| Senate Notice Paper Question No 2543 Schedule Number: 300298 |
Publication Date: 23 February 2010 Hansard: Page 947 |
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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 completed training courses and became ‘Perisher Qualified’ and eligible to command a submarine.
Senator Faulkner - The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:
None. The 'Perisher' course is run by the Royal Netherlands Navy and is conducted once a year running for 17 weeks, starting in the first half of January.