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CHANGE AT THE TOP: The principal architect of Navy’s most significant cul-tural change to date, VADM Russ Crane (right) hands over command to new Chief of Navy VADM Ray Griggs at a ceremony in Canberra on June 7.Photo: Steve Dent

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02 NEWS

NAVY NEWS www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews June 23, 2011

VADM Griggs takes

command

Geri Dobson: A great man who has served the Navy well. All the best VADM Crane and family.Ray Logan: Was glad to serve for him on this parade.Greg Carver: As a former junior recruit, Russ Crane – I salute you.Brett Williamson: Ray Griggs has big shoes to fill.Christine Sheppard: As former members of Training Ship Tyalgum ANC, where your Navy career began, Rod and I salute you Russ Crane. We are proud of your achievements. May you, Michelle and your family enjoy retirement now! Job well done!Simon Kelly: Fair winds VADMCrane and welcome VADM Griggs.

Your thoughts

By CPL Melanie Schinkel

A SALVAGED telescope used in the 1940s on board HMAS Sydney II signified the transfer of com-mand and responsibility as it was presented to the RAN’s new leader by its retired chief.

After 41 years of RAN service including three years in its top job, VADM Russ Crane officially handed over the helm to VADM Ray Griggs during a Chief of Navy handover of command ceremony at Russell Offices in Canberra on June 7.

A parade of about 300 Navy per-sonnel, including the RAN Band and a guard of 40, gathered at Blamey Square to farewell VADM Crane and welcome his successor, VADM Griggs.

“It has been my great privilege and honour to lead the RAN through the last three years; years that have been marked by profound reform, great challenge and the outstand-ing successes of our people,” VADM Crane said.

“It is my honour to hand over the Navy to VADM Griggs. He is an exceptional officer in whom I have always had enormous trust and respect, and I know he will lead our Navy with the same outstanding pro-fessionalism, commitment, dedica-tion and passion that I have observed in him over many years.

“VADM Griggs brings not only extensive operational experience to the role, but a commitment to cul-tural reform under New Generation Navy (NGN), a commitment to effi-ciency under the Strategic Reform Program and, most of all, a commit-ment to lead all of you, our Navy people.”

In his first formal address to the RAN, VADM Griggs commended VADM Crane for his inspiring and courageous leadership.

AS THE principal architect of Navy’s most significant cultural reform to date, VADM Russ Crane’s time in command will be remembered as a period when significant challenges were met and addressed head on.

VADM Crane’s legacy includes preparation for the introduction of the new amphibious capability and the reform of Navy’s culture.

During the handover of com-mand ceremony on June 7, VADM Crane said Navy’s future depended on the continued pursuit of excel-lence in shaping the fleet and its culture for the next generation.

“We are committed to change for the benefit and future of us all and I know that it will continue long after my departure,” he said.

VADM Crane reflected on Navy’s operational and humani-tarian efforts, engagement with allies, commitment to cultural and strategic reform and transition to future capabilities.

“Each and every group is an essential part of our operational capability and has been instru-mental in ensuring that we ... have achieved the task set for us by government. It is in every respect a team effort and I could not be more proud of your results,” he said.

VADM Crane’s three-year tenure was acknowledged by the Prime Minister, Defence Minister and senior ADF colleagues for introducing wide-ranging reforms to better position Navy for its future commitments.

FAREWELL SALUTE: VADM Russ Crane, followed by VADM Ray Griggs, takes his final inspection of the guard and band as CN at the handover parade at Russell Offices, Canberra, on June 7. Photo: Lauren Black

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“VADM Crane’s legacy is con-siderable. He has laid the foundation for us to modernise the way Navy thinks and acts. This will enable us to face the challenges of the coming years with pride in who we are and confidence in what we can achieve,” VADM Griggs said.

“It is an enormous privilege and honour to be chosen to lead the Navy, but I am conscious of the bur-den of responsibility and the very large shoes I have to fill. You can rest assured that I will give my all as I lead the Navy and play my broader part as a member of both the ADF and Defence’s senior leadership team.”

As the new CN, VADM Griggs will initially focus on three key areas: the significant reform pro-grams Navy has embarked on, deliv-

ering capability to the government and ensuring Navy is ready for its transition to new capabilities.

A new CN flag was broken on the flagpole as VADM Crane was handed his delicately folded flag to keep as a memento.

“I thank each member of the Navy from the most junior to the most senior, not just as the retired chief but personally for your hard work and outstanding achievements. I know it has come at great cost to yourselves and to your families,” VADM Crane said.

VADM Griggs officially assumed his position as CN after the ceremo-ny on June 8 at 0001 Zulu time.

He brings extensive operational and command experience with his most recent posting being that of Deputy Chief of Joint Operations.

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03NEWS

RAN capability boost

THE purchase of the United Kingdom Bay-class amphibious ship Largs Bay will now be final-ised following negotiations and successful trials.

Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare announced on June 16 that negotiations were completed with the signing of the sales agreement by the Australian and the UK governments on June 8.

The third and final payment of $35 million will now be made.

The government announced on April 6 it was successful in its bid to acquire Largs Bay for £65 million (about $100 million).

The purchase follows success-ful sea trials undertaken in April and inspection by international shipping firm Teekay confirming the ship’s good state.

Largs Bay will now undergo re-fit and maintenance work in the UK as part of the ship’s normal five-year recertification cycle before joining the RAN by the end of the year.

The government has extended its lease of the long-range support ship Aurora Australis from P&O Maritime Services until the end of July to ensure the RAN maintains amphibi-ous transport capability.

Survey work carried out on HMAS Tobruk has found that further maintenance, including work on the hull, vehicle ramps, propeller shaft and overboard discharge piping sys-tem for storm water, is required.

This work is expected to be com-pleted by the end of August.

OH ROMEO, ROMEO: 24 MH-60R Seahawk

‘Romeos’ will enhance Navy’s combat heli-

copter capability from mid-2015.

ALMOST HERE: Largs Bay remains on course for joining the RAN this year.

Largs Bay on the way

TOUCHING DOWN: The acquisition will allow Navy to supply eight warships with the new combat helicopters.

GOvERNMENT has approved the acquisition of 24 MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ naval combat helicopters at a cost of more than $3 billion.

The first two of the new combat helicopters, capable of conducting a range of maritime missions with advanced anti-submarine warfare capabilities and the ability to fire air-to-surface missiles, will arrive in mid-2014.

Following testing and evaluation, they are expected to enter operations in mid-2015.

The MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ naval combat helicopters will replace Navy’s current combat helicopter capability provided by 16 Seahawk S-70B-2 helicopters.

They will also provide the air-to- surface strike capability which was to have been provided by the cancelled Seasprite program.

Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare announced the decision on June 16, following through on a commit-ment in the 2009 Defence White Paper to equip naval warships.

The decision followed a 15-month competitive acquisition process involving the Sikorsky-Lockheed Martin built MH-60R and the NATO Helicopter Industries NH90 NFH, assembled by Australian Aerospace.

Ministers Smith and Clare said competitive process had ensured value for money for the tax payer.

The government selected the ‘Romeo’ helicopter because it repre-sented the best value for money for taxpayers and the lowest-risk option.

The ‘Romeo’ is a proven capability currently operated by the US Navy.

The US Navy has accepted about 100 ‘Romeos’, which have accumu-lated 90,000 flying hours, including on operational deployments.

Interoperability with the US is also a significant advantage of this heli-copter.

The helicopters are largely off-the-shelf built by Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin and will be purchased through the foreign military sales process from the US Navy.

Defence has signed a letter of agreement for the acquisition with the US.

The acquisition means Navy could provide at least eight warships with a combat helicopter at the same time, including Anzac-class frigates and the new Air Warfare Destroyers.

The remainder will be based at HMAS Albatross in Nowra, NSW, and

be in various stages of the regular maintenance and training cycle.

They will be equipped with a highly sophisticated combat systems designed to employ Hellfire air-to-surface missile and the Mark 54 anti-submarine torpedo.

The Government will work with Australian small- to medium enter-prises to identify opportunities to form part of the ‘Romeo’ global supply chain.

A joint working group has been established between Defence and the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, to fur-ther Australian industry involvement.

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04 NEWS

THE Minor War Vessel Concentration Period 2011-1 started with a five-day shore phase alongside at HMAS

Cairns and progressed to a week-long sea phase in the Cairns Exercise Area.

The sea phase escalated in intensity throughout the week, culminating in a beach landing and casualty extraction serial.

The serial ramped up when the fleet received word that a task group helicop-ter had crashed on an island in a disput-ed territory. Survivors were confirmed and injuries reported. Extraction was required and there was no time to lose.

Intelligence showed evidence of political instability in the region and insurgent occupation of the island. With lives at stake and time at a premium, the units swung into action.

Benalla and Shepparton completed rapid environmental assessments on three possible landing zones.

The first was impassable in the

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approaches and the second only had room for a single unit to beach, but the third ticked all the boxes for a multi-unit beach-landing: good gradient, adequate depth, a broad area and hard-packed sand.

But there were some significant chal-lenges associated with the site.

It allowed open fields of fire from both sides and from ahead. The partisans were known to be lightly armed, well informed and highly skilled. Snipers and improvised explosive devices were assessed as the greatest risk.

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craft which is now two hours overdue. ➤��The emergency beacon has been

activated, and early indications are that the aircraft has come down on an island in disputed territory.

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➤��The waters surrounding the island are largely unsurveyed. ➤��Survivors, if any, must be rescued within 48 hours. ➤��The island’s beaches are protected by snipers and improvised explosive devices. MISSION:➤��Extract survivors, if any, by sea or by air within 48 hours. EXECUTION: ➤��Deploy HMA Ships Launceston, Wollongong, Brunei, Labuan, Wewak, Shepparton,

Benalla, Melville and 723 Squadron.➤��Produce a rapid environmental assessment, conduct an air search, locate a ten-

able landing site, determine the location of survivors, communicate an extraction point and time, safely land on the beach despite opposition, and extract survivors.

➤��You have no more than five minutes on the beach from start to finish.ADMINISTRATION: ➤��Survey Motor Launches are to conduct rapid survey. ➤��Heavy Landing Craft are to make a landing.➤��A109E Agusta Helicopters are to provide aerial support.➤��Armidale-class patrol boats are to provide maritime support.COMMAND AND CONTROL: ➤��Commander Minor War Vessel Sea Training Group: CMDR Alex Hawes.

This was the scenario for the first 2011 Minor War Vessel Concentration Period held from May 23 to June 3. SBLT Sarah West reports.

THROUGH THE HAZE: SMNMT Emily Ballard inspects a smoke-filled compartment in HMAS Benalla.

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05NEWS

crews face ‘enemy’ fire

TO THE RESCUE: HMAS Wewak crew recover a casualty on Turtle Beach during the rescue exercise.

