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NavyNavyVolume 53, No. 9, May 27, 2010 The official newspaper of the Royal Australian NavyVolume 53, No. 9, May 27, 2010 The official newspaper of the Royal Australian Navy

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By Ben Wickham

AMID great hyperbole about tough decisions and economic responsibil-ity, Government handed down its 2010-11 Budget on Tuesday, May 11.

For Defence this means total departmental funding of $26.9b which includes an additional $1.1b for opera-tions in 2010-11. This is a net funding increase of $949.4m compared with the previous financial year.

The headline announcement was a separate $1.1b for enhanced force protection in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2013, including $487.1m for 2010-11.

The operations funding increase includes $915.6m to s tabi l i se Afghanistan and combat global ter-rorism, $151.1m for operations in East Timor, $42.5m for commitments to Solomon Islands, $19.6m to sup-port a broader Australian Government presence in Afghanistan, and $9.2m to protect the Australian Embassy in Baghdad.

This brings the total operations funding for 2010-11 to $1.4b, exclud-ing force protection funding and including money approved in previous budgets.

Defence Minister John Faulkner said, “This investment in Defence operations is a critical component of bringing peace and stability to the peo-ple of Afghanistan, as well as building stability in our own region through

cooperation with East Timor and Solomon Islands”.

A significant component of the enhanced force protection commit-ment is the acquisition of a counter-rocket, artillery and mortar capability, to reduce the threat posed to forces in Afghanistan by indirect fire attacks.

It also features measures to provide greater protection from small-arms fire and improvised explosive devices. These include improved route clear-ance capabilities, enhanced protection and firepower for Protected Mobility Vehicles, new body armour, additional military working dogs and a range of intelligence and reconnaissance capa-bilities.

“Enhancing force protection levels will reduce the risks to ADF person-nel and damage to their vehicles and equipment in Afghanistan as a result of enemy action,” Senator Faulkner said.

“It is the Government’s responsi-bility to provide the highest level of protection possible to our deployed forces on operations and that is what this investment is intended to do.”

Non-operational announcements included $329m for the Defence Base Security Improvement Program between 2010 and 2014, a $138m boost for DSTO over the period 2010-11 through 2012-13, $35.7m over two years to develop a detailed business case for moving Defence units from Moorebank to Holsworthy, $13.2m in psychological resilience training for all

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ADF members and $0.8m to train and develop mental health professionals.

The budget also features approxi-mately $8.0b for sustaining around 57,000 full-time ADF personnel.

In the past year the ADF has not only achieved 94 per cent of its Permanent Force recruitment target (one of the best results for a decade), but is experiencing its lowest separa-tion rate in more than 20 years, with 7.0 per cent leaving as at April 1, 2010 (2.7 per cent less than last year).

Senator Faulkner also outlined the Government’s commitment to contin-ued reform in Defence. In this coming year, Defence will continue to focus

on efficiency and improved business processes.

The Strategic Reform Program will deliver more than $1b in cost reduc-tions during 2010-11, building on the $797m in savings Defence will achieve in 2009-10. These savings will be rein-vested in Defence capability. This will give Australia a stronger, more agile and harder-hitting ADF.

While the continued fallout from the global financial crisis has neces-sitated a restrained approach to spend-ing, the Defence 2010-11 Budget rep-resents a solid investment in the warf-ighter and the capabilities and infra-structure necessary to support them.

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PERSONNELAn additional $57.1m for staff expenses

NAVY DELIVERABLESUnit Ready DaysMajor combatants 4171 (+349)

Minor combatants 5573 (-451)Amphibious and afloat 3682 (+215)Maritime teams 1820 (±0)Hydrographic force 2923 (+290)Flying hoursSeahawks 3600 (+200)Sea Kings 1100 (±0)Squirrels 4000 (+400)Laser Airborne Depth Sounder 1050 (+149)

By Michael Brooke

WHEN LEUT Brandon Ikimau answered the call of the sea by join-ing the RAN some 17 years ago, he never dreamed he would one day be a United Nations Military Observer (UNMO) conducting foot-patrols in a land-locked and war-ravaged coun-try.

For the past 12 months LEUT Ikimau has been one of three RAN officers deployed on Operation Azure with the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), following the end to a civil war spanning more than two decades.

As one of six UN military observ-ers and 11 staff officers in Sudan, LEUT Ikimau is a patrol leader in the Unity State capital of Bentiu, where recent elections have brought some calm and stability.

As an UNMO, LEUT Ikimau is one of the eyes and ears of the UN mission to ensure that UN Security Council Resolution 1590 (recently renewed until 2011 by UNSCR 1919) is upheld by the opposing forces (Sudanese Armed Forces – SAF – and the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army – SPLA).

LEUT Ikimau said he was like a fish out of water in landlocked Sudan,

where the nearest ocean is two coun-tries away.

“There is no State 1 Condition Zulu (Action Stations) for me,” he said.

However, LEUT Ikimau’s training has helped him meet the challenge of being a patrol leader, where his role is more akin to that of an Army infantry officer.

LEUT Ikimau said the leadership modules taught at the RAN College enabled him to seamlessly integrate into a field environment as a patrol leader in Sudan.

“The skill sets I have acquired as a RAN officer have enabled me to negotiate, mediate and relate with high ranking Sudanese Government offi-cials and ensure that my mandate in preserving peace in Sudan is success-ful,” he said.

As a patrol leader, LEUT Ikimau has a team of four UNMOs, an inter-preter, a national monitor from both the SAF and SPLA, as well as an Indian Army Force Protection Element.

“Our patrols have lasted for up to a week in the field sleeping under the African sky, to daily short range patrols,” he said.

“We plan and conduct vehicle mounted and foot patrols of Bentiu, which has included the investigation of

Officer’s African adventure

SAF and SPLA murders on Christmas Day.”

LEUT Ikimau said each patrol was different.

“I could be conducting village profiles one day, investigating illegal detentions, negotiating with govern-ment officials or the SPLA and SAF, or conducting battlefield assessments while trying to establish how a clash occurred and marrying up what we were told with what we observed.”

LEUT Ikimau said he was continu-ally surprised by the strength of the Sudanese people, as the environment was highly challenging, with little infrastructure, little law and order, and a major food and water shortage being the cause of frequent violence.

LEUT Ikimau is counting down the days to the end of May, when he will return to HMAS Coonawarra for an overdue reunion with his wife, Leonie, and three daughters.

NO SEA HERE! LEUT Brandon Ikimau is working as a UN military observer in Sudan.

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By ABCIS Melanie Schinkel

FOR the second time, RAN Recruit School Steyr Instructor POB Peter Edwards has won the Champion Shot of the Navy Medal at the annual Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM), held at Puckapunyal in Victoria from May 6 to 20.

Cracking shot does Navy proudPOB Edwards won the same

accolade back in 1999 and said for a boatswain’s mate or weapon user there was no higher test of marks-manship than competing in the AASAM.

“It was very humbling to win the Champion Shot of the Navy Medal for the second time because I have seen very good marksman not even win it once,” POB Edwards said.

“This year the wind was not cooperative. Each day it came from a different direction and moved the rounds about a metre off the target at 300m so it was definitely a chal-lenge.”

Since 1984, AASAM has been Australia’s premier military shooting tournament, accommodating up to 320 competitors and open to all ADF members and international Defence Forces. This year’s competition included competitors from Thailand, France, Singapore, Canada, Brunei, Philippines, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

Irrespective of nationality, the common language was marksman-ship. A series of team and indi-

vidual events were judged both day and night from both close quar-ters and out to 400m. Contestants fired the standard issue pistol, rifle or machine gun of their respective Defence Force.

POB Edwards said the aim of the tournament was to encourage sailors, soldiers and airmen and women, at all levels, to participate in top level international shooting.

“The purpose of the Champion Shot of the Navy Medal is to encour-age training and increase stand-ards. Even though the Steyr is used throughout the tournament, the skills learned are transferable to all small arms weapons,” POB Edwards said.

“The most important group of personnel we need to get involved are junior officers and sailors. They would certainly benefit from the skills and knowledge gained through participating.”

For information on how you can become involved in next year’s AASAM log onto http://intranet.defence.gov.au/armyweb/sites/AASAM/comweb.asp?page=3603&Title=Welcome

FOCUS: WO2 Alexandre Fournier, of the French Army shooting team, shows SMN Anthony Say from HMAS Cerberus the finer points of his FAMAS rifle.Photo: SGT John Waddell

WINNER: POB Peter Edwards is carried to the dias by his team-mates to receive the Champion Shot of the Navy Medal.

