Familiarise Me

Familiarise Me
Know what to expect. Arrive ready.

Short, interactive familiarisation for anyone preparing to join a volunteer team or structured organisation, so you arrive at your induction with a clearer picture and better questions.

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Start here: the core (for everyone)

Choose your buckets

BucketRadio communicationGetting to know a VHF radio, phonetic alphabet, radio language, priority calls, listen and log6 sessions BucketOn the waterBoat basics and personal readiness2 sessions
BucketEmergency and community safety volunteeringComing soon
BucketEvents and community volunteeringComing soon
BucketWorkplace and team communicationComing soon

How it works

No account, no sign-in. Pick a pathway and work through at your own pace, about 5 to 10 minutes per session. Each session follows the same pattern:

  1. Learn – a short explanation with the key points and a clear example.
  2. Do – one hands-on activity or scenario.
  3. Recall – a few quick questions, including some from earlier sessions.
  4. Bring it to induction – note what you understand and what you'd like to ask.

Where this fits

  1. Interest in volunteering
  2. Familiarise Me – general understanding and preparation
  3. Your organisation's own induction
  4. Practical instruction and assessment
  5. Authorisation to perform the role, given by your organisation
Important limitation. Familiarise Me provides general education and preliminary familiarisation. It does not replace an organisation's induction, policies, practical instruction, competency assessment, licence, certificate or operational authorisation. Your organisation will teach its own approved procedures, and those take priority over anything here.