MARKING THE SPOT: CPOB Nigel Williams signals to the Agusta 109 helicopter as part of a medical evacuation.

HOSTILE TERRITORY: LSBM Matthew Keogh acts as an enemy fighter.

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Led by Shepparton and Benalla, Labuan and Wewak made their approach-es and landed troops on the beach to extract the helicopter crash survivors.

Smoke from the criss-crossing A109s marked friendly forces, and hostile sniper fire was encountered.

Personnel on the LCHs returned fire from the 50-calibre machine guns mount-ed on the vessels bridge wings, and from other weapons in their arsenals.

Medical evacuations were under way after just five minutes.

Commander Minor War Vessels Sea

Training Group CMDR Alex Hawes said the achievement was significant, particu-larly given the time pressures imposed.

“We gave a small team 48 hours to do rapid environmental assessments of three beaches, and come up with a tenable beach landing site,” he said.

“They gave us a multi-ship, dry-door beach LZ and a successful rescue. It was a demonstration of determination and capability pinch-hitting. It gives us great confidence in the capabilities of the minor fleet to come up with the goods under pressure.”


06 NEWS

Navy on show at family dayBy Michael Brooke

The Navy Family and Community Day on June 12 began with Sea King Shark 07 descending on the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) in Sydney to deliver a “special package”.

The 817 Squadron helicopter hovered near former hMA Ships Vampire and Onslow to allow four members of AUSTCDT One to fast-rope from a height of 20 metres to the wharf below, where hundreds of people watched the demonstration.

The special package delivered by the divers featured poster-size reproductions of the two Navy com-memorative stamps, recently issued by Australia Post, which were pre-sented to Chief of Navy VADM Ray Griggs.

The stamps chart the RAN’s cen-tury of service through a fallen hero from hMAS Australia I to a current sailor. A new history book titled 100 Years of the RAN was also launched during the celebrations.

The stamps and the book were produced to mark the 100th anniver-sary of King George V granting the title ‘Royal Australian Navy’ to the 10-year-old Commonwealth Naval Forces in 1911.

VADM Griggs said as Navy marked its century, “we renew our commitment to serve the Australian

people with pride and to continue the history of the RAN”.

“It is this tradition of service which we hold fast as we enter the next generation of our fleet and face the many challenges it will bring,” he said.

The 296-page book, which pro-vides extensive coverage of naval history from pre-1900 to the pre-sent, will be distributed to all fleet units during July and can be viewed online at www.ran100.com.au.

In addition to Sea King dem-onstrations and fast-roping by AUSTCDT One, there were RAN Band performances, aviation flight emulators, a dive tank display, tours of hMAS Yarra, showbags and face-painting.

Yarra had the distinction of being the first fleet vessel to host the new CN. VADM Griggs also visited the clearance diving displays.

Commanding Officer AUSTCDT One LCDR Brett Dawe said VADM Griggs had a profound understand-ing of the divers’ contribution to cur-rent operations and explosive ord-nance disposal tasks in Afghanistan.

VADM Griggs also chatted with members of the RAN Band and members of 817 Squadron, who are busy planning for the decommission-ing of the Sea King at the end of the year.

Stamp of approvalNavy’s past and pre-sent merged into one sentimental moment when Chief of Navy vaDM Ray Griggs and australia Post unveiled the RaN 1911-2011 commemorative stamps at the australian National Maritime Museum on June 12.

The special moment was when aBCsO Rebecca Florence, whose picture adorns the HMas sydney Iv stamp, met the daugh-ter of sMN Fred Mills, whose poignant image appears on the HMas australia I stamp.

aBCsO Florence said she never imaged her picture would appear on an australia Post stamp, while Barbara Gough said her deceased father would be equally surprised by the tribute.

Following the official launch, australia Post released a series of postcards, several of which are reproductions of WWI and WWII era recruiting posters.

The stamps are available at all Australia Post retail outlets or online at www.austpost.com.au

– Michael Brooke

ON SHOW: Clearance divers fast-rope from a sea King into Darling Harbour during the Navy Family and Community Day while, inset, a representative from Faircount Media presents CN vaDM Ray Griggs with a copy of 100 years of the RaN. Photos: ABIS Evan Murphy

A SeA King helicopter from 817 Squadron, based at HMAS Albatross in Nowra, made a precau-tionary landing at Garden Island in Sydney on June 12.

The aircraft had been participating in Navy’s centenary celebrations at Darling Harbour.

The aircraft landed safely and was

shut down without further incident in accordance with standard emergency procedures.

No personnel were injured during the incident.

The reason for the precautionary landing was minor and the aircraft subsequently launched and continued its flight to Albatross.

Precautionary landing of Sea King

HONOURED: aBCsO Rebecca Florance poses with the stamp adorning her picture.

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07NEWS

NO REGRETS: CDF ACM Angus Houston reflects on his career in his office at Russell Offices and, inset, ACM Houston greets mem-bers of HMAS Parramatta’s ship’s company during their 2010 Operation Slipper deployment.

Photos: FSGT John Carroll and ABET Nathan Jeal

By SGT Andrew HetheringtonIF A Royal Air Force assessor had done his job correctly in 1966, then ACM Angus Houston would never have led the ADF.

“I sat in the cockpit of a Jet Provost for an ejection seat height assessment to join the RAF as a pilot,” ACM Houston said.

“The seat had been left in the fully up position and the individual who gave me the cockpit check to determine if I was the suitable height for aircrew training didn’t know how the seat worked.

“The result was me being rejected for being too tall right from the outset. I guess it was a turning point in my life, because if it had gone another way I don’t know what would have happened.”

Four years later ACM Houston suc-ceeded in his ambition to become a mili-tary pilot by joining the RAAF.

In 1970 he began a distinguished career in the RAAF spanning more than 41 years.

He became CAF in 2001 and CDF in 2005.

With all of his life and career experi-ence, what ACM Houston will reflect on most in retirement will not be the exhilaration of flying or planning war operations, but the people with whom he served with and led.

“What I will look back on is 41-and-a-half years of wonderful people,” he said.

“I will miss them. It’s an incredible privilege to command the ADF; man for

man and woman for woman we have the best defence force in the world.”

One of the high points of ACM Houston’s career was witnessing the ADF’s ability to meld people from all three Services, and Defence civilians, into an operational team.

“It’s quite spectacular the effect you can get by taking all of that expertise, enthusiasm and talent and sending it off to do something as a team,” ACM Houston said.

The lowest point during his time as CDF was the loss of ADF personnel on operations.

The responsibility of announcing to Australia the death of one of his peo-ple meant much more to him than just speaking to the cameras. Each announce-ment was made with humility and com-passion.

He said there was a great sense of sadness and loss associated with the deaths, which became very clear each time he engaged with the families.

“It was important I focused on announcing the bad news, answering the questions from the media and then ensuring everything went to plan in terms of the repatriation of the individual and to support the families 100 per cent.”

During his career ACM Houston said he had no idea he would ever occupy the office of CDF.

“Did I ever think I would get here as CDF? No way. I was a helicopter pilot in the Air Force. I don’t know why I emerged as CDF and I’ve never pursued or worried about it as the important thing

CDF says thanks

was to focus on the job and get on with it.”

Although he doesn’t have a new career planned after July 4, he does know what he will do the day after he finishes his busy role.

“I actually finish work one minute past midnight on July 3, so I’ll just go to bed, roll over, go to sleep, knowing I’m not going to get a phone call in the night,” ACM Houston said.

“On July 4, I will get up and I’ll either go for a long run or bike ride.”

His parting message to the ADF is simple – keep doing what you are doing.

“Your professionalism, dedication and ability to work in teams makes you a very capable, impressive defence force,” he said.

“No matter the diversity of the task, nor the uncertainty of the situation, nor the short notice for deployment, I can tell you that in the last six years I have never been disappointed in what you have been able to achieve on operations. Thank you.”

challenges remain and what other strate-gies might assist the ADF achieve its mission,” Ms Broderick said.

Phase 2 will review the effective-ness of cultural change strategies and initiatives required to improve leadership pathways for women in the ADF.

The approach to Phase 2 is still being finalised but is expected to begin in August with the report expected in early 2012.

Details on the submission process are adver-tised in this edition on page 16. The ADF Review Secretariat can be contacted via email at [email protected]

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08 NEWS

A MAjor milestone in the deliv-ery of upgraded anti-ship missile defence for the Anzac-class frig-ates has been achieved with the completion of a successful trial of the system.

The project involved a compre-hensive upgrade of HMAS Perth’s anti-ship missile defence systems, including a new phased array radar.

Defence Materiel Minister jason Clare said the technology was devel-oped and designed in Australia by CEA Technologies.

“It's cutting-edge technology that will improve the ability of our frig-ates to detect and track targets,” he said.

“It also means the ship is now capable of engaging multiple targets at the same time.”

Test firing was conducted at sea in May and involved the successful firing of an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile using the phased array radar system.

on june 7 Perth, which is the lead ship in the project, left for the

Step forward for missile defence

Pacific Missile range Facility in Hawaii to conduct operational test-ing.

Defence will now prepare a busi-ness case for the government to upgrade the other seven Anzac-class frigates.

BOOM! The Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile launches from HMAS Perth while, inset, Perth’s combat systems and weapons electrical personnel pose in the upgraded operations room.Photos: LSIS Yuri Ramsey

Broderick Review calls for public submissionsPUBLIC submissions for Phase 1 of the reviews into Defence culture chaired by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick are being called for during a two-week period from june 27-july 8.

The first phase deals with the treat-ment of women at ADFA and includes interviews by the review panel with former students, families of cadets and sponsor families at the academy.

Additionally, the review team is now calling for written submissions from the public, ADFA personnel, cadets past and present and other interested persons.

During Phase 1, the review team is also examining the experience of military colleges internationally, particularly in Canada and the Netherlands.

The panel is due to report on Phase 1 by the third quarter of 2011 at this stage.

Ms Broderick said the reviews would not be investigations or make findings to specific allegations or complaints.

rather, the review would make rec-ommendations into systemic issues aris-ing from the terms of reference.

Ms Broderick said the review panel supported the ADF in recruiting and retaining the best people in order to build a first-class defence force.

“Central to achieving this objective is having a world-class educational facility like ADFA to build the leadership capa-bility of the ADF,” Ms Broderick said.

“Gender equality and the inclusion of women will be a guiding principle, which will allow the ADF to deliver on this mission.”

Ms Broderick said the review acknowledged the ongoing constructive efforts to improve gender equality, to ensure women’s safety, to prevent sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sex dis-crimination within ADFA and the ADF.

“The review presents an excellent opportunity to identify what is working well and should be expanded, where the

Phase 1 terms of reference

1. The treatment of women at ADFA with a particular focus on the adequacy and appropriateness of meas-ures to promote gender equality, ensure women’s safety, and to address and prevent sexual harassment and abuse, and sex dis-crimination.