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First tri-Service leadershipworkshop at CerberusBy Annabelle HaywoodBy Annabelle Haywood

A SELECTION of WOs and CPOs recently completed a three-day lead-ership workshop at HMAS Cerberus as part of the Navy Leadership Development Program.

The senior sailors were also joined by some of their Army and Air Force counterparts.

The workshop was facilitated by WO Peter Kenworthy, with LCDR Nikki Roche.

“This was an opportunity to have three WOs from the other Services attend, as they were posted to Cerberus,” WO Kenworthy said.

“This affects them as staff of a Navy establishment, and will also be ben-eficial for their own personal develop-ment.”

WO Kenworthy said the workshops were popular and that participants now have a greater understanding of the new leadership focus being rolled out as part of the New Generation Navy program, as well as the 360° reporting process that focuses on self awareness as a leader.

RADM Trevor Jones, Head Navy

People and Reputation, said the intent of the Navy leadership training was that it could benefit anyone at any rank or in any Service.

“Though the workshops have a Navy focus, one of our signature behav-iours is to ‘Strengthen relationships across and beyond Navy’,” RADM Jones said.

“For this reason, Army, Air Force and APS personnel who work for the good of Navy should also have the opportunity to benefit from this lead-ership program.

“These people are responsible for the development of our staff and train-ees at Cerberus, and have just as much responsibility for providing a positive influence in creating Navy’s desired culture.”

Army participant WO1 Daniel Henderson, of the ADF Physical Training School, said the course could benefit anyone.

“This workshop has changed my view on my leadership responsibilities and approach to command vision – I hope this is an ongoing project,” WO1 Henderson said.

Hop to it and help MilHOP study“HOP to it and help us complete our studies!”

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The health research study went online on April 26 and the early response rate has been excellent, with more than 25 per cent of serv-ing personnel already completing it.

The 40 per cent who have begun but not completed the online survey are being urged to do so.

Although the early response has been admirable, researchers hope many more personnel will take part. Similar health studies conducted by major allies have obtained response rates of up to 75 per cent, according to MilHOP principal investigator, Prof Sandy McFarlane.

“Securing responses from the remaining 75 per cent of Defence members who have not yet taken part is critical to the success of the study,” Prof McFarlane said.

“By participating in MilHOP, Defence members can actively con-

CHARTING LEADERSHIP STYLES: SNCOs attend a New Generation Navy Leadership and Ethics Workshop at HMAS Cerberus.Photo: ABIS Andrew Black

tribute to the provision of the best possible health services for their mates and themselves.”

MilHOP – the largest health research study undertaken by Defence – aims to better inform

Defence on physical and mental health challenges faced by person-nel. The MilHOP study team will spend the next two years collecting information about the health issues facing current and former personnel across the Services.

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IT WON’T HURT A BIT: Help improve the delivery of health services by participating in the MilHOP survey.Photo: ABIS Lincoln Commane

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By Annabelle Haywood

NAVY members involved in the 2010 Navy Women’s Leadership Program (NWLP) have been exposed to net-working and learning opportunities at a number of well-received conferences.

A group of 10 Navy women attend-ed the Women and Leadership Australia ‘ R eg i o n a l Wo m e n ’s L e a d e r s h i p Convention’ in Melbourne from April 19-20 through the NWLP.

The program’s convener, CMDR Jenni Wittwer, said the convention was aimed at women from regional areas to provide them with an opportunity to deal with leadership in the context of life outside Australia’s capital cities and provided a platform to stay abreast of current leader-ship theory and practice.

“Drawing participants from every state and territory, the convention highlights the amazing diversity of Australia’s region-al and rural women and celebrates their unique skills and achievements,” CMDR Wittwer said.

The 10 attendees ranged in rank from AB to CMDR and came from various ships and establishments.

CPOMED Victoria Brading, an instructor at the Medical School at HMAS Cerberus, said she enjoyed the conven-tion, but had some initial misgivings about how her experience would compare to the other attendees.

“By the end of the two days, I realised that we have all had our own leadership journey which may be different, but cover similar challenges,” CPOMED Brading said.

“I also enjoyed the chance to meet other Navy women I hadn’t met before – it provided a relaxed ground on which to share our different experiences and challenges, and strengthened ties through-out the Fleet.”

An important outcome of the con-vention for CPOMED Brading was the realisation that she was making a real difference in her workplace with her lead-

Supporting women in Navy THE Navy Women’s Mentoring Program (NWMP) – a tenet of the Navy Women’s Leadership Program being conducted from March to June 2010 – has reached the half-way mark, with par-ticipants saying the program has changed their perspective and given them ideas on how to progress their careers and achieve balance.

‘MyMentor: Challenging women to make it happen’ is a self-paced development program, created by Maureen Frank, CEO of Emberin. The program is designed to be com-pleted over a 12-week period, with modules undertaken on a weekly basis by watching a DVD, listening to a CD and completing exercises in a workbook.

Another important aspect of the program is peer group support among the women undertaking the program.

LCDR Vanessa Power, who is leading the peer group for Canberra-based personnel, ranging in rank from AB to CAPT, said attendance at the regular meetings really focused those involved in the program and gave everyone a change to debrief on their own experiences.

Navy mentor program reaches half-way mark

ership – perhaps more than she origi-nally thought.

“Even if it seemed somewhat small, everyone’s leadership efforts can make a difference to an individual’s circum-stances,” CPOMED Brading said.

“I feel as if I have been recharged, and have a new clarity on issues and challenges I encounter in my work-place.”

LSCTL Trish Dollisson, currently working with RANTEWSS at HMAS Albatross, attended the conference and was pleased to see the strong presence female Navy members had among the 200 attendees.

“This ‘show of force’ clearly demon-strates Navy’s commitment to further-ing women in the workplace,” LSCTL Dollisson said.

“The aim for all Navy members should be to promote equity and diversi-ty in your own workplace – not because it’s politically correct, or because you feel it is mandated, but from the wealth that comes from a variety of experience, innovation and opinions, which keep our workplaces fresh and revitalised.”

“We have challenges in working around people’s schedules, but every-one has been supportive of the meet-ings and we have some really good discussions,” LCDR Power said.

“It also helps to see that you’re not alone if you fall behind by a week, or have other family commitments – we can support each other through the My Mentor process, which is different for everyone.”

ABWTR Kristy Debnam said she enjoyed the meetings and encouraged

anyone involved to seek out a peer group to discuss the process.

“The mentoring program has expanded my contacts within the Navy community and I have been able to discuss my thoughts openly. I have received some extremely useful feedback and assistance,” ABWTR Debnam said.

“I’ve gotten so much from it already and I have changed the way I do things at work and at home.”

ACHIEVING BALANCE: (L-R) Maureen Frank, RADM Trevor Jones and Professor Kerryn Phelps take questions from the audience at the launch of the Navy Women’s Mentoring Program at ADFA on March 8.Photo: LSIS Paul McCallum



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06 NEWS



HMAS Tarakan (LEUT Kevin Whatling) recently assisted the RAN Dive School (CMDR Ashley Shanks) with explosive ord-nance disposal (EOD) training on Triangular Island in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA).

Tarakan transferred provisions with HMAS Wewak (LEUT Robert Smilie) in Townsville before sailing to Sabina Point on April 29, howev-er, due to tidal restrictions only had a two-hour timeframe to embark 43 clearance diving staff and trainees and 24 pallets of explosive ordnance (EO).

The ship’s company loaded the heavy explosive stores by forklift before everything was offloaded by the RAN Dive School trainees at Triangular Island.

Tarakan’s CO, LEUT Whatling, said it had been three years since the ship’s company had collaborated

with the RAN Dive School in an EOD exercise.

“Overall the purpose of this training was to ensure clearance divers and trainees received the best possible training in dealing with live EOD in a controlled environment. We wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to conduct ‘hands on’ training,” LEUT Whatling said.

“This exercise exposed the crew to the procedures of handling and storing EO on the tank deck, manag-ing embarked forces and equipment, and maintaining core amphibious skills such as beachings and drying out. Exercises like this also increase interaction and awareness of other RAN specialisations.”

Tarakan conducted her first beaching at Sabina Point on May 1 with all personnel and EO embarked, and the LCH off the beach, within just 55 minutes. Living up to her motto ‘Nothing Daunts’, a second beaching and subsequent drying out was also conducted.

CO of the RAN Dive School, CMDR Shanks, said underwater demolitions training was the culmi-nation of clearance diver training.

