Royal Australian The official newspaper of the Royal Australian Navy

VOLUME 39, No. 5

Survey designed tohelp A:~:; :: tr:;~! gauge employees' atti­tudes to change and a host or other employ­ment related issues and just howdrective they think new pllides have been implemented.

The answers of Service personnel wiD also be used to try to gain a better under­standing of why memo bers stay in the Navy or cboose to leave.

Conducted by Navy Cor p 0 r ale Management and Navy Psyt:hology. under the dirKtlon of the Chief of Navy Staff, the survey will cover all or the Navy's 20,000 employees, uni· form and civilian alike.

Survey questions cover such things as leadership, education, training, family mat­ters, management and other workplace issues.

The Director Gen­eral of Navy Corporate Management, Captain Mike Donaldson, said all employt'fS including civilian, PNF and Reserve personnel on full OJ" paJ"t-time ser­vice would be asked to complete tbe snnrey.

Captain Donaldson said he could assuJ"e everyone of strict con­fidentiality.

The suney will be known as the RAN Employee Altitudes Survey and is expect­ed to be distJ"ibuted fOJ" completion during, May 1],,24, 1996.

Anyone wanting to know mOJ"e about the survey should contact Ms Lesley BJ"own at Navy Psychology on (06) 265 5292 DNATS 8 65 5292 OJ" LCDR Petn Smith at Navy Corporate Manage­ment on (06) 265 6134 DNA1S8656I34.

• A few words from CNS,pag~3.

Navy News, Locked Bag 12, Pyrmont2009 Phone: (02) 359 2308 Fax: (02) 3592199

Distributed throughout all RAN ships and establishments Registered by Australia Post Publication and to salVing personl'llli wherever they may be. No. VBH8876 25 March, 1996

MORSE DASHED FAaro~M~ Cr:::~~.retired

Morse joined the RAN on July 10, 1911, the dale of the Navy's foundation, aM saved cooscientioosly foc85 years Ihrough both world wars, Korea, the Malayan a:mfrontation and Vietnam - and every­where the Navy has been.

A signal has recog­nised that the use of Morse Code formally ceased in the RAN on January 31, but stated:" ... that residual Morse skills will remain in the ROcat­egoryfocmanyyears."

The signal continued: "The requirement for visual Morse (flashing light) remains and will continue to be laught on the small ships RO =.

"c.w. Morse has had a long career in Ihe RAN.

"Its cessation is a recognition that Morse can no longer provide the data rates required by modern communication systems and that it isa Iabourand training inten­siveskill.

"Nevertheless Morse ~haveSt'n'edthe RAN with distinction throoghtwowcridwarsarv:l severnlregimalamflicts."

Morse Code, named after its inventor Samoel Fin1eyBreeseMocse,was developed in the US about 1837.

Morse also had to develop an electromag­netic transmitter and receiver, the first tele-

""'" Too poor to buy reels of insulated wire, Morse soldered logelherpieces of wire and painstakingly sheathed them with cot­ton thread. He built his instruments from o ld c lock works and art equipment

In 1840. Morse was grantwa US patent for his telegraph and in 1843, the American Congress granted him $30,000 to build a test line between Bairimc:.-eandWashington. OC, with the fIrst signal 5ent the folJowing year.

Morse, born in 1791,

had been an artist of some and professor of the litera- lions, inc:ludinga pump for A zealous Calvinist, renown and had success tuIe of the arts and design tire engines. that be came Morse stood against inuni-

End of an era as a iXlruait painter. He had been professor of painting and sculpture

at New York University. up with in an attempt to The telegraph was only earn eoough to keep him­

one of a number of inven- self as a serious artist

gration and the Roman Catholic church and believed slavery had been

ordained in the Bible. He was active in the Democratic Party, but failed at his attempts at election as mayor of New York and for the US Coo!<='.

Morse died in 1872, having sold the patent on Morse Code after years of legal ban/es in 1859.

Navy gears up for more helos

By -----:l eNS. VADM Rod

r;;;; Unduwoodj ;:{~~r, S~~d t~~eap~;~!; T~~v~O~:~ :~!~a~~~ ~~e~~~~~~~A/nR n~~:j fessional head of avia- aviation. lion. "Under the new

C3plain Keith Eanlcs, a arra ngemen ts, CA PT Naval avialorof25 years' Eames will have a core c;.::pcrlcnce. is the staff of six and access to inaugural Commander a full suite of supporting Australian Naval Aviation elements covering policy For c e (C 0 M A U S - development, operational NAVAIR). standard s and safety. • The fi rst Commander

And he comes to the planning, tact ical deve1- Australian Naval Aviation position' with a broad opment. aviation resource Fon:e'(COMAUSNAVAlR), brief and the authority to management. and avia- CapUlin Keith Eames.

:~a~~~~a:~o; ~~~~:~t:r ::~~~.i~~~;a~;.d logisticS f~;n~~~~~ a:~::i~;n~~;'~ Naval operations in the "The predominance of Admiral Taylor likened

21~~e~~;her of aircraft ~~lgI~~~:~o~~:;::e~nta~~i~ ~~~:a~~t~oi~ _~~~~~~~~; operated by the RAN is Fleet of 2010 will place a back to World War [ e;l;pected to increase from Strong emphas is on the when aircraft were 30 to about 55 in the next need for highly trained launched from cruisers in 10 years with bas ically and motiva ted aircrew. th e North Sea to deal every major Navy ship - suppone<l by the highest with Zeppel ins _ to the combatant, replenishment standards of maintenance ebb and flow of the tides.

i~f:;:~:~~:~~Ii;r;~i; ::~:~~~~~~I; ~:I: ~~<~:~:;~t~f~~F:'~ vessel - e mbarkin g al provide the focus of lead- tide _ the Navy,operated

;;1'::::" :;:' O::,",:;:h::,'I,:::iCO::;' ,:::" ::," ==::::"::::'h~;'::,'::,"::,d ::,m::,,"~,g~'::,m'::::"'ilt ~:~I~a~r~~~~~~taanned esp, EEO, GWR, NQM MELBOURNE:'h,,,;.,

HAVE YOUR SA Y co~~~t~e~i:~\sw~e~~i~ ON SURVEY DAY ~~~fal;:I~~; ~~t;~~~

most recent lo w poin! when it was decided to decommission MEL­BOURNE and then not replace her.

VADM Taylor empha­sised that these decisions did not re move the requirement for naval avi-

ation assets at sea. "Significamchal1enges

remained as our aviators continued to look for the best ways to integrate their unique capabilities into the Fleet," he said, "while mainlaining the rigorous and demanding standards which they set themselves in the air."

Admiral Taylor sa id another senior RAN avia­tor, CA P T David Ramsay, had been com­missioned to examine a number of important RAN aviation issues in 1994.

He said concems raised during the naval sym­posium in Sydney late last year led to his direct­ing a safety audit of naval aviation and presentation of organi sational issues ar is ing from CAPT Ramsay's review "for dec ision as a matter of urgency".

One of the majorrec­ommen dati ons was to establish the Commander Austr:alian Naval Aviation Fo r ce ( CDMAUS­NAVA IR) position with organisational suppon.

The key responsibilities being assumed by CAPT Eames include: - senior aviation opera­

tion s adviser to th e RAN;

• principal aviation opera~ l ions advi ser to the Maritime Commandcr:

Cont_ page 13_ ADDRESS (ifcallinq):2 MilCleay Sl Potts Point. Syt1ney. 2011. P05TAlAODRESS: Na'Ij News, locked Bag 12,Pyrmont, NSW,2009. PHONE: (02) 359-2308. FAX: (02) 359-2199 PUBLISHED:fOllnightly. DATED: Monday. TYPE SiZE DF PAGE: ApproK. 3&:m x 26cm, 7 colsx8 ems. PRINTED: Media Press, 1 Garners Ave, MarrickVille, NSW, 2204.

Ph (02) 560-3900. CDPVOEADUNE: Monday prior to dale ot issue. CIRCULATION: a minimum of 20,000 copies per issue DISTRIBUTION: nationat to serving and lormer persoonel,civilians,

Aviation flies toward'S 2010

dockyards,shipbuiklil19andenoi~ringestablishments, bllSinessmg3llisations,GOvtrnmenldepartments. OVtrseastoofficialestablishments,GOvtrnment departmentsarKIprivalesubscribers

SUBSCRIPTON5: $24 per annum postaoe wilhin Australia (ajrmai! and Ovtrseasema).

STAfF: Managing Ed~or.lCORKeYlflPike(02) 359-3057; Assislant Ednor: LEUT Aaron Matzkows (02) 359·3048: Journalist Miss Deanna lalacti (02) 359·3052: AdvertiSing Co-ordinator. Mr Rick Relas (OZ) 359·305i): Administration,subscribtion and general enquires: Mr Paul Johnson mAbIe Seaman Craig MarshaIl(02) 359-3052

PUBliCAnQN DATE 1996

Aprtt8 Aprlf22 MIy6 Mly20 June 3 June 17 July1 Ju1Y'15 July 29. Augus112. Augus126. September 9 Se:plember23 October 7 October 21 NO'fember4 November 18 2-16 December. (Combined)

DEAOliHEDATE

Mlrch29 Ajlril12 Ajlril26 Mly10 24MlY 7 June

21J. ne 5 July

19J1lIy 2 ..... lIm

16 ..... gust 30 September 13 Sepllmber

270cto"'r 11 October

" .... '" a November 25 NO'f!mber

2 (66) NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996

Bk~~ ~:;;c~Otl~h~~~ about 55 aircraft in its inventory wilh nearly a ll ships equipped with organicaircapabi lilies.

This translates to every major surface unit having at least one hel icopter.

Our six guided missile frigates (FFGs) can each carry up to two Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawks.

T hese Oliver Hazard Perry Class ships. pow­ered by twin General Electric LM2500 (avia­tion type) turbines, were orig inall y des igned as submarine hunters. They have speed, manoeuvra­bility and the ability to accelerate or decelerate quickly.

Our Seahawk - a vari· ant of the aircraft in wide usage in the USN - pr0-

vides the eyes and ears of FFGs oot to lOOnm.

Th e Au s t r a li an Seahawk variant has the addit ional capability, dis­tinci from t h~ US Seahawk. of being able to prosecute submari ne tar-

gets and operate alone. The RAN has a lso

logged many thousands of Aerospatiale AS350 Squirrel hours embarked in Aeel units. Indeed, the RAN pio nee red use of Squirre ls at sea.

The Navy's Sea Kings are undergoing a major tife extension program to make them fully effective as marit ime utility he ti ­coprers. New radars, nav­igat ion equipment and radios wil l make the m effective surveill ance platforms.

