Die Nasionale Seereddingsinstituut (NSRI) se Stasie 44 in St. Helenabaai is \u2019n broodnodige toevoeging tot die Weskus se reddingsinfrastruktuur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Andrew Ingram, woordvoerder vir die NSRI, voorsien di\u00e9 nuwe stasie in \u2019n kritieke behoefte aan reddingsdienste tussen Mykonos en Lambertsbaai, veral naby die Bergrivier se mond \u2013 \u2019n gewilde watersport- en visvangbestemming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bruce Sandmann, NSRI-bedryfsbestuur\u00adder wat toesig hou oor die vestiging van nuwe NSRI-basisse soos St. Helenabaai, verduidelik dat die onvoorspelbaarheid van die visvangseisoen in St. Helenabaai soms tot noodgevalle lei. \u201cWanneer die vis verskyn, jaag bote uit en maak die meeste daarvan, en daarom het ons soms oorlaaide vaartuie wat omslaan weens al die vis wat gevang is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voorheen was die naaste NSRI-basisse Stasie 4 (Mykonos) en Stasie 24 (Lambertsbaai), met die meeste reddings wat deur Stasie 4 uitgevoer is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie lang reaksietye, belemmer deur die afstand, het die noodsaaklikheid van \u2019n nuwe stasie beklemtoon. Die nuwe basis \u2013 tegnies steeds \u2019n substasie van Stasie 4 \u2013 is \u2019n beduidende se\u00ebn vir die gebied en is hartlik deur die plaaslike gemeenskap verwelkom,\u201d skryf Ingram in \u2019n persverklaring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die oprigting van Stasie 44, gehuisves in \u2019n gehuurde nuwerheidspakhuis, was \u2019n gemeenskapsgedrewe poging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sandmann het die gemeenskap se betrokkenheid beklemtoon. \u201cOns het oor die jare vergaderings met die gemeenskap gehad, en planne het uiteindelik in plek geval om \u2019n stasie te stig. Ons het \u2019n oproep vir vrywilligers deur verskeie kanale uitgestuur en fantastiese reaksie gekry. Sommige bemanningslede het ook van Stasie 4 af gemigreer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die bemanning by St. Helenabaai, \u2019n uiteenlopende groep wat plaaslike vissermanne, huisvroue, studente en professionele mense insluit, het opleiding onder Nic Stevens, Mykonos se stasiebevelvoerder, begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Familie- en gemeenskapsbetrok\u00adkenheid<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Devon Wild, een van die stigterslede, bestuur \u2019n maritieme opleidingskool in St. Helenabaai. Hy is nou betrokke by die plaaslike gemeenskap en het op sy 17-jarige dogter se aandrang by die stasie aangesluit. \u201cMy hele gesin is nou betrokke,\u201d s\u00ea Devon. Sy vrou, Mareza, word tans as walbeheerder opgelei, sy oudste dogter is in bemanningsopleiding en sy jongste, agt jaar oud, is lid van die informele junior bemanning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Devon is optimisties oor die stasie se vordering: \u201cTeen die huidige tempo van opleiding behoort ons vyf tot ses ten volle opgeleide bemanningslede teen die einde van die jaar te h\u00ea, en ons hoop om binne twee jaar as \u2019n onafhanklike stasie aan die gang te wees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Ingram is NSRI-bemanningsopleiding omvattend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit behels om nuwelinge met die reddingsomgewing en -protokol vertroud te maak, wat ses maande tot \u2019n jaar duur. Eers n\u00e1 voltooiing van hierdie fase kan hulle kwalifiseer vir leiersopleiding soos klas 4-bestuurders. Om tot hierdie vlak te vorder, moet leerlinge \u2019n minimum van 150 uur as bemanning, 20 uur in reddingsoperasies, 30 nagure en 100 uur as \u2019n leerling-klas-4-bestuurder aanteken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Finansi\u00eble en logistieke uitdagings<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit kos \u2019n aansienlike bedrag om \u2019n nuwe NSRI-stasie te begin. \u201cMet die koste van die vaartuie uitgesluit, het dit sowat R300 000 gekos om die St. Helenabaai-substasie in te rig,\u201d verduidelik Sandmann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ten spyte van hierdie uitdagings het die gemeenskap en vrywilligers merkwaardige veerkragtigheid en toewyding getoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die stasie het sy eerste stuurman op 4 Oktober 2023 en sy eerste gekwalifiseerde bemanningslede op 4 Desember 2023 bekendgestel: Lukas Pieterse, Jacques Rosant, Aiden Henkerman en Daniel Potgieter. \u201cHul toewyding en harde werk het vrugte afgewerp, en hulle is opgewonde om in hul rol by die NSRI te groei.\u201d Devon het ook in Desember as Bestuursman-klas III gekwalifiseer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Vooruitgang en vooruitsigte<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stasie 44 het sy eerste JetRIB, Spirit of Santam II<\/span>, wat deur Santam gefinansier is, vroeg in 2024 ontvang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHierdie vaartuig is deel van die NSRI se strewe om \u2019n vloot van 58 JetRIB\u2019s \u2013 baanbrekersvaartuie met waterstraal-aandrywing vir veiliger reddings \u2013 te ontplooi,\u201d het Ingram ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die JetRIB is amptelik op 11 Mei benoem en ingese\u00ebn in \u2019n seremonie wat deur dr. Cleeve Robertson, uitvoerende hoof van die NSRI, en Tersia Mdunge, Santam se korporatiewe maatskaplike beleggingsbestuurder, bygewoon is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Robertson het Santam bedank vir di\u00e9 vaartuig, wat \u2019n reuse-verskil gaan maak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJetRIB\u2019s was verantwoordelik vir baie reddings, en hierdie een, Spirit of Santam II<\/span>, sal beskikbaar wees om hierdie gemeenskap vanwe\u00eb jul vriendelike skenking te dien,\u201d het hy ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stevens is optimisties oor Stasie 44 se groei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOns het ons eerste vier reddingspersoneellede in Desember gekwalifiseer, wat die totale bemanning op 10 aktiewe vrywilligers en vier gekwalifiseerde bemanningslede te staan gebring het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNog \u2019n paar leerlinge sal binnekort ook kwalifiseer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens Ingram het die \u201csemigrasie\u201d-verskynsel meegebring dat al meer mense n\u00e1 grendeltyd virtueel werk, wat die inwonertal langs die Weskus oor die laaste paar jaar aansienlik laat groei het. 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