“They have to combine their div-ing skills, work against the natural elements and use their demolitions skills to successfully achieve the task. This training is critical to their future employment where they will be operating in the maritime envi-ronment and need to safely dispose of EO under varying circumstances,” CMDR Shanks said.

“Many of the RAN Dive School’s trainees and seamen have never been to sea so this training is their first opportunity to work in an operation-al ship. It certainly gives them an appreciation for amphibious opera-tions.”

Ultimately, the ship’s company were pleased to successfully com-plete the entire evolution in just over 12 hours.

EOD training success

JOINT EFFORT: HMAS Tarakan’s ship’s company and embarked forces help unload equipment required for clearance diver EOD training on Triangular Island.

By Graham Davis

THERE was a meeting of captains at HMAS Cairns (CMDR Bob Heffey) on April 23, but it wasn’t what you might think.

They were school student captains from 15 Cairns secondary schools.

HMAS Cairns’ CO, CMDR Heffey, invited the teenagers to his base for a school captains’ luncheon and tour.

School captains and a teacher/careers advisor or the principal from each school were also invited.

The visit included a tour of HMA Ships Launceston and Paluma, as well as an opportunity to chat with their ships’ companies.

Students had a further opportunity to talk with sailors and officers at a lunch-eon on the Gags Patio (part of the base’s new cafeteria), hosted by CMDR Heffey.

Gordonvale State High School Teacher, Patrice Honnef, reported after-wards that captains Danica Moller and Jason Sims had spoken of the visit at the

A meeting of captains

school’s Anzac Day parade, generating a great deal of interest in Cairns and Navy.

CMDR Heffey said that, due to the success of this gathering, he planned to make it an annual event in the week leading up to Anzac Day.

GOOD EXPOSURE: Gordonvale State High School Teacher Patrice Honnef, school captains Danica Moller and Jason Simms, and HMAS Cairns’ CO CMDR Bob Heffey.

By Michael Brooke

MORE than 300 old salts with a col-lective service history totalling over 5000 years gathered recently for the Federation of Naval Ship Associations annual lunch where COMAUSTFLT, RADM Steve Gilmore, was the guest of honour.

The old salts included four retired admirals, more than a dozen WWII vet-erans and scores of Vietnam War vet-erans, representing more than 10 ship associations.

The annual luncheon at NSW

Parliament House on April 15 allowed old shipmates to share war stories and to coordinate their participation in the Anzac Day march.

Among the old and bold present was RADM Guy Griffiths (Rtd) who survived the sinking of HMS Repulse in WWII and former CN, VADM David Leach, who commanded HMAS Vendetta during Operation Claret.

RADM Gilmore told the gathering it was a rare treat to find so many old salts with such a history of distinguished serv-ice in the same place at the same time.

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By LEUT Daniel Boettger and SBLT Byron Nalty

THE ship’s company of HMAS Tobruk (CMDR Paul Scott) had dou-ble cause for celebration recently when the amphibious landing vessel celebrated her 29th birthday on the day she left Captain Cook Graving Dock following an extended mainte-nance period.

As the water rose in the dock on April 23, Tobruk was released back into the ocean to begin her pre-work up preparations.

The ship’s company celebrated the anniversary and the latest milestone in Tobruk’s distinguished service with a cake cutting ceremony. As tradition dictates, CO CMDR Scott cut the cake with the youngest member of the crew, SMNGX Jacinta Smith.

CMDR Scott told Navy News preparations were already underway to ensure that next year’s celebration of the ‘big 3-0’ was one to remember.

Since being commissioned on April 23, 1981 Tobruk has steamed 823,587nm and been involved in more operations than most ships in the Fleet.

CMDR Scott said after an extended maintenance period Tobruk was eager-ly preparing for work up to return to operational readiness.

“The extended maintenance will allow a stronger, shinier Tobruk to continue to uphold the proud heritage

Tobruk’s milestone

and traditions of ‘the Rats of Tobruk’,” he said.

Tobruk’s crew maintained these ties by participating in Anzac Day commemorations when, for the first time, POCSS David Kennedy marched beside his son, SMN Ross Kennedy, who is completing Aviation Technician Avionics training at RAAF Base Wagga.

“It was the proudest moment of my naval career having my son march next to me on his first Anzac Day as a sailor – to be able to share this expe-rience with him was fantastic,” PO Kennedy said.

Tobruk also continued its associa-tion with the Lake Macquarie district by sending a contingent of 19 officers

and sailors to attend the dawn service and parade at Wangi Wangi.

Tobruk’s crew also found time during their pre-work up prepara-tions to raise $1000 for the Leukaemia Foundation by participating in the World’s Greatest Shave.

The event was coordinated by CPONPC Shannon Power and five members, including the CO, offered to give up their hair on the flight deck.

SBLT Jess Burgess gave the ship’s company great motivation to dig deep for the cause by donating her gold-en locks if $1000 in donations was reached.

Needless to say, it wasn’t long before that magical mark was achieved and the clippers were unleashed.

DEFENCE Minister John Faulkner visited HMAS Stirling (CAPT Brett Dowsing) on May 5 as part of his tour of Defence establishments throughout Western Australia.

Upon arrival, Senator Faulkner was briefed by Stirling’s CO, CAPT Dowsing, and escorted to Submarine Force Element Headquarters for a presentation on submarine fleet capa-bility by COMSUB CAPT Brett Sampson.

Senator Faulkner also visited HMAS Collins (CMDR Geoffrey Wadley) at Diamantina Wharf where he discussed challenges faced by sub-mariners, looked through the peri-scope, viewed torpedo tubes and the weapons storage compartment.

CAPT Dowsing said the visit was a great opportunity for Senator Faulkner to meet the personnel who kept the establishment operational.

“Senator Faulkner’s visit gave my team the opportunity to display the wide range of capabilities this strategi-cally-important naval establishment encompasses,” CAPT Dowsing said.

During an air warfare train-ing exercise, HMAS Warramunga’s (CMDR Bruce Legge) ship’s company explained procedures and progress to Senator Faulkner in the ship’s opera-tions room. Following the exercise, Senator Faulkner joined the crew in the junior sailors’ café for a brew and spoke about government initiatives for the RAN and wider ADF.

Stirling on show

GOOD KIT: CPOCD Zelko Pascov (left) and SMNCD Benjamin Pietersen demonstrate the Mine Countermeasure Underwater Computer System to Senator Faulkner. Photo: ABIS James McDougall

ALL IN THE NAME OF CHARITY: HMAS Tobruk’s CO CMDR Paul Scott (left) and SBLT Jess Burgess shave CPOB Ian Richardson. The ship’s com-pany raised more than $1000 for the Leukaemia Foundation in the World’s Greatest Shave.

08 NEWS



TRAINEE Aviation Engineering Officer LEUT Anthony McCann was awarded Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University’s (RMIT) prestigious J.N. McNicol Prize at a ceremony on May 7.

The J.N. McNicol Prize is awarded annually to a student graduating with their first undergraduate qualification from any school of RMIT’s higher edu-cation sector. The RMIT panel select a winner based on academic excellence, leadership potential and initiative.

LEUT McCann , f rom 816 Squadron, completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with high distinction and said he was surprised to receive the accolade.

“I was not expecting it. I just dedi-cated myself to my studies throughout my time at RMIT and am truly hon-oured to receive such an award,” LEUT McCann said.

The award consisted of a monetary prize, certificate and commemorative medal dedicated to Mr J.N. McNicol.

Under the Engineering Officer Scheme, LEUT McCann changed over from 817 Squadron as a POATV in January 2006. LEUT McCann said his

Engineer wins top prize

military experience assisted in prepar-ing him for full-time study.

“It was definitely an advantage being a mature age student and having prior military managerial training to assist with prioritising work and iden-

tifying areas that needed concentra-tion. My previous training also helped identify what was required to com-plete a task in a quick and effective manner,” LEUT McCann said.

“RMIT is a great scheme. It allows you to manage yourself, step back from Service life and gain exposure to how business is conducted in other industries. The most valuable thing I learned from RMIT was the impor-tance of pre-planning a task before commencing work.”

In addition to his studies, LEUT McCann worked as a Field Officer for Correctional Services directing com-munity service workers, established a graffiti removal program and sev-eral projects to refurbish and beautify school and Scout grounds.

“These activities were a great way to get out of the office and into the greater community. Once again, the RAN really prepared me for these tasks as I was required to be alert and aware of communication, safety and workplace relationships,” LEUT McCann said.

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HIGH ACHIEVER: LEUT Anthony McCann has taken out top honours after completing his engineering degree at RMIT.Photo: ABIS Justin Brown

By Michael Brooke

HMA Ship’s Anzac (CAPT Peter Quinn) and Success (CMDR Anthony Rayner) demonstrated the RAN’s world class professionalism during a major regional military exercise conducted from April 26 to May 7.

