Coastguard Northern Region - 2018 Performance Report

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OUR PARTNERSHIPS Investing in smart ways to help boaties stay safe Safety in your pocket Kiwi boaties are now set to be safer on the water with the launch of Coastguard’s new smartphone app. The culmination of nearly two years of intensive design and development activity, the new Coastguard app has been designed to be a game changer for boaties and Coastguard, providing boaties with both the information they need to plan their outing and an alternative means of telling Coastguard about their plans. For the first time, boaties can log a trip report to Coastguard from their smart phone from anywhere in the country. With Coastguard receiving an average of 250,000 trip reports each year via VHF and phone, development of a solution to give boaties greater choice and security, and to find efficiency in the service, was an objective of CNR’s technology strategy. More than just offering a new trip reporting option, the Coastguard app has been designed to be the ‘Boatie’s Best Mate’, providing a five-day weather forecast, Nowcasting and wave and tide information. A neat extra feature is the ability for boaties to save their favourite spots for quick access to detailed forecasts at their chosen location. The new app also provides users with the technology at their fingertips to add their boat details, including their callsign, and and to nominate a designated shore contact. Using the smartphone’s functionality, the app will alert the boatie when their trip report is overdue and send an SMS message to their shore contact if the trip hasn’t been closed after 90 minutes. This game-changing app has been made possible thanks to generous funding from BayTrust and the Auckland Maritime Foundation, and with advertising space purchased by long-term partners Giltrap, Hutchwilco and Rayglass. In particular, BayTrust have worked closely with Coastguard over the last two years to create the app, contributing $100,000 towards its development and co-ordinating a further $146,000 worth of contributions from other community trusts nationwide. With over 4,500 downloads in just the first few weeks after launch, use of the app is off to a good start and we aim to grow its popularity in the run-up to the summer boating season. 12 CREATING SAFE COMMUNITIES IS ONE OF OUR KEY PRIORITIES. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE IN THIS INITIATIVE AND ARE EXTREMELY PROUD TO NOW SEE IT COME TO LIFE Alastair Rhodes, BayTrust CEO
Lifejacket campaign still going strong after four years 3,000 more people safer on the water Thousands of old and unsafe lifejackets were taken out of circulation and replaced with brand new lifejackets this summer thanks to Coastguard’s ever popular Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade campaign. The Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade has resulted in more than 10,000 lifejackets being traded since the campaign started in the Northern Region in 2014. Sue Tucker, Coastguard Community Ambassador, says, “The Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade provides the opportunity for people to be responsible and take the safety of themselves and their loved ones seriously.” Over the course of this year’s 10-week campaign, more than 3,000 old, damaged or obsolete lifejackets were traded in by boaties from 55 communities across New Zealand as they came to meet the Old4New team at boat ramps from the Far North to the Deep South. The initiative, which is generously supported by Maritime New Zealand, Giltrap and Hutchwilco, not only serves to replace outdated lifejackets, but also provides a rich source of useful advice for boaties looking to use and maintain their lifejackets correctly. Business Giving Programme Businesses give over $8,500 Launched early in 2018, the Business Giving Programme has been set up to give corporate donors a range of specific opportunities to contribute to Coastguard Northern Region, while also allowing us to maintain a strong dialogue with businesses keen to support us. The programme has revolved around crucial needs for Coastguard, including the Train a Volunteer and Build a Boat campaigns – both of which pitch strong life-saving stories and appeal to corporate audiences. To the end of June 2018, the campaign had raised over $8,500 and gained support from a range of businesses large and small, all keen to help Coastguard save lives at sea. Great New Zealand Shipping Ball Shipping industry comes together to support Coastguard Companies and staff from across the shipping industry came together to support Coastguard in late June at the biennial Great New Zealand Shipping Ball. Held at Shed 10 on Auckland’s waterfront, the sold-out Gala Ball featured a who’s-who of the shipping industry among the invited guests. Expertly MC’ed by Newshub reporter Ryan Bridge and organised by a committee of passionate and efficient industry volunteers, the Ball raised over $88,000 for Coastguard Northern Region, surpassing its previous contribution by more than $20,000. www.old4new.nz CoastguardOld4New WE’RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE DIFFERENCE THIS CAMPAIGN IS MAKING IN OUR COMMUNITIES 13 Sue Tucker, Coastguard Community Ambassador
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