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NAVY NEWS NAVY SEASPRITE TOURS LOCAL SCHOOLS Good mental arithmetic skills are important when flying helicopters, as you cannot always use a calculator, students at Bayfield High School in Dunedin were told during a careers advice evening on August 25. Sub-lieutenant Christiaan Robertson, a Royal New Zealand Navy Seasprite tactical co-ordinator, said it was not necessary to be a rocket scientist to fly the $35 million chopper, but maths ability was a must for constant calculations involving fuel consumption. Manually working it out was quicker than using a FLEET ASSEMBLES FOR MAJOR ANNIVERSARY Eleven ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy will visit Wellington on Saturday, October 1, to mark its 70th anniversary as a sovereign force. "This is a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity to see almost all the ships of the Navy in one place at one time," says Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Tony Parr. "On October 1, 1941, King George VI gave approval for the title Royal New Zealand Navy to be used. Since that time, thousands of sailors have served the nation with courage, commitment and comradeship," said Rear Admiral Parr. Most of the fleet will congregate in Cook Strait on September 28 for a series of manoeuvres and exercises before entering Wellington Harbour the next day. Navy ships usually operate independently or in pairs, so bringing the fleet to Wellington will be a rare opportunity to train together, he says. At 0945 on September 29 there will be a 21-gun salute reviewed by the Governor-General, His Excellency Lieutenant-General the Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, from HMNZS Te Mana. The inshore patrol vessels will join the fleet the next day. On Saturday, October 1, 400 Navy personnel will march down Lambton Quay at 1200 following a ceremony at Parliament to change the Navy's Queen's Colour, a ceremonial flag that symbolises the Navy's relationship with Her Majesty the Queen. Five ships will be open to visitors at Queen's Wharf and the Taranaki Street Terminal from 1200 to 1600. They are HMNZS Te Kaha, Canterbury, Wellington, Hawea and Rotoiti. The Sunday programme will begin at 1000 with a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial. The same five ships will again be open to the public from 1100 to 1500. The public is also welcome to attend the RNZN anniversary church service at 1400 at the Cathedral of St Pauls. 68 Professional Skipper November/December 2011 The fleet in Cook Strait The last Royal New Zealand Navy fleet entry to Wellington in 1979. Two Leander class frigates Canterbury and Waikato and two Type 12 frigates Taranaki and Otago enter Wellington Harbour HMNZS Achilles, a veteran of the Battle of the River Plate, in 1945 calculator, Robertson said. The Seasprite presented the most adventurous flying in the military, with tasks like landing on a ship, firing missiles, playing "war games" with overseas allies, and protecting shipping lanes. "I absolutely love my job," he said. Rebecca Peace, aged 17, said she planned to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force and hoped to fly the new NH90 helicopters after studying at the University of Otago. "I have flown a plane before, I love the feeling of adrenalin and the military side of it." The frigate HMNZS Te Mana and the fleet replenishment tanker HMNZS Endeavour will be in Wellington for the review On Monday, October 3, the fleet will anchor between Aotea Quay and Somes Island for the Fleet Review from 1300-1500 before the Governor-General and special guests on board HMNZS Resolution. The fleet will then begin departing from Wellington late that afternoon. The final part of the review will take place at 1000 on Sunday, October 9 with an anniversary church service incorporating the laying up of the old Queen's Colour. It will be held in the Naval Chapel of St Christopher's at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. Following the review the fleet will disperse to operations and exercises in South East Asia, the Solomon Islands and around the New Zealand coast.