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NAVY NEWS www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews April 16, 2009

By Bernard O’Connor

CPO GARY Dhu of HMAS Cairns will soon be invested with his Commendation for Brave Conduct while on duty in the South Pacific, where he played a lead role in rescuing crew and firefighting operations aboard a foreign fishing vessel.

CPO Dhu was named in the March Australian Bravery Decorations Honours List. Having served 21 years in the Navy and transferring to the Reserves recently, CPO Dhu will be invited to Government House in Brisbane to attend a formal investiture service.

At the time of the action, CPO Dhu was posted as technical adviser to Palau, embarked with the Marine Law Enforcement Division (water police) on a Palauan patrol boat.

“On this particular patrol, we encountered a foreign fishing vessel fishing illegally within Palau’s Exclusive Economic Zone” CPO Dhu said.

“As we headed back to port, a fire broke out on board late at night.

“There were 15 crew members and three police offic-ers aboard the fishing vessel at the time.

“We were able to rescue 14 crew and the police within about 20 minutes of the outbreak.

“Then we conducted firefighting operations until we could reduce the size of the fire to allow a search team on board to look for the last crew member and to try to extinguish the fire.”

CPO Dhu made several attempts to cut and break his way through into the engine room and the accommodation space of the vessel while the patrol boat’s crew kept the

fire down with the firehoses.

Despite his best efforts, CPO Dhu was forced to retreat by the intense heat and smoke.

CPO Dhu directed the evacuation of fishermen before the vessel exploded and sank.

“I appreciate the recognition of my efforts through this award but I need to recognise that I also had assist-ance from the members of the Marine Law Enforcement Division,” he said.

CPO Dhu was invited to the AFL game between the Brisbane Lions and Melbourne Demons in Cairns on March 6, when he conducted the coin toss to start the game.

Chief of Navy, VADM Russ Crane AM, CSM, RAN congratulated CPO Dhu on his award.

“Your actions on that day, especially in continuing your efforts after sustaining an injury to your shoulder, showed great fortitude and are a fine example of the values and traditions of the Royal Australian Navy,” he said.

The award itself is a silver sprig of mimosa mounted on a blood-red backing ribbon.

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Bravery recognised

The CitationOn the night of May 28, 2006, Chief Petty Officer Dhu fought a fire onboard a fishing

vessel and searched for a missing crew member.CPO Dhu, a member of the Royal Australian Navy, was on post as a technical adviser

to the Republic of Palau. As an engineering adviser he was embarked on a Palauan patrol boat which was ordered to escort an illegal foreign fishing vessel to port. Late at night CPO Dhu was alerted that the fishing vessel was on fire. As flames began to consume the main structure of the vessel, the fishermen had gathered at its bow screaming for help. CPO Dhu organised the patrol boat’s fire-fighting team and directed the fire hoses to create a water barrier between the burning vessel and the crew to protect them as rescue operations began. CPO Dhu boarded the burning vessel, broke into the engine room ventilation and directed water into the area to contain the fire while he searched for a fisherman reported missing. However, CPO Dhu was forced to retreat the scene because of intense heat and the highly toxic fumes. Returning to the patrol boat he directed the evacuation of the remaining fishermen. Some time later the illegal vessel was fully engulfed in fire and sank.

For his actions, CPO Dhu is commended for brave conduct.

By Michael Brooke

NAVY demonstrated its strong links with the community when HMAS Kuttabul (CMDR Bryan Parker) and other ‘stone frigates’ around the country participated in ‘Earth Hour 2009’.

For one hour f rom 8.30pm to 9.30pm on Saturday, March 28, Navy joined hands with the people of Australia to switch off all non-essential lights and other electrical equipment to combat cli-mate change and global warming.

CMDR Parker said HMAS Kuttabul had a significant responsibility to mini-mise energy use and its greenhouse gas emissions as the Kuttabul site consumes more than half of all energy used by Defence facilities in the Sydney Central region combined.

On March 27 Kuttabul kicked off its

contribution to combating climate change and global warming by launching the ‘GreenLight’ program, which is focused on an energy reduction target of at least 10 per cent over a 12 month period, with water conservation and waste minimisa-tion initiatives also being implemented.

The ‘GreenLight’ Program is a joint initiative with Defence, Thales, and the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change, which aims to educate personnel about the individual steps they can take to reduce energy use and ulti-mately reach the set reduction targets.

“GreenLight aims to encourage per-sonnel to save energy, conserve water, and minimise waste by increasing recycling as well as identifying relevant impacts of our activities at Kuttabul and providing idea’s as to how we can minimise them,” CMDR Parker said.

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03NEWS

SAILORS will finally see the results of almost six years of remuneration reform, as the Graded Other Ranks Pay Structure (GORPS) is implemented into Navy pay on April 16.

Chief of Navy VADM Russ Crane AM, CSM, RAN, said GORPS represented an exciting out-come for Navy.

“As well as changes to the salary structure itself, all of our categories were reviewed during GORPS pro-ceedings last year.”

GORPS is effective from April 16 and backdated to September 4, 2008. The Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal approved the structure in November last year and significant testing has been done since to mini-mise errors in pay.

GORPS provides a structure that rewards increases in skill and acceptance of responsibility.

“Of significance is the recogni-tion of qualifications in the salary structure,” CN said.

“This ensures that these impor-tant skills are more visible and val-ued over a sailor’s career. The move away from our reliance on tem-porary or stop-gap measures, like bonuses, represents a shift in think-ing and will encourage our sailors to gain additional qualifications.

“Now, more than ever, is a great time to be in the Navy. The GORPS reform is an important part of the competitive employ-ment package that Navy provides.”

The implementation process has involved complex coordination between elements of the Defence Support Group, People Strategies and Pol icy Group , Defence Community Organisation, Defence Families Australia and the three Services.

Navy is the first group to see the changes in pay during the phased rollout that will take up to five months.

Head of the Pay Case Team,

CMDR Wendy Bullen, highlighted the enormity of the task.

“More than 35,000 rows of data have been manually checked to make sure there are as few place-ment errors as possible,” she said.

“Despite all the cross checking and testing, some people may still be incorrectly placed due to incor-rect PMKeyS data, so we ask eve-ryone to be patient and contact us directly if they have any issues.”

N av y R e s e r v i s t s n o t o n Continuous Full-time Service will be transferred to the new structure by September 2009 after implemen-tation for both Air Force and Army is complete. ➤ Turn to the centrespread for

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Contact the Navy Pay Case Team on (02) 6265 1842 or at [email protected] after visiting the GORPS website http://intranet.defence.gov.au/navyweb/sites/navygorps if you have queries that need resolution.

Sailor pay reformGORPS to take effect on April 16

Action plan for sub fleetBy LCDR Fenn Kemp

CHIEF of Navy VADM Russ Crane AM, CSM, RAN, released a plan on April 8 that will dramatically improve Australia’s submarine workforce, after concerns a lack of numbers is placing an unacceptable strain on personnel.

VADM Crane said Navy’s subma-riners remain a professional and ready force.

