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Features
- Personnel
Course
aims to test the waters
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An
instructor performs a free ascent in the tank at the Submarine
Escape Training Facility in WA.
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Serving
personnel from the Navy, Army and Air Force, who are interested
in becoming submariners, can test the waters first, by attending
an obligationfree, five-day course at
HMAS Stirling.
The Enhanced Selection Process (ESP) is conducted by Training
Authority- Submarines at the Submarine Training and Systems Centre
(STSC).
Those considering a submarine career will be posted to STSC and
over the fiveday course they will be provided with a variety of
briefs and tours plus a general insight into life onboard a Collins
class submarine.
The ESPs are conducted monthly and include a showcase of activities
such as a tour of a Collins submarine, a smoke-walk at the Survivability
School, a recompression chamber dive and water surface exercises
at the Submarine Escape Training Facility, interviews and discussions
with submariners and psychologists, a submarine suitability medical,
plus comprehensive briefs on submarine categories duties, routines,
security, conditions of service and submarine operations.
The benefits of the ESP are two-fold.
Firstly, prospective submariners can make an informed decision
about a career in submarines and whether they are suitable and
prepared to take the next step towards submarine training.
In turn, staff from Training Authority-Submarines are able to
assess the candidates at close range and make an informed recommendation
to Service career managers.
The beauty of volunteering for an ESP course is that it allows
both the trainee and trainer an educated insight into suitability
of candidates for the unique work and lifestyle of a submariner.
Participating on the ESP is not a commitment to submarine service
or an automatic transfer to the submarine arm but it does provide
an all round look at a potentially exciting, demanding and professionally
fulfilling career that pays well too.
There are no costs to the participant, as all ESP persons are
provided with quality service accommodation, transport and all
meals during the course.
Volunteers interested in an ESP should make their request through
their Divisional system or Commanding Officer then complete the
criteria in accordance with DI(N) PERS 75-41 and arrange for DSCM/DNOP
or appropriate service career agency to be notified.
There are several course times available over the remainder of
the year.
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