MEDICS IN PNG - Royal New Zealand Navy

FLEET
WON
PROGRESS
REPORT
MANAWANUI’s Dive
deck as the Army boats
are hoisted on board.
DIVING & MCM FORCE
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2007
S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R
NAVAL COMBAT FORCE
OUR NAVAL HERITAGE
AROUND THE FLEET
COMPILED BY LCSS(A) J L BROOKE, HQ JFNZ
NOTE: THIS FORECAST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R
HMNZS MANAWANUI [LTCDR N M LONGSTAFF RNZN]
BY CPOSCS TOBY MILLS
HMNZS MANAWANUI
IT’S BEEN a busy time for MANAWANUI,
having just completed a three week IMAV
period where a couple of major upgrades
were completed.
• The computer server was moved from the
MEO’s cabin down two decks to a new home
next to the engineer’s workshop.
• The Breathable Air Supply System was
upgraded so that the new DCBA cylinders
can be charged to their full capacity of 300
bar.
• The dining hall was also given a make over
and now is complete with a flat screen TV
and new fridges. It’s a vast improvement on
the old set up and there is now more room
for meals and briefings.
After the completion of the IMAV the
ship entered a trials period were all the
new equipment was tested and a few cobwebs
cleared out from the crew. A Safety
And Readiness Check (SARC) Harbour was
conducted on 1 August followed by Sea
Acceptance Trials the next day, and finally a
MOET-assessed SARC(Sea) that Friday. This
was a full-on day with man-over-board drills,
toxic gases exercises, helicopter vertical
replenishment operations and concluding
with a large engine room ‘fire’. The ship’s
company attacked the day with their usual
MANAWANUI enthusiasm which was noted
by MOET staff, the outcome being that the
ship completed all evolutions to a good
and safe standard. Of special note was the
Chefs’ smoked fish pie for lunch, which was
warmly received by the Green Team and put
the ships company in good steed for the
afternoon’s activities.
The following week MANAWANUI assisted
an Army unit in an exercise involving parachutists,
Army and Navy RHIBs, an RNZAF
C-130 Hercules and a chartered civilian boat.
As the exercise began it made a very impressive
sight to see these all at work. Some of
AMED Chloe Andrews about to be winched down to the ship
during MANAWANUI’s safety and readiness check.
The Ship’s Medical Emergency Team
attend to a ‘casualty’ (l to r) LCH Bowden,
ACH Davidson, AMED Andrews.
soldiers had never been on a naval vessel
before and were impressed to see the way
we live and work, especially as some of them
thought they would have to spend their fourhour
trip on board, outside in the cold! A hot
meal and a shower certainly changed their
minds about what the Navy does and how
we do it. The ship’s company also enjoyed
the opportunity to be involved in a slightly different
type of exercise and we look forward
to working with the Army again.
For the remainder of August and into this
month, MANAWANUI returned to its role
as Diving Tender by assisting with the Leading
Divers Course. They were embarked for
a two week period during which time they
used the ship’s surface-supplied breathing
equipment and wet diving bell around the
coast of Great Barrier Island. We are also
showing our versatility with another period
on Op ORION this month.