Tenders c losed las t week fOf a further 14 new inte rmediate level heli ­copters for o pera t io n from the ANZAC frigates.

ANZAC . the fir st of eight fri gates being built fOfthe RAN. is due to be commissioned into RAN service on May 18. She and seven sister ships will be equipped ( in d ue course) with helicopters armed with ai r-to-surface missiles.

• LS French with his model ADELAIDE, Picture: POP" Scott Connelly.

Model sailor T~~ ye:d of i~~ir~~t:~~ labour have paid off for signaller LS Russ French of Sydney, with the award of a special Navy prize for his scale model of HMAS ADELAIDE.

LS French , of the Naval Support Command Communications Centre at Pyrmont. organised last year's inaugural Task Force 72 "Fleet Review" for In2 scale model war­ships.

About 60 ship mod ­ellers took their e;l;pen­s ive lOys to Wentworth Faits Lake for two days' sai l ing, wit h the fleet ;'reviewed" by Naval Support Commander RADM David Campbell.

Patron for the meeting was the then NS W Governor RAD M Peler Sinclair, himself a kee n shi p mOOeller presently working on a In2 scale Daring-<:Iassdestroyer.

RADM Campbe ll se lected LS Frenc h's ADELAIDE as the best of the 120 models afloat, with Geoff Eas twood 's HMAS VOYAGER a close second.

He pre sented LS French with the firsl Navy Prize, an engraved RAN p laqu e, at NSC Headquarters last month.

"The standards of the models ranged from very good to exce lle nt ," RADM Campbell said.

"Russ' ADELAIDE

was really, really impres­sive, with his meticulous attention to detail.

"She is not only good to scale, but point s like the fi re fighti ng equip­ment and the people working bring her to life.

"I'd challenge anyone to tell the differe nee between the model and the real thing in a photo­graph," he said.

" I think it was Russ' labour of love. being the first model he built.

"It is absolutely splen­did."

RADM Campbell said it was appropriate that the Navy make a geSture of admira tion and apprecia­tion and encouragement to Ihe Tas k Force 72 modellers

"Th e Navy Prize fo r Ihe best ship model may take a diffe rent form in future years, but it is appropriate that th e excellent work be recog­nised," he said.

LS French said ADE­LAIDE had taken him his spare time over two year!>. He had fo llowed her launch with an HMAS BRISBANE and an ANZAC-class ARUNTA was nearly completed.

He built ADELAIDE's hull of timber and fi bre­glass, the main deck of Perspex and most of the supentructure is plastic.

She is driven by a bat­t ~ -y-powe red e lec tric motor (yes, throug h a

variable-pitch si ngl e sc rew ) and conned by remote-control.

The mos t difficult part s 10 fabr icate had been the 49 radar and the mast. he said.

"Yes, the radar was the hardest. I've just done another radar for the new ARUNTA."

He es t imated hi s investment in time and materials at about $25.000 a ship.

Apology T n Volume 39, No.3, of !.Nav}' News an adver­tisement for Ozbike magazine appeared. If the advertisement caused any of our readers any embarrassment or dis­tress we apologise. The advertisement. or others similar, wilt not appear again.

Sailors! Sailors! Sailors!

Hu your mail ever been dclaycd? FoIIowcd in your wake? Rdumed to s.ender? Or ""I>f'se ••• pennanenlIyloR?!

SoI vc this problem

NOW AND FOREVER by using

lAHDtlASE AUSTRALIA for a , in,te . mbIe ~ add rcss. Contact Jan for f .. rther detaits IIbout THE rdiablc MaiJ ' Forwarding and M~J:e' Strva for "On·

Th¢.MO"C PcnonncI. Fu:(043) 231326 I'IIone: OI8686461

Post : PO & ... l&:l. w ford NSW 2230.

Help me to hel D~iil~gb~1::kil:!~I: ~~;ct~vr~nae~~ s~~ i~o:a~ ;;I~~;.gp;~~~~~~~:~~ ~~tt\t:t~~~~U~~~Ye~!:~ :~o~~~~~e~ei I~h~e qt~~; of Navy'S 20.000 uni- change ini tiatives such structura l mailers (l ike ing management-s taff well spent and your fomled and civilian per- as N a v y Qu a lit y th e catcgory restruc- relations. opinions will help shape

:~~n~lo~oai~~~it~:t~i~~ ~~~a;elmoe~t'm ~q~a: ;~2~~Soc i ated wit h t i o~:tlh~~'o~t t~ :~h:~~i~ :~; ~~v~. workplace of

~t~i~~es S~~~.I 0 y e e ~~;~~n~~I;t~~n~h~~ Of~~: i~!u~:~~~o~:~:~ com munication and ad:~~i:t~~:~~nw~~~:r~ The su r vey is

designed to ga th er information on a range of employment rela ted issues.

It will seek your views on rnauers relat­ing to worklife in the Navy and factors that encourage people to s tay or cause them to leave

The first run of the survey will be adminis-te red to 100% of the Navy's employees.

Future surveys will be administered at approxi-mately one 10 IwO year-Iy intervals to a sample of abo ut 15-20% o f e m ployees. b oth Service and civilian.

We will also be us ing the survey \0 measure <h ' acce ptane e "d

programs. a survey of thi s type consultation processes. dance with the princi-Future versions of the will mean that new Jt will provide all per- pies lai d down in the

sur\'ey will provide the issues will need to be so nnel wi th another Privacy Act of 1988. opportunity to assess considered with each avenue by which to Essentially this means other programs as repetition of the survey. raise concerns about the that co nfidentiality is required. Th is approach will impact of po licy and guaranteed and appro-

The survey results allow the RAN management decisions priate mechanisms have will be used to evaluate Employee Anitudes at the workplace level. been established to

A few words from eNS eXISllngprograms. Survey to be used to I can assure you that ensure that completed

They will also pro- collect objective, valid your opinions arc val- survey fonns cannot be

vide managers and poli- and reliab le data on ued both by myself and linked to any individual

cy developers in al l issues as they arise. those charged with poli- Thank you for taking

areas of the Navy with At the same time. the cydevelopment. the time tocomplelethe

important informa tion number and frequency Accordingly, i t is survey and helpi ng the

that acknowledges the of surveys curre nt ly imponant that you com- Navy to gather objec-

views of employees at being undenaken in the ple te the survey honest- tiveand reliable data for

all levels of the organi- Navy will be reduced ly,accura telya ndi n use by decision makers.

sation. by util ising this survey accorda nce with the Z? Another key point of as a ve hic le to ca rry instructions. this survey is that it will qu estions re lating to You ca n be ass ured look at a wide range of most imponant issues. thai the 30 minutes or imponant topical issues The RAN Employee so that it will take you

NHBS HEALTH FUND LOW COST! HIGH BENEFIT!

Guard impresses at GG change-over o TheNavycontingent changing of the Parliament House wi th CP L Gary Ramage -which was pan of the lri- Governo r - General the Telstra Tower in the De f e n c e P ub I i c serv ice gua rd at the ma rches pa s t new background. Picture: by Relations.

We look after your family

Better!

NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996 (67) 3

It was all about foreign policy Dear Mum.

I apologise for not writ­ing sooner but I' ve been getting over my injuries. You reme mber? The bruised ribs, missing teeth and cau lifl ower ears? And you said I smelt like the back bar of the Sheaf on a S unday morning? (Anyway, how would you know.) You didn't believe me. d id you, when I. said it all had to do with Australia's foreign policy advance inwAsia.

Jt was in New Guinea in the sixties. Australia was the colonial power and our patrol boat had 10 do sov­ereignty patrols and devel­op relations with the inhabitants. That was the decade of flower power and free love and we used to try developing relations among the whis perin g grass. except there were no nowcf'3and itwasn',free.

One day while develop· ing relations, the CO said we would visit our name port which was really an isolated mission on the north coast. He was very sure we would be made welcome. There was no navigable passage through

the reef, so we anchored out. The CO, in what I can only assume was a moment of total delirium, challenged the local mis­sion to a rugby league match, He said it was to ens ure relations were finnlycemented,

Our CO was the propor­tions of a prop forward and he said that prop forwards were always the captain of the football learn, like AnhurBeetson,and there­fore he should be captain.

Wec1eared lower deck and sized everybody and allocated positions on the field. The CO said I was a dumm y and therefore J could be dummy half. The duly watch was reduced to one (nowadays they would call it minimum manning. Mu m) and we selected Lofty for this becau!i.C the only things he ever caught were unmentionable and certai nl y not a football, and we defini tely d idn't want him on the field.

We landed mid-morn­ing and the CO carried the ship's crest ashore to inspire us.

The tropical sun poured down on us and visions of

4 (68) NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996

mad dogs and Englishmen nitted through my brain. J glanced at the sky and winced. My tongue ran across dry lips. The reflec tion off the water was uncomfortably bright.

-The game kicked off and for the first few min­u tes we seemed to do

quite well. scored a try and the Tiff kicked a goal.

The entire mission had been ellcused Vespers to come and cheer their team and there was silence from the sideline as the RO crossed under the posts,

As I now realise. the

mission sisters were wi!i.C in the ways of sailors. It was a hot day and the ellert ions of the game soon took their toiL Torrents of sweat cascad­ed down my back. After 10 minutes or so we were looking decidedly dehy­d rated. A scrum formed

Every time I went near the sideli lle thi s same

gentleman ran up to me with a stubby of SP Lager insisting, with a toothy grin through his greying st ubble, t hat we Europeans had to watch ollr fluid intake in the wet season. "No. no," I said, " I couldn't possibly .. . !"

"Remember communi-

ace. Hell and bother! I miss kicked the grubber for touch. "Never mind,

lIellsssht time .. . " said the COIl'II who was playing lock. Someone seemed to be looking after him too.

We appeared to lose our concentration and the opposition went over in the comer.

Starvo the full-back was looking a bit dodgy by 1I0W an d I was worried about the willgers who made a lot of friends who had refreshments. And Swampy the stoker, who was five-eighth, kept dis­appearing behind a Hibi scus bush whjch made linking up with the backsabithard.

The scores were level and the game nearly over. The CO ellhorted us 10

greater efforts with threats of rounds all Saturday. We were pegged down in our own 25. A huge Sepi k man emerged from the ruck - the ball under his arm, lunging at a yawning gap (Swampy was behilld the Hibi scus). The Sepik man's bare feet pounded towards the try line,rais­ing clouds of dust. There was conviction in his eyes.

Starvo had a vacallt look in his eyes.

