You are encouraged to log on and off with the RVCP each time you go out to sea or cruise our waterways. This is a FREE service provided by the Coastal Patrol in the interests of safer boating.
Standard operating procedures for the operation of Volunteer Marine Rescue organisations are laid down by the State Rescue Board and the Water Police. When a boat owner logs on for tracking, the Coastal Patrol is required to collect certain information, including static details of the owner, the boat, the vehicle, the trailer & shore-based contacts together with details of the current trip, eg departure point, destination, number of persons on board & the nominated return time.
The MRSS service makes this process faster, more convenient and more private as the static details are obtained on initial sign-up and maintained in a database. Once this is done it is only necessary to obtain the current trip details over the radio. The fee for this service is $30 per year. Personal information is kept confidential and is only accessible by the Coastal Patrol and search and rescue authorities if the need arises.
The RVCP depends upon local support for the rescue vessels, radio bases, all running costs including fuel and maintenance and your membership fee goes a long way to help pay for these costs.
Welcome to the Jervis Bay division of the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol.
Our mission is the Safety of Life at Sea.
We monitor the marine radio bands (VHF and 27MHz) on a 7 day 24 hour basis around the year from our base in Voyager Park, Huskisson or one of our three standby stations.
We have two rescue vessels, the Colin Woods and the Ian E Bates.
We also provide a Marine Rescue Safety Service (MRSS) to all boaters in the vicinity where they can log in and out with us for the day. Nominated return times are monitored and search and rescue services are provided if necessary.
Education is also available - radio licence, first aid, seamanship, basic navigation, Waterways licence testing and safety at sea courses are run during the year in groups at minimal fees for members and are also open to the public.
As a volunteer organisation and registered charity we also welcome both volunteers and donations in order to continue to provide these services to the boating community.