2. Initiatives required to drive

cultural change in the treatment of women at ADFA, including the ade-quacy and effectiveness of existing initiatives and of approaches to training, education, mentoring and development.


09NEWS

By Cpl Zenith King and lCpl Mark Doran

LT MARCUS Case, LCPL Andrew Jones and SPR Rowan Robinson, three Army personnel recently killed in Afghanistan, were farewelled by family, friends, military and politi-cal representatives at funerals earlier this month.

St Bede’s Catholic Church over-flowed as more than 1000 mourners farewelled combat aviator LT Case in a moving ceremony on June 10 in Balwyn, Victoria.

Friends and family reflected on LT Case’s life, sharing memories of an outgoing man who took every oppor-tunity in life.

Commander 16 Aviation Brigade BRig gregory Lawler spoke of LT Case as a dedicated pilot and the life of the party.

“Earlier this year Marcus was training to be an unmanned aerial vehicle operator in preparation for his role in Afghanistan,” BRig Lawler said.

“He had completed a few weeks of training at RAAF Base Amberley when 173 Aviation Squadron arrived to support the Queensland flood relief operation.

“Marcus turned up ready to start flying. He didn’t have his flying clothes but that didn’t stop him. He squeezed into his mate’s flying suit and said ‘i want to go flying’.”

Soldiers farewelled

BRig Lawler said LT Case would be remembered as a fierce friend who was genuinely fun and made light of every situation.

LT Case was killed in action dur-ing operations in Afghanistan on May 30 where he was deployed as a Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle operator.

in an intimate service at the Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre in Melbourne, family and friends of LCPL Jones gathered to farewell the soldier on June 11.

LCPL Jones, of 9 Force Support Battalion, was walking within the

perimeter of Patrol Base Mashel in the Chora Valley when he was shot by an ANA soldier in a guard tower on May 30.

Commander 17 Combat Service Support Brigade BRig David Mulhall spoke of a soldier who would go out of his way to help others.

“His support to our combat sol-diers was at the most basic of levels, where he sought to sustain the exist-ence and morale of soldiers endur-ing incredible personal hardship and demand,” BRig Mulhall said.

“in so doing, Andrew displayed a

level of selflessness that can only come from a man of character, a man of gen-uine moral strength and commitment, and a man who understood the impor-tance of his role in support of a team.”

Mourners lined the streets and St Anthony’s Catholic Church in Kingscliff, NSW, was overflowing for the funeral of SPR Robinson on June 17.

SPR Robinson, of the incident Response Regiment, was killed on June 6 during a small-arms engage-ment with insurgents in southern Afghanistan.

His father, Peter, spoke of a proud family and a son who had performed far beyond the expectations of a com-bat engineer.

“He gave his life so others could survive,” Mr Robinson said.

“Every now and then someone spe-cial comes along – someone with the ‘X factor’. Rowan was such a man. With a devil-may-care attitude, he was a highly intelligent, self-motivated man with a steely resolve for himself and someone i could talk to when things got tough.”

A FIERCE FRIEND: A portrait of LT Marcus Case and his flying brevet and medals.Photo: SGT William Guthrie

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SEA King Shark 07 will be preserved at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Nowra to recognise the significant role it has played in naval aviation.

Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare said the aircraft’s addition to the museum would be a fitting gesture.

“The Sea King has served our nation well over the last 36 years and it is fitting that an example of this Navy workhorse is preserved here in Nowra,” Mr Clare said.

“Nowra was chosen to receive the Sea King because it has been the home base for the Navy’s Sea King operations with 817 Squadron since 1974.”

The permanent display of a Sea King will also honour the nine Defence personnel who perished when Sea King Shark 02 crashed on the Indonesian island of Nias on April 2, 2005.

They were in Indonesia to pro-vide humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake when the crash occurred.

Sea King helicopters will be withdrawn from service in December this year. The remain-ing aircraft and associated support equipment will be offered for sale by tender.

Sea King goes on display

FROM July female submariners will share accommodation with their male counterparts aboard all boats, a move designed to open more oppor-tunities for women within Australia’s submarine fleet.

Defence Science and Personnel Minister Warren Snowdon said the move, which was a recommendation of previous Chief of Navy VADM Russ Crane, was a major step forward for women in the ADF.

“This move will ensure that female submariners access the same training and career progression opportunities as their male crew mates,” he said.

Women have been serving aboard submarines since 1998 but, until now, had to sleep in female-only six-berth cabins.

“A lack of dedicated bunk space on board has occasionally led to female submariners missing out on postings because of bunk limitations, which has denied the Submarine Force qualified specialists,” Mr Snowdon said.

“These limitations have also meant that only two of our three operational submarines have been able to accom-modate females.”

Successful trials have already been conducted over several years across

More opportunities for female submariners

TIMES OF CHANGE: Male and female submariners will share accommo-dation facilities aboard all boats from July.Photo: Richard Gale

the Submarine Force with officers and senior sailors.

Chief of Navy VADM Ray Griggs said the integration initiative was very successful and the new arrangements

had been written into Submarine Standing Orders and Fleet Guidance.

“To date there have been no signifi-cant problems arising from mixed-gen-der messing in submarines,” he said.

“The Submarine Force is a very

close community and consultation with submariners indicates that the integration of females is consid-ered ‘normal practice’ in crews that include women. It also engendered a growing desire for this practice to be adopted throughout the submarine fleet.”

Strict rules apply to maintain the dignity and privacy of all people involved.

A woman will not be posted to a submarine if there are no other women in the crew, while junior women sailors will not be posted to a submarine if there are no women officers or senior sailors aboard.

The first fully integrated jun-ior sailor messes will begin in July aboard all commissioned subma-rines.

Forty-four of the Navy’s 560 sub-mariners are women. Of the three Services, Navy has the largest per-centage of women serving in its ranks at 18 per cent.

Ninety-seven per cent of Navy positions, including combat-relat-ed positions, are already open to women.

Only clearance diving remains a restricted employment category.

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The 190 men and women of hMAS Stuart are returning to their home port in Sydney after a successful six-month deployment to the Middle east conducting maritime operations as part of Operation Slipper.

Stuart has handed over responsi-bility for maritime operations in the Middle east to hMAS Toowoomba, which began operations on June 2. Toowoomba’s deployment marks the 26th rotation by a RAN ship to the Middle east Area of Operations since 2001.

Stuart’s Commanding Officer, CMDR Brett Sonter, said during her deployment the ship provided mari-time security around the horn of Africa, conducted counter-piracy and anti-smuggling operations in the Gulf of Aden and supported the counter- terrorism activities of coalition part-ners.

“I am extremely proud of the pro-fessionalism and commitment the ship’s company has demonstrated over the past six months,” CMDR Sonter said.

“They have exceeded expectations and presented Navy as highly skilled and essential coalition partner.”

During her deployment, Stuart responded to more than 300 maritime enquiries and conducted 19 anti-piracy and verification boardings.

Stuart’s mission complete

She also undertook 11 approach and assist visits, participated in search and rescue operations and helped numerous vessels requiring medical or engineering assistance.

CMDR Sonter said among the more notable achievements was Stuart’s rescue of three Yemeni fisher-men held hostage by suspected Somali pirates off the horn of Africa, as well as the disabling, by live-fire, of an unoccupied skiff being towed by the

pirated ship, Merchant Vessel Sinar Kudus.

“This is an extremely volatile maritime environment and without the unrelenting commitment of my crew we would never have been able to suc-cessfully complete these demanding missions,” CMDR Sonter said.

“I would also like to acknowl-edge the invaluable support we have received over the past six months from family and friends. This was vital to the success of our deployment.”

STRONG PRESENCE: HMAS Stuart interdicts a Yemeni-flagged dhow and rescues three crew members being held hos-tage by suspected Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa on April 11.

TowArdS the end of HMAS Stuart’s deployment, the ship visited Aqaba, Jordan, giving the crew a chance to explore some of the area’s landmark sites.

By far the most popular cultural experience was visiting the city of Petra. The crew also visited the dead Sea, where some sailors experienced the sensation of effortlessly floating on the surface (see photo).

As well as organised tours, many of the crew enjoyed Jordanian culture through shop-ping and traditional dining, and the ship’s dive team explored some

Crew’s Jordan visit a hit

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The visit to Aqaba was a great opportunity for Stuart’s crew to interact with Jordanians and expe-rience their fascinating culture and rich history.

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former Chief of Navy VADm russ Crane attended the graduation for Basic Clearance Divers Course (BCDC) 77 at HmAS Penguin on June 3, giving him the opportunity to reflect on his humble beginnings in the rAN and his own BCDC gradu-ation in 1977.

VADm Crane was jovial as he recalled his clearance diving officer graduation ceremony some 34 years earlier, which marked a significant milestone in his illustrious career spanning 41 years.

“As a younger man, all too long ago, I completed the course here at Penguin and I can say that as I look back on that moment it was a defining moment in my career,” he said.

The significance of the presence of a veteran clearance diver who, from humble beginnings, steadily rose through the ranks to the position of Chief of Navy, was not lost on the 14 young BCDC graduates.

VADm Crane’s speech helped the new divers appreciate that through hard work and dedication to duty they, too, could scale the dizzy heights of command.

The former CN, who spent a sig-nificant part of his career as a diver, said clearance divers enjoyed a well-deserved international reputation for being able to get the job done.

“It takes a particular kind of cour-age and motivation to time and time again pull on the wetsuit to do a dirty, dangerous and lonely job that many other people would not do,” he said.

The 14 new divers had the dis-tinction of being awarded with their course certificates by VADm Crane, who said they “had done an outstand-ing job in graduating from one of the most challenging courses which our Navy can put you through”.

The graduation was particu-larly memorable for SmNCD Kevin mcewan, who was awarded the J.N. Ingram memorial Shield for the most outstanding student, as well as the Warfare medallion.

SmNCD mcewan, 25, said his individual achievement would not have been possible without the support of the team.

“It’s nice recognition but what I’m really focused on is my contribution to the team effort and the outcomes expected of us,” he said.

SmNCD mcewan, who has since

Tough work for tough sailorsNewest clearance divers

graduate at HMAS Penguin

joined AUSTCDT four, said he was inspired to join the Navy by his father, who served as a writer for 25 years. He is one of 10 graduates who hail from Navy families.

Another award winner was SmNCD Lachlan flannery, who received the Bill fitzgerald “Gutz” prize for the Best Performer at Physical Training.

The oIC of rAN Dive School, LCDr russ Crawford, praised the graduates for their dedication and the staff for their mentoring, which ena-bled the students to reach such a high professional standard.

LCDr Crawford said the 14 gradu-ates had been under constant instruc-tion with countless assessments over the past nine months, during which

time they demonstrated the skills nec-essary to operate as clearance divers in the rAN.

The course covered basic demoli-tions, deep air, tools, maritime tac-tical operations, mine counter-meas-ures, ship-borne improvised explosive device disposal, explosive ordnance disposal and demolitions.