The Sepik man hurtled forward, while teeth gleaming in the sun, biceps bulging. There" were fearsome tattoos across his chest. His her­culean thighs rippled as he drove remorseless ly forwar d. I was between him and viclOry. J wrapped my puny XO's arm around hislUmbling torso, My puffy wardroom hands grasped his jersey. An elephantine knee rose imomy groin .. .

I lay there catatonic. tinny in hand,amberfluid oozing over thc try line. There were footprints across my chest The CO's spreading shadow loomed over me . Mother Superior smiled s weetly from under the shade ofa Banyan tree.

I always had the anchor watch afterthal,when we anchored out. Although how Ihis was going to improve my tackling like the CO said it would. I couldn't flllhom.

And you ,know. Mum. now they've given me a medal for it!

Your loving son, SWAl\'IPDOCK

HOW DO

DEFENCE FORCE

FAMILIES FIND

INFORMATION ABOUT

HOUSING? The quickest. easiest way is to call mm-Family

Information Network for Defence.

FIND can answer your questions on housing and any other

Defence related topics and if we can't suppiy che information,

we will put you on to someone who can

D~I I800 020 031 free of charge from anywhere in

Australia or 257 2444 in Canberra

We'lI pul you in the know in no time.

~• ...,,, f

7N9 """"'" i NHWORKfO~ I DU(NC( I

Asslsting lokeep Ddmce Force f~mihC5 mfonnw

Tenants gain from leasing program

·Defence exhibition a royal show' highlight T~ee~:~~:s~:r~~trea~~i~ bition slagedin AustraJia will be one of the high­lights of the 1996 Royal Sydney Show being held from March 29 to April 9.

aircraft. P3C Orion mar­ilime patrol aircraft and a C-130 Hercules transpon.

There will even be an I I-metre model (o ne quarter scale) of one of the Navy'S Fremantle class patrol boals.

- complete with man­nequin dressed in an Australian Flying Corps uniform.

T~::J~n~~ %~~~~~ a new program of sale and lease-back of some of its hou"".

Under the program selected DHA houses will be sold with the condition attached to each sale that the house is to be leased back 10 the Authority fora period of nine years.

Mr Louis Milkovits, DHA managing director. said thc program continued the long standing policy of the authority that some of its stock shouJd be acquired fromhousinginve5lOfS.

But the new program builds on lessons learned from the earlier program.

·, It makes sense for us to acquire some houses from investors who are prepared 10 make the cap-

ital oUllay on a house in return for a guaranteed lease IOlhe authority fora substantialtenn:- saidMr Milkovits.

The authority recognis­es that there were draw­backs for all panies in the previous leasing program and it believes the terms of the new lease overcome these deficiencies.

For example, one of the most inconvenient aspects of the old lease from the tenants' viewpoint was that higher COSt mainte­nance required the approval of the owner before the work was done.

In thencw lease there will bean inbuilt fixed fee for maintenance paid to DHA which will allend to all maintenance without prior approval from the owner.

Probably the best fea ­ture of the new program will be that the houses will have been built for DHA and therefore con­form to SMQ90 and do not have the deficiencies found in some of the houses leased under prior arrangements.

Mr Mil kovits said the program had been designed with the interest of the tenants "uppermost in mind·'

··We want tenants 10

have the same quiet enjoyment of their home as if DHA owned il. We believe thai apan from the sale period that should be Iheease."

DHA is contacting all affected Defence families to explain the sale and leaseback arrangements

and to ask their coopera­tion in mak..ing their house avai lable for inspection by prospecth'e buyers.

Inspections will be by appointmenl only and every effort will be made to set them at times that are mutually convenient to all

A DHA employee will attend the inspections whenever possible.

"The funds that come to us from this program will be put to the best possible use." said Mr Milkovits.

"They will help us to mailllain the momentum of improving Defence housing everywhere and constructing sufficiclII houses particularly in the north in paee with the arrival of more Defence families:'

The exhibition, which will occupy the entire Hordern Pavilion - over 4000 square metres of floor space ..... will show­case Ihe high-tech equip­ment used by Australia's modern Navy, Army and Air Force.

[t will include a

In a special salute for the RAAF's 75th anniver­sary, the exhibition will feature a World War One Avro 504K biptan·e from the Australian War Memorial - the oldest surviving RAA F aircraft

Together with a Vietnam War era Sioux helicopter. they will stand in stark contrast to the modern equipment used by the RAAF of the 1990>.

A display of the latest small arms and combat equipmenl used by the Army w i ll also be on show.

Leopard tank. two rc."....----- -------AS LAV high -s peed wheeled armoured fight­ing vehicles, a mobile military earth satellite station. Ihree aircraft as well as the missiles and high-speed cannon from the RAAF's frontl ine F/A-18 fighters. a Macchi jet and guided missiles. torpedoes and other equipment used by the Royal Australian Navy.

Just in Case : NAVY COMPENSATION

Changes to military compensation mean greater benefits for servillg and

discharged personnel. If you have filed a

PM278 you may be eligible.

Forum discusses revolution With the emphasis on

··hands on" displays, the exhibi t ion will feature large interactive models

Contact Greg Isolani or Graham Hill.

