Based in Canberra, RCC Australia is a 24-hour operation which is responsible for coordinating all maritime and aviation SAR operations, as well as for the ground segment of the Cospas-Sarsat distress beacon detection system (EPIRBs).
JRCC Australia has been operating since 1997 when the SAR functions of Airservices Australia and AMSA merged into a single agency.
The JRCC can be alerted to a maritime distress situation via its 24-hour nationwide high-frequency (HF) radiotelephone monitoring capability on 4 125, 6 215, 8 291, 12 290 and 16 420 kHz.
24-hour Maritime helpline
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- Within Australia: 1800 641 792
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Outside Australia: +61 2 6230 6811
