as Ihe visitors' commilment and en ~ husiasm proved ~oo greal for RAF.

Navy forward John Cunningha01w3S vOIed man· of·tlle·match.

Thccul1ainc~lIledownon

the tour 31 the ReclOry ground in !'Iymouth. where ASRU faced up 10 UK Combined Services on an extremcly hea\"y surface.

ASRU tr:lilcd 9-3 al half­time. but led by CAPT Angus Ba~er the forward, too~ charge in Ihe s ~cond

DespiletinhhingonaJos. ing rIOIe. all agreed the tour hadbeenanunqllalitiedsuc·

CDRE Mick Dunne would li ke to Ihank 3111hose who had a h~nd in gelling ASRU O\·I'fS<.'as and p:1l1icularly the CO's for releasi ng players and officials.

The team also wj~he$lo Ihanklhosesponsors.bolh l~rgeand5mall.whomadeit

all possible Ihroughthcir gencroussuppol10fASRU.

Na"Y's Michael Vidulich capp.-d a finc tour " 'hen he was named " Players' Player".\\hileotllera,,·ards "cnl to CAPT Murray Hadey (Bes l and Fairest) and CAPT Simon Small (MostConsistcnt).

RANRU targeting win at nationals

The 1995 n.gby ~ason

mo\'u inlO f ull s wi ng during lhe nu t mo nth with a RANRU possibles .­pro b a bles ma tch a t R and wic k (N SW ) on Wednesday •• -ebruary :n a n d Ihe an nu a l O ld Wind sor C up Seve n s tourna ment a lthe sa me \'enue on March 8.

Later in March the Mons Cup will also be slaged at Randwick. on either Tuesday 21 orWedncsday. March n.The final date is depcndent on a request to change the e\'enl 10 the Tu/.'sday so that interstate Icams can panicipatc.

On April 2. RANRU 1r3\"elslo Gosford (NSW) 10 t3ke on thc locals.fol-

towed by a NSW inter­Sef\'ice training camp on April 12 al a "enue yet 10 be decided.

ViCloria Barracks in Sydney plays host to the 1995 NSWimer·Service carnival kicking off on Monday. April 24. and Navy will be out to retain Illeli!!e ilwon soimpres­si"elyla&lyear,

On May 6. a RANRU squad will travel to the Arafura Game s in Darwin before convening for a training camp al IIMAS COONAWAR RA on May 15.

The RANR U campaign c ulminates with th e national championships at Vicloria BarrackS. which

gets underway on May 22.

A three-week tour of South Afr ica is being pl~nned for July. although Ih is is still to be eon-firmed

To create a player data base. all intcrestcd rugby pJayersareaskedlocon. laCI eilher local RANRU representati,'tsor RANRU management wilh their delail s,

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