Coastwatch Aircraft

New offshore electronic surveillance fleet 2007/2008

	Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8 - Series 200
	Number of aircraft:	6 (Fleet upgrade 2007/2008)
	Normal on surveillance time:	Up to 6 hours
	Crew:	4
	Surveillance type:	Day and night
	Capability:	Electro-optic and radar surveillance
Based at Broome, Darwin, Cairns and Horn Island in the Torres Strait

Visual surveillance - phasing out 2007/2008

	Pilatus Britten - Norman Islande
	Number of aircraft:	6
	Maximum flying time:	5 hours
	Crew:	3
	Surveillance type:	Day
	Capability:	Visual surveillance
Based at Broome, Darwin, Cairns, and Horn Island in the Torres Strait

	Aero Commander AC500 Shrike
	Number of aircraft:	1
	Maximum flying time:	6 hours
	Crew:	3
	Surveillance type:	Day
	Capability:	Visual surveillance
Based at Broome, Darwin, Cairns, and Horn Island in the Torres Strait

Combined electronic and visual surveillance - phasing out 2007/2008

	Reims F406
	Number of aircraft:	3
	Maximum flying time:	4 1/2 hours
	Crew:	3 or 4
	Surveillance type:	Day and night
	Capability:	Visual andradar surveillance
Based at Broome, Darwin and Cairns

New helicopter service in Gove

	BK 117-B2
	Number of aircraft:	1
	Range:	Min: 220nm
	Crew:	Response: 2 + Surveillance: 3
	Capability:	Primary role is response, secondary role visual surveillance
Based at Gove as an interim service until the EC-145 comes on line 2008

Torres Strait Service

	Eurocopter AS 350B3 Squirrel
	Number of aircraft:	1 (phasing in July 07 to replace the Bell Long ranger)
	Range:	300nm
	Crew:	1
	Capability:	Visual, day-time surveillance
Based at Thursday Island in the Torres Strait

	Bell 412 EP
	Number of aircraft:	1
	Range:	300 nm
	Crew:	3 or 4
	Capability:	Electro-optics, night and day visual surveillance
Based at Thursday Island in the Torres Strait