Crews put their skills to the test to ensure they’re prepared for an effective response to a potential emergency on board.

As part of the exercise, personnel were also required to conduct flying operations in various weather conditions and warfighting scenarios.

Commanding Officer Sirius, Commander Chris Doherty, noted the success of the naval exercise, which comes just weeks ahead of the ships’ participation in Regional Presence Deployment 2021.

“Sirius has had a great two weeks at sea demonstrating her ability to sustain the fleet and the opportunity to optimise our ship to deploy,” CMDR Doherty said.

“Sirius has a vital role to play at sea and lived up to her motto ‘to serve and provide’ by proving her ability to resupply Anzac underway by conducting replenishments at sea in a variety of conditions and scenarios.

“Replenishment at sea between two vessels is highly complex and requires significant skill and experience, as the two ships must sail a certain distance from each other and maintain the same course to enable hoses and fuel to be safely passed between them.”

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Both HMAS Sirius and HMAS Anzac have since returned to Fleet Base West, gearing up for Regional Presence Deployment 21.

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Charbel Kadib

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News Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media

Prior to joining the defence and aerospace team in 2020, Charbel was news editor of The Adviser and Mortgage Business, where he covered developments in the banking and financial services sector for three years. Charbel has a keen interest in geopolitics and international relations, graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in politics and journalism. Charbel has also completed internships with The Australian Department of Communications and the Arts and public relations agency Fifty Acres.

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