“By improving submariners’ working conditions, we will ensure our submarine force remains sustainable now and into the future,” he said.

Navy’s Submarine Workforce Sustainability Program will follow a five phase strategy designed to stabilise, recover and grow the submarine work-force over the next five years.

The program focuses on getting more qualified submariners to sea and improv-ing support for them once deployed. The strain on seagoing submariners will be eased by increasing crew sizes from 46 to 58. As well, a fourth submarine crew will be operating by the end of 2011.

T h e S u b m a r i n e Wo r k f o r c e Sustainability Review was completed late last year. It made 29 recommen-dations aiming to improve submarin-ers’ work/life balance. VADM Crane is implementing them all.

Three recommendations are already being implemented, including new crew-ing arrangements, local area networks on submarines and relocation of the Submarine Communication Centre from eastern Australia to Fleet Base West by the end of 2009.

“The changes will improve subma-riners’ conditions of service with better training systems, better respite at sea and ashore, and better incentives to remain in the submarine force,” VADM Crane said.

“This program will safeguard the future capability of Australia’s submarine fleet – our people must come first. This will be a key part of our New Generation Navy initiative.”

Defence Science and Personnel Minister, Warren Snowdon, welcomed the plan.

“I congratulate VADM Crane on immediately beginning work to safeguard Australia’s national security,” he said.

An unclassified version of the Submarine Workforce Sustainability Review is available at www.Navy.gov.au and www.defence.gov.au/header/publications.htm#S

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Train your reliefs

HMAS Ships Yarra and Norman recently completed their mission to search, locate and mark the position of 31 containers that were lost overboard from the cargo ship Pacific Adventurer during Cyclone Hamish.

Norman and Yarra searched 32 square nautical miles of seabed, identifying and obtaining vision of 25 containers with their mine dis-posal vehicles. Six further sonar contacts have been located in the same area.

C M D R D e a n S c h o p e n , Commander of the Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Task Group, said he was very confident these were the remaining containers.

“These further sonar contacts show a strong resemblance to those which have now been positively identified as the missing contain-ers,” he said.

“Weather and sea conditions, however, have prevented the ships’ mine disposal vehicle from obtain-

ing video imagery of all 31 contain-ers.

“The two crews have persisted through difficult weather conditions to deliver a good result for the peo-ple of Queensland and mariners who use the area.”

The positions of the contain-ers have been passed to Emergency Management Australia and Maritime Safety Queensland. Both ships are returning to their home port of HMAS Waterhen to continue with their scheduled programs.

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AFG gearing up for Anzac DayBy Steve Ridgway

FOR ABs Rob Bickerton and Richard Cole, this year’s Anzac Dawn Service will be on iconic ground.

Both sai lors are members of Australia’s Federation Guard, and AB Bickerton will be part of the official con-tingent at Anzac Cove.

“I’ve travelled around Australia in the Guard but this is my first overseas trip,” AB Bickerton said.

“It will be great to be participating on the day, not just looking on.

“We’ll also be going on a Gallipoli battlefield tour and visiting the memori-als.”

Within the Guard there’s a one in 10 chance of

being chosen for either contingent, and places are

keenly sought after.AB Cole will be with the Australian

contingent at Villers-Bretonneux in northern France, the site of a key Australian victory on the Western Front in 1918.

It was decided only last year that Villers-Bretonneux would be added to Anzac Cove as a place for yearly com-memorative services. Even now, school-children in the French town are taught to “remember the Australians”. Indeed, the local school is even named the Victoria School in honour of the soldiers who

liberated the town in 1918 (many were from Victoria).

“Two of my great grandfathers fought in France,” AB Cole said.

“There’s a lot of family history there. I’m already feeling very proud — and I’m not even there yet!”

Full coverage of Anzac Day ceremonies around Australia and the world will appear in the May 14 edition of Navy News. (The April 30 edition prints on April 24, the day preced-ing Anzac Day.)

GETTING PREPARED: AB Richard Cole, from Australia’s Federation Guard, will be with the Australian contingent at Villers-Bretonneux on Anzac Day. Photo: LAC Aaron Curran

By LCDR Fenn Kemp

THE Commanding Officer of HMAS Arunta says training reliefs is essential in preparing Navy for a strong future.

CMDR Steve Bowater was speaking alongside Fleet Base West, where Arunta has been since early this year as the Alongside Ship for Plan TRAIN, which is already prov-ing successful in unclogging train-ing pipelines.

“We’ve got 11 extra Bosuns Mates who are knocking off compe-tencies; we’ve got technical sailors who are knocking off competencies and we’ve got CSOs who are work-ing on board too,” CMDR Bowater said.

“Top that off with extra stewards, extra cooks and a Supply Officer’s course we are running and we are achieving an excellent result. These people are all working hard to achieve competencies they wouldn’t be able to achieve if they were at sea.”

ABMT Christopher Ellis and SMNMT Jason Hopgood are two of Plan TRAINs star pupils. They are among a string of Marine Technicians currently on board Arunta. Both admit they didn’t know

Arunta leads the way

much about Plan TRAIN before they came on board. Now though, it’s a different story.

“All I was told was Plan TRAIN was going to help us progress with our Com Logs,” SMN Hopgood said.

“But it’s definitely constructive.” AB Ellis agrees. “I think Plan

TRAIN is a good idea – I really enjoy it,” he said.

Accompanying them is their instructor, LSMT Nicholas Howes.

“I was told that the whole idea of Plan TRAIN was to fast-track Marine Systems Technicians through their MST qualifications and to fill holes that we have at the moment,” he said.

“As an instructor, this has been very satisfying experience.”

MT operator qualifications have taken about two and a half years to achieve following initial technical training (ITT). Under Plan TRAIN and the subsequent restructuring of the overall MT training continuum, initial operator qualification will be achieved within 12 months of com-pleting ITT and before gaining trade qualifications.

HMAS Anzac and Arunta are the first two ships to take part in Plan TRAIN – part of Chief of Navy’s New Generation Navy program, designed to improve how Navy conducts training and increase the number of sailors who can access training programs. Arunta is focuss-ing on training alongside at Fleet Base West while Anzac is concen-trating on training on the east coast.

IT WORKS: (L-R) ABMT Anthony Ellis, LSMT Nicholas Howes and SMNMT Jason Hopgood all have high praise for Plan TRAIN.

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By Michael Brooke

THE ships’ companies of HMA Ships Sydney (CAPT Peter Leavy) and Ballarat (CMDR Kevin Turner) have been working hard to get themselves ‘ship shape’ and ‘squared away’ for the challenge of Operation Northern Trident ’09 (NT09).

The officers and sailors have been hard at work in the countdown to April 20 – the day Sydney and Ballarat sail from Fleet Base East on a 25,000km voyage around the world.

During the deployment, the RAN frigates and their ships’ companies will promote Australian trade and Defence interests around the world by conduct-ing foreign port visits and training exer-cises with the navies of trade partners and allies.

CMDR Turner said the deployment was the diplomatic and international engagement side of what the Navy did.

