Coast Guard Southport QF1
Location
Loders Creek, Southport
27º57' S 153º24'E
Hours of operation
Base radio - 24 hrs daily
Seaway Tower radio - 0515 to 2200 daily
Boat Crew - 2000 Fridays to 2000 Sundays and Public Holidays,
on call at other times.
Base Numbers
Phone: (07) 5531-1421
Fax: (07) 5531-4683
E-Mail Base: fc.qf1@coastguard.com.au
Call Signs
VMR 440 Coast Guard Southport
Frequencies monitored
27 MHz - 27.86, 27.88. 27.91
VHF - Channels 16, 67, 73, 22, 81, 82
UHF - Channels 5, 11, 13
MF/HF - 2182, 2524, 4125, 4483, 6215, 8291 kHz
Area served
North to Point Lookout, South to Point Danger, and 50 nm to seaward.
The Broadwater including canals and rivers
Rescue vessels
Vessel 1
Call sign - CG1 (Southport)
Design - Swift rigid inflatable
Length - 8.0 Meter
Engines - 2 x 250HP Suzuki 4 stroke Outboard
Radios - 27 MHz, VHF
Radar - Yes
GPS - Yes
Chart Plotter - Yes
Sounder - Yes
Range - 10 Hours at 20 Knots
Crew - 4
Phone - Yes
Vessel 2
Call sign - CG2 (Southport 2)
Design - Kevlarcat
Length - 9 Meter
Engines - 2 x 300HP Suzuki 4 Stroke Outboard
Radios - 27 MHz, VHF
Radar - Yes (Thermal Imaging)
GPS - Yes
Chart Plotter - Yes
Sounder - Yes
Range - 10 Hours at 20 Knots
Crew - 4
Phone - Yes
Vessel 3
Call sign - CG3 (Jim Knowles)
Design - Swift rigid inflatable
Length - 5.5 Meter
Engines - 1 x 115 HP Suzuki 4 Stroke Outboard
Radios - 27 MHz, VHF
Sounder - Yes
Range - 8 Hours at 20 Knots
Crew - 3
Phone - Yes
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