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Katikati College Year 13 students - Madeleine (Maddie) Schnackenberg, William Besley and Kieva Dunlop - had their last session three weeks ago sitting their Day Skipper exam. The trio all passed and were acknowledged with the presentation of completion certificates at our 2019 Waihi Beach Coastguard Christmas function.
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Mike Hall Rescue is our new fast response jet ski - the result of a generous donation made by the late Judy and Bob Hall in memory of their son Mike.
We recently purchased two new sets of night vision goggles thanks to a donation by OceanaGold Waihi. These will be carried on board AVOCO Rescue and will greatly increase our capabilities while out on the water at night. Pictured are Waihi Beach Volunteer Coastguard senior crew member Rhys Walton checking out the new gear with Peter Church from OceanaGold. 
 Photos from the official launch and blessing of our new vessel AVOCO Rescue held at headquarters on 18 March.
Maritime radio channels changed on 1 October 2016 New Zealand, along with a number of other countries, was required to change some maritime VHF repeater channels to make space for newly allocated international services for ship tracking and data services. Waihi Beach moved from ch85 to ch07 No change to emergency distress calling Maritime Channel 16 The existing maritime Channel 16 used for safety, distress and calling purposes has not changed.  |