“Operation Northern Trident is another opportunity for the Navy to be an international engagement arm of Government – to project our national character and our Government’s mes-sages to the rest of the world,” he said.

“It also fulfils that old promise to

every sailor – join the Navy and see the world!”

Scores of sailors from Sydney and Ballarat told Navy News they were very excited about the deployment, which would see several of them going abroad for the first time.

Even the veteran sailors such as Ballarat’s LSMT Jason Carbone and Sydney’s PO Troy Hartas expressed excitement at the challenge ahead of them.

“The Navy has already sent me to 23 countries and this deployment will put me right over 30,” LSMT Carbone said.

Sydney’s PO Hartas said it would be his furthest trip yet.

“I’ve already been to the Gulf and East Timor twice, plus South-East Asia and the US – and five times round Australia,” he said.

Throughout NT09, Sydney and Ballarat will serve as a platform for Australian diplomacy, boost Australian defence industry at trade fairs in India and Spain, and exercise with foreign navies including Italy, Spain, France, Canada, US, UK, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico and across the Pacific to Japan.

Northern Trident beckons

WORLD TRIP: LEUT Jason Grinnell from the Navy Football Federation of Australia lends football strips to the CO of HMAS Ballarat, CMDR Kevin Turner, for the ship’s deployment on Operation Northern Trident. Both Ballarat and HMAS Sydney will leave for a 25,000km world voyage on April 20.

By Barry Rollings

CONVENTIONAL wisdom might say that “all’s fair in love and war” but, in truth, the factual does not always quite equate to the pro-verbial.

Nothing underlines the human condition in starker contrast than wartime and so it is for love in war.

Countless are the stories of romance and reunion, sacrifice and separation, patience and persever-ance, loss and loneliness, grief or hopes fulfilled and dashed.

And that’s why the Australian War Memorial (AWM) is seek-ing contemporary love stories of all descriptions that will assist it in staging its new exhibition, Of Love and War.

“The exhibition, which aims to give an insight into aspects of love during wartime, will open at the AWM on December 3 and run to the

AWM wants your love stories

following May,” exhibition curator, Rebecca Britt, said.

From November 2010 it will travel to the State Libraries of NSW, Queensland and Victoria, with the expectation that it will also visit sev-eral major Australian provincial cit-ies after that.

“The exhibition will cover Australia’s early involvements from the Boer War through to today’s conflicts. Love in war is a universal theme but we would like to learn how it affects our serving personnel today.

“We are seeking stories on this theme and are really interested in how current or recently-serving peo-ple in Iraq and Afghanistan dealt with, or are dealing with, separation in their relationships. That could include examples of how they keep in contact and maintain relation-ships.

“Service personnel who wish to submit their stories for our use

might like to tell us about the role of emails in their relationships, the frequency of return visits home or multiple tours of duty.”

Serving personnel who wish to make submissions to be considered for the coming exhibition, should email [email protected] or call (02) 6243 4211.

LOVE STORIES: The AWM wants you to share your Service love stories. Photo: ABPH Evan Murphy

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HMAS Penguin (CMDR Mike Hickey) has played a major part in the Narrabeen Surf Lifesaving Club’s (SLSC) Bush to Beach exchange program.

Indigenous youngsters aged seven to 19 years from Brewarrina in north western NSW, many of whom got their first glimpse of the ocean and met a sailor for the first time, joined with host youth from the Narrabeen Surf Life Saving Club to experience life on the north-ern beaches of Sydney. They vis-ited HMAS Penguin as part of the exchange.

Lead by ‘Auntie’ Joyce Doole, the kids endured an 18-hour bus trip to Narrabeen. While at Penguin they examined EOD displays, the wharf area, enjoyed a BBQ cooked by Penguin and local volunteers, become trainee loaders on a 40/60 gun and swam at the Penguin pool.

Questions were asked about how indigenous people joined the Navy and addresses and brochures were swapped.

A nine year old, after being stung by a blue bottle the very first time she went in the ocean, said, “I’m going back in. I love it – but do I have to get stung every time?”

CMDR Hickey said it was a fan-

HMA Ships Success and Pirie have departed Darwin, bound for Qingdao, China to take part in the Chinese International Fleet Review from April 20-24.

The ships will join the navies of 15 other nations to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Liberation Army – Navy, after an invitation was extended last year.

Success and Pirie will remain in Qingdao after the fleet review for Anzac Day commemorative activities in support of the Australian Embassy.

Success will then join other RAN units for exercise Bersama Shield, an international exercise in the South China Sea, aimed at developing joint opera-

tional capabilities of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and the UK.

The exercise aims to promote profes-sionalism, enhance the exchange of ideas and deepen knowledge of each nations’ strengths and capabilities.

Coinciding with the fleet review is the International Naval Symposium where leaders from up to 30 nations will gath-er to discuss ‘Strengthening Maritime Cooperation. Building Harmonious Oceans Together’. Chief of Navy VADM Russ Crane AM, CSM, RAN, will attend.

“The symposium is a valuable region-al forum and I look forward to meeting with my fellow chiefs from other nations to discuss issues of shared professional interest,” VADM Crane said.

Bound for China

tastic Navy Community Engagement Program activity.

“The Brewarrina kids certainly seemed to enjoy the opportunity to visit Penguin,” he said.

One of the girls, Shana, was celebrating her 10th birthday and was shocked when singer John Williamson turned up unannounced to regale her.

The young lady was unsure of coming to Sydney because she was afraid that the ‘white fellas’ would

not sing happy birthday to her. When John heard this he jumped straight onto a plane and came down.

The night was capped off when Auntie Joyce was presented with a football by another surprise guest, rugby league legend Wayne Pearce (her favourite person on Earth and a friend of LCDR Wayne Gobert).

Apparently there is now huge interest in Brewarrina in starting a naval cadet unit.

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By Dallas McMaugh

LIFE is mostly up in the air for CMDR Leigh Costain, which is why 816 Squadron prepared a wet and wild wel-come home for him on his recent return from deployment in HMAS Stuart.

While away, CMDR Costain clocked up his 3000th hour in a Seahawk heli-copter and his fellow squadron members weren’t about to let this achievement go unmarked.

“Reaching 3000 military flying hours is an impressive achievement,” 816 CO, CMDR Chris Smallhorn, said.

“However, achieving it in one type, and a front line naval type at that, makes the milestone all the more significant. Leigh joins a small and proud group who have crossed the 3000-hour mark in a Seahawk and there are few aviators across the world who can claim this.”

Embellishing the tradition of celebrat-ing these milestones by wetting down aviators on the flightline, 816 called on the Albatross fire crew to create what CMDR Smallhorn described as “a very

fitting reception for CMDR Costain’s return from sea”.

CMDR Costain taxied through a welcoming arc of water created by the Albatross firies.

“In order for an aviator to achieve this level of experience, the single quality that must stand above all is a passion for naval aviation,” CMDR Smallhorn said.

“While it takes other qualities such as professionalism and dedication, one must love to fly to stay in the business this long and unquestionably Leigh still loves flying.

