Flotilla Location
OPEning hours / Radio Monitoring Hours
Weekdays: Closed
Weekends: Closed
frequencies monitored
VHF: 16, 22 & 81
Other: UHF
call sign
Call Sign Name: Rockhampton Coast Guard
flotilla information
Why should I contact Coast Guard?
- For your own safety; to check your radio is working
- To allow Coast Guard to keep a log of your boating activities in case of emergency
- To ask for weather reports and Notices to Mariners including Shoalwater Bay closures
- To ask for assistance in the unlikely – but possible – event of trouble.
EMERGENCY: Call VHF Ch 16 or call 000 or call 112
Cape Capricorn to Island Head Creek 0600 – 1800 daily
- North of Emu Park – Call on VHF Ch 21
- South of Emu Park – Call on VHF Ch 22
- Fitzroy River — Call on VHF Ch 22
- 27 MHz radios are not recommended in Keppel Bay and Fitzroy River – numerous radio black spots
- After Hours Call on VHF Ch 16 for all Emergencies and requests for assistance, Call 000 Emergencies only
North of Island Head Creek 0630 – 2130 daily
- Call on VHF Ch 81 or Call on VHF Ch 83 (Percy Islands)
- After Hours Call on VHF Ch 16 for all Emergencies and requests for assistance, Call 000 Emergencies only
- WARNING: Mobile phone coverage north of Manifold Point is very limited
When do I call for assistance?
- A breakdown where you cannot get back to shore unaided.
- Medical assistance beyond your capability or knowledge
What is an emergency?
- A breakdown where time is critical – sinking, sunset, drifting to rocks or danger, major medical problem
What do I say?
For Assistance
- “PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN Coast Guard (3 times) this is Boat Name (3 times) I need assistance – over.”
For Emergency
- “MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY this is Boat Name (3 times) at (position) (Nature of distress) (x POB (persons on board) – over.”
- A Mayday can be given on any channel but VHF Ch 16 has the widest reception
- Mayday is reserved for life-threatening emergencies
Weather Forecasts broadcast daily:
- VHF Ch 21
- 0720, 1210, 1705
- VHF Ch 81(Thirsty Sound)
- 0633, 1145, 1645