Exercise Bersama Shield ’10 saw the ships’ companies of Success and Anzac join other Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) member nations in a joint defensive operation.

Following an unforgettable Anzac Day dawn service at Singapore’s Kranji War Cemetery, Anzac and Success joined the FPDA maritime coalition in the South China Sea where they formed the maritime com-ponent of the Integrated Area Defence System, which has its headquarters at Butterworth Air Base.

Commander Australian Contingent, WGCMDR Ken Robinson, told Navy

News the FPDA was an integral part of the regional engagement architec-ture because of its ability to develop greater understanding and cooperation among the armed forces of member nations.

One of Anzac’s tasks was to pro-vide air defence for high value assets in the maritime coalition. CAPT Quinn said Bersama Shield allowed the RAN and the other FPDA navies to exercise combined and joint opera-tions at operational and tactical levels in a busy environment with lots of assets.

“It is a fantastic opportunity to test our skills and seamanship in highly congested waterways,” CAPT Quinn said.

The maritime task group was also well supported by RAAF F/A-18 Hornet fighters operating from Butterworth Air Base during various phases of the exercise.

Bersama Shield ends

JOB’S DONE: F/A-18s make their way back to Australia after participat-ing in Ex Bersama Shield.Photo: LAC Casey Smith


09NEWS

By Annabelle Haywood

THE Naval Reserve Initial Entry Training Team (NRIETT) at HMAS Creswell is an example of an effective team making use of Flexible Work Practice (FWP) to retain the extensive skills and experience of the sailors on staff, all of whom have more than 20 years experience in Navy.

Chief Instructor CPOB Richard Timms joined the Navy in 1967 and, after 23 years of service and many years at sea, discharged from the Permanent Navy (PN) in 1990 and is now working Reserve days in the NRIETT office.

“After so many years at sea, it was time for family,” CPOB Timms said.

“I saw no reason to move away from the Navy, so I’ve found this is a great way to stay in the Service. It’s worked very well.”

Office Manager LSROT Marion

Webb also took on Reserve time to balance work and life. She trans-ferred to the Reserves in 1995 after 13 years of full-time service, and after the birth of her second child.

“I had a husband at sea, a baby, a child about to start school and shift work as a Communicator – it didn’t really gel,” LSROT Webb said.

“So I chose to join the Reserves as I had plenty of work options that way.”

The CO of NRIETT, LCDR Alan Newman, has been supportive of his staff’s use of FWP because he has been able to make good use of their considerable skills and corpo-rate knowledge in maintaining the effectiveness of the team, and the important work they do in training new Reserve entry officers.

“This team operates extremely well with FWP because we have people available all the time and can mix and match their skills as we require them,” LCDR Newman said.

“They are a tremendous help to me, so I’m very pleased – I depend on them enormously because of their experience, and they can bal-ance their work and family lives.”

CPOET Tony Anderson agrees he benefits from the balance he’s achieved as a Reservist. After 21 years in the PN, he is now able to effectively manage his family com-mitments and work, especially with such a cooperative team who all understand each other’s circum-stances.

“It comes time when your pri-orities change and this kind of work is definitely an option,” CPO Anderson said.

“You’d be crazy not to consider it.”

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FLEXIBILITY: LSROT Marion Webb and CPOB Richard Timms (background) work in the Navy Reserve Initial Entry Training

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By OFFCDT Christopher Snape

THREE Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) students recently travelled to Sanremo, Italy, to take part in a multi-national law competition.

MIDN Sarah McDonagh and OFFCDTs Jarvis Black and Christopher Snape represented ADFA in the ninth Law of Armed Conflict Competition for Military Academies at the International Institute for Humanitarian Law.

The competition began with informa-tion sessions from leading experts in Law of Armed Conflict. Students then teamed-up with participants from other nations to begin the competition proper.

Working in groups of three, partic-ipants represented fictitious countries – each with differing agendas – working together in a coalition.

Teams had to advise the Joint Operations Commander on courses of action for various scenarios relating to Law of Armed Conflict. Scenarios included issues such as refugee influxes, state-sponsored terrorism and piracy.

Twenty-three military academy teams from 14 countries attended this year. Participant countries included the United States, Colombia, Italy, Austria,

Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Serbia and Nigeria.

MIDN McDonagh said the experience provided her with an insight into some of the complexities facing commanders working in a coalition environment.

“It wasn’t easy dealing with the language and cultural barriers, but that added to the challenge,” MIDN McDonagh said.

“We had to source legal basis for our proposals, while explaining our position to our colleagues using plain English.”

OFFCDT Snape’s team, comprising him and two cadets from Austria and Switzerland respectively (representing the nation of ‘Pomerol’), placed third in the mixed-team category.

MIDN McDonagh summed up the relevance of the competition, saying the nature of current global conflicts and operations made the application of Law of Armed Conflict very challenging.

“Militaries no longer find themselves operating in a battlefield where com-manders will shake hands before a bat-tle,” she said.

“The competition was a great suc-cess and ultimately stressed the need for extensive Law of Armed Conflict train-ing in an international context.”

WORLD STAGE: (From left) OFFCDT Jarvis Black, supervising officer LEUT Catherine Cawte, MIDN Sarah McDonagh and OFFCDT Christopher Snape competed at the International Institute for Humanitarian Law in Sanremo, Italy.

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CN flies into ParraBy LEUT Alana Dobson

HMAS Parramatta (CMDR Heath Robertson) recently played host to Chief of Navy VADM Russ Crane, COMFLOT CDRE Stuart Mayer and WO-N Mark Tandy during their latest visit to the Middle East.

The overnight visit allowed the guests to see first hand the work Parramatta has conducted since deploying in mid-March to Operation Slipper Rotation 23.

The highlight of their time on board, which coincided with the last night of Parramatta’s first patrol, was a steel deck BBQ on the flight deck while making way up the Red Sea, surrounded by the mountain ranges of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

The ship’s company were grateful for the opportunity to speak to CN on a range of topics which included ongoing operations, New Generation Navy and what has been happening back in Australia.

Before departing, CN presented a number of awards and praised the work the ship has been conducting so far as part of CTF 150 in the Gulf of Aden.

Parramatta has just spent five days alongside Aqaba, Jordan, allow-ing the crew to rest and replenish after the end of a lengthy first patrol in the MEAO.

Parramatta’s first patrol was a busy one with the ship boarding 50

vessels of interest and more than 400 queries on shipping in the region.

Parramatta is now beginning the second patrol of her deployment, conducting counter-piracy opera-tions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off the coast of Somalia in support of CTF 151.

PROUD BOSS: CN VADM Russ Crane and ABBM Caleb Larnach on HMAS Parramatta’s GDP dur-ing CN’s recent visit to the ship. COMFLOT CDRE Stuart Mayer and WO-N Mark Tandy joined CN on the trip.Photo: ABET Nathan Jeal

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Navy sails through DefenceBy LSIS Paul McCallum

DEFENDING an endurance race championship is no easy task but POET Dion Blair has managed to hold off main rival FLTLT Shane Taylor to defend his Australian Defence Organisation Endurance Mountain Biking Championship at Nowra on May 16.

Despite struggling to find an even rhythm at the start, an eight-hour race gives you time to find your groove and PO Blair eventu-ally found his on the fast and flow-ing track.

When FLTLT Taylor suffered a puncture in the first lap, it was going to be difficult for him to regain touch with the lead, but he pushed on and managed to rejoin the lead pair of PO Blair and LCPL Jaime Bailey.

“FLTLT Taylor caught up and increased the pace and was pushing hard but fell off a few laps later, which helped us conserve energy,” PO Blair said.

“I then had a little mishap and it was my turn to catch up to LCPL

Bailey. I clipped a tree stump at speed and was thrown from the bike, tearing off the left hand grip.” Fortunately he was able to replace it with a spare and only lost four minutes.

“I clipped a tree stump at speed and was thrown from the bike.” – PO Dion Blair

FLTLT Taylor again closed the gap but suffered a technical prob-lem and lost more time.

“I looked back on a fire road section and saw FLTLT Taylor was starting to close again, so I decid-ed to up the pace to make it dif-ficult for him to regain contact. He always finishes strong and has a big engine. If it came down to an all out duel on the last laps, he would be hard to beat,” PO Blair said.

With the five-hour mark ticking by, PO Blair found himself on his own and decided it was time to put the foot down.