“Leigh also brings invaluable experi-ence and balance to the squadron because there is very little he has not seen. Leigh is one of the guys you check with before introducing a ‘new’ idea because he’s probably seen it before and will provide sage, if not loud and clear, advice on the matter.

“CMDR Costain has graced the ship’s wardrooms and aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm for many years and I would hope that he continues to do so for many to come.”

Wet and wild return at 816

WELCOME BACK: CMDR Leigh Costain arrives back at HMAS Albatross to an arch of water supplied by airfield fire trucks to celebrate his achievement of reaching 3000 flying hours in an S-70B-2 Seahawk. Photos: ABPH Craig Owen

CONGRATULATIONS: CMDR Leigh Costain (right) is greeted and congratu-lated by 816 Sqn CO CMDR Chris Smallhorn upon his arrival at NAS Nowra.

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50 years of gunneryWest Head Range celebrates a special milestone

READY, AIM...: Firing of the 89mm mortar and .5inch browning machine gun at the 1989 open day.LOOKS GOOD: (Far left) Former PM Sir John Gorton inspects equipment at the range’s opening in March, 1959.FROM THE AIR: (Left) The range and surrounding Flinder’s township from the air during the 1980s. Photos: HMAS Cerberus

By LSET Daniel Parker

IT WAS time for reflection and anticipation as the West Head Gunnery Range, the Navy’s live-fire facility at Flinders recently

celebrated 50 years of continuous operation.

As this special occasion was being celebrated with a small cer-emony, the range – part of the train-ing resources operated by HMAS Cerberus (CAPT Sheldon Williams) – is undergoing its most significant redevelopment to date – a civil works project due for completion in early 2010.

Redevelopment includes a train-ing and amenities building, a fire control building and a new gun grid.

The new facilities will provide improved training facilities and allow future equipment to be accommodat-ed. The redevelopment is an invest-ment in quality gunnery training and will extend the life of the range well into the future.

“Gunnery historically has been, and remains, an important role for Navy,” Weapons Training Officer, LCDR Malcolm Bonehill says.

“The safe and effective conduct of this training is paramount. I hope that West Head will continue to be the home for high quality weapons training for another 50 years.”

“The West Head Gunnery Range has a proud history and this spe-cial occasion provides an excellent

opportunity to reflect on our suc-cesses and look to the future.”

The range began life as an Army observation post and gun emplace-ment defending the entrance to Western Port Bay during World War II. In the 1950s Navy decided that it needed a shore live-firing range.

By this time the facility was sur-plus to the Army’s needs and it was ideal for the RAN’s requirements, so the site was transferred.

Construction of facilities, includ-ing the installation of a 4.5’ gun turret, began in 1957. The West Head Gunnery Range was official-ly opened on March 12, 1959, by the then Minister for Navy, Sir John Gorton.

Since then, West Head Gunnery Range has provided realistic train-ing for gunnery sailors, technicians

and operators. The range is used for close-range gunnery, utilising 12.7mm heavy machine guns, and for medium-range gunnery, using a 76mm gun, the same equipment used on Adelaide class guided mis-sile frigates.

The range is operated by 23 RAN personnel and five Australian Public Service staff. Each year the facil-ity trains principal warfare officers, junior warfare officers, fire control operators, electronic technicians and boatswain’s mate sailors.

“West Head is a centre of excel-lence in gunnery,” the range’s Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer, LEUT Julian O’Shea, says.

“The ability to conduct live fir-ings provides an unrivalled level of realism for both operators and main-tainers.”

GOOD SHOW: BM sailors aim during the 12.7mm heavy machine gun course.

Warrant Offi cers Incr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10WO Tier C 0 86,866 91,059 95,587WO Tier B 0 75,835 76,062 79,390 82,984 86,866 91,059 95,587WO Tier A2 1 63,414 65,475 68,117 70,969 74,051 77,379 80,974 84,855 89,048 93,576WO Tier A1 0 62,105 64,165 66,807 69,661 72,743 76,070 79,664 83,546 87,738 92,267Other ranks Incr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10CPO 1 58,409 60,469 63,111 65,964 69,046 72,374 75,968 79,850 84,042 88,570

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LS 2 44,560 46,620 49,262 52,116 55,198 58,526 62,119 66,001 70,193 74,7221 43,628 45,688 48,330 51,184 54,266 57,593 61,187 65,069 69,261 73,7890 42,714 44,774 47,416 50,270 53,352 56,679 60,273 64,155 68,347 72,876

AB 0 38,479 40,539 43,181 46,035 49,117 52,445 56,039 59,920 64,112 68,641SMN 0 37,684 39,745 42,386 45,240 48,322 51,650 55,244 59,125 63,318 67,846

GORPS – what does it mean for you?“GORPS represents an exciting outcome for our Navy. As well as changes to the salary structure itself, all of our categories were reviewed during GORPS proceedings last year. It is the first time this has occurred since 1995, and has ensured that our categories are valued appropriately. Of significance is the recognition of qualifications in the salary structure. This ensures that these important skills are more visible and valued over a sailor’s career. The move away from our reliance on temporary or stop-gap measures, like bonuses, represents a shift in thinking and will encourage our sailors to gain additional qualifications. Combined with the increases to salary on promotion and skill grade advancement, now, more than ever, is a great time to be in the Navy. The GORPS reform is an important part of the competitive employment package that Navy provides.”

– Chief of Navy, VADM Russ Crane AM, CSM, RAN

GORPS will:➤ Consolidate the previous 16 pay groups into 10

pay grades, but with the same total range of sal-ary placement.

➤ Increase pay differentials between pay grades. ➤ Increase remuneration particularly at LS and PO

ranks (key separation points where trade experi-ence and supervisory roles are vital).

➤ Create family groups for like-ADF employment categories.

➤ Align the WO pay structure with the sailor pay structure, by establishing a consistent 10 pay grade construct.

➤ Reduce the number of increments for Tier A WO from three to two.

➤ Remove the top increment from the CPO rank. ➤ Apply the same GORPS pay treatment to Re-

serve members. ➤ Create a new trainee pay structure and trainee

allowance.

What has changed? Why is my category where it is?For many years the ADF has reviewed employment categories on an individual basis. To facilitate an integrated ADF ap-proach to pay placement, the GORPS case proceeded on the basis that each category belonged to an ADF employment family. This ensured a consistent ‘like basic trade pay for like basic trade employment’ across the three Services.For Navy, skill grades within these family groupings were then designated by the category sponsors to more accurately refl ect the milestones in sailor skill devel-opment.➤ Logistics and Support Family – Cook

(including CK SM), Musician, Steward (including STD SM), Stores Naval and Writer.

➤ Health Family – Dental, Medical (in-cluding MED SM) and Physical Trainer.

➤ Technical and Engineering Family –

Aviation Technician Aircraft, Aviation Technician Avionics, Electronic Techni- cian and Marine Technician.➤ Communications and Intelligence

Family – Communications Information Systems, Cryptologic Linguist (including CTL(SM)), Cryptologic Systems (includ-ing CTS(SM)) and Photographer.