1800 654 741 T~~ f~t~~e d1:e~~~~~n~ M~~~~~~~~o~:t~~~iil~ ~~~~:~;. ~:~n~::~r~~ Defence Force must take iarto US mili tary planners, senior Defence officials into account the so-called several of whom visited monitored the views of ··Revolution in Military Canberra last month for a speakers from Australia. Affairs" (RMA). accord- conference on RMA. The Nort h America and ing to researchers at the two-day conference was Malaysia.

~~~:~i:nd ~esn~i~t~~: ~f:~ S~~d~S ~~S:i: MJi~~R~V;~i~i~sn:?~~ ~~~~~tt~~:,:nges in the Un iversity Co llege, coined to descri be what

F.I~S~Y~O~UR~=:W;:::::O;::R=K::=:' V;::=::AL=:=:UE:==:::D==?:=il ~~~~ ~~~m!~~~o:~:~ The first wave was agrari-

HAVE YOUR SA Y :na::~~~~~r~~~Oa~de :a::.

ON SURVEY DAY The third wave, which we

"HIGHSHINE" are entering now. is infor­ma l Ion age war. Informa tion age war is characterised hy techno­logical advances and ever

increasing rates of change. of the Navy's latest war-The researchers said ships including an

:eUrS:ra~i~~~ ~:~~i~~ p~~~ ~~:~r:~~~~~~~!: ~~~~~ _ Legal ~~entk~~ ~~~~;:~;i:~~e:~~ ~~S~~i~~~~~et.er and an BIIIDI representative ~~~~~' t~; d:::~o~:ei~ : W~~k~i~l ~~~~I~n~:~~~ &i!:..'.:f~:~ for ArFFA ~fe;e:~~e~~~c~o~~;~~~~ ~o';t~': ~I~~k ~;~~~:;~ Experts in Military Compensation ment. These will include r~"§hi~d~"~. '~"~F~.,~"~'~tri~k'~~M~_~~".,.,.~~""~_~~"~""""~~""~ ... ~""~_~~ sensing technologies and platforms for intelligence galhe ring. s urvei ll ance and reconnaissance.

Australia will requ ire special reponing systems to enha nce military awareness of hostile and friendly forces. the researchers said.

INYESTNOW and

SAVE for your FUTURE FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS

PATENT LEATHER

manufactured by:

HIGHMARK SHOES 557 Plenty Road East Preston Victoria

Divers find mine

3072 (03) 9470

I Name: ............................. ... ~ .. .

IAddress: .. , , ... ,State .. .... . .. . . .. .. ......... .. .. . . .. . P/code: ... IContact phone no: . , , CURRENT BOOT OR SHOE SIZE ......... .

: ....... Highshine GP Boots @ $95ea

I ....... Highshine Ankle Boots @ $65ea

I ....... Highshine Dress Shoes @ $68ea

: ........ Patent Leather Cleaner @ $4 ea

!please ADD for P & H by certified m~ir; I (pleeseatlow 7-10days lor dehvcry)

IFor VIC, NSW, S A & TAS $ 10 or I OLD, NT & WA $ 15

' MONEY ORDER/POSTAL NOTE or ' BANK CHO. ENCLOSED FOR $ .. L

T~~e~~n~~P b~~~~ Team has once again been called into action.

POCD Daniels. LSCD

Missi ng the top plate and due to excessive growth. it was impossible to see whether or not the explosive was intact.

A counter charge was strategically placed to dispose of the mine.

The explosive content was not volati le.

After an enjoyable ovemightstayasguestsof the island, the island was declared safe and handed back to the resort staff.

IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO SAVE JUST $50 A WEEK

You could OWN R

$:150,000 investment property

FOR THE RIGHT ADVICE

ON HOW n2lI. CAN

GET STARTED

CALL Eion Miller NOW 1800677 474

.m LOOKER & A SSOCIATES -. BUILDING Y OUR FUTU RE T ODAY.

NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996 (69) 5

Our multi-mission Super Seasprite is ready for any task on or under the sea.

• GE Aircraft Engines

Littan Guidance & Control Systems

L22 __ = .... ~-----Scientific Management Associates

6 (70) NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996

::a.-TRANSFIELD

safe air li",ited I Kaman Aerospace

KAMAN

w.&ww~

7'V" dE IV tr: dE J[ S S Y 7D 7'V"T Y

• The Commodore Wardle Cup is presented to NAVCALS Sydney. Piclure: ABPH Keith Heslop.

• POEW Peter Grogan and ABCSO Shannon Tucku receive the Wormald Shit'ld from CDRE-MOrton on ~hall of their ship. Picture: ABP" Simon Metcalfe.

OUR FLEET WINNERS ~u!~n~ :~~I~i!h:~1c~ ~:arded o~~:nr:;ren~fw:~!~a~ ~~:::~ th~~ r~ ~ fleet awards have been '1D I ~ r;e~e~te~ ~Yythe 5 ~ M a ri l im e Commander, CDRE G.A. Morlon, on behalf

receivingunils. The Ouanto Shie ld is

awarded to the ship which has. over the year. achieved the best and most consis te", gunnery and surface to air mi ss ite results.

niques ,,'

ef'i>nW''i>

Over the 1995 assess­ment period BRISBANE demonstrated through her pa rt icipation in TAS­MANLINK and K95 thaI she was worthy of the award.

HMAS CAN BERR A proved successful in receiving two awards for 1995.

~o""'i> O~:\\S\",01\ Actio n 'O~\\\e~~\)te"j'tro." Information • u;vt !:fsn\e\a.:~\~\\fl,' extremely

The Combat System Proficiency Shield, estab­lished in 1990, is present­ed to the major neet unit which ha s attained the highest standard of com­bat systems e1l.cellence over the calendar year and

Organisation V'I-'V-\'5 high levels of Profic iency team work and coopera-over the year, tion to complete the task.

O ne of the RAN' s newest additions. HMA S KANIMBLA. has also received a neet award. the WC Perry Cup, fo r her efrons in the field of engi­neering.

THE NAVY RUNS ON RED TAPE HA VE YOUR SAY ON SURVEY DAY

NAVY TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT GROUP (NTMG) Re.sponsible for Telecommunications (pABX. Datil. Voice)

rationalisation site sur~eys, accoun t rat ionalisation/consoli· dation,serv iccaooequipmenl audits, equipmentliSlmu!)ters, enhanced en~ironment reviews. cabling and PABX installalioninspcClions,consullallCy.lcclinical re~iewsand proposals, security managen~n\' performance management and n:poning for all nallonal RAN tela:ornmunications assets.

Contacts: LElJr J UU E fo-OWLER (02) 56J 1590

Given the long hours sta,ff put in undenaking break· dow n maintenance, morale was always main· tainedatahighlevel.

The Wormald Shield. presented to HMAS SWAN. was instigated in 1988 after a donalion from Wormald International 10

commemorate the Navy's 75th Anniversary. This trophy is awarded 10 Ihe fleel unit excelling in damage control and fire· fighting.

SWAN also receh"ed a second award for 1995, the Electronic Warfare Proficiency Shield. SWAN maintained an excel1ento\'erall rating as asses sed by searid ing staff during OREJFCPs. also in the fields

and SI~D to "com­memorateour happyassocia­lions".! ~fakistan

Shleldl s award&! annually tOlhe

of EW Target Assessment, SED- • CDR SCAF and duri ng {'OIhP4 e Alort

Given HMAS the sh ip's company as a SYDNEY's program in whole. SY DNEY was able

~ ~ 1995 it is commend- to achieve this award for 'e..? able that, major fleet un its. while ~ ~ panicipatin~ in KAKADU ~~anda~isit tOSUChports

~ ~~n~I~~~~staonkd Negoya. It is nOlonly ships

that receive fleet awards oot communi·

ing comm uni cation ser­vice in or to the neel.

T he 1995 recipient of the award was NAVCALS Sydney.

=~~t.iOna l deploy- P~IJl:i:klJ 4ft:: lJ'i1h /J

• The Pakistan Shield was - Pie1lJrp: ~he 6~~84"'e. presented to the RAN in ex hi bits /JPI/S.4IJto S Ship .

NAVCALS Sydney con· sis tent ly displayed out· standing communications suppon throughout a busy yea r for the s tation. Operational ly. NAVCALS was involved with Exercise K95 and also 1951 by the officers and the best overall IllJolJAI. Shif.'l/

sa ilors of His Majesty's sponing performances f'tealff'. Pakistan ships SHAMSHER for the year.

~'

Aussie Home Loans Cheaper than the bank.'

Safe as houses. Aussoe Home LoaM 0" one of Australia's IorgotSl home loon

l,neM",. w. ofler the some low Interest rotes to Mme owners 000 wwltSlO(so~ke - whether yo.i"p,xchoslng 0( ,e/,nonong.

Glenn Maynard 0<111 172 699

PHONE NOW 13 13 33 WE COME TO YOU 7 DAYS'

· ......... ___ ... ,_~Ioo. .. rt."..,..,oIondoord A .. ... ,. .,

POSY LEIGII MQRTlI\'1ER (02) 563 1528 LSSIG SCOrf KERNAHAN (02) 563 1527

• KANlMBLA's ship's COllljXIny gratrfully accepts the W.e. Perry Cup.

'MoI>oo.o"'S"'*""I\t""""'C""b·"~"""'ooIod.d"""'a ___ ... , ... oI! .. NI>r .... b<woIo.t2o~9.'i1 J-I ~ •• n., ~:-::'-""""I_!<od ACNOO2tl9SIt ....... ... "

Pict ure: ABI'H Ste'"c Coates.

NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996 (71) 7

Supply Officer turns six The Navy has a long history of taking its personnel

from the "young gentlemen" middies of the Napoleonic wars [0 HMAS T1NGIRA's boy sailors of the early days of the RAN.

But it was smiles all around at the Target Services Group (Jervis Bay Range Facility) as Supply Officer SBLT Jodie Dezentje celebrated her sixth birthday.

Yes, her SiXlh and she'saJready asubbie. Jodie is one of the Leap Year kids. a February 29 baby

... and despi te Ihe-and-a-half years in the RAN , her work males still get a giggle o ut of having a Supply Officcrwho'sjusl lurned six.

Despi te her numerical youth. Jodie h3S served in post­ings from Maritime Headquarters. HMAS CRESWELL. 816 Squadron and ALBATROSS to he r current TSG.

Jodie's husband LEUT Don Dezcntje is oversea~ with the UN and father LElIT Bill Stokes is in HMAS KANIMBLA.

th a hard-to-beat oan, that has your needs

in mind

* (that's lower than most other Unsecured Personal Loans) BENEFITS * NO ESTABLISHMENT FEES * PAY OFF LOAN ANYTIME WITHOUT PENALTY * TOP-UP LOANS IWhen You have paid off part of your LOAN)

MAXIMUM UNSECURED LOAN $5000

8 (72) NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996

FORFUU INFORMATION At-lD APPLICATION FORM

TO JOIN PLEASE FILL IN THIS COUPON

----------------~ Please send me lull Information ond Application I to join the APS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY I

NAME----------- :

ADDRESS----------- I

--------==----- 1 STATE ~--- I

IfYOUWISHTOT~~~~STAFF :

':'!.O~E~~) !3!8 .!7:?:~~ .!8~ ';3':,!!2J

Submariners pick up hooks * In HMAS ORION,

LSAWA Christie and LSAWA Peters ha\'e recehed their hooks and BZ. too. to ABAWA Guildea and ABAWA Pfieffer for receiving their dolphins.

* HMAS C OON· AWARRA has hosted sev· eral ships in March includ­ing HMA Ships MORES­BY. B RISBANE and GERAL DTON and USS BLUE RIDGE,under the flag of the Commander of the Seventh Fleet. VADM ArchieClemins.

is deployed in South East Asia for the FPDA air defence exercise lADS 1/96. She will visit Singapore. Jakarta. Oarv.'in and To\\,nsville, returning to Sydney in late April.

* IIMAS MANOORA

\\'ith emergencies and equipment failure and safCly.

* The new CO of HMAS "ENGUIN. CMDR Peter Quirke. has senled in after replacing CMDR Phil Purnell-Webb

Meanw hile. building L ____ ..,jIli.iIi ..... ~-~

* Also deep in refit. III the Captain Cook Graving Dock. Garden Island. Sydney, IS HMA S BOHART. with \\'orl run· ning 10 so.:hedule. HOBART's sports teams are active, with touch foot­ball. indoor soccer and rugby training and plans for high ropes courses and expeditions are on the refi t extr3. curricular agenda.