“I was amazed that my legs responded so well and I fell into a good rhythm and tempo and man-aged to increase my lead each lap,” PO Blair said.

True to form, the fast-finish-ing FLTLT Taylor crossed the line in second place, just 15 minutes behind.

The Defence race was held as part of the NSW endurance series and, as such, there were 350 people in the event all up. PO Blair took fourth overall completing 15 laps of a 10km course in a time of 7 hours 56 mins.

Fluid, fuel and focus are the biggest challenges endurance rac-ers face and, for PO Blair, it was his girlfriend Suzie Peterson who managed his logistical support and excelled at maintaining these cru-cial needs.

Preparation for an eight-hour race is also vital to success but find-ing time to ride a full race distance is not easy. PO Blair had not rid-den the same length race or training ride since last year’s Scott 24-hour event in October.

FLYING: ABATA Tracey Knight gets a little air time while bombing her way down a fast downhill section at the 2010 ADO MTB Endurance Championships.

SOLO MAN: CPOATA Mark Astley of HMAS Albatross competes as a solo rider in the 2010 ADO MTB Endurance Championships. CPOATA Astley was in the saddle for eight hours!

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Leading up to this race, he had competed in the Mont 24-hour six-man teams’ race with the Hoax Racing Australia team where they finished second, the Wagga Wagga six-hour with a fifth place finish and the 100km Dirtworks race where he faltered in the last 25kms dropping to 24th overall and fifth in his category.

“Normally I would have pre-pared more but I’ve been busy and training rides are usually between one and three hours.”

The World Championships are now just five months away and this win was a good training session and confidence builder.

HMAS Albatross’ cycling club came in for a special vote of thanks. – FLTLT Shane Taylor

PO Blair hopes to carry his win-ning form into the Yellomundee 12-hour in June, as well as many other events building for the World 24-hour Mountain Bike Championship

event at Stromlo Park, Canberra this October.

“I’m still not 100 per cent sure about racing in the World Championships; I’ll see how I feel after Yellomundee.”

Not content with winning the ADO MTB Championships, PO Blair will also look to defend his Defence road racing champion-ship title at the ADO Road Cycling Championships later this year.

He admits it will be hard to defend if he chooses to race at the Worlds because the races require very different preparation.

The men and women of the HMAS Albatross cycling club received a special vote of thanks from riders.

ADCC club president FLTLT Taylor said they put in a lot of effort hosting the competitors for the weekend.

“They ensured we had tents, tables and water for the whole event and could not have been more accommodating,” FLTLT Taylor said.

“Many Navy personnel were involved in organising the event – LS Kelvin Hockey and LS Greg Lewis, in particular. Their efforts were greatly appreciated.”

TEAM EFFORT: (Above) LEUT Aaron Schurink of HMAS Albatoss talks with fellow “A Team” teammates, ABATA Tracey Knight and ABMED Jamie Warren, before head-ing out for the team’s final lap.(Right) ABMED Jamie Warren of HMAS Albatross blitzes her way through a sandy section of track.Photos: LSIS Kelvin Hockey

THIRSTY WORK: (Inset) POET Dion Blair of HMAS Kuttabul in transi-tion with his sup-port crew chief running alongside.

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By Ben Wickham

IF YOU’RE lucky, you’ll go through your whole life without you or one of your loved ones depending on an organ or tissue transplant to survive.

But the reality is that there are about 1800 people in Australia waiting for organ and tissue transplants right now.

Typically they will have to wait between six months and four years.

The largest group comprises those in need of new kidneys, with more than 1300 people currently waiting.

POET David Frampton is one of them.PO Frampton joined Navy in 1987.

He has spent time on DDGs and LPAs and has deployed on operations including Sumatra Assist and Astute. He currently works in the Technical Regulation Cell at FHQ, developing Material Condition Assessment procedures for LPAs.

PO Frampton was born with a genetic disorder which causes his immune system to attack his kidneys. Until 2009 David had been able to maintain reasonable kid-ney functionality, but then they started to fail.

How to save a life

this meant having a tube fixed into his chest and having to visit hospital three times a week.

PO Frampton has since had an A/V fistula created (a connection between an artery and a vein in the forearm, allow-ing blood flow to and from a dialysing machine).

With training from the Sydney Dialysis Centre he is now able to manage the process himself and spends 24 hours a week doing dialysis at home.

It’s allowed him reasonable mobil-ity, and he’s resumed full-time work, but what PO Frampton really needs is a new kidney.

“I can continue as I am, but along with the dialysis I have to closely monitor my food and drink intake, and I have to take medication to deal with some things my kidneys would normally take care of,” he says.

It means he can’t go to sea, either.“I also have to be careful about stuff

like phosphates and potassium in my diet. Your body requires a certain level of potassium, but too much or too lit-tle greatly increases your risk of a heart attack. So that means chocolate’s out, unfortunately, as are most forms of alco-hol.

“Until my kidneys failed I had not thought much about organ donation.”

“Until my kidneys failed I had not thought much about organ donation. I had ticked the box on my license, but I had never talked with my family about it. Both my wife and I are now on the Organ Donor Register. If I should die then any of my other organs may help someone else to live.

“I’m lucky really, in that I can live a mostly normal life while I wait on the transplant list, whereas those patients requiring a heart or lung transplant can and do die while waiting.”

One thing you might be surprised to learn is that kidney transplant recipients don’t have their existing kidneys removed beforehand. Surgeons use ultrasound to find a spot to fit the third kidney and then plumb it into the recipient’s bloodstream and renal system.

For people in need of a transplant, the paradox is that Australia has a world-class reputation for successful organ retrieval and transplantation, and yet it has one of the lowest rates of organ donation. In 2009, 247 donors gave to 799 recipients. That’s a rate of just 11.3 donors per mil-lion people.

If you’re interested in becoming a

and Tissue Authority website (see brea-kout); or you can tick the ‘organ donor’ box when you next renew your driver’s license.

ADF members may also be liv-ing organ donors, with prior approval. Defence Instruction (General) PERS 44-1 ‘Organ/tissue donations by members of the Australian Defence Force’ sets out the parameters for both living and deceased donation.

Commander Joint Health Command, MAJGEN Paul Alexander, encourages all Service personnel to consider registering.

“I urge all the men and women of the ADF to consider becoming organ and tis-sue donors – their selfless act could save the lives of up to 10 people,” MAJGEN Alexander said.

“It’s absolutely vital that they also discuss their wishes with their families, because it’s the family that makes the final decision to donate their organs in the tragic event of their death.”

For POET Frampton, life continues mostly as normal. But he dearly hopes to return to sea, and he looks forward to the day when the phone brings news that that most precious of gifts, and the tantalising possibilities it brings, has arrived.

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NOT DROWNING, WAITING: POET David Frampton is one of 1300 Australians on the waiting list for a new kidney.Photo: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack

– POET David Frampton

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Coral Sea commemorationBy ABCIS Melanie Schinkel

SERVING members of the ADF, foreign militaries, veterans and a representative of the President of the United States gathered in Darwin at the USS Peary Memorial on May 7 to commemorate 68 years since the Battle of the Coral Sea.

T h e c o m m e m o r a t i o n w a s arranged by the Australian-American Association and featured an address from Aric Schwan, from the United States Consulate, who presented a message from US President Barack Obama.

“The coopera t ion be tween American and Australian naval forces during this battle marked an impor-tant evolution in our alliance,” Mr Schwan recited.

“This alliance would ultimately help win World War II in the Pacific theatre and was formalised in 1951 through the signing of the ANZUS Treaty. Almost 70 years later, our alli-ance remains one of the most impor-tant and dynamic in the world.

“We also remember the self-less dedication of the American and Australian service members who fought this crucial battle 68 years ago. Their legacy, and that of all our men and women in uniform, is the freedom we enjoy today.”

In 1942 the Battle of the Coral Sea was the first naval battle fought entirely by carrier-borne aircraft. As a result, Japanese forces were reduced for the subsequent Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Coral Sea saw

the Allies prevent the Japanese from occupying Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.

The Battle of the Coral Sea marked major transformations in strategy for the Allies, which shifted focus from a primarily defensive strategy to a more offensive approach. While the American and Japanese aircraft car-rier forces battled in the skies, HMAS Australia (II), under the command of RADM John Crace, led the support group.

CO HMAS Coonawarra CMDR

Former World War II coastal gun-ner, John Moyle, also attended the cer-emony. The 91-year-old recalled heavy action at Milne Bay and the national morale boost that was a direct result of the Battle of the Coral Sea.