➤ Combat 1 Family – Boatswains Mate, Combat Systems Operator, Combat Systems Operator Mine Warfare, Hy-drographic Systems Operator, Naval Police Coxswain (including NPC SM) and Reserve Diver.

➤ Combat 2 Family – Acoustic Warfare Analyst Submariner, Clearance Diver, Communication Information Systems Submariner, Cryptologic Systems Sub-mariner, Marine Technician Submariner and Electronic Technician Submariner.

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➤ Confi rm your post-GORPS placement on the GORPS website.

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Mystery ship

OFFERING three ships for identifi-cation certainly stirred quite a bit of interest – and complicated the task of judging the relative merits of the entries.

The Godfather of Mystery Ship, LCDR David ‘Guns’ Manolas, fre-quently importunes me with the fact that, when it comes to ships of one class with an identifying feature (such as a side number) removed, that the sport of correct identification becomes a matter of guesswork and good luck.

A master of belabouring a point (but, blissfully for all of us, taking a break in Blighty), Guns believes the skill really resides in correctly identi-fying the class of ship.

So, next time I flash up a shot of a corvette, if I follow his suggestion, it ought to be sufficient to write ‘Bathurst class corvette’ and leave it at that…

Not likely.

We had a record number of entries to last month’s three mystery ships – Misses March – and many correctly identified the classes of ship in the pic. But few arrived at the 100 per cent cor-rect response.

Some entrants showed a degree of deductive ability in arriving at the combination of correct classes of ship but stumbled when it came to naming the vessels.

I awarded one full point for each ship correctly identified – i.e. three to those who correctly identified all three ships by name – and half points for classes correctly identified. Hence, there were a number of perfect threes, rather a lot of 2.5s and a few with two, 1.5 or one point. (And no correspond-ence will be entered into.)

Perfect ThreesFour mystery shippers were both

savvy and lucky. They were, in order received, ex-RO G. R. ‘Sandy’ McNab, SQNLDR Jimbo Stewart, ex-CPOUS Rob Sweet and Mark Edmistone. Congratulations – very well done, gen-tlemen.

By far the largest group was that of those who scored 2.5.

SAPOL intelligence analyst Alan Baddams was remarkably quick off the mark with the first entry in, beat-ing tardy fellow crow-eater, retired-PO Dave Rickard – also in the temporary ‘Home of the Clipsal 500’ – by some days. Like many, Alan is obviously keeping his eyes peeled for the e-ver-sion of Navy News at www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews

Others who scored a creditable 2.5 included LCDR Bob Curtis, Mark Biega, Richard Jones, Gordon Branch, Peter O’Donohue, James Tobin, LEUT B.P. Scott, LCDR Tony Hanson, POSN Jason Marshall and veteran photogra-pher SGT David Grant.

CAPT Tony Aldred, old sea dog Geoff Skelton and WONPC Ronald Bowes scored two each with their entries; Tony Woodland and LCDR Mark Taylor and Mike Taylor, 1.5 each; and CPOCIS Tara Irving and Allan Dennison, one point each.

The Misses March were (fore-ground to background) HMNZS Royalist and HMA Ships Parramatta and Anzac.

CPO Tara Irving took a stab guess-ing that the three ships (from front to

rear) were HMNZS Black Prince and HMA Ships Yarra and Vampire. Black Prince was the same (modified Dido) class as HMNZS Royalist and she also correctly identified the class of the next ship – River class destroyer escort – but picked Yarra rather than Parra…

Of course, the fact that I removed any signs of a side number from the ships didn’t help much.

Sandy McNab says: “Recalling the HMNZS Royalist C89 along with the Voyager D04 accompanying us on the Melbourne R21 out of Fremantle northbound to South East Asian waters in 1961 was my first clue. Back to the books on warships of Australia, NZ and Oceania and I eliminated the cruis-ers Black Prince C81 and the Bellona C68, the Otago F111 and Taranaki F148 as the type 12 frigates because of slightly different uppers, which left me with it possibly being an early Aussie type 12 either the Yarra F07 or the Parramatta F05 accompanied by an Aussie battle destroyer either the Anzac D59 or Tobruk D38.

“Enlarging the image did not seem to permit a closer examination, and I guess I was now finally stumped with-out any further positive identification clue.

“I have only just recently pur-chased on eBay a second-hand book ‘HMAS Melbourne 25 Years’, by Ross Gillett, printed in 1980, with a year-by-year description of Melbourne’s first 25 years annual cruise history,

with a swag of memorabilia photos to enhance.

“(On) Page 44 there is a photo of Melbourne in the foreground with five of her new Wessex helicopters embarked during Exercise Carbine in late August 1963, which was the first comprehensive test in realistic opera-tional conditions for the new helicop-ters, and in the background accompa-nying the Melbourne are three war-ships, a cruiser, a type 12 and a battle destroyer. Bingo, the three mystery misses are indeed the Royalist, the Parramatta and the Anzac.”

I’d like to provide insight into how others arrived at their conclusions. There was a lot of very fine historical reasoning and intuitive work … and luck or lack of it … but space will not permit.

I’m really amazed by your abil-ity, efforts … and in some cases, luck. You’ve all done very well.

Have a look at Miss April and let me have your responses to: [email protected] by May 1.

Footnote: Primavera Specialist on the FFG

Upgrade Project Mike Taylor asks whether I think he should ‘come off the Army Reserve list and join the RAN Reserve’.

Well Mike, you should if you think you’re good enough – the NR doesn’t take just anyone, you know. – LCDR Antony Underwood

DIFFICULT: Misses March – space restricted the size of the image.

NOT EASY EITHER: Miss April – will the experienced detectives pick her?

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By Michael Brooke

FOR the past six weeks the heavenly scent of gourmet food has wafted through the lower decks of HMAS Ararat, ensnaring the ravenous sail-ors of Assail Six (LCDR Grant Zilko) ‘hook, line and sinker’ and hypnoti-cally drawing them to the galley for a feast fit for a king.

At least three times a day the 21 crew members of the Armidale class patrol boat were lured to the galley, where they surrendered to the culinary delights prepared by ABCK Emanuel Hiras.

ABCK Hiras, 53, has perfected his recipe for success over 21 years of Naval Reserve service.

ABCK Hiras knows the morale of a ship’s company is directly linked to the quality of the food they receive and is, therefore, totally committed to win-ning the hearts, minds and stomachs of hungry sailors.

He prepared more than 2646 meals for Assail Six during his six-week posting as a relief cook, which ended earlier in April when Ararat dropped him off in his hometown of Hobart.

ABCK Hiras attributes his success to learning cooking from his parents, who owned a number of grill houses and restaurants.

“I can cook practically anything and everything, but Greek cuisine is my speciality because its part of my culture and heritage,” he said.

LCDR Zilko told Navy News that ABCK Hiras’ cooking had lifted the

morale of the crew through the roof, while ABBM Billy-Joe Grotherr said he’d cry “when the food odyssey comes to an end”.

ABCK Hiras said he loved serving in the Naval Reserve.