* H~IAS KUTTABUL is running its inter-depan­mental spon. with compe· titions in touch football. hockey and indoor soccer.

\\, ill hold an open day next Saturday, March 30, between 1000·1100.

CNS DIvisions will be on April 4. This is unique for CERBERUS as divi· sions will incorporate the first recruit graduation fOf 1996.

* H C 723 SQON at lL\"IAS ALBATROSS has won the McN icoll trophy for the RAN sq uadron with best a ir safety and efficiency record during 1995.

In the bridge club continues with the oew fire station. civilian amenit ies building medical complex and conference centre with all nearing completion.

Building isalsocontinu·

personnel are securing the ship for sea. On April 16 MANOO RA w ill be towed by commercial tug to FORGACS Dockyard, Newcastle, to begin her modnizalion.

a nd XO LCDR Dave Manolas has been replaced by LCOR S ue Bigham . Paying o ff soon after 20 years' service are WOCD Mark Han son ( Diving School) a nd CPON PC Shane Roffey o f the Nayal Police Coxwain School.

Members from the RAN S taff Training School made presentations at KUTTABUL, followed by individual training fo r se nior sai lors and o thers in terested in writing or stafftrainingcoorses.

* The CO of 723 SQDN. CMDR Tony Oi Pietro, will Short ly take up the MHQ position of FAVO. a nd will be replaced by LCDR Mark Jerretl.

* Pe rso na l Se r vices Organi sa tion (Sydney) will provide pre·deploy­ment briefings to all ships de ploying from Sydney. This iocludes the distribu· tion of a Deployment G uide 10 fa milies and members, g iving hints and advice for coping wi th issues fac ing both the membersandtheir··signif. icantothers" .

H~;~t~~~:~~~~ the first RAN ship to pass under Sydney's newS278 million G lebe Is land Bridge.

WARRNAMBOOL

course assessments when the opportunity arose to sail under Sydney's new landmark ... nicknamed locally as "Madonna's Bra".

CANBERRA all Quality H~asA~5 ~::O!~Rn~~ members of her company afte r children from Camp Quality toured the ship at Fleet Base Wesl.

Ca mp Quality is an orga ni satIon to cater for children suffering terminal illnesses, includi ng pro­viding them with interest­ingandenjoyableoutings.

At HMAS STIRLING. thechi ldren, theircarcers and Rotary C lub hosts tOOk a ride on board. the tug QUOKKA and It had been planned toglye them a night in CANBERRA's

helicopter. But desp ite t he best

effons of the FFG's ayia­tion department. the S70B Seahawk was unable to fly becauseofmechanicaldif­ficulties. The children still enjoyed a close look at the chopper. winched aboard in a Nowra strop.

The tug ride gave them a view of Garden Island and FBW from the water. many taking the chance to 5tttr the\'essel.

A spec ial treat was a visit by the dolphins that make their home In Cockburn Sound.

the new navigators. LCDR Singlelon decided to take the patrol boat as s he neared the narrow gap between the roadway and the centre island.

WARRNAMBOOL also passed under the Sydney Harbour Bridge a nd Gladesville Bridge while wOfkingon the harbour.

• ing at " MAS WATER· H EN. with the fo unda­tions for the new F IMA workshops d ue to be laid soon and the ~ond wharf

* LS Lee a nd A B Joh nsto ne in HMAS S TIR L I NG became the first non-conversion per­sonnel to q ualify as CO LLINS su bmariners

HMA S WES·

Serving You. Wherever You Serve.

• Ha Ying gained "Standard Achieved" in her Bi·annual Management Audit a nd Fleet Suff­umpired Damage Control assessment, HMAS CAN­BERRA is about to sail for a Seac heck a nd co nsort HMA S ADELAIDE for her WUPE and ORE.

Australian Derence Credit Union have a wide range or loans available at rates or interest that are always amongst the best anywhere in Australia.

and appliances to motor vehicles. holidays, homes, or simply some extra cash ..

Loans ror any worthwhile purpose. From the simplest or household rurnishings

You can get immediate inrormation and application details on any Qr our loans -wherever you are serving - by phoning our LOAN-HELP tine on the number below.

All Loon enquiries call the Toll Free LOAN-HELP Line on 1 800814483 All Other Enquiries coli (02) 207 2900

- NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996(73) 9

Meet and learn at community house

fD;n;/a::] hu~:~~~~~~~f~ :;~~; A~ee:'ing C~:;eU~~~ ~~~.e:a~~ ~::~d~n~~!d Defence fami lies will the.need for a communal help alleviate feelings of meeting place in Sydney

fee lings of isolation when posting to areas like Sydney:' she said.

··The lack of available facilities made it difficult to establish and maint3in

isolation and give people for Defence families suppon groups. the opportunity to he lp about two years ago. 'The general consensus themselves, says 'This was brought was lhatcoffeemomings Kissingpoinl Cottage about mainly through my and social gatherings

• Kissingpoint Cottage secretary Carol Do.w, PO Slc' -" Dorse, or IIMAS PEN- Community House com- ifl\'olvement with various were no longer of impor. GUiN. and their son Jason wUh former Derence, ScienCl' and Personnel Minister mim'c president Janelle Defence g roups where lance 10 spouses aod that

Gary Punch. Picture: ADPH Judy Blackbum. Goulding. many spouses expressed social interact ion could -------=----------'------:::------'---------'-------'-----, be achieved through more

\\ A r constructi\'e methods."

Goulding embarked on ~ / " --~-~ ()

he< ,mbH;o", pwi'" to es tablish a co mmunit y

~ house which cou ld o ffer

"""""" "\ activ ities for the whole "'-J fami ly. ··Unfortunately. from

its inception. the project met with very little sup-

ABSOLUTELY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

pon and at times rejection by many people connect­ed to the Defence suppon services.

'"The opinion was that families would not utili se a centre such as this nor did it meet their needs. [ didn't believe tha t thi s was the case and contino ued in my endeavours to establish a house:'

A dete rm ined Mrs Goulding. with the help of her com miu ee Ro s Doileny and Carol Dorse. enlisted supporters and succeeded.

Kissingpoint COllage, at Dundas in Sydney. was officially opened by former Minister for Defence. Science and Personnel Gary Punch, who was per­forming one of his fina l official duties before retir­ing from politics.

The cottage, which has been assigned by the Defence Housing Authority, wilt offer to Defence families a wide vari ety of cou rses, both educational and general interest. 1bese will include St John Ambulance first aid. aromatherapy, car maintenance works ho ps and languages.

A playgroup will oper­ate for children. with the possibility of school holi­day act ivities.

All activi ties conducted by Kissingpoint Cottage will carry a subsidy for members of up to 50 per cent. Funding has been provi ded through th e family support funding program, money rai sed by thecouage committee and sponsorships from the Austra lian Defence Credit Union and Aust­ralian Underwriters.

For further infonnation about the COllage contact Mrs Goulding on (02) 8692898,4 162666 or (019) 129985.

Operation DIAD is an attempt to help combat illegal drug abuse and other serious illegal activity that may impact on you, your ship and your shipmates.

Navy dental helps children

The RAN needs information on illegal drug use.

All information provided will be dealt with in strict · confidence. Your call will be recorded on an answering machine, the call is not monitored to trace the caller, nor will any attempt be made to do so.

All you need do is state the WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHERE, WHEN and HOW of any illegal activity that you know about. Leave your details or remain anonymous. It's your choice. But the more information, the better the result.

~ H

10 (75) NAVY NEWS, March 25,1996

1800672484 TOLL FREE

U~t~~~~ :~~ :~~~~t:l~ from HM AS CER­BERUS dental depart ­ment are helping save the teeth of Vietnamese chil­dren and their parents.

C PO Arnie labour coordinated the hando\'er of supplies 10 the Rotary Club of Melbourne when he discovered the organi­sation was invol\'ed in a project which arranges dental \'olunteers 10 treat people in Ho Chi Minh City and other towns.

Dr Jami e Robertson gratefully accepted the material s from CPO Jabour. The donated stores will go 10 help twO vo lunteer groups who wi ll be working beside the Long Tan and Long Hai Hills in Vietnam -areas well known to Australian servicemen who se rved during the Vietnam War.

The Rot ary Club of Melbourne has been giv­ing direct assistance to Vietnamese families since 1991, when it was asked for medical and dental assistance by the DirectQr of Paediatric Centre No. 2 of Ho Chi Minh City.

The medical component re lated to parasite infesta­tion of children in. rural areas,lheparasitescaus­ing malnutrition and fail ­uretodevelopnormally.

That component has now been taken over by the World Health Organisation,

In February 1992, the first volunteer dental team found much dental dis­ease in child ren and adults at its work si te in DongNai Province.

It became evident th at education and prevention were as much needed as treatment of active disease.

Since then there have been annual visits by den­tal volunteers, who each paytheirownexpenscs.

The project now oper­ales at three locations with affiliations to the Institu te of Odonto-Stomatology and Health Services Ho Chi Minh City,

Although funding is received from Rotary for equi pment and recurrent expenses. meprojecl relies on the goodwill of the Austr:ilian Dental Industries Associalion and other den­Ial agencies for whate\'er assiSlanCCispossiblc.

At the blocks for clean-up T~o~[~~; j~::r::~~dee S~~~~! I~i; ~~~~s: ~~~~c:~~w:e:~~~~smao~~rt~~ Australia Day ... and in just Ihree·and-a- starter moton:. half hours collected a huge mound of Armed wi th gloves, spikes and garbage rubbish in Canbcna. bags, [he Navy co ntingent tidi ed

About 70 uniformed and civilian per- Canberra Avenue to the NSW/Acr border sonnel from HMAS HARMAN and the on the day before the offi ci al Clean Up Russel! and Campbell offices collected Austrnlia campaign. 160. 6O-litre bags of liUer. PO Steve Perry said there had been no

The C(Ulberro TifM$ newspaper repon- special reason for the early start, except • HMAS HA RMAN sailors make an early sta rt to Clean Up Austra lia Day in Canberra.

r"'-""'-' ~_"-=-g_"" _ _ _ "_""_'",_'_;'_,"_. _O_f =th=,=, the::,-Y ""'--, fClllikC cleaning up the road.