JOB WELL DONE: Former CN VADM Russ Crane presents SMNCD Kevin McEwan with his graduating certificate as Bill Fitzgerald, a mem-ber of the first RAN clearance diving course in 1955, looks on. SMNCD McEwan received the J.N. Ingram Memorial Shield for the most out-standing student, as well as the Warfare Medallion.Photo: ABIS Dove Smithett

Navy News congratulates the graduates

uSMNCD Lachlan Flannery uSMNCD Kevin McEwan uSMNCD Eli Deloraine uABCD Jared Buckingham uSMNCD Thomas Godfrey uSMNCD Dominic Blond uSMNCD Mitchell Sharpe uSMNCD Steven Body uSMNCD Carl Keighran uSMNCD Jon Beckton uSMNCD Nicholas Watters uSMNCD David Starr uSMNCD Matthew Webb uABCD Richard Simpson


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TO MARK the RAN’s centenary milestone, the RAN Band will present a special concert at the City Recital Hall at Angel Place, Sydney, on July 10.

A Naval Salute, from 7.30-10pm, will promote core messages about the RAN’s history, current activities and people, and future direction, by using narrative and music with audio visual accompaniment.

The concert will feature key elements of Navy's ceremonial repertoire including Colours, Beat to Quarters, Man Ship, Cheer Ship and Ceremonial Sunset, plus ensemble and individual performances of band members.

For more information or to inquire about tickets, contact LS Cathy Wainwright at [email protected] or on (02) 9359 2618. Tickets confirming seating allocation and additional details will be sent out on June 27.

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MISSION COMPLETE: MV Seahorse Standard recovers the James Fisher submarine rescue service vehicle, the LR5, to the surface in the successful Black Carillon 2011-1 exercise on June 3. Photos: LSIS Nina Nikolin

MURKY WORK: First pilot Mark Taylor manoeuvres the James Fisher submarine rescue service vehicle, the LR5, to HMAS Waller.

TESTING CAPABILITIES: (Left)HMAS Waller and MV Seahorse Standard exercise together off the WA coast.

MAKING A MARK: (Right) ABSNSM Stacey Jelley is presented with her ‘dolphins’ by CMDR James Harrap as the first ever Collins-class qualified stores naval in Australia’s Submarine Force. ABSNSM Jelley, who joined the RAN in 2005 and has served in the surface fleet aboard HMA Ships Adelaide and Perth, could potentially serve in submarines up to the rank of CPOSNSM. ABSNSM Jelley got the chance to undertake submarine training at STSC while working at Fleet Base West.

TIGHT SQUEEZE: ABCK Ben Dazkiw transfers from the universal deck reception chamber to the one-man transfer chamber during the exercise. IN HIGH SPIRITS: ABCK Ben Dazkiw joins rescue

chamber operator Kevin Rennie inside the LR5.

TO THE RESCUEIf ever the RAN is confronted with the need to rescue personnel from a distressed submarine, it can put to use the lessons learnt during testing of submarine rescue capabilities in Exercise Black Carillon 2011-1.

HANDLE WITH CARE: LSMEDSM Kelly Frazer prepares a casualty for transfer to the LR5.

TEAMWORK: LSMEDSM David Croft shares a laugh with Executive Officer of HMAS Waller, LCDR Ken Marr.

THE thought of being inside a bottomed submarine is something that no submariner ever wants to think about.

Preparing for such scenarios is vital, how-ever, if one day some of our finest personnel are in need of rescuing.

As part of Exercise Black Carillon 2011-1 on June 3 off the West Australian coast, Navy successfully demonstrated its submarine rescue capabilities.

The exercise, which began in mid-May, was designed to test and demonstrate the Navy’s submarine escape and rescue capability in a realistic scenario, and was a requirement of the Navy’s submarine safety program.

The method of submarine escape which was exercised as part of Black Carillon involved personnel transferring from a bot-tomed submarine into the James Fisher subma-rine rescue service vehicle (the LR5) for trans-portation to another vessel at the surface.

At depth, the mating of the LR5 rescue vehicle to the submarine required a high level of expertise and proven technology.

On the surface, the rescued submariners were tended to by Navy medical teams aboard the rescue mothership MV Seahorse Standard.

The submarine rescue capability proven during Exercise Black Carillon also involved simulated medical scenarios both in the “disa-bled” submarine and on the surface.

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Sampson said the completion of a complex sub-marine rescue scenario proved that submariners could be confident in the submarine rescue capability provided by the RAN.

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“The successful completion of the subma-rine escape as part of Exercise Black Carillon proves that the RAN is well equipped to take action to rescue submariners in the unlikely event of a submarine incident.”

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By LCDR Mark Taylor

HMAS Sirius has com-pleted a capability and safety overhaul with the recent addition of two new

davits and two brand new Zodiac J3 Jet Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs).

The December 2010 to January 2011 fit out replaced the systems originally fitted to her predecessor, HMAS Westralia, which had become both maintenance intensive and unsup-portable.

The davits, which are used to carry and lower the ship’s RHIBs, were una-ble to be operated safely within their designed limits without impacting sig-nificantly on the ship’s operations.

The starboard davit’s load rating left it unable to provide a suitable safe-ty margin in the event of a swamped RHIB, resulting in severe operating limitations.

These limitations were such that the starboard davit could only be used in an emergency, with the RHIB less than half full of diesel and only two personnel embarked.

In addition, both the ship’s propel-ler-driven RHIBs were more than 20 years old, increasingly unreliable and sorely in need of replacement.

Sirius, a Lloyd’s registered Products Tanker, is required to comply with both Lloyd’s safety require-ments as well as those stipulated in DEF(AUST)5000.

The design of the new boat davits was conducted with both these stand-ards in mind.

The ship’s very high and variable freeboard meant the davits required the capacity to safely launch and recover, while carrying both its crew and passengers – normally two crew and eight passengers, equating roughly to a standard RAN boarding party.

The design work started as far back as early 2009 and was centred on the PAP6000 Davit, made by Vestdavit of Norway, which is an up-rated version of the model fitted to the Armidale-class patrol boats.

Design considerations included changes to the wiring and lighting as well as reinforcement of the decks.

The new davits are rated to six tonnes, which provides an ample safety margin for the launching and recovery of both sea boats in up to Sea State 4, with a maximum of 10 person-nel embarked.

The acquisition of Zodiac J3 Jet RHIBs, has eliminated the additional hazard of impact and strike injuries associated with the operation of pro-peller-driven RHIBs.

Operator training for both the dav-its and the RHIBs was provided, with the ship’s company happy with the improved safety and operability of the new “Playstation davits”.

The avid gamers aboard were quickly identified as natural davit operators, likening ease of operation to that of video game controls.

The new davits have proven to be considerably safer and more reliable to operate and have greatly improved the safety of boat evolutions on board Sirius.

Sirius about safety through engineeringON A ROLL: HMAS Sirius rolls 15 degrees to starboard as the sea state builds during Ex Triton Storm II earlier this year.Photo: LSIS Phillip Cullinan

Call for Submissions into the Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force Academy

The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is conducting a Review, fi rstly into the treatment of women at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) (phase one) and, secondly, into the effectiveness of cultural change strategies and initiatives required to improve leadership pathways for women in the Australian Defence Force (phase two).

The Review is being led by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick who chairs the expert Review Panel.

The Review Panel is now calling for written submissions for phase one of the Review relating to the treatment of women at ADFA.

The Review will not be investigating or making fi ndings in relation to specifi c allegations or complaints. The Review can only report and make recommendations in relation to the systemic issues arising from the Terms of Reference.

Specifi cally, written submissions are being sought on the following aspects of the Terms of Reference: • The treatment of women at ADFA with a particular focus on the adequacy and appropriateness of measures to: promote gender equality, ensure women’s safety, and to address and prevent sexual harassment and abuse, and sex discrimination; and

• Initiatives required to drive cultural change in the treatment of women at ADFA, including the adequacy and effectiveness of existing initiatives and of approaches to training, education, mentoring and development.

Submissions will be accepted over a two week period from Monday 27 June to Friday 8 July 2011.

We are particularly interested in hearing from current and former ADFA cadets, ADFA graduates (especially within the last three years), as well as families and sponsor families of ADFA cadets and ADFA personnel.

To view the full terms of reference and to lodge a submission please refer to the Submissions page of the Commission website at www.humanrights.gov.au/defencereview.

Please note that submissions received will ordinarily be made available on the Commission website. People wishing to make a confi dential submission should make this clear at the time of lodgement and the Review will not publish those submissions on the website. However, people should also be aware that whilst every endeavour will be made to ensure confi dentiality, the Commission is obliged to determine any request for access to documents made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in accordance with that Act.

Submissions to phase two of the Review will be called for following the release of the phase one Report.

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By Nadia Osman and Barry Woodhouse

ADF members participating in Project LASERR can expect the next round of surveys to appear in their inboxes and letterboxes shortly.

Project LASERR (Longitudinal ADF Study Evaluating Retention and Resilience) involves a pair of studies examining mental health and retention issues for ADF members.

The project is segmented into two streams. The first stream (Project LASER – Retention) involves gathering feedback from participants on their condi-tions of service and job satisfaction, as well as gauging their intent to continue serving or leave the ADF.

The second stream (Project LASER – Resilience) investigates the mental health and psychological resil-ience of ADF personnel.

Chief Investigator Project LASER – Retention LTCoL Emma Little said Defence was such a large and dispersed organisation that it was sometimes dif-ficult for individuals to have their say on how it oper-ated.

“These surveys ask important questions about why members choose to stay in or leave their Service,” she said.

“It’s important for policy makers to be acutely aware of issues that affect members’ decisions. It’s only through members telling us something could be done better that we get the opportunity to improve on it. It is also good to know what Defence is doing well.”

All personnel who enlist in the ADF are given the opportunity to participate in Project LASERR. The study requires participants to complete surveys at vari-ous points in their careers during the first four years of their military service. This allows ADF researchers to determine factors that cause dissatisfaction with the ADF and factors that promote psychological resilience in personnel.

Chief Investigator Project LASER – Resilience Monique Crane said it was important to discover what factors influenced the mental health of ADF personnel so Defence could proactively prevent mental illness and adequately care for its members’ mental health.

“A range of factors may assist military personnel to bounce back from potentially traumatic or difficult events during their careers,” Dr Crane said.

“The best thing participants can do is respond to the surveys in an open and honest way so we can determine what service and training Defence can pro-vide to its personnel.”

Data collected from these surveys will be used to aid the development of psychological resilience train-ing programs such as BattleSMART.

LASERR wants your views

HMAS Cerberus open dayHMAS Cerberus will be open to the public on October 23. If you are interested in a rewarding career in the RAN or are seeking more information about the ADF, all the information you need will be available during the open day. Visitors will also see a range of military activities on show, including vehi-cles, armoury and other displays. The open day will be held from 10am until 4pm and admission is free.