“I thank the Navy for allowing me to see much of Australia as well as the world during my Reserve service,” he said.

ABCK Hiras said the Navy was in his blood because his daughter joined the RAN. LS Anthea Hiras saw the light early in her life and is presently studying at the Defence Force School of Signals.

The veteran sailor said Reserve service was so rejuvenating and invig-orating that he was already planning

next year’s six-week block, which would likely see him up north again cooking in another ACPB.

“I really like serving with the patrol boats – there is always a need or bil-let somewhere so it’s win-win for the Navy and me,” he said.

“I’m well supported by my civil-ian employer and I’m able to do about 70-100 Reserve days per year, which also involves cooking duties for the Reserve divers and the Navy cadets in Tasmania.

ABCK Hiras said he prefered the galley of an ACPB.

“The only platform I’ve never cooked in is a submarine,” he said. “I think I could do it but haven’t had the opportunity yet.”

The way to Assail’s hearts

HEAVEN SCENT: ABCK Emanuel Hiras serves a roast pork lunch to CO, LCDR Grant Zilko. Photo: Michael Brooke

By SBLT Carolyn Docking

DEFENCE Reserves Support Council State Chairman Michael Barrett and Operations Manager Lyn Winters brought along two employ-ers to experience life in the Navy when HMAS Anzac hosted a group of seariders from Port Arthur to Hobart on March 20

Tasmania Fire Service Chief Officer John Gledhill was most impressed with the sea ride.

“I’ve been on Navy ships before but to be on board with the ship under-way was certainly an eye-opener,” he said.

“I found it quite enlightening and I think it gives employers an appre-ciation of a different culture and an opportunity to see a different lifestyle.

“It makes you think about the office environment most of us work in and then go home each night to how Navy people need to work and social-ise with each other.

“It (seariding) gives a little glimpse into that life.”

Eighteen TSs Derwent and Hobart cadets were treated to the four-hour cruise along with TS Hobart’s CO LEUT Rob Hillhouse, ANC.

LEUT Hillhouse not only runs the cadet unit but is an Army Reservist in the Tasmanian Army Band.

He said he likes to get the cadets on board visiting ships because it exposes them to sailors going about their daily

work and the many varied jobs that are in the Navy.

A potential Reservist was also invited along for the sea ride by Defence Force Recruiting.

Melanie Botchen of South Hobart is hoping to join the Naval Reserve as a diver.

“I am quite fit but I am working on getting even fitter so I can pass the requirements for the dive team,” she said.

“The sea ride has been fantastic, really informative and lots of fun.”

Educational experience part of the Anzac searide

EYE OPENER: (from rear) Michael Laatz of Hazell Brothers, John Gledhill of Tas Fire Service and CO of TS Hobart, LEUT Rob Hillhouse on board HMAS Anzac.

Photo: SBLT Carolyn Docking


14 RESERVES

REPORTS for Reserve officers in zone for promotion need to be in no later than June 30 to be consid-ered by promotions boards later in the year, says the Director of Naval Reserve Support-National, CAPT Richard Phillips.

Reports on officers not in the zone for promotion are due on the anniver-sary of their posting.

“The 2009 officer promotion board will convene in October and November,” he said.

“The selection process involves a qualification-based board (QBB) fol-lowed by a career advancement board.

“NOPARs and SPARs should be raised on all NR members serving 20 days or more. This benchmark is the qualifying period for promotion, med-

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als, health allowance and the defence home loan.”

CAPT Phillips said the member’s statement was pivotal to the reporting and selection process.

CAPT Phillips

“For NR officers, this statement is especially important because it allows both boards to assess competitiveness and potential in the Navy work envi-ronment.

“Officers seeking promotion must submit a member’s statement to DNOP if they wish to be considered at the promotion board.”

CAPT Phillips said PMKeyS pro-vides an extensive database for indi-vidual information.

“One class of information it holds is the member’s education qualifications. Currency and accuracy of a member’s education qualifications is essential as this forms one of the criteria that the QBB considers for promotion.

“If in doubt, a check of those entries to ensure correctness should be undertaken as only education qualifi-

cations data in PMKeyS prior to June 30 will be scored for the QBB.”

CAPT Phillips said Navy Personnel and Training has produced guidance for Reserve officers, which can be found in the important information section of the members’ area of the NR website. The point of contact at DNOP is the Staff Officer for Reporting and Promotions on (02) 6265 1393.

Tasman scheme for sailorsCAPT Phillips also highlighted the

Tasman Scheme that allows selected non-commissioned Reservists to travel to New Zealand for a two-week attach-ment to a military unit of similar capa-bility as the one to which the Reservist is posted in Australia.

“The Defence Reserves Association and the Defence Reserve Support Council (DRSC) jointly sponsor the

activity,” he said. The Directorate of Defence Reserve Support in Canberra conducts and administers all DRSC aspects of the Scheme.

“The Tasman Scheme is designed to promote Reserve service within the junior non-commissioned ranks and to promote interoperability between the New Zealand and Australian Defence Forces.

“Any Navy Reservist of the rank able seaman or leading seaman with a minimum of three years service is eligible to apply for the Tasman Scheme.”

Application forms can be obtained from the Defence Reserves Support office in each State and Territory. Contact details are at http://www.defencereserves.com/aspx/home.aspx

NAVAL Reservists must seek prior approval to wear rig on Anzac Day.

The Chief Staff Officer (Reserves), CMDR Andrew Dale, has reminded all members that they’re considered to be on duty during Anzac Day.

“Active Reserve members may request a half day payment for participation in 2009 subject to certain conditions,” he said.

“These are if they are marching in uniform as part of a formed body of serving members sanc-tioned by prior approval from their CO or admin-istrative authority; if they are formally representing the Navy at a pre-arranged function; or participat-ing in a ceremonial party for which prior approval has been granted.”

CMDR Dale added that Standby Reserve mem-bers were welcome to participate in any formal Anzac Day events but, because of their Standby sta-tus, would do so on an unpaid basis.

He urged Active Reservists to email requests to wear uniform or for paid attendance to their local Reserve regional pool or shopfront before April 20.

“Local arrangements will take precedence,” he said.

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15RESERVES

By SBLT Joshua Sims.

NEITHER a cyclone nor threatening monsoonal rains were able to dampen the spirits of Reserve or Permanent members of HMAS Cairns ship’s com-pany on a special day earlier this year.

The Governor of Queensland, Ms Penelope Wensley presented the Governor’s Cup to Cairns, the day the establishment carried out ceremonial divi-sions and the day the new Commanding Officer, CMDR Bob Heffey, was for-mally appointed.

Commander Australian Navy Systems Command, RADM Stephen Gilmore, joined Governor Wensley to present the Governor’s Cup in recognition of HMAS Cairns’ outstanding performance in 2008.

The prestigious award, which will be held by HMAS Cairns until the end of this year, is awarded annually to the most

exceptional shore establishment in the RAN.

The ceremonial divisions were threat-ened with cancellation only days prior because of the proximity of a cyclone and floods. But all went ahead as planned.

