Purpose
To ensure a consistent and standardised form of communication across NSW the following call signs are to be used by and for all radio communications.
Procedure
Callsign ‘Surfcom’ – All radio command centres
Club
| Unit Name |
Call-sign |
| Patrol Captain or Patrol Base |
[Club Name] Patrol |
| Patrol Captain |
[Club Name] Patrol Captain |
| Tower (mobile or fixed) |
[Club Name] Tower |
| Flagged Area (waters-edge) |
[Club Name] Flags |
| Roving Foot/SSV Patrol |
[Club Name] Roving or Mobile |
| IRB* |
[Club Name] IRB* |
*Additional units assigned numbers. I.e. “[Club Name] IRB 1” and “[Club Name] IRB 2”.
Lifeguards (ALS)
| Unit Name |
Call-sign |
| Patrol Base |
[Beach Name] Lifeguard |
| Tower (mobile or fixed) |
[Beach Name] Tower |
| Flagged Area (waters-edge) |
[Beach Name] Flags |
| Lifeguard RWC |
[Beach Name] Support Ski |
| Roving Foot/SSV Patrol |
[Beach Name] Roving or Mobile |
| Lifeguard Supervisor |
[Council Name] 1 |
| Lifeguard Supervisor (additional) |
[Council Name] 2 |
Branch
| Position |
Call-sign |
| Branch Director of Lifesaving |
[Branch Name] 13 |
| Duty Officer (in command) |
[Branch Name] 10 |
| Duty Officer (additional) |
[Branch Name] 11 |
| Duty Officer (additional) |
[Branch Name] 12 |
SLSNSW
| Department |
Position |
Call-sign |
| Leadership and Management |
Director of Lifesaving |
NSW 1 |
| General Manager, Public Safety and Emergency Management |
NSW 2 |
| Manager, Emergency Management |
NSW 3 |
| Manager, Lifesaving |
NSW 4 |
| Communications Systems Manager |
NSW 5 |
| Manager, AUAVS |
UAV 1 |
| Operations Manager, ALS |
Lifeguard 1 |
| State Operations Centre |
State Operations Centre |
Surfcom |
| State Duty Officer |
NSW 10 |
| Marine Area Command Liaison Officer |
NSW 20 |
| Emergency Management |
State Commander |
NSW 11 |
| Emergency Management Coordinator – North |
NSW 12 |
| Emergency Management Coordinator – Greater Hunter |
NSW 13 |
| Emergency Management Coordinator – Metropolitan |
NSW 14 |
| Emergency Management Coordinator – Southern |
NSW 15 |
| Emergency Management Team – Unassigned |
NSW 16-19 |
| Operations – Public Safety |
Lifesaving Operations Coordinator |
NSW 24 |
| Support Operations Coordinator |
NSW 25 |
| SLSNSW Public Safety Staff – Unassigned |
NSW 26-29 |
| Operations – Lifeguards (ALS) |
Lifeguard Coordinator – North Coast |
Lifeguard 12 |
| Lifeguard Operations Coordinator |
Lifeguard 13 |
| Lifeguard Coordinator – Mid North Coast |
Lifeguard 14 |
| Lifeguard (ALS) – Unassigned |
Lifeguard 15-20 |
| Operations – AUAVS |
AUAVS Operations Coordinator |
UAV 2 |
| UAV Duty Officer |
UAV 10 |
| UAV Supervisor (FNC) |
UAV 11 |
| UAV Supervisor (NC) |
UAV 12 |
| UAV Supervisor (LNC) |
UAV 13 |
| UAV Supervisor (HUN/CC) |
UAV 14 |
| UAV Supervisor (SNB/SYD) |
UAV 15 |
| UAV Supervisor (ILL/SC) |
UAV 16 |
| UAV Supervisor (FSC) |
UAV 17 |
| AUAVS Unassigned |
UAV 18-20 |
| Communications |
Testing/Radio Techs |
NSW 51-59 |
Helicopters
| Unit |
Call-sign |
| SLSQ Gold Coast Helicopter |
Lifesaver 45 |
| Sydney Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter |
Lifesaver 21 |
| South Coast Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter |
Lifesaver 23 |
| Westpac Rescue Helicopter Redundancy Aircraft |
Lifesaver 22 |
| Police Helicopters |
PolAir 1-5 |
| Police Fixed Wing |
PolAir 25-26 |
| Ambulance (operated by Toll) |
Rescue 201-204, 206-206 |
Rescue Vessels
| Unit |
Call-sign |
| Randwick Offshore Rescue Boat |
Surf Rescue 30 |
Surf Sports
| Unit |
Call-sign |
| Safety Emergency Management Coordinator |
[Beach Name] SEMC |
Note: All Club, Branch and State run events which have a Safety Emergency Management Coordinator (SEMC) shall use this call-sign.