New housing for Aussie sailorsMoRE than 3000 new permanent living-in accommodation units for single ADF personnel are to be constructed around Australia under Phase 2 of the Single LEAP (Living Environment and Accommodation Precinct) project.

Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Senator David Feeney signed the $4 billion contract on June 8 in Melbourne.

Plenary Living (LEAP 2) Pty Ltd will deliver the self-contained apartments to 14 bases from Townsville in north Queensland to Rockingham in Western Australia.

Senator Feeney said environmental sus-tainability and maintaining local heritage would be incorporated into design features of the new housing.

“This new housing will provide hundreds of Australian servicemen and women with a place to call home,” he said.

The accommodation will be delivered under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement.

Plenary Living will be responsible for the finance, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the accommodation services at the 14 bases for the 33-year contract term.

Construction cost is about $1 billion, with ongoing provision for services for the follow-ing 30 years costing about $3 billion.

The project is the third of its kind deliv-ered under a PPP arrangement, following successful delivery of Phase 1, which pro-vided 1300 units at RAAF Base Amberley, Enoggera Barracks and Holsworthy.

FUTURE PLANS: Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Senator David Feeney signs the Single Leap contract in Melbourne.Photo: LSIS Paul McCallum

HQJOC travel warningHQJOC has issued a warning to ADF personnel that they are not permitted to take recreational leave in ‘war-like’ areas of operation. Members must check with their chain of command before they commit to any bookings to travel to these areas. Director General Support at HQJOC BRIG Dianne Gallasch said the warning followed an increase in the num-ber of ADF Travel Restriction Waiver applications received by HQJOC that did not meet the policy requirement that travel to ‘war-like’ areas could only be undertaken for compassionate or compel-ling reasons. Information regarding Leave Travel Restriction Waiver policy is in DEFGRAM 312/2011, Chief of the Defence Force Leave Travel Restriction Waiver Policy – Guide for Applicants and Approving Authorities.

Centenary celebration in Kingscliff THE Kingscliff RSL sub-branch is holding a march to celebrate the RAN’s centenary on July 10 at 10am. The march will fall in opposite the Kingscliff Bowls Club on Marine Parade and proceed to the Cenotaph. If you would like to participate, RSVP by July 7 to Hugh Aitken on (07) 5524 4534 or email [email protected]. Medals are to be worn. A light lunch and refreshments will follow the cer-emony.


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Broad range of jobs for reserves

Director General Reserves – NavyNext financial year there will be a broad range of jobs available and the capability focus on all positions means reservists will have meaning-ful employment.

the minimum threshold of 20 days for each FRC position will allow people to achieve the requisite quali-fying period for a range of service conditions, including the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme, Annual Health Bonus and medal

entitlements. However, while the enti-tlement to these conditions is linked to a member undertaking 20 days of reserve service annually, the NR has no annual minimum training require-ment so reservists must compete for the available positions.

I encourage all reservists to be proactive in accessing details of vacancies on the NR website and talking with potential employers and NPCMA shopfront staff to maximise their chances of securing appropriate employment.

– CDRE Richard Phillips

As the new financial year dawns, opportunities for Naval Reserve employment again becomes topical. Here, Deputy Chief of Navy reviews the demand for reservists, Head Navy People and Reputation looks at the supply aspects of reserve employment and DG Reserves – Navy provides an overview of coming employment opportunities.

Deputy Chief of NavyWItH the overall Naval Reserve (NR) budget for FY11/12 remaining at similar levels to FY10/11, Navy will continue to focus NR positions around capability outcomes. Since 2005, the NR Capability enhancement Program and the NR Whole-of-Capability Workforce Review have confirmed this approach.

As is the case across Navy, there is significant pressure on all budgets and the NR budget is no exception. As a result, Navy has prioritised its Funded Reserve Commitment (FRC) positions, allocated days and Short term Reserve Position (StRP) bids to reflect that capability outcomes are met within the budget.

During FY11/12 the NR positions that have been approved are those that support Navy and ADF capability. this ensures Navy achieves the best value for the funding invested in the NR and that reservists enjoy challenging and meaningful work as part of the totally integrated Navy family.

Head Navy People and ReputationtHe creation of the Naval People Career Management Agency (NPCMA) has brought about some changes in the way reservists are recruited and posted to positions.

Deputy Director Reserves LCDR Sue Cunningham has carriage of the supply function. All reserve vacancies, both FRC and StRP, will be advertised on the NR website. Production of the weekly email, which has been the main vehicle for advertising NR vacancies in the past, has now ceased. Reservists looking for work must have an account that allows them access to the NR website at www.navy.gov.au/reserves.

experience from the current finan-

cial year has highlighted the benefits of closely monitoring of the usage of days, even though reservists have been posted.

Accordingly, a new position has been established in the NPCMA that will be responsible for tracking the use of reserve days in each position and, where appropriate, the owners of positions not using their entitlement will be consulted with a view to real-locating days to other priorities.

this will ensure the most effective use of the reserve salaries budget and maximise the opportunities for reserv-ists to find work.

Recently, the Regional Reserve Pool Managers’ organisations in states and territories were subsumed into NPCMA shopfronts. these shopfronts will look after the requirements of both full- and part-time members. If

you are looking for work next year, ensure you touch base with your NPCMA shopfront and make sure you have access to the NR website.

– CDRE Vicki McConachie

employment of reserves in non-Navy groups is expected to remain at significant levels during FY11/12. this is a welcome bonus as it increases the number of positions available to NR personnel, while providing support to Navy and the ADF as a whole.

Once again, FRC positions will have a minimum of 20 days allocated to allow reservists who are successful in being posted to achieve the mini-mum threshold for a range of service conditions.

– RADM Trevor Jones

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Stores sailor a cut aboveBy CMDR Roland Van Geelen

ABSN Matthew Monaghan was recently awarded the inaugural CPOSN Louis Nicholas Sampson Student of Merit Award during the passing out parade of Initial Stores Naval Course 01/11 at HMAS Cerberus.

The award was initiated as part of a program of recognition of outstanding supply sailors and officers who have served Australia on operations or at sea.

ABSN Monaghan said he was honoured that CPOSN Sampson’s daughters had travelled from Sydney to attend the graduation at Cerberus and make the award presentation in their father’s memory.

“The Supply School staff do a great job throughout the course to provide all the basic knowledge required to get started in a career in naval stores,” ABSN Monaghan said.

“Everyone on the course did well and the results were very close, so I feel lucky to receive the award.”

This year marks 70 years since CPOSN Sampson was lost with his shipmates in HMAS Sydney II after its battle with the German auxiliary cruis-er Kormoran on November 19, 1941.

From 1926, CPOSN Sampson served in the RAN Supply Branch with distinction.

Linking the past with the present through training awards is seen as a vital initiative by the Supply and Health Faculty to reinforce the leader-ship and professional ethos of trainees.

PERFORMANCE REWARDED: From left, Supply School 2IC WO Tim Brading, OIC Supply School LCDR Chris Jones, CPOSN Louis Sampson’s daughter Helen Miller, ABSN Matthew Monaghan, CPOSN Sampson’s daughter Francis Griffiths and DTA-LOG CMDR Roland van Geelen pause for a photo after ABSN Monaghan was awarded the inaugural CPOSN Louis Nicholas Sampson Student of Merit Award.Photo: LSIS Paul McCallum

THE Service HQs and Clothing SPO within the Defence Materiel Organisation are trialling new maternity wear for sailors, soldiers and airmen based on the current Disruptive Pattern Navy Uniform (DPNU) and Disruptive Pattern Combat Uniform (DPCU).

This requirement has arisen due to the change in dress of the day for Army and to allow pregnant ADF members to wear DPU to carry out tasks, in and out of the office environ-ment, throughout their pregnancy.

An initial number of DPCU mater-nity uniforms have been manufac-tured and are being trialled by Army and Air Force members to verify the design and identify if further modifications are required. Prototype maternity DPNU coats and trousers have also been produced and, once confirmed as suitable, will be trialled by pregnant Navy members.

The maternity DPU coat is longer and flared with side tabs to allow members to adjust the coat as required during pregnancy. The trousers have an elasticised waistband with draw-string and an elasticised maternity panel at the front and back to accom-modate the advancement of the preg-nancy. The fly zipper, side pockets and rear pockets have been removed to allow for the elasticised panel.

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STANDING BY: HMAS Brunei Executive Officer SBLT Brenton-James Glover waits to give instruc-tions from the bridge during Officer of the Watch manoeuvres as part of the Minor War Vessel Concentration Period. Photo: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack

JOB WELL DONE: Hydrographic Systems Manager PO Ken Carey has reason to smile after the suc-cessful survey of Turtle Beach during the Minor War Vessel Concentration Period off the Cairns coast. Photo: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack

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BREATHING EASY: SMNBM Daniel Fry secures a breathing apparatus at the completion of a fire-fighting exercise aboard HMAS Launceston during the Minor War Vessel Concentration Period in waters off Cairns from May 30 to June 3. Photo: LSIS Andrew Dakin

ROPED IN: (Below) ABCIS Shayne Lewis stands by with a line during a personnel transfer via boat from HMAS Benalla as a part of the Minor War Vessel Concentration Period. Photo: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack

FIRE POWER: ABBM Shane Pepperall loads 25mm rounds into canisters on the forecastle of HMAS Launceston. Photo: LSIS Andrew Dakin

CHARTING THE WAY: SBLT Suresh Kumar conducts a fix on a naviga-tional chart on the bridge of HMAS Brunei. Photo: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack

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�➤��Consider the tempo: is the speed of the music and its rhythm ideal for the activity you are performing?

�➤��Lyrical affirmations: do the lyrics contain positive affirma-tions of exercise such as ‘work your body’ or ‘push it’?

�➤��Imagery: does the music cre-ate imagery in your mind that is motivational?

�➤��Personal meaning: does the music remind you of a passage in your life that evokes positive feelings?

➤��Cultural congruency: does the music emanate from the genre which you grew up with or which you closely identify with?

�➤��Melody/harmony: does the music possess a pleasing melody and harmony, which improves your mood?

➤��Exposure/familiarity: are you familiar with the music without finding it tiresome owing to overexposure?

SOURCE: Karageorghis & Priest, in Peak Performance, issue 297, March 2011

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FOR gym junkie ABCIS Emma Peters, plugging into an MP3 player is an absolute neces-sity when it comes to tackling

exercise. The 21-year-old sailor, who works

out five times a week, said she listened to music while training to maintain her motivation.

“I definitely think I train a lot harder when I’m listening to music because it helps put me in the mood to exercise,” ABCIS Peters said.

“The rhythm helps to set my pace while running or doing cardio activi-ties. I doubt I would run as far as I do without music.