RADM Gilmore said he was delight-ed, not only to be there for the presenta-tion of the Governor’s Cup, but also to make two additional presentations.

The first was to present CMDR Heffey with his appointment as CO, and the second, a Commander Australian Navy Systems Command Commendation to CPOWTR Andrew Beales for his dedi-cation and exceptional performance as the personnel officer at HMAS Cairns.

Governor Wensley went aboard the hydrographic survey ship HMAS Melville to be welcomed by CO CMDR Phil Hiatt who took the Governor on a tour of the ship.

Cairns gets cup

By Graham Davis

NOW undergoing training at HMAS Creswell are a mother and daughter – former and serving members of the ship’s company of ANC unit, TS Vampire, at Tweed Heads.

Eighteen-year-old Erin De Lanty has stepped up from being a cadet midshipman to a midshipman under-going seaman officer training at Creswell.

Her mother Donna, a petty offic-er instructor at TS Vampire, board-

ed Creswell at the end of March to begin her Reserve Entry Officer Course.

An operating theatre nurse at the John Flynn Hospital on the Gold Coast, she now wears the rank lieu-tenant.

Erin was one of 15 ADFA stu-dents to join in Brisbane at the beginning of the year. Her mother joined the ANC to become a petty officer/instructor.

It was her family and peers in the ANC who later supported her join-ing the Reserve ranks of the RAN.

Mother and daughter duo come aboard

ON THE QUARTERDECK: LEUT and MIDN De Lanty at HMAS Creswell.Photo: ABPH Craig Owens

WINNERS: (L-R) LSWTR Elizabeth Martin, CPOB Jerry Savage, Penelope Wensley and XO HMAS Cairns, LCDR Ted Cummins.Photo: POPH Phillip Hunt

16 LIFESTYLE


Fighting fatigue Working when you are sleep deprived can be dangerous for you and your mates. CPL Corinne Boer discovers how sleep patterns work.

IT’s 2330hrs and you are shaken awake; a distant voice beckons ‘it’s your turn for watch, mate’. You are bleary eyed and groggy after only

three or four hours of sleep. If only you could get just 10 more minutes.

Fatigue is part of life in the Navy and, especially on operations, it’s hard to avoid when watchkeeping or shift work is com-bined with long hours in a tough climate and conditions.

Lack of sleep can affect physical endur-ance and erode mental abilities such as alertness, concentration and problem solv-ing.

There are a variety of techniques to manage fatigue and understanding circa-dian rhythms is important.

Circadian rhythms are biological cycles that occur at around 24-hour intervals. The body has a natural clock that is attuned to the earth’s 24-hour rotation of day and night.

The Directorate of Mental Health’s MAJ John McGrogan says one way to deal with fatigue is for sailors to try and take advan-tage of their natural rhythms.

“Physical energy and mental alertness peak during 0800-1200hr,” MAJ McGrogan says.

“These levels decay slightly between 1300-1500hr (circadian lull) and then increase through to 2100hr before winding down to meet the body’s expectation of sleep.

“During the period 0200-0600hr, body temperature and alertness is at its lowest – this period is known as the circadian trough.”

Where it’s not possible to obtain a full night’s sleep, power naps (short sleeps of 20 minutes or more) can be beneficial, but MAJ McGrogan warns they are a short-term solution.

Napping is not a replacement for a full night’s sleep. Depending on when they are taken, naps can help to recover or maintain performance, but they are not a long-term substitute for a proper anchor sleep period of at least six hours.

MAJ McGrogan says if sailors need to nap during the day, they should try and take advantage of the afternoon circadian lull (when energy levels are at their lowest).

Watchkeeping or shift work often requires sailors to work through the cir-cadian trough that occurs early in the pre-dawn hours.

When woken during the night, sailors can feel groggy and dazed.

COL Peter Murphy, author of Fatigue Management during Operations: A Commander’s Guide, describes this drowsy feeling as sleep inertia.

“Sleep inertia and working through the circadian trough can significantly lower mental alertness, and alertness is critical to safety and effectiveness in all military duties,” COL Murphy says.

“During a period of significant sleep

inertia, sailors may forget instructions, be liable to panic at false alarms and involun-tarily fall back to sleep.”

To encourage proper alertness after waking, he advises sailors to have at least 20 minutes to properly wake up before commencing duty.

“This is a basic but important procedure if commanders are to reduce the risk of fatigue-induced mistakes during watches,” COL Murphy says.

LCDR Jill Buckfield, one of the pri-mary authors of the new Defence Fatigue Management Policy (Safetyman Volume 1, Part 7, Chapter 3), says the drivers of this new policy were twofold: enhanced safety and effective performance when challenged by fatigue.

“The policy and its e-learning webpage provide commanders and members with the knowledge to make effective, risk-based decisions about managing fatigue when planning and when things do not go accord-ing to plan,” she says.

“Such understanding enables flexibility and adaptation and promotes safety though informed and responsible decision-making about fatigue and its management at the coal face.”

For more information on fatigue, visit www.defence.gov.au/health/about/i-dfpo.htm or http://ohsc.defence.gov.au/Programs/Fatigue/default.htm

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Read the fine print on a policyImagine you get burgled and you’re not covered by insurance. What’s worse, it’s your fault. ASIC Chairman Tony D’Aloisio shares some tips when considering home insurance.

Working away from home is part of life in the ADF. While you’re away, the last thing you want to

worry about is whether your home and possessions are protected.

Taking out insurance is the best way to protect yourself against finan-cial loss caused by damage to your home or possessions.

We have recently seen the devasta-tion caused by bushfires and floods, which highlight the importance of insurance and checking what your pol-icy covers.

How insurance worksInsurance policies involve the trans-

fer of risk. The insurer agrees to com-pensate you for a loss rather than you having to pay for that loss yourself. To achieve this transfer of risk, you pay a regular fee or ‘premium’.

The insurer decides whether to accept the risk from the information you provide them, and you decide whether the terms the insurer is offer-ing meet your needs. It’s always wise to shop around for insurance by going to websites, ringing the insurers and reading their product disclosure state-ments.

Home contents insurance is not the same as insuring a house itself. Home contents insurance can help pro-

tect against the cost of damage to, or loss of, contents such as your clothes, furniture, appliances and computer equipment. Home contents insurance is important whether you own your home, rent or live on base.

ExclusionsMost insurance policies have a set

of defined events for which you are covered. It’s important to know what these are, as well as anything that’s not covered, known as ‘exclusions’. Some typical exclusions for both home con-tents and home building insurance are:➤ if you partake in any illegal activity

in your home;➤ if you make any non-certified home

renovations;➤ if you fail to maintain/repair your

home or possessions;➤ flood damage; and➤ war or terrorist damage.

Under your duty of disclosure you must fully and honestly answer all questions your insurer asks, giving all the facts.

Be sure to always ‘tell it like it is’ on your application and any claim forms. If you give the wrong infor-mation or leave things out, you may not be covered at all, even though you paid your premium. This is because the insurer can’t properly assess the risks if they don’t have all the information.