“In my mind, the Battle of the

Coral Sea was one of the events that proved the Japanese were not invinci-ble. Milne Bay and Kokoda were the others,” Mr Moyle said.

“News of the successes in the Coral Sea did more for the man in uniform than anything else. The establishment of the ‘Brisbane Line’ was an indication we were in trouble. In my view, that was degrading. The Battle of the Coral Sea proved we were capable and could stop the ene-my’s advance and that is a confidence our forces still retain today.”

Looking to the future, CMDR Donnelly said the Canberra class Landing Helicopter Docks and Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyers, currently in production, would bol-ster the ADF’s air power capabilities at sea and assist in ensuring losses like those incurred in the Battle of the Coral Sea were not repeated.

“It was an early part of the myriad of events that contributed to Australia’s shift in strategic partnering from the United Kingdom to the United States. Today we continue to fight along-side the US in Afghanistan,” CMDR Donnelly said.

Richard Donnelly said the Battle of the Coral Sea was an important part of history and car-ried lessons relevant today.

68 YEARS ON: John Moyle (left), a WWII Coastal Defence Gunner, talks with Bob McRae, Official War Artist for the Royal Australian Navy.(Inset) LCDR Viktor Pilicic lays a wreath on behalf of Headquarters Northern Command at the 68th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. Photos: ABIS James Whittle

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By Annie Casey

NAVY’S reformed remuneration and employment conditions continue to be an attractive employment pack-age for recruits with another increase in figures in the latest Monthly Workforce Status Report.

In March this year Navy notched up just over 14,000 serving members for the first time since 1998 and the lat-est April figures have shown a further

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In March this year Navy notched up just over 14,000 serving members for the first time since 1998.

WELCOME: The Navy’s newest sailors from General Entry 278 march proudly during their graduation parade at HMAS Cerberus.Photo: ABIS Andrew Black

improvement with a total of 14,111.

These 14,111 N av y m e m b e r s i nc lude 13 ,422 Permanent Navy, 497 serving on Continuous Full-Time Service and 192 serving in the Gap Year program.

A s f o r n ew entrants, Navy has recruited 1051 so far this financial year plus an additional 216 lateral entrants. This is 255 more than at the same time last year.

Navy’s appealing employment package is further reflected by another decrease in separation rates during the last month.

Our separation rates are the lowest they have been for many years. The

current overall rate is down to eight per cent compared with last year’s 11.3 per cent.

These pleasing figures are bolstered by a significant increase in rejoin-ing members and are testament to the excellent effort by the Rejoin Case Management Team and DNOP/DSCM staff, in close liaison with Defence Force Recruiting.

Director Navy Personnel Policy CAPT Jonathan Mead said there were many fac-tors contributing to the continuing positive trend.

“ S a i l o r s and officers are choosing to join, stay or rejoin, which suggests Navy is meet-ing the diverse

demands of men and women in the employment market,” CAPT Mead said.

The employment package includes a range of flexible workplace arrange-ments and support programs, including subsidised housing, the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme and free medical/dental.

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WAR STORIES: John Moyle, a WWII coastal Defence Gunner, shares sto-ries with SMNMT Jaiden Farrar from HMAS Coonawarra.Photo: ABIS James Whittle

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GOOD TO GO: LSMED Lauren

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GRAND TOUR: POMTSM Scott Schluer chats with Defence Minister John Faulkner in the weapons stor-age compartment on board HMAS Collins.Photo: ABIS James McDougall

PRECISION: Northern Command’s ABCIS Michelle Lakin presents arms on Anzac Day.Photo: LSIS Helen Frank


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safety in the Navy. The contents do not necessarily refl ect Service policy and, unless stated otherwise, should not be construed as orders, instructions or directives – KEEP NAVY SAFE.

MANY young members feel invin-cible, but one careless choice can have large ramifications on the rest of their lives.

The dangers of travelling in the tray of a moving utility are com-mon knowledge. However, in the past eight months, two separate inci-dents have seriously injured RAN personnel.

Both members were travelling unrestrained in the tray of a ute. Tragically, one member is now severely handicapped. Such acts,

whether travelling restrained or unrestrained, are also illegal.

Reckless behaviour is defined as an activity that may increase the risk of harm to you or someone else. A great idea to get home quickly and cheaply often results in a near miss or injury. This is why looking out for your mate is important. Because of alcohol or other personal circum-stances, they may not be thinking straight. If you feel an activity may put others at risk, do your best to intervene.

Yes, a ribbing from your mates may follow, but it’s far better than the alternative – living with the con-sequences.

Reckless behaviour only increas-es the chances of something going wrong. By not considering the pos-sible consequences of their actions, the lives of two members and their families have severely changed.

Remember to look after yourself and look out for your mates. This way we can KEEP NAVY SAFE.

Beware the unsafe seat

NAVY’S ability to work towards reducing the impact of the work envi-

ronment on members’ health has been enhanced by the establish-ment of the Directorate of Navy Occupational and Environmental Health (DNOEH).

Working under the Director General Navy Certification and Safety, DNOEH’s mission is to ‘support the effective delivery of Navy operational capability, by the systematic provision of occu-pational and environmental health guidance and support that will ensure the work-related health and wellbeing of Navy personnel’.

WHAT DOES DNOEH DO?While some hazards may result

in acute injury, the insidious or cumulative nature of many other occupational and environmental health hazards may result in dis-ease long after an exposure event.

Because these medical condi-tions are usually preventable, DNOEH is focused on recognising, assessing and monitoring work-place hazards in order to prevent exposure, and liaising with Joint Health Command and the Defence Centre for Occupational Health in assessing the need for developing workplace health surveillance pro-grams if required.

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Assess the risk,enjoy the rideEVER wonder where that dirt road through the scrub leads to or what it feels like to arc into a string of corners, playing along with the rhythm of the road like no ordinary set of wheels can? You’ll find out what it’s like if you ride a motorcycle.

People who decide to ride a motorcy-cle select a unique and challenging form of transportation. However, riding isn’t for everyone and a motorcycle won’t always be your best choice of transporta-tion.

For many, motorcycling is more than a means of transportation; it’s an enthu-siast’s sport.

The attraction of motorcycling often comes from the unique mental and physical skills necessary to operate the machine.

There are many varieties of motorcy-cles and motorcyclists, but all motorcy-clists have something in common: they face an increased element of risk.

The first step in making a responsible decision to ride a motorcycle is under-standing the high level of risk that exists.

We can lower that risk through our attitudes by developing sound mental and physical strategies through training and with the protective gear we wear.

We must also apply the basic princi-ples of risk management. Even so, the motorcyclist is physically vulnerable in a mishap. You’re 20 times more likely to be injured on a motorcycle than in a car.

It is also important to include the price of safety gear in your budget if you’re thinking about purchasing a bike for the first time.

Don’t spend all of your money on the helmet. Your protection budget should

also include boots, gloves, pants and a jacket to help you keep on riding as safe-ly and comfortable as possible. Dress for the crash not the ride.

Modern motorcycles are very reliable. Perhaps they’re too reliable.

In the days when a bike needed con-stant maintenance and repair, it would have been rare that a rider didn’t notice that tyre pressures were low.

Today that can happen quite easily. After all, you press the button and go and think that’s all you need to know about the bike – but it’s not. There are some parts of a motorcycle that need to be looked at fairly frequently.

Check:➤ tyre pressures and tread➤ fluid levels, engine, coolant and

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If you ensure the bike is serviced regularly and properly you can face the road with a lot more confidence and ride better. That’s obviously better than wob-bling around on near-flat tyres or having the gear lever fall off. Look after your bike and it will look after you.

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FEAR not. The active Defence member does not need to worry about occasionally overeating or eating the

wrong types of food.This is because of our commitment

to exercise – and therein lies the key to weight control.

It is a balancing act. What you need to remember is the energy consumed through eating must be equal to the energy used in activity.

When contestants on weight-loss programs realise that, impressive changes result.

The secret is to be aware of nutri-tional content along with the speed at which foods turn into energy to gauge your training efforts.

Allow high amounts of nutritional foods with slow-released energy types to parallel periods of activity.

Food’s nutritional content and digestion speeds govern the actual total of usable ingested energy.

Confusion often influences people’s consumption of carbohydrates and pro-teins – but if they learn how the body is fuelled, it will help them to understand.

Carbohydrates are fuels and pro-teins are not, unless the body is under stress or famine. Carbohydrates will always be the body’s principal source

of energy. Proteins and associated satu-rated fats are not preferred uses for energy unless carbohydrate intake is influenced.

Protein may be broken into energy during lowered levels of nutritional undernourishment and carbohydrate consumption.

