PURPOSE
To ensure a consistent and standardised form of communication across QLD, the following call signs are used by and for all radio communications.

PROCEDURE
Callsign: ‘SurfCom’ – All communication Centres

Club

Units Call-Sign
Patrol Captain or Patrol Base [Club Name] Patrol
Tower (mobile or fixed) [Club Name] Tower
Roving Foot/SSV Patrol Roving or Mobile
IRB / RWC [Club Name] IRB / RWC

Additional units assigned numbers. i.e. “[Club Name] IRB 1” and “[Club Name] IRB 2.”

Lifeguards

Units Call-sign
Patrol Base [Beach name] Lifeguard
Tower (mobile or fixed) [Beach name] Tower
Lifeguard RWC [Beach name] Jet or RWC
Roving Foot/SSV Patrol [Beach name] Roving or Mobile
Lifeguard Supervisor [Council Name] 1
Lifeguard Supervisor (additional) [Council Name] 2

Duty Officers

Regional Call-sign
Duty Officer (In command) [Region/Council* Name] 10
Duty Officer 2 (additional) [Region/Council* Name] 11
Duty Officer 3 (additional) [Region/Council* Name] 12
Regional Tasking Officer [Region/Council* Name] 20
Regional Service Coordinator [Region/Council* Name] 21

I.e., Brisbane 10 is the Duty Officer in command in Brisbane

State

State Position Call-sign
Lifesaving Operations Coordinator QLD 10
Director of Lifesaving QLD 11
Lifesaving Manager QLD 12
SLSQ Operational Staff QLD 13
Lifeguard Operations Manager Lifeguard 11
State Lifeguard Coordinator Lifeguard 12
Chief Lifeguard – SSC Lifeguard 13

Helicopter/s

Unit Call-sign
Gold Coast Rescue Helicopter Lifesaver 45
Sunshine Coast Helicopter Lifesaver 46
Pol Air 1 Pol Air 1
Pol Air 2 Pol Air 2
Lismore Rescue Helicopter (SLSNSW) Westpac 1

Additional Units

Unit Call-sign
Rescue Water Craft (RWC) WaveRunner [Number]
Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Unmanned [Number]
Community Awareness Team Community [Number]
Coastal Auditing Team Audit [Number]
Radio Technicians Comms [Number]

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