Join MRQ
In an emergency, always radio VHF 16 or call 000.

Join MRQ

Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ) is growing. If you’re passionate about marine rescue we’d love to have you on board.

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Join MRQ
Interested in becoming a volunteer?
We’d love to have you on board. Our volunteers come from all walks of life. Even if you’re not crewing a rescue vessel, there is an important job waiting for you.
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Meet our volunteers

No matter how remote the location, difficult the search, or rough the conditions, our volunteers are the trusted and reassuring support we depend on in an emergency. Thanks to their skill and determination, thousands of Queenslanders lost or stranded at sea are safely returned home.
We’re proud of their skill, dedication and the huge personal commitment they make, and grateful for the outstanding job they do in protecting our boating community.

About volunteer roles

It takes a big effort to coordinate Queensland’s marine rescue network and our support teams are as important as our frontline responders, coordinating the training, management, maintenance, and administrative tasks that ensure we are always rescue ready.

If you already have some boating or emergency service knowledge, that’s great. If not, our professional training courses are specifically designed to give you the skills and qualifications you’ll need, including first aid, sea survival, a Maritime Boating Licence, Marine Radio Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency or more advanced ratings.

MRQ guarantees full coverage of operational costs, ensuring our members can focus on their crucial roles and spend more time engaging with the community.

Boat crew

If you are fit, confident in a range of onboard conditions, can work as part of a team, and thrive during arduous marine operations - you could be a perfect crew member. You’ll help to perform water rescues or operations in an emergency and remain effective in high-stress situations, performing vital work in marine search and rescue operations.

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Radio Operator

Our radio operators monitors the marine radio airwaves for calls from recreational boaters in distress and logs vessel movements. You’ll manage messages and information from marine radios and other devices, maintain logbooks and records, support search and rescue communications, and provide coordination support.

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General member

A general member role might sound ‘general’ but everyone plays a vital role in a MRQ unit’s success. General members support the operational unit with public fundraising, administrative, educational and community focused event activities. There are also opportunities to learn skills in other areas to support the boating community across Queensland’s coastline and waterways.

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MRQ Careers
We're growing the MRQ team with paid roles across various areas like operations, training, coordination, and administration. Marine rescue volunteers are encouraged to apply. Visit smartjobs.qld.au and search ‘MRQ’ to see the latest MRQ job vacancies.
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