| Senate Notice Paper Question No 2540 Schedule Number: 300295 |
Publication Date: 23 February 2010 Hansard: Page 946 |
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Defence: Staffing |
Senator: Johnston | |
Senator Johnston asked the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 11 January 2010:
For the period 1 July to 30 September 2009, how many Royal Australian Navy (RAN) personnel were fully ‘Dolphin Qualified’ and permanently employed to operate submarines.
Senator Faulkner - The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:
442 personnel as at 1 July 2009, increasing to 453 personnel at 30 September 2009. Not all of these officers and sailors are posted to submarine positions; some are working in other parts of the Navy or Defence.