Submarine Search And Rescue Exercise

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by Staff Writers
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 04, 2008
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have tested their response to a potential Submarine accident by exercising search and rescue protocols in the Western Australian Exercise Area (WAXA) in Western Australia.

In order to test the reactions of RAN vessels and support units, a simulated scenario was initiated whereby a submarine, HMA Submarine FARNCOMB, failed to rendezvous for a scheduled exercise. FARNCOMB role played a disabled submarine throughout the exercise.

All RAN vessels and support units were required to respond to initial advice of the scenario, giving details of their ability to participate in a full scale Search and Rescue activity to locate the submarine and determine if they are experiencing difficulties.

Any vessel that is capable of responding to the situation and is within a reasonable distance was tasked to participate in the Search and Rescue. Warships and submarines in harbour and specialist rescue and recovery vessels in port are placed on standby.

"By testing the response of Navy vessels to an exercise scenario such as this, we give our people the opportunity to practice procedures that would be employed if there were to be a real scenario involving a submarine in distress," said the Commander Australian Navy Submarine Group, Commodore Stephen Davies.

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