“During a cardio workout I gener-ally listen to pop or dance music, but when I do weights I listen to heavier artists like Metallica or Pantera.”

But why does music appear to affect our physical performance? A study into this very question has found that listening to music distracts the mind from fatigue and improves aero-bic endurance.

Researchers Costas Karageorghis and David-Lee Priest from Brunel University in West London have con-ducted numerous studies over 20 years into the impact of music on physical performance.

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��➤��Dissociation: during low-to-moderate intensity music can divert your attention from the sensations of effort and fatigue. This reduces your perception of how hard you are working through a process psy-chologists refer to as dissociation. The distraction provided by music can also make you feel better.

➤��Arousal: music can alter emotional and physiological arousal much like a stimulant or sedative. It is in this capacity that we often see music used in sport as part of a pre-task routine, most often to ‘psych-up’ an athlete. Music also has the capac-ity to stimulate through its rhythm, tempo and volume.

➤��Rhythm response: synchronisation of movement with music leads to greater endurance and movement efficiency. This applies especially to repetitive activities such as row-ing, cycling, cross-country skiing and running. Synchronous music improves aerobic endurance by up to 15 per cent. Music in the tempo range 125-140 beats per minute is ideal for any exercise in which the goal is to elevate the heart rate.

ROWING TO THE RYTHYM: Sychronisation of music with movement improves performance. Photo: LSIS Paul Berry

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IF YOU deploy overseas on opera-tions, you’ll be entitled to tax-free benefits. An ADF member deployed on Operation Slipper

will get a minimum extra $200 a day on top of other benefits and standard pay.

This tax-free money is a great reward for a difficult job. But be care-ful how you manage the money when you are deployed.

We’ve heard stories about ADF members who have blown it all.

Some members have experienced large gambling loses. Others have bought expensive items online, such as cars, without seeing them first. There is also the problem of members being coerced into buying fake jewelry from local vendors.

Always think twice before making a large purchase.

You should also be careful with your money when you return from overseas. You could come back with more than $30,000 in your bank

account. It’s only natural that you will want to spend some of that money on a little R and R with your family and friends. But there are dangers associ-ated with having this kind of money on hand.

To make the most of your deploy-ment allowance, consider taking a large portion of it and investing it in things that will help you grow your wealth over time – that way you will see the benefits now and in the years to come, rather than just getting some instant gratification.

The first thing you should do is have a look at your debts. If you have a credit card debt, large or small, or a personal loan, pay it off as soon as you can.

Reducing your debts is one of the best things you can do because, sim-ply, the sooner you pay it off, the more money you will have, as you won’t be giving away dead money in interest payments.

When it comes to spoiling yourself for a job well done, try to avoid buy-

ing expensive items like new cars, motorbikes and jet skis. These things depreciate in value very quickly. If you

need to make a large purchase, shop around for the best deal and always read the fine print. But think seriously about making your money work for you instead.

If you’re debt free it’s a great idea to put money aside and start investing or saving for a deposit on a home.

Investing in a range of shares and managed funds across a few differ-ent industries is a great way to start a diversified investment portfolio that can ride the ups and downs of the financial markets.

You can avoid disasters by check-ing out our list of investment warnings at www.moneysmart.gov.au. Be wary

of claims made in seminars about sports betting and trading software or get-rich-quick offers. There is no sub-stitute for hard work.

Once you’ve got your investments set up you need to keep your invest-ment strategy on track by monitoring your progress. Don’t just set and forget. Unfortunately, there are no short-cuts to becoming a successful investor.

For more information on investing, manag-ing your money, avoiding scams and clear-ing your debt, visit www.moneysmart.gov.au, join in the conversation at www.facebook.com/MoneySmartAu and on Twitter @MoneySmartTeam

Handle that well-earned deployment allowance with care, says ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft.

Don’t throw it all away

BE FRUGAL: You can earn an extra $200 or more a day when you are deployed to the Middle East, but be careful not to squander it all.

IF YOU’RE a regular reader of the Navy News finance column, you’d be used to reading my predecessor Tony D’Aloisio’s articles on money management and investing. Tony’s term as chairman ended in May and this is my first article for the Service newspapers as ASIC chairman. I am really looking forward to continuing ASIC’s work with the ADF Financial Services Consumer Council. Please feel free to suggest article topics to me by email-ing [email protected]. I want these articles to continue to be practical and relevant to your needs.

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Bound for the Big Apple

TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE: CMDR David Graham is training six days a week to prepare for the New York Marathon. Photo: Aurora Images

By CpL Zenith King

CMDR David Graham will con-test the New York Marathon on November 6 to raise money for World Vision.

Competing for the first time in the 42.2km marathon, which draws more than 100,000 partici-pants annually, CMDR Graham hopes to raise $10,000 for charity.

“I’ve been a long time support-er of World Vision, having been involved with their child sponsor-ship program since 2000,” he said.

“By running in the New York Marathon, the money I raise will directly support World Vision’s SEE Solutions program.”

He will compete as one of 10 runners in a team, with each run-ning the full distance.

“My goal is a big challenge but I am excited and full of anticipa-tion,” he said.

“The entire amount goes to World Vision and any deficit I will fund personally. So far I have

raised nearly $3000, and feel I am well on the way to my goal.”

CMDR Graham considers himself a fanatical runner, having competed in a number of mara-thons in the UK, Italy, France and Australia.

“This was an opportunity to run the iconic New York Marathon and help change the world at the same time,” he said.

“It’s the challenge of a lifetime to run one of the world’s most sought-after marathons.”

CMDR Graham said he was prepared for the challenge.

“I have a rigorous program that has me running six days a week. I’m very keen to achieve a person-al best and cannot think of a better way than running in New York and raising money for a worthy cause.”

Anyone who wishes to donate can do so at the Everyday Hero website at www.everydayhero.com.au/dave_ graham_2

EDITOR’S NOTE: During the six months of Bill’s fitness campaign we want to publish your mes-sages of support, your campaign updates, advice and any questions you might have for the fitness experts within Defence. Keep your emails com-ing to Bill at [email protected]. Here are some of the latest messages:

I have started to follow your program this week as I have let things slip. About March 2010 I had grown to about 134kg, but by the end of the year had shed 29kg. What helped me then was getting all the sup-port I could from friends, family and professionals and their affirmations that I looked better, together with my own feelings of wellbeing. Unfortunately, since then I have regained 20kg, but seeing you start this program has inspired me to get back on the wagon. My aim is to achieve a weight with which I feel comfortable (about 90kg). I look forward to hear-ing your progress and comparing it with mine. Let’s make the world a lighter place.

– George

How motivating it was to read your article. They say if you want to commit to something your best bet is to write it down and be accountable. I, too, have slowly gained a few kilos and have noticed the metabo-lism starts slowing down after 30. I have no will and enjoy food! I would love to join you on the ‘Join Bill Campaign’ and I look forward to reaching goals and feeling great both inside and out. My goal – 67kg to 56kg and a 10km fun run in September.

– Nikki

Well done on making a commitment to lose weight. Go for it – the effort is truly worth it. It seemed after 40 that my waist line got a mind of its own, and at 51 the trend continued as I helplessly watched the fat folds turn to chubby rolls. However, since commenc-ing CrossFit 12 months ago, together with eating the Paleo diet, I have lost over 10kg and for the first time in 30 years, muscles are appearing and I am feeling really strong. All the best for your journey.

– MAJ Chris Kassulke

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We travelled to Melbourne over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. My will power was stretched as we approached service centres offering fast food.

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Top players vie for selectionBy Simon Gladman

NAVY rugby officials hope at least six players will get a call-up into the Australian Services Rugby Union (ASRU) team to contest the International Defence Rugby Competition later this year.

Senior coach WO Tony Doherty said the team’s success this year in ending Army’s long-held dominance of the inter-service championships should help in Navy being well repre-sented in the national team.

The ASRU team will be announced in August for the 12-nation event to be held in September and October in Australia and New Zealand.

“Not wanting to pre-empt, the fact that the boys got up over Army is a good indication that we should at least get half-a-dozen selected. But it’s up to the ASRU coaches who they decide on,” WO Doherty said.

RANRU players are recovering from a big month of rugby, which included the inter-service champion-

Paddison finds touch ahead of nationals

COMING THROUGH: LS Jade Paddison breaks through the defence of the Army-APS team at the inter-service championships in May. Photo: CPL Glen McCarthy

A FIVE-goal haul by midfield-er ABSTD Sarah Beard lifted HMAS Watson to victory over HMAS Kuttabul in the inaugural Oram-Taylor Cup soccer match at Sydney’s Victoria Barracks on June 8.

Watson kicked 10 slick goals to crush Kuttabul 10-6 in a game contested by the male and female cooks and stewards from both Sydney establishments.

ABSTD Beard was named as the Most Valuable Player for her performance as she was sensation-al in both attack and defence.

ABSTD Beard, who represents Navy in women’s Aussie rules, rugby union and soccer, said her recipe for success was fitness and exploiting the opportunities cre-ated by her teammates.

“The entire team played really well but I was particularly well supported by ABCK Ashley Hudson, who found the net twice herself,” she said.

ABSTD Beard said the match was good preparation for the ADF tri-service football championship later this year.

Watson’s triumph was all the more impressive because the team had to rally from a 0-2 deficit after five minutes.

Watson battled to a 4-3 lead at half-time and scored six goals in the second stanza.

Captain-coach POCK Shaun Taylor said his players showed plenty of heart to come back after conceding the early goals.

– Michael Brooke

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LS JADE Paddison is thriving on the satisfaction of “giving back” to her chosen sport, touch footy.

The 30-year-old from Defence Force Recruiting in South Australia is busy mentoring and preparing team-mates ahead of the Australian Defence Touch Association’s national titles in October.

LS Paddison starred as Navy’s only representative in the victorious women’s RAAF-Navy team over Army-APS at the inter-service cham-pionships in South Australia in May.

She will be one of the leading players in a southern women’s team, with players from South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia combining from across the Services to line up at the nationals.

“The focus is on developing the girls who want to come away to the nationals. We’re playing in a civilian competition each week to train them and teach them more about the game, and hopefully they will come up to speed,” LS Paddison said.

“Relative to other states, it’s a good level of competition here in South Australia.

“South Queensland will be the team to beat. They have a lot of good players and they won the Defence nationals last year.”

LS Paddison is finding her form again since returning to South Australia after playing little touch during almost six years on postings in Cairns and Sydney.

“I started playing 10 years ago when I was at university in Adelaide. I’ve played at the nationals every year since 2006, but that was pretty much the only touch I played,” she said.

“I’m playing all the time now. I was a bit rusty when I started getting back into it, but now I’m playing every week.

“I just love playing. It’s exciting and competitive. And I’m enjoying giving back to the sport.”

ships in mid-May and was followed by a tour to New Zealand.