A horror storyTwo years ago, a young lieutenant

and his wife purchased their first apart-ment just off base. They decided to get home contents insurance because they wanted to be covered for their laptop, TV, gym equipment and some other items of value.

Unfortunately for them, their apart-ment was broken into while they were out. The thief wedged open their front window and stole some electronics, DVDs and jewellery.

It was a distressing time but it only got worse when they went to claim on their insurance policy. When the insur-ance company’s assessor came out to help them make their claim, he noticed there weren’t any deadlocks on the

windows and that was a condition of the policy.

It was just one of those tasks they never got around to doing. The insur-ance company wouldn’t pay out the claim and they were left with bills to pay and a worthless policy.

It’s a good idea to check how much cover you need every year. The best time to do this is when your policy needs to be renewed.

Got enough cover?Most home contents insurance poli-

cies ask you to declare special items, for example, any collections or expen-sive jewellery. You may have to pay a slightly higher premium by declaring these contents. But it could save you a lot of heartache.

Many home owners don’t have enough cover under their home build-ing insurance. This can be extremely costly in the unfortunate event of los-ing your home. Increasing your insur-ance cover may not cost very much. You might consider getting a total replacement policy. This type of policy covers the total cost of rebuilding your home to its current standard and qual-ity, and there is no agreed sum insured.

Extended replacement policies can offer up to 30 per cent of cover in addition to the sum insured. Total replacement and extended replacement policies are not offered by all insurers, so it pays to shop around.

Shop aroundYou can use online calculators

to compare different providers and see how much you’re covered for. Generally, the more questions the cal-culator asks, the better. Keep in mind that you want as many of your circum-stances as possible to be considered. You may also be able to reduce your premium by agreeing to pay a higher excess in the event of a claim. Many insurers allow you to do this online.

If you don’t understand something, ask questions. If you don’t investigate you could end up in no man’s land, thinking you’re covered when you’re not.

Ask FIDOFor more information, including how to obtain financial advice, visit ASIC’s con-sumer website, FIDO at www.fido.gov.au or call 1300 300 630.

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19SPORT

By LEUT Jeff Rayner

DEFENCE’S composite team – led by Navy and well complemented by Army and Air Force – endured the mountain-ous terrain encountered on the 26th

anniversary running of the Six Foot Track Ultra-Marathon on March 14 to turn in some respectable times.

The international popularity of this prestigious 45km mountain trail event from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves resulted in the limited entry being closed a month early with more than 850 registrations.

Last year the race record was broken but this year the conditions were perfect for the first and second placegetters to smash the record and set the new stand-ard at 3hr 15min and 24sec.

After persistent heavy rains the night before, four waves of competitors began the jarring run down the narrow stairway through the first 1.7 km of Nelly’s Glen.

As they progressed along the bridle trail, originally cut in 1884, the rolling, predominantly downhill, run to the Cox’s River made for a scenic and enjoyable run.

But the race, from the historic ‘marked tree’ at Katoomba to Jenolan Caves, really starts after the river as the ascent begins. Now the scenery is more of the rocky road as its rolling hilly path extracts the energy from legs and forces the pain back in return.

This year Navy dominated with

CPO Peter Berry (4:48:58) and LEUT Jeff Rayner (4:50:32) being followed in by Army’s LTCOL Richard Mallet (5:36:28), then Navy again with LCDR Steve Arnie (6:29:12), CPO Don Roach (6:33:14) and LCDR Ken Steinman (6:43:11).

CPL Glenn Dickson (RAAF) was left reflecting on his training regime, poten-tially, for next year.

The ADF team finished as the 13th male team in the ‘Mob Run’ team event, where the first six team runners’ times are counted.

For those with an interest in run-ning, whether competitively or for per-sonal well being, the Australian Defence Running and Athletics Association and the Navy Running Association can assist in attaining those goals.

For those interested in shorter events, the Arafura Games are on in Darwin from May13-19, with the Canberra Half Marathon and the Sydney Half Marathon both on May 17, and the Canberra Marathon on April 19.

The associations are open to both uniformed and non-uniform Defence members with specialist training clinics, national and international competitions and a stylish running strip.

For further information go to the websites www.adf.coolrunning.com.au and www.NavyRunning.com or contact Jeff Rayner by email [email protected]

WHEN you want to cut to the chase – the Sydney City Chase that is – there’s no need to look much further than able-bodied Navy men MIDN Greg Launder and SBLT Callum Newton, both from HMAS Albatross.

The Sydney chase is an annual event inspired by The Amazing Race television series. Each team of two begins the race with a list of clues that lead them to various tasks throughout the city. Entrants need to complete a set number of tasks and can tackle them in any order, which lends added emphasis on deciding what tasks to complete and what route to take to achieve that.

The 2009 event began at Darling Harbour at 10am on March 7, with a mad dash by more than 400 teams to obtain their clue sheets.

After a brief strategy session, SBLT Newton and MIDN Launder planned which 10 tasks they would complete and in what order.

After a run to Fleet Base East, they had to draw the Australian flag and sing the national anthem. Appropriately, they chose a White Ensign. En-route through the Botanic Gardens, they detoured for a swim at

NAVY flexed its sporting muscles at the ACT-SNSW Inter-Service Tenpin Bowling Championships by having four players selected in the representative team in Canberra on March 20.

Entrants competed at Canberra International Bowl in Tuggeranong for berths in the ACT-SNSW Combined Services team that will compete at the ADO National Tenpin Bowling Championships from June 22 – 26 in Werribee, Victoria.

The Navy quartet is: SMN Brad Carter, SMN John Viney, LS Deanna Turner and LS William Carter.

The team has been selected by order of merit, based on pinfall over nine games.

The team comprises 12 mem-bers, with the top two Navy, Army, Air Force and APS bowlers gaining automatic selection.

The team is: SGT Keiran Wyllie (Air Force), Richard Wdowik (APS), Elaine Wdowik (APS), WO2 Steve Ritchie (Army), SMN Brad Carter, SMN John Viney, MAJ Toni Hogan (Army), CPL Randal Brown (Air Force), Mark Jordan (APS), Maria Haw (APS), LS Deanna Turner and LS William Carter.

Navy men cut to the (Sydney city) chase

the Andrew “Boy” Charlton Pool to complete their fourth task.

At Circular Quay they had to throw balls at targets and knock them down to complete their fifth task. A short ferry trip took them to Luna Park where it was time for a stairs run to test their fitness and resolve.

Catching a direct bus from North Sydney to Broadway, the Navy duo were on track for an excellent finishing time until George Street filled with protes-tors and police, bringing traffic to a standstill. On arrival at Broadway it was time for a “Guitar Hero” gig at

the Lansdowne Pub and sit-ups in Victoria Park to finish off tasks nine and 10.

Finally, team ‘Naval Aviators’ made the dash to the finish line back at Darling Harbour where they came 55th and celebrated their completion.

“What a great day out, and a big thank you for the support from the Navy Running Association,” MIDN Launder said.

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FUN RUN: MIDN Greg Launder (left) and SBLT Callum Newton are all smiles during the Sydney City Case.

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