HMNZS TE MANA [CDR W J TRUMPER RNZN]
10 - 13 EEZ Patrol
13 - 17 DNB
17 - 21 Maintenance preps
21 - 30 DNB – SRA
HMNZS TE KAHA [CDR A S GRANT RNZN]
13 - 23 Passex
23 - 26 Okinawa
26 - 28 Passage
28 - 30 Sasebo
Naval Support Force
17 - 19 Sea Training
19 - 21 Passage
21 - 24 DNB
24 - 28 EEZ patrol
28 - 30 Napier
01 - 31 DNB-SRA
01 - 02 Sasebo
02 - 04 Passage
04 - 08 Kure
08 - 11 Passage
11 - 16 Shanghai
16 - 19 Passage
19 - 22 Zhanjiang
22 - 31 Passage
HMNZS ENDEAVOUR [CDR I J S ROUTLEDGE RNZN]
HMNZS CANTERBURY [CDR A M MILLAR MNZM RNZN]
17 - 18 EEZ patrol
18 - 22 Napier
22 - 24 EEZ patrol
24 - 25 Wellington
26 - 28 Passage
28 - 30 Sydney
Hydrographic Survey Force
HMNZS RESOLUTION [CDR M R TUFFIN RNZN]
11 - 27 Survey Ops
27 - 30 Napier
Diving and MCM Force
HMNZS KAHU [LT I BRADLEY RNZN]
10 - 14 G3 OOW training
14 - 17 Whangarei
17 - 21 G3 OOW training
21 - 24 DNB
24 - 30 PAL
01 - 06 EEZ patrol
06 - 09 DNB
09 - 18 Sea Training / Passage
18 - 23 Cairns
23 - 31 Passage to NZ
01 - 02 Sydney
02 - 08 Passage
08 - 11 Amphibious Training
11 - 15 Tauranga
15 - 16 EEZ patrol
16 - 23 DNB
23 - 26 Sea training
26 - 29 DNB
29 - 31 Harbour Training
01 - 04 Survey Ops
04 - 09 Gisborne
09 - 18 Survey Ops
18 - 22 Napier
22 - 31 Survey Ops
01 - 08 PAL
08 - 12 EEZ Patrol
12 - 23 DNB
23 - 26 Sea Training
26 - 29 DNB
29 - 31 OOW (A)
14 - 17 Whangarei
17 - 21 Diver training
21 - 24 DNB
24 - 30 DNB -leave period
Naval Patrol Force
10 - 14 Sea Training
14 - 17 Whangarei
17 - 21 Sea Training & EEZ patrol
21 - 24 DNB
24 - 28 Harbour Training
28 - 30 DNB
01 - 05 Survey Ops
05 - 08 DNB
08 - 12 SMP
12 - 14 DNB
14 - 20 EEZ patrol
20 - 23 Chatham Islands
23 - 26 EEZ patrol
26 - 29 DNB
29 - 31 Sea Training / ODT
OPERATIONAL DIVING TEAM [LTCDR D TURNER RNZN]
14 - 16 DNB
16 - 21 Diver training
21 - 24 DNB
24 - 30 DNB - pal
HMNZS WAKAKURA [LT L J BAKEWELL RNZN]
HMNZS KIWI [LT J J MCQUEEN RNZN]
10 - 14 Sea Training
14 - 17 Whangarei
17 - 21 Sea Training
21 - 24 DNB
24 - 28 Harbour Training
28 - 30 DNB
V I S I T I N G S H I P S
* Note: HARBIN (pennant no 112 is
a destroyer, HONGZEHU (881) is a
replenishment tanker
01 - 12 Advance Force Training
12 - 15 DNB
15 - 22 PAL
22 - 27 SSBA Work-up Preps
27 - 29 DNB
29 - 31 Work-up
01 - 05 EEZ patrol
05 - 08 Gisborne
08 - 12 EEZ patrol
12 - 15 Picton
15 - 19 EEZ patrol
19 - 20 VR Training
20 - 23 Wellington
23 - 25 EEZ patrol
25 - 31 DNB
01 - 05 EEZ Patrol
05 - 08 Lyttleton
08 - 11 EEZ Patrol
11 - 13 Dunedin
13 - 14 VR Sea Training
14 - 15 Dunedin
15 - 19 EEZ Patrol
19 - 21 Napier
21 - 23 EEZ Patrol
23 - 31 DNB
CHINESE NAVAL TG
PLA(N) ships HARBIN &
HONGZEHU*
07 - 10 AUCKLAND
12 - 15 WELLINGTON
HMAS KANIMBLA
11 - 15 TAURANGA
18 - 22 DUNEDIN
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