The senior men’s team recorded a 6-all draw against New Zealand’s Navy team, while the development

IN HEAVY TRAFFIC: Navy’s best PO Damien Tanaka makes a pass.

squad was overrun in the second half, losing 8-44 to the New Zealand Navy Colts after being 8-15 behind at half-time.

The senior men’s team dominat-

ed much of the play, but the wet and windy conditions were not conducive to running rugby.

WO Doherty said the trying weath-er conditions took a toll on the players, but he was impressed by the manner in which his players pushed on.

“It showed the team’s courage and the determination to succeed for each other this year in the way they con-tinually mounted attacks for the full 80 minutes,” he said.

“The wet conditions hampered our quicker outside backs. Having said that, the forward pack dominated and set a good platform for the backs to work off.

“The game plan worked well but we were unable to capitalise on our opportunities and dropped the ball on several occasions with the try line open. Hopefully, we will learn from this as a team leading into next year.”

Best players for Navy were PO Damien Tanaka, AB James Smith, PO

Jason Harrington and SBLT James Knight.

RANRU is focused on develop-ing its stars of the future in a effort to replicate Army’s success of previous years.

Breaking Army’s dominance at the inter-service championship was just the first step in Navy’s long-term plan-ning.

“We’ve seen what Army has done to us for the past few years and we would like to ensure that we’re not one-year wonders. That’s why we’ve added extra emphasis on building the development team, to make sure our player base is large enough to cover positions when players are unavailable for games,” WO Doherty said.

“With 2012 being the 100th year of Navy Rugby, and hosting the Commonwealth Navies Rugby Cup later in the year, we would like to continue the success that RANRU has achieved and hopefully add to the growing trophy case.”

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CPO Mick Bryan, of 816 Squadron, was one of five com-petitors to achieve a perfect score in the individual 50-target, double-barrel event at the annual Australasian Police and Services Clay Target Championships, held in Adelaide from May 19-22.

However, CPO Bryan missed a crucial target during a sudden-death shoot-off, relegating him to second position in AA-grade.

He was part of a five-mem-ber Defence team that competed under the Defence Clay Target Association banner against 85 police and services members at the South Australian International Shooting Park.

The Defence team won the 50-target, double-barrel team event by outperforming the Australian Federal Police and Victorian Police.

CPO Bryan said it was a good performance by the team.

“This year was the first time the Defence team has won the teams event,” CPO Bryan said.

“Clay-target shooting is a chal-lenging sport for individuals and teams.

“It would be great to see more Defence members become involved.”

In the B-grade 50 target, single-barrel competition, CPO Bryan placed third for AA-grade while CPL Chris Whyte, of 11 Squadron, finished second.

APS employee Noel Cleal scored a respectable 97/100 in the 60-target Champion of Champions to win the event, also taking out the High Gun for A-grade to qualify third for the combined police and services team.

WOFF John Hennig, of HMAS Albatross, was the outright winner of the 50-target handicap event for the second successive year.

In the skeet team event, CPO Bryan, CPL Chris Whyte and Mr Cleal scored 126/150 to finish third behind Queensland Police Service and Victorian Police.

Shooter vital in team’s success

By CFN Max Bree

SMN Ivan Crinall steered Queensland to glory in the men’s competition of the Australian Defence Hockey Championships, held at Crest Hockey Field in Bankstown, Sydney, from May 28 to June 3.

SMN Crinall was the tournament’s top scorer, with seven goals.

He also played a vital role in Queensland’s 2-1 victory in the final against NSW, scoring what turned out to be the deciding goal soon after NSW tied scores in the first half.

The Maroons also reigned supreme in the women’s draw, beating NSW 3-1 in the final.

With state pride on the line as combined-service teams from across Australia lined up in the week-long event, the Queensland teams entered as the ones to beat, and they lived up to all expectations.

LEUT Ben Powers was a solid per-former as goalkeeper, while AB Jarrad Taylor also played an important role for Queensland.

The Maroons made an early statement with LAC Chris Fazel scoring the open-ing goal within three minutes of play.

SMN Crinall’s quick reply within five minutes of NSW’s only goal, which came 18 minutes into the first half, put the Maroons 2-1 up and was enough to secure the championship.

Queensland captain LAC Tommy Miller was ecstatic about his team’s per-formance.

“NSW put it to us at the start but we

toughed it out as Queensland always does,” he said.

Among the best players for NSW were CPO William McConnell and AB Brett Griffin.

In the battle for third place, ACT cruised to a 3-0 victory over Victoria. ACT also finished third in the women’s competition.

In the women’s final, midfielder LS Zoe Kellermeyer was a key playmak-er for the Maroons, while AB Kirsten Wilson gave her best for NSW.

Queensland dominated possession and kept NSW firmly in its own territory through most of the first half.

Centre-striker PLTOFF Di Casey nailed two close-range goals in the 10th and 21st minutes, putting NSW on the back foot.

NSW hit back with an early goal in the second half to ACW Tanya Smiljanic. But a botched corner shot led to a runa-way Queensland goal by SGT Megan Clarke, sealing the deal with seven min-utes left.

LS Kellermeyer was disappointed there were only two other teams to play against in the women’s competition, but she was happy with her team’s perfor-mance.

“The girls gelled well together straight away. We played really well but there were a couple of chances we missed,” she said.

NSW captain SGT Trish Barnsley said the team struggled with a constantly changing line-up but she was impressed by the team’s performance throughout the event.

THICK OF THE ACTION: Key NSW playmaker CPO Will McConnell tries to set up a teammate in the final.

Qld shines in titles

IN CONTROL: LS Zoe Kellermeyer

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Barbra Parker (NSW) closes in during the

women’s final.Photos: CFN Max Bree

Ironman effortCOMPLETING the Defence Ironman Distance Championships at Cairns on June 5 was a valuable learning experience for LSATA Luke Heckenberg, of HMAS Albatross. Navy’s only representative, he finished in 12 hours, 21 minutes and three seconds – two hours behind the winner. It was his first attempt at the distance, consisting of a 3.8km swim, 180km ride and 42.2km run.

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HMAS Success returned to her home port of Sydney on June 3 after several months in Singapore where she undertook a double hulling conversion. While away the ship’s company worked hard to change the perception of Success and prove that the actions of a few should not tarnish the excellent work and vital role they and their ship perform for Navy and the nation.

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Welcome home HMAS Success returned to Australia on June 3 after spending most of the last 10 months away from her home port of Sydney. It is expected the work conducted in Singapore will contribute substantially to an extension of the ship’s operational life to around 2020. LEUT Darren Mallett reports.

Sailors and officers posting in to HMas success receive a plastic card when they attend their joining briefs.

The success ‘our ship’ card must be carried at all times and members of the ship’s company are encouraged to chal-lenge their peers to check if it is on their person. But carrying the card and living up to the expectations outlined on the ‘our ship’ card are two different, if not inextricably linked, situations.

“I will live the Navy values” is the first of 14 challenges listed on the card.

That goes beyond honour, honesty, courage, integrity and loyalty.

For more than two years, Navy has been indoctrinated into a new culture; one which better reflects modern values and requires those of us in service to maintain a standard above that displayed by many in the general public. The microscope of public examination hovers over incidents that another organisation would not be held accountable for if its workers transgressed.

“and rightly so,” current success Commanding officer CMDr ainsley Morthorpe says.

“Everyone in Navy should recognise that we are ambassadors for australia and the aDF, and behave accordingly. Whether we are in uniform or not, we wear the ‘australia’ badge on our shoul-ders. our Navy values should define who we are 24/7. Those who find that a burden too ardu-ous to bear have been advised that they are in the wrong organisa-tion,” CMDr Morthorpe says.

Behaviours linked to some former members of the ship’s company led to a Commission of inquiry. The incidents that brought the situation to a head occurred during a south-east asian deployment in 2009, but were part of an unacceptable pattern of behaviour by a few who have tainted the reputation of many who were serving in the ship at the time.

“We will bring honour to our coun-try, our shipmates and ourselves.”

The road to recovery is usually a much more arduous uphill battle than the swift downhill run suffered from a negative incident. There is no doubt the current ship’s company is aware of the expectation placed on them and they are up for the challenge.

CMDr Morthorpe assumed com-mand of success in late 2010 at the end of a busy operational period for the ship. The Co is understandably proud of the team he has inherited but recognises it will take time to rebuild public confi-dence in the ship and its crew.

But success is continuing to focus on rebuilding its reputation.

From august 2010, success, under the command of CMDr Tony rayner, took part in a number of major exercises

and conducted port visits to Darwin, indonesia, Malaysia and singapore.

in late 2010, three days after leav-ing Makassar, indonesia, the officer of the Watch noticed a man floating in the water with no other boats in sight.

rescuing the indonesian man from certain death, it was discovered he was the sole survivor from a fishing boat that had sunk. The fortunate man was given the affectionate nickname “lucky”, and was cared for by ship’s company who donated clothing and money before arrangements were made to return him to his village.

The incident, although tragic because of those who perished before success rescued the sole survivor, was a highlight for many of the ship’s company. But it hardly made the media. Many of the sail-ors on board can’t understand why good news spreads more thinly than bad.

in another incident on May 6, success sailors displayed their courage when they entered the water in an attempt to save a civilian contractor who had fallen overboard while working on the ship in sembawang, singapore.

Three raN sailors brought the singaporean man to the surface and a medic provided first aid before an ambu-lance transferred him to a local hospital. Tragically, the man died a few hours later from injuries sustained during the fall.

“I will lead by example.” CMDr Morthorpe assumed command after success conducted a port visit to Perth to allow for short leave and offload fuel. The return to singapore for the conver-sion marked the beginning of a testing time for all on board.

“I will be accountable for my actions and decisions. We won’t let the team down.” although some were able to attend courses and deal with career goals in australia, a significant number of the crew was required to work on site, a commercial shipyard in Tuas, singapore, from December 2010 through to april 2011.

During the five-month period success was in singapore undergoing a double hull conversion to align the ship with international Maritime organisation requirements for bulk fuel carriers, between 70 and 80 officers and sailors

conducted rolling 12-hour shifts, seven days a week.

a small team of engineering and sup-ply day hands was on board to ensure the ship’s planned maintenance and stocktaking cycles were upheld. other support staff were involved in organising accommodation, as well as the ordering and distribution of rations.

it was an arduous time away from home, which tested resolve and commit-ment. That people stepped up to the plate has been acknowledged at the highest levels of Navy.

“I will have the courage to stand up for what is right and stop unaccepta-ble behaviour.” at the risk of re-visiting wounds that are plainly beginning to heal, it is worth noting that members of the 2009 ship’s company were the ones who reported the unacceptable behaviour in the first place.

How the incidents were dealt with is covered in the HMas success Commission of inquiry reports. Part one was released on February 22 and Part

Two is currently with the Defence Minister and will be released in due course.

Now, more than ever, CMDr Morthorpe reminds his company of young men and women that any transgressions risk the ship being tarred with an old brush.