T=:~!!:~: ;:~:e~ ~~~~:~:~! :~! I~f~~: / for them ! Reports indicate that Saudi Arabi a is to offer a S100m gifl to Bangladesh to cover the cost of pur­chasing a new multi-role frigate. The ship (which has not yet been selected) is to be armed with a 76mm or larger gun, at least 4 ant i-ship missiles and appropriate defensive gun armamenl. Bangladesh stands in dire need of new ships, with its current inventory compris­ing three e;o;-U K SALISBURY and LEOPARD class fr igates , all dating back to the '50s , and a s ingle Chinese-built J lANGHU class of dubious build quality delivered several years ago. Euctly what the House of Saud gets in return is not known.

*** • Late last year we mentiooed the radical downsizing

that has hit the USN. Showing just how brutal these cuts have been to the other side of the Cold War, in the five years since 1990 the Russian Navy has decommis­sioned andfor scrnpped the following vessels: 44 ballis­tic missile submariDes, 45 cruise missile submarines. 40 nuclear attack submarines and more than 150 conven­tional submarines. In addition, three KlEV class VTOL carriers, one MOS KVA helicopter cruiser, two KARA, J3 KRESTA I and II , three KY NDA and 10 SVE RDLO V cla ss cruise rs, 14 KAS HIN . th ree KILDIN, \0 KOTLIN and nine SKORY class destroy­ers, together with 40 RIGA, 18 PETYA and 18 MlRKA class frigates have been de leted. A number of these ships and submarines have sunk while under tow to the shipbreake rs. The old USSR may be gone but the Russian Navy is paying the price for peace.

*** • The reports that the Singapore Navy was going !O

acquire ex-German Navy subs (Navy Nt'ws Nov 6) appear to have been prem.:lIure. Latest whispers are that the Swedes have snuck in with an e;o;ccptionally sweet deal to temPt the Singaporeans. If true, it is likely that they have offered one of the recently decommissioned subs of the SJOORMEN class. Similar in many respects to the Type 206 th:lt were offered by Germany, the Swedes are believed to have offered comprehensive training and navy-Io-navy assistance. as well as the advantages in range and habitabi lity that the 1200 tonne SJOORMEN offers over the 500 tonne Type 206.

*** • The latest country to commission that increasingly

popular class of vesse\' the Offshore Patrol Vessel, is the small island nation of Mauritius. Problems in enforcing the 200km EEZ with only three small coast guard patrol boats forced Mauritius to contract with a Chilean shipyard for a 1350 tonne DPV to patrol the is land nation's vast EEZ. with an option for a second under discussion. Thc 75m shi p, VIGI LANT, has a crew of 60 with accommodation for up to 20 more and is armed with a 40mm gun and several 12.7mm MGs, as well as a hangar for a medium helicopter. Maximum speed is 25 knots and range at 20 knots should exceed 6000nm. A larger and beuer-armed version is under­stood to be on offer to the Malaysian Navy for their OPCrequirement.

SUPER LYNX-THE FORCE MULTIPLIER

The multi- role Super Lynx is

an autonomous, integrated

weapon system, designed to

extend the combat radius of the

parent s h ip.

Wrth the latest technology in

avionics and

in a fully inte-

the Super Lynx

can detect,

Picture: Richard Briggs, Th l ConDlrTo TimlS.

classify and locate targets well

beyond the ship's horizon.

Equipped with its own fully

qualified combat proven anti­

surface vessel missile and

anti-submarine weapons,

Super Lynx can also provide

accurate targeting for missiles

launched from other platforms.

GKN Westland Helicopters

GKN WHtland Hancopta rs Limited Yeovll England BA20 2YB

Tal: +-« 1011935702038 Fax: +-« (0)1935 102161

PACK YOUR BAGS

Ne51kdju5t an hour aoo a half

nying time from Sydney lies

Lord llo""f lsland,one of Austrnliu's most pristine and

relv.ingdcstmalions. Bushw:.lling.tcnms..golfar.! fi$hJng=j~lsomeofthe

many acmlllCS that a,;ail lhem

_sd.~ toihe" .. doornetounst. Rc«nlly refurbIShed C3fKlla Lodgcoffcnr."'tdllS$acc<)fTl' mod~tlon.'fr;cndly ancnti,·c

5C'",;ce ~nd f(lOd tlut woold

n\llli nny of the mainland's beSt re~luurUntS all for

cXlrcrnc:ly tlIodcst tariffs Locals go 001 o(thcir way 10 make sure IhJI all arc ... 'd­comcaoocnjOy!heirstay.

T"'S& IHl\~ T:tkeyoorov.nrod&rttl.fi!.h arcprol,rocBookcarly,toun"

""mbrrs on the i.land arc lomite(!.

EX EAST COAST SKI Tlt<F.DIIO 1 DAY II EEKf..\'D, •

MEALS.um BAU1NGIS.TOOR ",. BA,'iGKOK 8A."GKOK6NGIS "'" """ /IA1Jo.\JISI'G1S ."" 0IS....:t:Yl.A.'i06SGTS

""""' &II.IIl OOI..D~SSGTS ,."

10'i> OffTr:wellru.uranu Ouring Man:h & April

FQrFltrrh«rElU/ltiri~J

Danny O'Roorke (Ex CPO)

at CRCTItAVEL I'H or FAX: (02) 3269!21

Li~,NQ,nAOO34}4

~!l:::g 16f1o~~~~ shipmates through the .

columns of "Navy News".

A subscription is only $24 a year to cOver

postage - and a "subs" form appears in every

edition of YOUR newspaper.

Transferred to or from Canberra?

Have your pets cared for whilst you move to

or from Canberra .

We pick up from and deliver to the Canberra airport.

Rates lor boarding on application.

Tony and Chris's Boarding Kennels

(06) 236 9207

SAVE TAX NOW!

EXCITING TAX DRIVEN PROJECf

FOR P.A. YE. & PROVIS IONAL TAXPAYERS

Neg. Gearable for huge future profits to overtake yourcurTentincome. Suits A.LJ.. taxpayers with regular income, who plan forruture weahh. Fully runded T,A. P. Finance available if required , NOT Real Estate or "GRQS" .sc-nd info in confidence

'0 ' Factor Marketing P.O, Bo~ 566. Toowong Q 4066

A good resume is haff the battle in

gentng an Interview!

Prepared by a prolessionaJ personnel consultant and lecturer,

Interview advice provided. Established

19 years and operating internationally,

Col Allen (ex RAN)

PAYING OFF? or

STAYING IN? for

Resignation I Discharge, Investment, or Insurance

Planning Help is on/)' a plxme call (Iwa), ml:

Canbe"" (06) 2959305

12 (n) NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996

Cold, wet, scare~ ... yet still AWARE T~~:d:~rti:v:~:~~a~~ start a private navy.

The re, towards the front of the Trade-a·Boal magazine. is the listing:

"Allack class patrol boal. 107'. suitable for diving, salvage, entenain-ment .. :

It 's the former HMAS AWARE, her 91 pennant number sti ll emblazoned at th e bow, but with a cool. attractive canopy erected on the afterdeck.

AWARE. wilh her twO Paxman 16-cylinder turbo-charged diesels and her two diesel generalors. has done only 300 hours since her last major refit althe hands of lhe RANR at th e former HMAS E NCOUN"TE R in Adelaide.

She passed into the hands of Sydney busi­nessman, Mr Bob White, about a year ago. with the decommissioning of ENCOUNTER and re lo· catiOn of Adelaide Port Division to the Defence Cen t re Ade laide at Keswick Barracks.

When AWARE was of no further use to the Navy, Mr While bought her by public tender, but he's reluctant to disclose her purchase price.

He and four friends travelled to Adelaide and took possession, the boat s till at her old RANR berth in the Pon River,

'"[I look a while to get her going," he said.

"She needed filters.

some electrical work and a few other small things, but the engines flashed up slraightaway:'

The five men lOok AWARE from Adelaide into some oflhe roughest weather sout hern Austra lia had seen in liv-ingmemory.

"The weather was the wont that we ever had to contend with." Mr White said,

"They were the worst seas in 100 years.

''The boat handled the conditions well ... it was just us. seasick and injured,"hesaid.

"I hurt myself getting thrown about and ended up with bruised ribs."

Mr White said AWARE's handling had become, to put it mildly, unpredictable.

''Twice during the mid-

die of the night she spun ri;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;i righl around and wa s surfing down the sides of the waves.

"It was unbelicvable:'

But the sturdy l illIe boat stood up to the bat· tering of the storm and wa\'esand swell up to 10

"AWARE got up to 29 knots on only one mOior. surfing dOwn the side of the waves.

" [t must have been as fast as she'd ever gone:'

AWARE's listed top speed when new was aoout 24 knots.

If you want a piece o f naval history al the OOt­tom of your home jetty, call Mr White al All Types Liquid Haulage in Sydney.

You could be the proud owner of AWARE for JUSI half-a-mil1iondollars.

NAVY MEMORABILIA

Club Marketing Suppliers to ship canteens for over 12 years with:

• Caps • Profile Plaques • Polo Shirts • Can Holders • Wall Crests . lippo, • Brew mugs plus many other items

Please c ontact tor quotes and n RIMPAC bound

Phone (02) 584 1079 Fax (02) 584 2492

A-boats great boats ~ H~hlt;ft::~~~-c7~: patrol boat, built by Queensland"s Evans Deakin Ltd and launched by Federal Parliament­arian Dame Annabel Rankin in 1967.

She was one of 20 A­boats built by Evans Deakin in Brisbane and Maryborough's Walkers Ltd, the first laid down in 1966 and the last, BUC­CANEER, was commis­sioned in early 1969.

The sturdy but bumpy little boats. infamous for inducing seasickness. dis­placed only 135 tons with a draught of 5'9" and were armed with twin

Browning machine guns and a 40mm Bofors,

They were des igned 10

replace vessels carrying out all-purpose duties including as the soon to be independent Papua New Guinea's coastal Stturityforce,

Of the 20 boalS, A ITA P E, SAMARA!. LADAVA. LAE and MADANG were perma· nently transferred 10 PNG on November 14. 1974. and HMAS ARROW was a victim of Darwin 's Cyclone Tracy. blown ashore on Christmas Day 1974 and written oIT.

In a once-and-only occurrence for the RAN, both HMAS BOMBARD

and HMAS ADVANCE briefly shared the same pennant number. 83.

They s tarred in ABC Television's l3-part popu· lar Patrol Boat series filmed a ro und Sydney Harbour, the Pitt water, Ku-ring-gai Chase and the Hawkesbury River.

The boats served in such varied duties as coastal patrols, oil rig sur­veillance in Bass Strait, safety and flect support, Reserve training, fisheries surveillance. seawa rd defence. range clearance, target towing ... and a number of deceased for· mer Sllilors e\'cn had their ashes scattered from Ihe decks of A·boats.

Ij

MILITARY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Exists to support and encourage Christians within the ADF and

Defence Department. Want to know more?

CONTACT TIlE MCF OFFICE ON

(06) 266 5132

Navy News Classifieds

Sell ' Buy ' Wanted ' Swap ' Trades & Services

FRANCES GARTREL L J .P. Civil Marri age Ce lebrant. Ceremonies. casual /formal occasions. Pho~(02)3286631 Mobile:OI460S\SI . "COTfAGE CRAFT & CABINETMAKING CUSlOm made fumilU~ to your requirement s RING Da\'c 0+;-211764 Mon-Wed orr 06-22626201 0 19-442203. G IVE TO G OOD HOl\'l E - Wh ite mess jack.et, excellent condition. fit mini -officer. Size 32-34. Aaron (02) 359 3048 bIh. CARICAT UR ES on the spot for any occasion S 15. Shop MOl Menzies Arcade Wynyard SI31ion (02)3615908.

To place your advertisement

(512 for 15 words),