Fats can be processed with the help of carbohydrates during the body’s most enduring energy-producing sys-tem, the aerobic energy system.

The aerobic energy system needs carbohydrates to burn stored or con-sumed fats.

Therefore carbohydrates are like air is to a flame; without air, the fire will die and stored energy won’t be burnt.

I am often surprised to see that many members calorie-count their portion-controlled foods. They allow themselves to be intimidated.

They’d be better advised to reflect on their enlistment agreement and bal-ance rather than portion and calorie control.

An elevated operational focus with-in all facets of the ADF requires you to maintain a higher physical fitness standard, so exercise should be part of your way of life.

The type and quantity of food eaten should not be a worry for the active

If you keep up the proper exercise, you do not have to be intimidated by food, says CPL Dean Cook.

It’s a balancing act

THE WAY AHEAD: Balance is the key to main-taining peak condition.Photo: LAC Aaron Curran

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By CMDR Mike Hogan

A RAN Rugby Union team, inspired by the memory of a recently-deceased ex-teammate, has defeated a Caloundra rugby side in a memorable match that featured former Wallaby David Croft as a guest player.

The RANRU team played with pas-sion and commitment to grind out a bruising 17-12 victory over the Caloundra Lighthouses, winning the inaugural Chris Chops McLean Memorial Game played in Caloundra on April 24.

The game was played as a fundraiser for the young family of Navy cook and RANRU representative, Chris McLean, who died following a head clash while playing rugby for Caloundra Lighthouses in July 2009.

The RANRU side dominated their opponents who were boosted by former Wallaby David Croft. Other Wallabies – Daniel Herbert, Morgan Turinui and Toutai Kefu – were invited and had

intended to play but were called away for rep duties.

A black tie dinner and auction of signed Super 14 and Wallaby jerseys fol-lowed the memorial game and raised almost $18,500 for the McLean family.

The following day several of the Navy rugby contingent joined with members of 816 Squadron at the dawn service at Kings Beach, Caloundra, after which the entire naval contingent marched in the Anzac Day parade.

During Anzac Day commemorations conversation centred on remembering mates who had not only fallen in battle, but those, like Chops, who had died fol-lowing many years of service.

WO Dave Carter said the Chops’ Memorial Match would be played every two years and would alternate between Sydney and Caloundra.

“We will be back in two years a little bit older, probably none the wiser but with our memories of Chops as fresh as ever,” he said.

RANRU pays tribute to fallen comrade

By SGT Brian Hartigan

THE ADF Paralympic Sports Program (ADFPSP) and ADF Paralympic Sports Association (ADFPSA) were officially launched in Canberra on May 12 opening up real possibilities that wounded and injured sailors could represent Australia in the elite sporting arena.

F o l l o w i n g t h e l a u n c h , Commander Joint Health Command MAJGEN Paul Alexander and Pres iden t o f the Aus t ra l i an Para lympic Commit tee Greg Hartung signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organisations that will give ADF members with acquired disabilities access to elite sport opportunities, including possible selection on the Australian Paralympic team.

CDF ACM Angus Houston, who officially launched the ADFPSP, said that, despite best efforts, men and women from all three Services had been affected by wounds, injuries or illnesses that left them with acquired disabilities, but that sport was inte-gral to forming bonds of friendship and promoting the shared values that were so important to the ADF.

“The ADFPSP and Association represent the formalisation of a number of support services for this group of members whose wounds or injuries have left them with some impairment, but who are no less val-uable to the ADF,” ACM Houston said.

“The ADFPSP will foster team-work, conduct fitness and ability testing and provide specialist train-ing and rehabilitation sessions and, for the first time, will provide our wounded or injured members with an opportunity to compete interna-tionally in sport, have it recognised by Defence, and count as part of their service.”

He said the ADFPSA would provide essential support to the ADFPSP by undertaking the roles of management, funding and equipping ADF Paralympic athletes.

ADFPSA was recognised as a Defence sports association on April 27 to provide members with the same access to sport as their able-

Opening the door for injured sailors

ELITE ATHLETES: Participants in the ADF Paralympic Sports Program receive exer-cise instruction from Australian Paralympic Committee high-performance man-ager Chris Nunn.Photo: SGT Brian Hartigan

IN MEMORY: Both teams played out the hard-fought match in hon-our of Chris McLean.

bodied colleagues, with all current Paralympic sports recognised as Defence-sanctioned sports.

“For our people, this means they can be authorised as on-duty while training and competing,” ACM Houston said.

“They can also access leave to attend higher levels of sporting com-

petition and, where our members reach the elite national or interna-tional level of competition, they can then apply for additional support.

“We now look forward to follow-ing our members as they compete at home and abroad and, of course, continue to make us proud.”

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CPO Mick Bryan flew the flag high for Navy at the Australian National Trap Championships at Wagga on April 12.

C P O B r y a n , o f 816SQN, teamed with LAC Matthew Stokes to finish second against 105 other combinations in the teams event.

Five ADF shooters were among the more than 500 shooters who contested seven events over an eight-day period at the titles.

Focus now switches to the Defence national skeet championships at the Wagga Clay Target Club from June 29 to July 1.

Second place for sharp shooters

ON TARGET: CPO Mick Bryan finished sec-ond in the teams event while LAC Matthew Stokes scored 64 from 65 targets.

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SUTHERLAND Shire put on a spec-tacular day for the first round of the Cronulla Sutherland Junior Rugby League competition at Kareela Oval. The Navy Tridents (formerly Navy Titans) were joined by Navy’s Variety Bash car modified to look like a ship.

Even with the ‘ship’ horn sounding after each try, the Tridents failed to capi-

talise on their home ground advantage with the Reserve team drawing 10-all with Kurnell Stingrays and the A Grade team losing by a nail-biting 31 to 30 against the Menai Roosters.

A disappointing start to what will be a challenging year for the Tridents. Round details for each week can be found at www.ranrl.com.au. Please come along and support your Navy team mates.

BUILDING for a successful tilt at the 2010 ADF national netball titles begins for NSW on June 6.

The ADF NSW Netball Association’s selection trials will be held on that day at Moorebank netball courts, Heathcote Road, Holsworthy, between 10am and 1pm.

NSW netball representative SGT

Megan Walker expects 40-80 people to contest the trials, which will help select the NSW women’s, men’s and mixed teams for the ADF national champion-ships in Sydney from September 10-18.

Players are advised to bring their hats and water bottles. For more information contact SGT Megan Walker on (02) 8782 1132 or email [email protected]

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By Barry Rollings

A CLEAN sweep by the men and a drawn series by the women against the visiting Royal Air Force (RAF) hockey teams have given the ADF the ideal workout for the Australian Country titles.

The ADF men and women each played three Tests against the Britons at the Olympic hockey pitch in Sydney and Albion Park field in Wollongong.

The RAF were fresh from win-ning the British inter-Service com-petitions and were confident of a strong performance.

With the ADF set to stage the Australian Country titles in Canberra from August 7 to 14, the hosts were determined to give good accounts of themselves.

The men’s Test matches were fast, energetic contests characterised by both sides giving their all across the field.

The ADF men tried to stamp their dominance on the series early with a 2-0 lead in the first 20 min-utes of the first Test, but this prod-ded the RAF team into action and it was fairly even until six minutes from the end. Brilliant goalkeeping for the visitors kept the competition alive but they still lost 2-1.

The RAF gained the early ascendancy in the second Test with some dynamic attacking aerial play before being overrun by a rampant ADF side for another 2-1 win.

Despite being a dead rubber, the final Test match still produced attacking play by both as the ADF wrapped up the series clean sweep with a 4-1 win.

The women’s Tests were close and even, with a win apiece and an extra-time draw that not even a golden goal could decide.

The visitors opened with a

Men sweep hockey series, women draw

1-0 win before the ADF came back strongly in the rematch with a 3-0 victory that had them thinking they now had the will, confidence and attack that could win the series.

The third match was an extreme-ly even affair and it remained score-less after regulation time.

Despite many opportunities for both sides to seal victory, 10 min-utes each-way of extra time failed to produce a decisive golden goal. It was decided to declare the women’s series a draw with one win apiece.

WO2 Scott Downs said it was very satisfying as men’s coach to sweep the series, especially com-ing from behind in two of the three matches.

“We selected the strongest side we could, based on availability due to operational requirements, WO2 Downs said.

“The third game was probably a fair indication of the real differ-ence between the two. In the first two games we were trying to set up some new structures.

“The series stands us in great

stead for our Australian Country titles campaign.”

