"The Grand", call sign AK1, is our primary strike vessel which operates out of Mornington on Port Phillip. It has an impressive list of state of the art equipment, listed here:-

 

VESSEL:

•  Make & model- Noosa Cat 2600 Series.

•  Length over all (LOA)- 7.1mtrs. Width (Beam)- 2.5mtrs.

•  Personnel capacity- Up to 8 persons

 

PROPULSION:

• Yamaha 2 x 200HP, 4 Stroke, fuel injection, variable valve timing.

• Control- Electronic fly-by-wire.

• Engine management- single LCD display with advanced fuel/engine control.

• Steering- Hydraulic single-cylinder with emergency lock.

• Fuel capacity- 540Ltrs.

• Duration- 12 hours at 3/4 throttle

• Speed 48 knots

 

NAVIGATION:

• Display- 1 x Raymarine C120W chart plotter.

• Sounder- Raymarine In-hull transducer.

• Radar- Raymarine 600mm High-Definition digital radome.

• AIS (Automatic Identification System)- Raymarine A500

• Various spot lights

• GPS registered EPIRB

 

COMMUNICATION:

• VHF radio (medium range)- Icom IC-M505, Icom IC-M412, Icom IC-F50V.

• 27Mz radio (short range)- GME GX300

• UHF radio- (short range, Life Saving Victoria compatible) Icom IC-F60V.

• Emergency Position Indicating Beacon (EPIRB)- GME MT400

 

EQUIPMENT:

• Electrical- 2 x crank batteries, 1 x house battery (lights etc), 1 x services battery (electronics),

• Rescue- Radio direction finder (for locating emergency beacons). Dive gear. Spine board, neck restraints, resuscitation equipment etc.

 

 

AK 1