“I will be the best that I can.”it’s a simple commitment but

one that takes on a 24/7 aspect when the ship is success and the reputation of the raN is linked to the public performance of her full complement of 220 individuals.

CMDr Morthorpe declares his faith in the crew.

“i have absolute confidence in our people,” he says.

“Throughout the period we were in singapore and even before then when the full ship’s company participated in exer-cises and port visits throughout south-east asia, they have done themselves and Navy proud.”

The boss is even ready to issue a new challenge to his team.

as New Generation Navy training continues throughout the fleet, CMDr Morthorpe wants his ship to be the lead-ing example for Major Fleet Units. it’s a tall order with all personnel across Navy getting on board with the cultural change initiated by recently retired Chief of Navy VaDM russ Crane.

But CMDr Morthorpe is quietly confident.

“We know what is expected of us and have been delivering the goods. i’ve seen their character and the people of australia can be very proud of them.”

We know what is expected of us and have been delivering the goods. I’ve seen their character and the people of Australia can be very proud of them.

– CMDR Ainsley Morthorpe, CO HMAS Success, on his ship’s company

MAKE WAY: HMAS Success passes through the Whitsunday passage on her voyage from Singapore to Sydney.Photo: ABIS Evan Murphy

“Everyone in Navy should recognise that we are ambassadors for Australia and the ADF and behave accordingly. Whether we are in uniform or not, we wear the ‘Australia’ badge on our shoulders. Our Navy values should define who we are 24/7. Those who find that a burden too arduous to bear have been advised that they are in the wrong organisation.”

– CMDR Ainsley Morthorpe, CO HMAS Success

By Michael Brooke

BEFORE retiring Chief of Navy VADM Russ Crane departed after a distinguished career spanning 41 years, he marked his last day at sea with a poignant voyage with an old shipmate – HMAS Success.

VADM Crane embarked in Success during the last leg of her journey from Singapore to Fleet Base East, which had great sentimental value for the outgoing CN, who was Commanding Officer of the ship from 1998 to 2000.

VADM Crane joined Success after completion of her double hulling refit project in Singapore, in order to meet International Maritime Organisation standards for environmental protection against oil spills.

The voyage enabled VADM Crane to meet many of Success’ crew, who take great pride in being at the forefront of the RAN’s cultural change initiatives following the release of Part One of the Success Commission of Inquiry report.

VADM Crane’s sea-ride brought him face to face with POCK Melissa Ohlson, who two months earlier had written a spirited and passionate let-ter about Success’ proud ship’s company, which was published in Navy News alongside a positive response from VADM Crane (refer to page 13 of the April 28 edition of Navy News).

Headlined ‘Proud to Serve in Success’, then-LSCK Ohlson stated quite succinctly that the aux-iliary oil replenisher was crewed by highly profes-sional officers and dedicated sailors, and that “I couldn’t be more proud to become a senior sailor to serve in the so-called ‘ship of shame’”.

And, as fate would have it, on the morn-ing of June 3 LSCK Ohlson was promoted to PO aboard Success by none other than VADM Crane.

When POCK Ohlson met VADM Crane and identified herself as the letter writer, the outgo-ing CN expressed delight that so many past and present crew were proud to be associated with Success, which had become a vehicle for culture change in the RAN.

POCK Ohlson said she wrote the letter to help set the record straight, because she had seen too much negative publicity that did not recognise the hard work and dedication of the ship’s current crew.

“I was pretty determined to get this point across, but was very surprised the letter made its way to VADM Crane, who even wrote a compas-sionate reply,” she said.

“I was very happy the chain-of-command took my view serious enough to pass it up to CN for further action.”

POCK Ohlson said her letter succeeded in telling the families of crew members and the wider Navy community that Success’ ship’s company were very proud of their ship and were working hard to achieve culture change and other vital outcomes for the fleet.

VADM Crane responded to the letter by saying that POCK Ohlson and the other crew members “should not see the COI findings as a burden, but a challenge”.

“Cultural change is never easy, but through New Generation Navy we will succeed and I am confident that you and your crew mates will con-tinue to assist us in this vitally important work,” VADM Crane wrote.

The pride and professionalism of the crew impressed VADM Crane, who expressed his admiration for officers and sailors alike – includ-

Sentimental voyage a success

ing LS Rebecca Fealy, who decided to challenge herself by serving as the acting Buffer for the past six months.

“It’s been a huge step up in responsibility for me, but this is the challenge I needed to prove myself as ready for promotion,” she said.

“There has been a lot regulating, paperwork, stress and hard work.”

LS Fealy, who has done 10 years at sea dur-ing her 14 years in the RAN, said her biggest challenge was coordinating her team effectively,

which helped enable Success to pass a Mariner Skills Evaluation during the voyage home.

VADM Crane shared his time between the jun-ior sailors’ mess, the senior sailors’ mess and the wardroom, where he spoke to almost all the offic-ers and sailors about the exciting times ahead for Navy – particularly with the new technologies coming online in the form of the Canberra-class LHDs and Hobart-class AWDs.

VADM Crane retired from the Navy on June 7, handing over to new CN VADM Ray Griggs.

FAREWELL: Retiring CN VADM Russ Crane crosses HMAS Success’ gangway after joining the ship for the last leg of her journey to Sydney while, inset, VADM Crane (right) and Success’ CO CMDR Ainsley Morthorpe promote LSCK Melissa Ohlson to PO.Main photo: ABIS Hayley Clarke

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‘‘It’s all about providing the best service to our customers.

– CMDR John Metzl, Supply Officer in HMAS Success

To comply with International maritime organisation (Imo) require-ments for bulk fuel tankers,

HmAS Success underwent a double hulling conversion conducted by ST marine at Tuas, Singapore.

Although Australian companies were invited to tender, this was not a common conversion and it was deemed prudent to award the contract to a company with extensive experi-ence in this type of engineering work. ST marine was able to deliver an on-time conversion at a competitive cost, allowing Success the ability to re-enter the operational fleet once programmed maintenance in Australia has been conducted.

So what has changed? For the double hulling to be affected, struc-tural modifications to existing cargo fuel tanks (double hulling) has been completed, a ballast cargo system has been installed, as well as installation of a fire suppression system, cargo overflow system upgrade, cargo tank venting system upgrade, cargo control and tank level monitoring system.

closing off port and starboard storage tanks, which previously car-ried fuel for replenishment, along with installing a second bottom in the centreline tanks, has reduced fuel-carrying capacity for replenishment. Whereas previously Success was unable to deliver her full tank capacity of fuel in a replenishment at sea (RAS) situation, the new configuration will effectively allow the ship to empty her tanks.

Success’ commanding officer cmDR Ainsley morthorpe says the ship no longer has to hold on to a sig-nificant amount of fuel in her cargo tanks as ballast to ensure stability.

“That means we will be carrying fresher fuel as we turn over our entire fuel cargo, rather than introducing new fuel to old as was the case,” he says.

Depending on the cargo combina-tion of F76 (marine fuel) and F44 (aviation fuel), Success will be able to conduct up to a dozen typical Anzac-

class frigate refuellings in her new configuration.

But Success is much more than a refuelling station afloat. Although car-rying fuel for both aviation and mari-time requirements is a core capability, her RAS function extends to many more aspects of stores. Depending on operational requirements, Success also transports consigned cargo. This includes items of supply pre-positioned on one platform, owned by another platform and transferred as required.

Generally, Success will carry cargo for ships proceeding in company. However, the ship can accept cargo for other agencies as opportunities arise.

Success’ Supply officer, cmDR John metzl, says there are many differ-ent types of stores items that are com-monly carried as consigned cargo.

“They may be subject to dangerous goods classifications or require special attention because of compatibility issues with other cargo,” he says.

As a general rule, Success will carry cargo for ships proceeding on deployment, operation, mission or while in company. cargo normally comprises naval stores, provisions, canteen stocks, weapons and ammuni-tion. Using designated cargo com-partments, total capacity for all types of solid cargo is 1068 cubic metres. Solid cargo refers to all things that are not fuel, oil and water.

According to cmDR metzl, if there is a requirement to increase stow-age beyond the designed capacity, the Supply Department can arrange to place additional pallets on the RAS decks, flight deck, winch deck and in the hangar.

Success also carries a cargo Allowance list (cAl), which provides a flexible method of obtaining cargo for units operating in company with the ship. Acting much like a floating supermarket, this facility allows cus-tomer units to order basic naval stores items carried by Success.

The cAl includes common items such as cleaning gear, laundry liquid,

New lease of lifeHMAS Success has completed her International Maritime Organisation double hulling conversion after five months in Singapore. On June 3 she returned to Fleet Base East. You might be wondering what services Success can now provide. LEUT Darren Mallett takes a look.

bedding and some articles of clothing. These items are available for transfer at all times, including alongside Fleet Base East, providing a handy source for those forgotten items of cleaning gear and hard-to-get clothing.

The team in Success is about to conduct a thorough review of the cAl, following the introduction of commercial off-the-shelf and materiel consumption management initiatives to ensure that customers’ needs are serviced in the most economical and efficient manner.

“We are considering the idea of having a baseline cAl, then augment-ing the list with mission-specific items for ships Success is in company with,” cmDR metzl says.

“It’s all about providing the best service to our customers.”

For the time being, the established practice will continue. Success will continue to issue the current cAl held on a weekly basis to units in company. The customer unit reviews the cAl for stores items that are available for transfer, signals requirements to Success and liaises with their opSo to identify the best opportunity for transfer.

To ensure ships in company have the most up-to-date cAl, they are given a list of items held upon sailing, and an updated list is forwarded peri-odically during deployment. For units alongside, these procedures may be relaxed to facilitate a quick transfer.

Success’ methods of delivery

include Vertrep, heavy Jackstay and direct transfer alongside. Her on-board crane has an eight-tonne capacity. When deployed, the first preference is to transfer stores at sea, either by Vertrep or Jackstay. Transfer alongside in foreign ports is not preferred, due to problems with customs in some countries.

Further information and procedures are available in the Success RAS guide, which can be provided upon request. The RAS guide contains all the information needed to plan consigned cargo requirements, points of contact, signal formats and pro-cedures. For any additional information, the Success Supply team is only too happy to assist. Email CMDR Metzl at [email protected].

Pepper finds his sea legsNewly promoted AB Pepper the Penguin joined the crew of HMAS Success for the journey home to Sydney from

Singapore. By all reports, he had a great time aboard

the ship!Photos: ABIS Evan Murphy

CUSTOMER SERVICE: HMAS Success’ Supply Department. Inset left, SBLT Michelle Orr (right) and CMDR John Metzl talk to LSHSO Sandra Purnell from Cairns Ports Services during Success’ Cairns visit while, inset right, ABMT Daniel Power brings technical equip-ment aboard.Photos: ABIS Evan Murphy

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