Women’s coach AC Nate Ball was heartened by the fact the women brought into his squad all stepped up to the mark after about six players were unavailable because of opera-tional requirements.

“The depth of ADF women’s hockey is fantastic and something we have not seen for a while,” AC Ball said.

“We expected a tough series from the RAF, especially after we discov-ered they had recruited six PTs who were all playing at high-level grades throughout England.

“The second game showed the standard we are capable of and was probably our best.”

AC Ball paid special tribute to LS Talei Stoll who had just returned from captaining the Australian Country women’s side in a series against Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. Arriving the night before the opening game, she won the ADF Players’ Player Award and was also the RAF players’ choice.

RUNNING HOT: LSCIS Talei Stoll (inset) strikes the ball as her RAF opponent attempts a spoil. Photos: LA A J MacLeod

LCDR Steve Reynolds and WO Ray Cooper are likely to be Navy’s best chances to win the Defence tenpin national championships in Adelaide from June 8-10.

They face an uphill battle though. The top qualifiers from the state com-petitions comprise three members of the

APS and two Air Force bowlers.About 60 bowlers are expected to

compete this year, with full squads of 12 from most states.

The championships will be held at AMF Village Bowl, Golden Grove.For more information about Defence Tenpin visit www.adftenpin.org

The 2010 Australian Defence National Squash (Defence Squash) Championships will be held at RAAF Base Williamtown from August 1-6.

This year the championships will begin on the Sunday with the tourna-ment brief at 11am on August 1 at the

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Volume 53, No. 9, May 27, 2010

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Ex Cassowary ’10

WARM WELCOME: HMAS Broome’s CO, LCDR Barry Learoynd, meets VADM Amri Husain on arrival at the Indonesian port of Kupang.Photo: LA(PHOT) AJ MacLeod

From May 8-18, Australia and Indonesia participated in Exercise Cassowary 2010, a joint naval operation that saw HMA Ships Broome and Pirie exercise with TNI-AL ships KRI Kerapu and KRI Untung Suropati. LEUT Alistair Tomlinson reports.

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AUSTRALIA and the Republic of Indonesia have strengthened maritime ties during Exercise Cassowary

2010, a joint naval operation held From May 8-18.

Named after large flightless birds found in northern Australian and the Aru Islands of Indonesia, Cassowary ’10 is a bilateral Indonesian Defence Force-led combined patrol boat exer-cise designed to enhance interopera-bility in maritime operations between the Indonesian Navy and the RAN.

Two Armidale class patrol boats, HMA Ships Broome – ASSAIL TWO (LCDR Barry Learoyd) – and Pirie – ASSAIL SIX (LCDR Sean Logan) – undertook a number of activities with Indonesian patrol boats in Kupang, Indonesia and Darwin.

One of the key objectives was to strengthen nation-to-nation ties by enhancing Australia’s military rela-tionship with Indonesia, which is essential to our regional security.

“A key part of Australia’s national defence strategy is to promote regional stability. This is achieved by a number of means; one of the most important of which is through exercises like Cassowary ’10,” LCDR Learoyd said.

With more than 40 years service in the RAN, LCDR Learoyd has wit-

nessed great changes to the way Navy operates in South East Asia.

“It’s great to see that we now reg-ularly interact with other regional navies,” LCDR Learoyd said.

During Cassowary ’10 the patrol boats undertook a number of exercises in communications, tactical manoeu-vres, boarding operations, small boat transfers and damage control.

Not only did these exercises help build mutual respect and understand-ing, they also allowed Navy to bench-mark its seamanship skills.

“Their patrol boats do many of the same things ours do so, by seeing them in action, we had the opportu-nity to see how we stack up,” LCDR Learoyd said.

LCDR Learoyd said that, while there was always room for improve-ment, the skills and enthusiasm dem-onstrated by ASSAIL TWO and SIX during Cassowary ’10 were first rate and he felt honoured to lead the exer-cise.

“The efforts of the ships’ com-panies of Broome and Pirie during Cassowary ’10 have helped entrench our relationship with the Indonesian Navy. They have also laid the founda-tion for developing even greater prac-tical cooperation between our forces in years to come and I’m looking for-ward to Cassowary ’12.”

Mutual respect key to success

FOR the first time in Navy’s history, a ship has been boarded by members of the Indonesian Navy after it was suspected of containing illegally-caught fish.

According to the CO of ASSAIL SIX, LCDR Sean Logan (embarked in HMAS Pirie), his ship was forced to stop after two rounds from KRI Untung Suropati landed 50 metres off her starboard quarter.

“I thought we would get away with it. I had no idea Australia was passing intelligence to the Indonesians about our activities, resulting in the interception of my ship,” LCDR Logan said.

After stopping, a boarding party from KRI Untung Suropati was despatched and quickly took control of Pirie, detaining the crew and confiscating the cargo.

Although this incident was a simulation, part of Ex Cassowary ’10, Pirie was used to help create a realistic scenario for the Indonesian Navy to practise their boarding party skills.

With the apprehension successfully completed,

members of Pirie then demonstrated their skills by boarding KRI Kerapu, also masquerading as a for-eign fishing vessel.

“The purpose of this exercise was for the Indonesian and Australian navies to observe each other’s boarding operations, enabling us to fine-tune our approach and improve existing methods,” LCDR Logan said.

LCDR Logan said the importance of practising boarding parties and sharing lessons learnt with the Indonesians could not be underestimated.

“Although boarding operations are common for the RAN and TNI-AL, they are not routine as each boat we board is unique and may require a different approach,” LCDR Logan said.

“This is the first time I have participated in joint maritime operations with the Indonesian Navy and Cassoway ’10 has certainly exceeded my expecta-tions. ASSAIL SIX and I have learnt a lot which we will now start to put into practice.”

Honing skills on Cassowary ’10

WE’RE HERE: SMNBM Sean Dean, of HMAS Pirie, throws a heaving line as the boat comes alongside HMAS Broome in Kupang Harbour, Indonesia to start Exercise Cassowary 2010.Photo: LA(PHOT) AJ MacLeod

ON THEIR WAY: HMAS Broome, seen from HMAS Pirie, enroute to Indonesia to take part in Cassowary ’10.Photo: LA(PHOT) AJ MacLeod

ON GUARD: HMAS Pirie’s ABBM Lucas Christiansen during a demonstration boarding on board the Indonesian Navy Vessel KRI Kerapu in the port of Kupang.Photo: LA(PHOT) AJ MacLeod

SHOW OF FORCE: (Left) Members of the boarding party from HMAS Pirie conduct a demonstration board-ing on board the Indonesian Navy Vessel KRI Kerapu.

HONING SKILLS: (Right) A board-ing party from the Indonesian Navy Vessel KRI Kerapu comes alongside HMAS Pirie.

TEAMWORK: (Far right) Members of the boarding teams from HMAS Pirie and KRI Kerapu pose for a group photograph after boarding party demonstrations.

Photos: LA(PHOT) AJ MacLeod

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OF ALL the countries in South East Asia, Indonesia can lay claim to having the longest and most extensive tradition of seafaring. With more than 55,000 kil-ometres of coastline – double Australia’s – and over 7000 inhabited islands, it’s no wonder many Indonesians are born to sail.

One of the key objectives of Exercise Cassowary 2010 was to increase the inter-operability between the Indonesian and Australian navies. However, with differ-ent languages, customs and traditions, the goal of exchanging information and building cooperation could have been dif-ficult to achieve.

Not so, according to ASSAIL TWO’s CO, LCDR Barry Learoyd.

“Overcoming cultural barriers wasn’t as difficult as anticipated,” LCDR Learoyd said.

“Language differences made things interesting but we actually have a lot in

common. Fire, flooding and collision threaten their patrol boats no less than ours,” LCDR Learoyd said.

“This is why damage control exercises were such an important part of the exer-cise. You can never become complacent about crew safety, so watching how the Indonesians approach these hazards was very informative.”

The ship’s company from ASSAIL TWO were the first to demonstrate their techniques in a series of damage control exercises in HMAS Broome. The TNI-AL then reciprocated with a fire fighting demonstration on board KRI Kerapu.

“We weren’t an t ic ipa t ing the Indonesians would light a real fire on board, but it certainly demonstrated how confident they are in fighting fires. Their professionalism and discipline under real pressure impressed all the RAN members watching,” LCDR Learoyd said.

Cultural barriers easily overcome on Cassowary ’10

YEP, REAL FIRE! Sailors from Indonesian Navy Vessel KRI Kerapu demonstrate fire fighting techniques during Exercise Cassowary.Photos: LA(PHOT) AJ MacLeod

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