SUPPORT OPERATIONS
Lifesaving Support Operations includes Duty Officers, RWCs (jet skis), and UAVs (drones). These roles are part of a Branch-wide team rather than club-based and they support all 7 of the clubs across FSC Branch.
DUTY OFFICERS
Duty Officers are experienced lifesavers who have additional training and skills in incident command and deploying assets in emergency situations. We have 12 Duty Officers across the Far South Coast and their role is to respond to all emergency call outs outside patrol hours and all serious incidents during patrols. They provide support to Patrol Captains and can take the lead in liaising with other emergency service organisations.
Our Duty Officers all undergo additional training and professional development throughout the year in search and rescue exercises, member welfare and psychological first aid among other topics.
RESCUE WATER CRAFT (RWC) OPERATORS
FSC Branch Support Operations have 5 jet skis housed at various locations across the Branch. They’re available for regular patrols, event water safety and search and rescue operations. The RWC is ideal quick-response equipment in many situations and they’re a vital piece of equipment for our team given we have over 220 km of coastline in our Branch.
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) OPERATORS
We have DPI Shark Management Prog
ram drones situated at three locations in our Branch: Malua Bay, Tathra and Pambula. These teams run regular surveillance during patrols and also capture data for DPI.
FSC also has two Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Drones that are situated with Duty Officers. Their primary purpose is search and rescue but they can also be deployed for water safety at ocean swims and carnivals.
If you are interested in joining any of the Support Operations teams please contact the Director of Lifesaving at fsclifesaving@gmail.com.
