In a boating emergency

Radio for help on

Channel 16 on VHF 
(distress and calling channel)

Channel 88 (27.880 MHz) 
on a 27 MHz radio

Or Call 000

Events Calendar

Weather Warnings

Weather Warnings for New South Wales / Australian Capital Territory - marine areas. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Current weather warnings for New South Wales / Australian Capital Territory, Australia including strong wind, gale, storm force and hurricane force wind warnings; tsunami; damaging waves; abnormally high tides; and tropical cyclones.
Weather Warnings for New South Wales / Australian Capital Territory - marine areas. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Basic Navigation Courses

Navigation courseThere are no road signs at sea.

Knowing your position on the water is one of the keys to increasing the chances of a swift rescue in the event of an emergency. This information will help rescuers reach a vessel in trouble as quickly and efficiently as possible. If you can tell us where you are, we’re obviously going to be on the scene more quickly than if we have to try to figure out your likely location.

Marine Rescue NSW navigation courses cover a range of topics that will help you find your way around your local - and less familiar - waterways without just relying on your GPS. Topics covered include types of charts, fixing horizontal and vertical sextant angles, plotting positions and running fixes, basic navigation instruments and predicting the height of tides between high and low water.

Click here for a List of Navigation Course dates
 

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