A MUSICAL VOYAGE - Royal Australian Navy

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7. Consultation. A range of stakeholders have been consulted in preparing this proposal;
including various resource managers and local Commanding Officers who have been enthusiastic in
their support. The following Key Stakeholders have indicated their strong support:
a. DCN,
b. COMAUSFLT,
c. CANSC, and
d. CANSG.
ASSETS AND OTHER RESOURCES
8. Assets required for the Navy Tattoos at FBE include:
a. two Major Fleet Units (with a helicopter onboard) to form a backdrop for the tattoo
and for the Host Officers to conduct a preconcert Cocktail Party for selected guests;
b. a massed Royal Australian Navy Band that utilises detachments from its Permanent
Navy (PN) and Naval Reserve (NR) Components;
c. the Precision Drill Team from Australia’s Federation Guard;
d. 22 sailors from FSU to form a Heritage Guard and Boarding Party;
e. NEOC Graduation Class for Ceremonial Sunset with Gun Carriage and Cannon; 5
f. selected items from Navy’s Heritage Collection,
g. 200 Australian Navy Cadets from the New South Wales and Australian Capital
Territory Division; and
h. resources utilised during in the annual Navy Week Open Day.
9. Assets required for the Tattoo-Styled Concert in the Perth Concert Hall include:
a. PN & NR Components of the Royal Australian Navy Band including musicians for the
Ceremonial Sunset Guard;
b. 22 sailors from HMAS STIRLING to form a Heritage Guard, and Boarding Party;
c. 100 Australian Navy Cadets from the Western Australian Division for ‘Cheer Ship and
a massed cadet Drum Corps;
d. personnel to support static and dynamic displays for the pre-concert segment; and
e. helicopter support for a fly over of the Australian White Ensign (during the postconcert
afternoon tea and activities).
10. Guest artists will be invited to support the Navy Tattoo and Tattoo-Styled Concert. These
artists will be chosen from a pool of entertainers who have deployed to the Middle East Area of
Operations (MEAO) as part of a Forces Advisory Council of Entertainment sponsored tour. 6 A visiting
UK Sea Cadet group will also be invited to participate in the post-concert entertainment at the
Perth Concert Hall. Additional production support including lighting, sound and staging will be hired
from a professional event company with costs identified in the budget.
11. Assets in subsequent years will expand to encapsulate a wider Navy contribution and include
international bands.
PROJECT TEAM
12. A Project Team will be required to steer the event and is proposed at Annex A. DMUS-N
(LCDR Anderson) will be the Project Manager (Executive Producer) and will be responsible for
planning, monitoring and controlling the project 7 . DMUS-N will be responsible to DCN for delivering
a successful events and preparing a detailed OPINST and other planning documents for approval by
DCN.
5
Subject to being available for release from training activities at HMAS Creswell; alternatively, the Federation
Guard is able to fulfil requirements.
6
Missy Higgins (multi ARIA winner), Angry Anderson (an Australian music industry legend), Beccy Cole (Golden Guitar
winner).
7
These responsibilities ensure the fundamental purpose of the project is achieved. See Meredith, J.R. and Mantel,
S.J. 2000) Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 4 th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, pp 412-413.
Royal Australian Navy Band: A Musical Voyage