contact

Rick Retas (02) 359 3050.

::.&.-TRANSFIELD

NAVAL COMBAT SYSTEMS MAINTAINERS/ENGINEERS

TI8nsfield Oeleoce Systems Pry lid has been contraCled 10 build 10 ANZAC Class Frigates lor the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy over the neKt len years. In addilion, weare aggressively pursuing projects both within Australia and overseas. We are seeking two experienced Combal System Maintainers. or Junior Engineers. 10 per10rm logistic engineering dulles. The positions would suit individuals who tlave proven 8q)erienoe in maintaining Royal Australian Navy FFG·7 Class Combat Systems equipment Other responsibilities ollhe positions include:

• conducting logistic support analysis. • preparing technical maintenance plans and

planned maintenance schedules. • oonducting spares analysiS. • liaismg with sub-contractors andcustom&fS,

and: • participating in tendering and new business

actJlllties In addition. It is essential tnatyou possess good writing and communication skills. You will be required to satisfy Australian Department of Defence requirements and applicants should. therefore. bean Australian Cl\Jzen or be eligible for Australian citizenship. Please send yourwflnen applicationootamng your qualiflcatJons and experience eilher by fax (03) 9244 11393 or to 1h8 addr8SS betow:

Human AeIJoureeIJ Msnsger TrsnsltetdDefeneeSVltems PtyLtd

Locked Bag 1 Willillmstown Vlc 3016

Equal Opportunity IS Gompany policy

PHONE: 1800644247

OPERATION UFEGUAftO IS ACoMfloEIfTW. TOIHRU TELEPHONE SERVICf THAT PtloVIOfS AN IMfOflMAnDN AND

REFERRAl $ERVICE TO ANY NAVAL PERSONNEL WHO CONSIDER THEY HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO. ACCUSEDDF, DR WITNESS TO

ANY fORM Of DISCRIMINAnON OR HAAASSMENT. CALLERS WILL BE GIVEN IHFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND

AVEN UE$ AVAILABLE fOR fU RTHER ACTION IF DE$IRED.

SIDS recognise NT fundraising • Se"eral HMAS' COON· Syndrome in the North · AWA RR A perso nn e l ern Te rrito r y, b e lo w, ha \'e turned o ut to wit · prese nt a pl a que t o n ess 1'o1 s Caro l Banks, CA l..,. Andy McKinnon, Ad m ini s t r a to r fo r CO of CooNAWARRA. S udde n Infa n t Hea th The pla que was in ap·

S YD N EY: A coffee g roup for al l Defen ce spouses and their children is in the Thomas "Bede" Kerry V.C. C lu b. Army Reserve Unit. 2 Burrows Street. Arnctiffe on Ihe firsl Tu esday of eac h monlh starting at 9.30am. The next one is 10 be held on Apri l 2. For further detail s. cont ac t Leigh Ralston. C OO Southern Sydney. (02) 265 0932. ADELAIDE: The nex i outi ng is on Apri l 9. at IO .30am at St Peter's Cath edral. Kin g Wm Road. North Adelaide. A gold coin donalioo. Tour is for approx . 3040 mins a nd if you wi sh to be early come at 9. 15am for an hour of organ practice . Contaci Faith Green (332 2536) o r Betty Thomas (2982720). . C ERBERUS: Playgroup i s every Wednesd ay at 0930 at 16 Cook Road (Ce rberu s Con age). Contact Yvonne 794 882 Join in the fun on Fridays at the gym from 0900 to 1100. Child care is avail­able al Cerberus Couage at S5 a child. S8 for two. Bookings essential with

• Kathy (83 82 12) or Denise (83 8373). Tennis is Wednesday at 0930 on the court at Ce rberus. Children are welcome and COSt is SOc.Bad·minlon at the gym on Tuesdays from 7pm. All welcome. For more information about Navy Wives Association ca ll Shae

(839227) and De ni se (838373) for chi ld care. CONTACT G RO UP S - WA: The next meeting ison April 3 at the Junior S<ii lors' Mess. HMA S ST IRLI NG at 9.30am. All welcome. babysitting provided. Casino Night is on May 2. The bus leaves a t 7pm. Cost is $17. Bookings and mo ney 10 be paid by April 22 to Carol (592 6640) Of Yogi (527 9233). A fashion show lunch is on May 14 a t Pandora's Fash io n House. COSt is $10. Book ings. payments to Carol (592 6640) a nd Yogi (527 9833) by Apri l 22. Inlerested in the gym'? It·s FREE! ! Co m ac! Carol or Shae (0 [9 683 038). Contact co-ordina­tors fo r : ADELA IDE ; Margare t 592 4235: DARWIN : Joanne 593 4081: ORION: Kellie 593 32 11 : SWAN : Penny (592 3300): TORRENS ; Debbie (592 7 141 ): WES­TRALlA: Jo (528 3423); CANBERRA. STIRUNG. MORESBY: VacanL DA RWI N: Our group meet s weekl y. Coffee morning s are held at Mari lla House. 26 Dargin Way every Tuesday fort ­ni g ht from 10.30am. Contact Karen (592 7660) or Wendy (592 4924). SWAN: Mo rning teas e\'ery off· pay Thursday. at Marilla House at 9.30am . Sunday picn ic lunche s M arilla House when the ship is away.

preciation for organisi ng fund r a is in g ac ti v it ies such as the S inS ball in 1995. (0 Picture: LSPH Shane

Cameron.)

Contact Lo ui se (592 659 1). Leanne (592 3264) or Joan 528 2452 . Fo r information o n a ll WA­based ships the FLO is available o n 527 9833. SeniCl' Friends are having a bus trip to thc zoo 00 April 10. Ring Pcta (524 6(65) or A..O (5279833). Play group is Mondays from 9.30a m to II URI .

Contact Adele (592 .5301) fOf further infonnation. A mother and baby group meets Mondays from 9.30am to I 1.30am at Marilla House. A c raft group wi ll meet Fridays 9.30am 10 11.3Oam. Cost S2. creche S2. Calligraphy every Thu rsday from 9.30-11.30am . Cost $3. crecheS2. Defence Special Needs Support Group - STIR­LING Group is up and run· ning. Wendy (592 4924) and Kathy (592 4383) are theC'O-<lr'dinatoo. NOWRA: Coffee 1II0rn· ings at FIllI 2 Canberra Drive o n the third Wednesday of the month at 9.30am. Free babysi t· ting is in Flat I. Craft morn ings on Frida ys. Playgroup is in Aat I on Monday. For more infor­mation co ntact Kerrin (213700). I look forwa rd to hearing rr o nl a /l groups in the near fut ure. either at 16 S I M ichae l' s Co urt , CoolOOllgup \VA 6168 or ('311 me on (09) 527 4373 ( aft e r 6 p m). JUL I E DAWS.

A CHILD CARE FACILITY Is situaled at Endeavour House Complex. Randwick. Sydney. It offers qual·

ity child care for Defence personnBI, uniformed and civilian. II IS fully licensed and users can qualify for Government fee rehef/subsidy.

CONTACT THE DIRECTOR: (02) 314 1221

New head of aviation From page 2.

' o\erstght and su pef\I ' s io n of Ihe Naval Aviallon Force IIlclud· ing the mamtenance and control of operational airworthiness. fl yi ng . engineering and safe ty standards;

andfaclhue, VADM T.:Iylor said he

expected the announce· ment soon of the success· fultenderer for Ihe ne" intermediate helicopter for the ANZAC frigates and future offshore patrol vessels.

• definition and monitor­ing of aviation logistic support requirements:

"Apart from this. there is the prOgflllll to upgrade the capabllil ies of th e Seahawk." he said. "and the first of the Sea King helicopters has completed its life oftypc eXlcnsion.

• aviation policy advice to the Deput y Ch ief of

• Naval Staff: ' aircrew training policy

adv ice to the Nava l Train ing Commander:

'00

"The future is a bright one for aviation and the Navy. l thmk we are see· ing the signs of .:Inother k ing tide."

• a viation policy ad\ice on personnel. projects

MAKE YOUR SPARE·TIME JOB EARN MORE

THAN YOUR

FULL· TIME JOB Great opportunity for people with no specialist skills who want to run their own business. Spare time or full time.

on 'royalty / residual' style income which endures for 20 years.

Call Jack Tolj today for de/ails

1800634436

A D C U CROSSWORDS

I: . " " •

30 Stomps

DOWN ,eo"",,, 2 N'ame

! ~=tnde

:=n Q Type of bomb

10 Instruction -----to. dog 2OY!etd5

12 Mannel"S (Lt.) 22 SOon 15 River mouth 23 Mislstd 11 Average 24 Zone la~ U Come up 19 :~~~on ----'. '. -.' . " ." 1 1

. " 1 • ." .. • •• • 1 1 I • . , " " • .. " , '. " I 1 1 " I , 1 1 1 1 . " 1 I

1 _ - " I 1

• t 1 I t I 1

Pass the WORD The answer is .

006~ LO~ (~O) DOOl J\9UpJ\S " 9AV 4I.JOMlU9M 9l-9l

UO!Un J!paJ:) a:lUaJaa ue!leJJsnv all!

NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996 (77) 13

Keeping in touch T:a~~~~ r;er:::ac:!i~~ ~:m~Vr:~a}a~i:i~~ ~~ev: faOnn~~~~[.o~:~\ir~~~i~ and friends last year has alreadyrelocatedlOlhearea. found herself temporarily resulted in a large number With t be long-term unemployed as her duties ofHMAS PROTECTOR's plan for the ship being of tscon vessel were no ship's company purchas- the ongoing support to longer required. ing a mobi le telephone so t he Collins class sub- In the near future. hqw· t hey can keep in louc h ever, PROTECTOR will more easily. again be needed. She will

Sixteen, or 85 per cent. be required to support of the ship's company COLLINS with a couple carry mobiles. of sea trials before recom- Th Def I f

c~P~ROT~E~cr~O~R~;~'~"O~W~;r~~~~:=~;~~"'~;"2,~,~"o~rt~d~",~;'~"~"~~==~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ l i:n S~~~~cen ~~7;) .!! 4 FARNCOMB in June. Library Network has

ADI - The Oever Australian It's an international project, headed

by Australia's own ADI.

The C22 aerial target system is based

on a proven European success story

originally developed by Aerospatiale.

The C22 will be constructed, modified

and supported by ADI.

It offers the Australian Defence Force

the most powerful and manoeuvrable

aerial target system available - its large

payload capacity is a key advantage.

The C22 simulates a wide range of

threats and has the flexibil ity to evolve

to meet future requirements.

ADI's proven project management

skills a nd established integrated logistic

support network guarantee a long and

low-cost lifespan fo r the e22.

Whose target system provides the

answer fo r Project JP7? A Dl's - with a

proven product, constructed, mod ified

and supported by Aust rali a's lead ing

defence project manager.

For further in fo rmation , contact General

Manager, Logistic Services, ADI

Limited, Technology Group,

Level I, 77 Parramatta Road,

Silverwater NSW 214 1.

Telephone: (02) 350 92()().

Facsimile: (02) 350 9277.

14 (78) NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996

ADI

se lected the Unicorn infonnation management system to integrate its Australia-wide network of more than 60 libraries and researcheentres.

Launc hing ODIN at a commissioning ceremony a t the Campbe ll Pa rk Reg ional Libra ry in Ca nbe rra , Mr Robe n Tonkin, Deputy Secretary Budget and Management, highl ighted the system's co mp liance w ith the recent recommendations o f the Offic e of Goy-

ODIN·s most outstand· ing feature is its cl ient access module which dis­p lays an indust r y fi rst graphical user interface, with an easy-to-use but powerful "click and go" information access capa­bility, search met hods which readily respond 10 a c1 ient"s changing needs and secureconneclions to

