Collectively Surf Life Saving Tasmania and affiliated clubs and Marine Rescue services are now able to provide inland, inshore, offshore including swiftwater and flood search and rescue services around Tasmania in addition to the Jet Rescue Boats located at Bridport and Ulverstone with Rescue Water Craft (RWC) in Frederick Henry Bay. 

The integration and management of Tasmania's marine rescue volunteers into a single entity and under the management of a peak body (Surf Life Saving Tasmania) commenced in 2010/11.

In Australia marine rescue volunteers play a critical role in providing a support service to Police for maritime search and rescue responses for persons and vessels in distress at sea within state controlled waters. 

Due to the remoteness of our coastline, volunteers in many areas provide the first and sometimes only response with rescue craft that are able to respond in sufficient time to save lives or to prevent a situation escalating whereby a tragedy may occur.

Marine Rescue Services affiliated with Surf Life Saving Tasmania

Sea Rescue Tasmania (Dodges Ferry VMR)

4 Tigerhead Road, Dodges Ferry

Contact: Joseph Furlani

Email: Sea Rescue Tasmania 

 

Freycinet Volunteer Marine Rescue

PO Box 152, Swansea  Tas 7190

Contact: Col Barney

Email: Freycinet VMR

 

Kingborough Volunteer Marine Rescue

PO Box 58, Kingston Beach  Tas  7052

Contact: Ben Podolak

Email: Kingborough VMR

 

Tamar Sea Rescue

PO Box 46, Exeter  Tas  7275

Contact: Mark Turmine

Email: Tamar Sea Rescue

 

Central Coast Volunteer Marine Rescue (Ulverstone VMR)

PO Box 793, Ulverstone  Tas  7315

Contact: Anthony Flannery

Email: Central Coast VMR

 

Wynyard Volunteer Marine Rescue

PO Box 173, Wynyard  Tas  7325

Contact: Auston Rotheram

Email: Wynyard VMR

 

St Helens Marine Rescue

PO Box 49, St Helens Tas 7216

Contact: John Sullivan

Email: St Helens VMR