7.7 Call Signs

Purpose

To ensure a consistent and standardised form of communication across SA, the following call signs are to be used by and for all radio communications.

Procedure

Surf Clubs

Unit Name	Call Sign
Patrol Base	[SURF CLUB]
Patrol Captain	[SURF CLUB] PATROL CAPTAIN
Tower (mobile or fixed)	[SURF CLUB] TOWER
Roving Foot/SSV Patrol	[SURF CLUB] ROVING or MOBILE/ATV*
IRB	{SURF CLUB] IRB*

*Additional units assigned numbers. I.e. “[SURF CLUB] IRB 1” and “[SURF CLUB] IRB 2”.

State Lifesaving Roles / Emergency Operations Group (EOG)

Service	Call Sign	Definition
State Operations Centre (SOC)	SURFCOM	SurfCom / State Operations Centre
Duty Officer Team	DUTY NORTH 1	Rostered Duty Officer for northern region (North Haven to Normanville)
	DUTY MID 1	Rostered Duty Officer for Mid Coast area (Christies Beach to Aldinga Bay). Only used for surge resilience capacity for busy days, such as Australia Day.
	DUTY SOUTH 1	Rostered Duty Officer for southern region (Normanville to Goolwa)
Jet Rescue Boat Service (JRB)	LIFESAVER 2	JRB usually operating in the Metro Coast area (North Haven to Seacliff)
	LIFESAVER 3	JRB usually operating in the Mid Coast area (O’Sullivan’s Beach to Aldinga Bay)
	LIFESAVER 2/3 CREW 1-5	Used when crew are not with the vessel
Rescue Water Craft (RWC)	JET SKI 1-12	RWC operate in most patrolled locations
Remotely Piloted Air System Service (RPAS)	RPAS 1-14	RPAS, also known as drones, operate in
Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service	WESTPAC 1	Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service
	WESTPAC 1 CREW 1-2	Used when crew are not with the aircraft
EOG	SURF 10	State Officer (Powercraft)
	SURF 20	Lifesaving and Emergency Operations Manager
	SURF 30	State Officer (Aerial Services)
	SURF 40	State Officer (Communications)
	SURF 50	Duty Officer Coordinator
Fleet Vehicles	SRM 1-6	SRM (Surf Rescue Mobile) is a vehicle identifier when not undertaking other tasks, such as towing a Jet Rescue Boat or Rescue Water Craft

Incidents

Type	Call Sign	Definition
Forward Command	[SUBURB] COMMAND	Designated by the State Operations Centre or Duty Officer for events which require an SLS Forward Command to be established. A Forward Command is a central point of command for all SLS services to meet and receive instructions. When this call sign is established, the following format must be used: SURFCOM, SURFCOM, DUTY NORTH 1. I am establishing GLENELG COMMAND located at 1 Esplanade, GLENELG. The State Operations Centre must contact the person if the SOC does not have a record of the person’s name and contact number. SLS Forward Command contact details must be provided to the SOC by phone. When the SLS Forward Command is closed, the following format must be used: SURFCOM, SURFCOM, DUTY NORTH 1. I am closing GLENELG COMMAND and reverting to DUTY NORTH 1.
Search Teams	[SUBURB/LOCATION] 1-5	Designated by the SLS Incident Commander. e.g. GLENELG TEAM 1 or JETTY ROAD TEAM 1

Surf Sports

Type	Call Sign	Definition
Safety and Emergency Management Coordinator (SEMC)	[LOCATION] SEMC	Call sign used by the lead Safety and Emergency Management Coordinator (formerly Carnival Water Safety)
Safety and Emergency Management Coordinator (SEMC) Team	[LOCATION] SEMC 2-5	Call signs used by the Safety and Emergency Management Team members (formerly Carnival Water Safety)
Surf Sports Roles	[LOCATION] ROLE	Role based call signs e.g. GLENELG REFEREE