The Unicorn system is prod uced b y the S IRS ) Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama. USA. is mar­keted and supported in Auslralia by S IR SI Australasia Pty Ltd. and is used extensively in US defenceestablishmenls.

- - -------------------=====w.&~ ~~=;;~~~~~;;;;=~~:::::::~~:

School searching for physical trainers

Fn!'/aiaCri] s~~~r:i1~~I~ ~~i~~:~~ ing. in te llectually stimu­lat ing a nd truly diverse are hard 10 come by.

And thaI's why staff at the Defence Force Physical Training School (DFPT5) are amazed they have 10 seek oUilopcali­bre personnel for vacant PT positions within the three services.

WOI SIeve Prigg. 5 1. one of the school's I I s taff, said he believed many Defence Force per­sonnel did nol reahse the school existed.

"We really wanl to raise th e school's pro­file," be said.

"A new gym is bein g constructed and the school will then have its own building - totally separate fro m the CE R­BERUS facility which it cUlTentJyshares.

"This w ill hopefully give us oor own identi ty.

Of the peopl e who knew about the school, many might be steering clear of the PI profession because they thought it wou ld be 100 arduous, saidWOI Prigg.

" Whil e the course is hard, people shouldn 't decide against becoming a PI because the training is difficult," he said.

"We want people will­ing to take on the chal­lenge. We sc reen the people well before they get to the basic PI course.

"The course content is about 50 per cent theoret­ical which means si tting in a classroom for a good IM cf1hosese.eo months."

He said the s tud y of exercise science made up a large component of the

• LS Andrew Cross hones his water polo skills at the Defence Force " hysical TrainingSchooi at HMAS CERBERUS_

" I think that's one area where people are really surpri sed by the ir ow n ability to achieve a good res ult on a demanding curriculum."

LS A ndrew Cross is one of I I sa ilors who successfu ll y completed the 1995 course. He has been posted 10 HM AS WATERHEN where he is helping install a new gym at the totally revamped establishment.

He ai ms to change the ways of officers and sailors who have fallen inmthe "noexercise rut".

'" often see people sit­ting back and doing noth­ingandasaPII have lhe ability to motivate and encourage people to imp rove thems e lves

physically and mentally." Becoming a PT had

improved LS Cross· con­fidence. but at the same time made him more aware of his limitations.

" It 'sa real c hallenge gening throu g h th e

course, but I have learned so mu ch about my sel f and other people in the process:· he said.

The nex t basi c PT course begins at HMAS CERBERUS on May 20.

1 Villas (from $45 per night), 26 Cottages (from $35 per night), and dozens of Garavan and Tent sites (from $13.50 per day) .

21 acres frontmg the Jake. Excellent facilities for swimming, fishing, boating, bedch walking, mini golf

andtennis. Peak season is December 2S-January 31.

RING FOR DETAiL.ED BROCHURE I TARIFFS AIIMI.f!d J.rJUfI P.ImfH"

(ExCPDMTP) BUfllI.'ow P.rk, Burrill L.". NSW 2539

TELEPHONE / FAX: (044) 55 1621

FORSTER GARDENS Affordable holidays in the beautiful

ForsrerfTuncuny area four hours north of Sydney. Close :0 the beaCh and shops and includes BBQ area, playground and

tennis court Weekly and fortnightly bookings are taken normally on a Saturday to Saturday basis, however short

term bookings may be available at short nOlice. Weekly tariffs start from $165 per week, while ovemight tariffs

start from S60 per night.

RING FOR DETAILED BROCHURE I TARIFFS Ian and Sheila Mclaughlin (Ell CPOWTR)

" Forster Gardens" PO Box 20, Forster NSW 2428

TELEPHONElFAX: (065) 54 6027

AMBLIN CARAVAN PARK 10 m/Xhm Cotta~. '2 Parle Homt Vans and '30 Camping sites Sitlat«i in 9 acres of buutitul shMlld parkland. Fronts dir«tJy OI'Ito tile ufe beadr iII1d dur Wlteft of Geof}raphic Bay. ~fllral to Sooth West tourist S()OIS and a" sporting facilities.

SEJIVlCEPfRSONIiEL CMLIAIIS SUUatlUllp RRI W~"""Rm WtftI1T.m

OfF 011 OFf 0#1 OFF 011

'" $1g . 121 $/(12 $ISO

RING FOR DETAILED B ROCHURE / TAR IFFS

"~k MttI Judy "","-ton (Ez 'NOfITpJ Ambllri c.,n .n P,n, PO Box :nz. autlulfon WA 1210

TELEPHONE: (097) 55 41179

- Preference ~ to firsl time u~rs 0/ tile HoIid6y lAfllres. Fill Itt appJicltlOfl form below for the Centre 01 your choin or phone lor immediate uNice . • Bookings ICcept~d up to Mlw months alMad exc~pt lor school holidays whieh a,e thr,e months Ihud (ir! writing only). • R,tirld RAN ptrsonn,' (20 y"rs or mor,) ar, tligiblt lor lull Servic, discounts al III Holilhy C,ntres. Writ, to: Staff Orlie,r (Administntion). NSCHO, LocIc~ 8iJfJ 12, Pyrmont NSW 2009, to ol!Uin YfJUr discount urd. - Phofll: (02)5631625IFu: (02)5631111. HOUDAY IN NEW ZEALAND FI«:iprocM~a"IJ'RiQOMtorRANwvin{}membmlfl(/lIJt;dlprltl(Jlnts toUSi!thlRNZNHoIidq~tflS. DeliJilsl"miliJOMIrom Ptrsona/SlrviatsOfflcfJs or from SOADM OIl thf numbtr a/xlve.

r~-----------------------' I APPLICATION FOAM I

I 1beMwgef ..... ...... I , . , I PleastbDOkmea D Villa D COttaot D Van O TeniSite I

:- ~ : , """" , I c:hoicI Ir .. ··· ·to ··· I

:- -- : I No. Adults No. CllilClren I ,

... ~ I ..... I ____ _ _ ...J

NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996 (79) 15

SUBSCRIPTION FORM HOME-POSTING eM lu

Glendinnings~wear Pty Ltd Red Anchor Tailoring Co.

Cheques. etc ., to be made payable to:.Editorial Committee Navy News, Locked Bag 12. PynnonI2009. Australia

Enclosed please find $24 (Australian currency) to cover

FOR ALL UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS Hea:J0Ibt: EkrntIOb:

12 months' subscription and posting fOf -Navy News· within Australia (Air Mail and overseas postage rates are extra).

USE BLOCK LEITERS place cross in applicable square

stq!7,f'I;IIsPl:Jr1P1azo 5tql7,&.m!vVtlogeK8rl!hel o 0 0 91..s3Mox:leaf~PtIIsI"I:In.NS'N2011 ~WA8168

ReMw.. _~_~

1'txnr.(02)3581518or(02)3584097 Phooe:(09)52n522 ---- --~-HMASCERBfRUS. W8s1!imPort, VIC 3920. TtIephcnI (059)837184 NAVYNEWS.~""~~"""~~oI~oIlIw~vy ."d tn.;,. '.mllI ... rite mlIlt.n.J publW>~ ~ H~ IrH lis In"mm.nd ttt. ""'w~ ___ --. __ ~!l'IOHoI ... o.p,oIDMttc:.(NAVY}. FfnwICMI

~·ptrNidtldbfl»id~_-"-"'EditoMI_"_OI6t» Bob & hIoY'seom.SIcQ - CoIms Pttent: (070) 53 1369

AllOTMENT ACCOUNt MAY IE USED AT ANY OF OUR ounrn ~_PfO'Itd«Iorlt.~ (New~"""'*Ii'IdudIINcld8dlhss)

Greens triumph again rnea;,,!'laiQCci]

l£!:;~~~:~~~~ 7s Old Windsor Cup for the fou rth success ive lime, defeating HMAS WATSON in an exciting and quick game.

At first it appeared WATSON might snatch the cup when KUT­TABUL's Mario Cinello drop Jcicked from the 22m line suaight into the arms of WATSON player Michael Lens who then SCO"edbe:tweentheuprigbls.

KUTTAB UL's utility player John East said it

_ was a "real disappoint­ment" when WATSON scored.

"They scored the first try which was upsetting al the beginning because it breaks your game." he said.

"But after we got our

• KUTTA BUL's winning team: ABCK Skelly, CPOWTR Quinn, WO Clveen, CPOATA Cinello, ABRO Harvey, LSET Thomas, LSPT Williams, LSMT Halliday, CPOCD Darcey, POPT Swift, LEUT Latham,

LSMT East and ABWTR Marshall. Picture: ABPH Judy 8lackburn.

first try, we gOl it back to- half, however, his team the HMAS WATSON Mons Cup East; April 3 _ gether and stcamrolled ran out of legs soon after. oonsolationplate. RANRU t ea m them~~lriesinarow.~ Bren Quinn put more Army won the game announced: April 14 -

KUTIABUL remained points on the board for convincingly, defeating RANRU- WombatTensru Collection Opening -in attack -mode. leading KUlTABUL in the last FIMA(l) 33-7. North Granville Park; April 20- KUTfABUL Sporlsmans 12-7 at the end of the first few minutes of the game. Harbour player Ke v 21 _ Fundrnising barbe - Bar; May 27-31 -half. bringing the final score to Williams said the team cue - RAN Sailin g Nationals carnival -

Craig Halliday, Pau l 22-14. was so pleased with the Association; May 4/5 - Victoria Barracks Sydney Williams and Warren • An Army team. Nonh result it planoed to play in RANRU v NSW Country and fuly - NSW Inter-set-Latham all scored mes. Harbour. ente red the next year's competition. U2is - Wagga (tentative); vice Fleet

WATSON captain Peter competition for the first • Important dates for May 20-26 - Nationals Establi shments

Keay scored in the5eCOll_ d_ ume_" _ "",_ man_ ,,_oo_ l_o _w_in_ R_A_N_R_U_' _" _' _AP_' _H_2 ___ tr.urun_"_"_,_~_p_-_c.n_"'_~_;_RANR __ U_ vGosford.

Defence Warriors launch assault

T~eu~~~a~ F~~ebn:l~ Club has launched its assault on the expanded eiglv: learn CarlICII ACI'AFL compe:titioo for 1996.

Fonner Territorian and

YFL legend, Alex Jes­aulenko congratulated and saluted the Defence Warriors for having the initiative to start some­th ing new. when many clubs were looking [0

amalgamate. Clayton Wehner was

announced as club cap-

HMfiS WORT Oil. I look after myself OK

___ ~~j~Q) NAVY NEWS, March 25, 1996

tain for 1996. A shocked Wehner. in accepting the captaincy, urged players and supporters 10 get behind "the force in fOOl­ball" and promised to lead by example; both on and off the fie ld.

The club jumpers and casual gear of the

Defence Warriors. repre­se nting the colours of Navy, Army and Air Force, were also on dis­play.

The Canberra Defence Australian FOOIball Club. which comprises serving and civilian Defence per­sonnel from the Canberra

area. will field sides in the Carlton ACfAFL 1st and 2nd Division compe­titions and have com­bined with the Australian Defence Force Academy to fi e ld team s in the ACTAFL under 19 and Canberra Districi compe­titions.

Navy supports beach voll eyb a II

Of the 34 learns in the competition, HMAS AL­BATROSS and HMAS HARMAN supplied two teams each while the olher 30 teams were made up of members from local ships and establishments.

It was apparent early that even the event favourites would have to work for every point.

'The teams from FlMA, Health Cen tre. PEN­GUIN and WATERHEN were the swprise teams of the day. bringing high cal­ibre teams like Naval Investigator Service 1 (NISI ). ALBATROSS YBP and ALBATROSS R.Yf.RSalrru.lndJ:ir1.nles.

In the final. AL­BATROSS YBP defealed NISI 2-0. while ALBA­TROSS fLYERS defeated PENGUIN TRYHARDS

• ABBM Wright aDd SMNCK Stacey Howard work­sup a sweat in the beaeh volleyball eompeUUon,

Pictw-e: ABPH Toni Aklworth.

Top soccer performance T~c~ra~:amw:a7;:~ fo rmed well in the Mitchell CuplShield tour­nament.

Thecompetitioninvnlved 20 SlaIC teams.

While Mauyon g de­feated Navy 4-0 in the first game of the heats. Navy fought back in the second and third games, defeating Bathurst SPS 3-0 and Goulbum 3-0.

Unfortunate ly, Navy just missed out on a pll\Ce in the semi-finals.