Our Crew
Each mission requires four crew members on board the helicopter including a pilot, an aircrewman, an intensive care paramedic and doctor. Since crew members must be prepared to undertake unpredictable missions in diverse terrain they are continually completing vigorous training so they will be prepared for anything.
With potential missions in the Snowy Mountains region, along the South Coast and in erratic weather conditions, crews often have challenges retrieving patients from difficult to reach areas. As a result, aircrews must be alert and work as a team to complete the mission successfully and keep the patient and themselves safe in the process. Similarly, Snowy Hydro SouthCare's doctors and paramedics are highly skilled and trained, as they often have to complete complicated medical procedures without having the resources of a hospital at their fingertips.
Since the Service is available 24-hours-a-day, everyday of the year, crew members also must be available at all hours to complete missions. This means there is always a crew on duty and that the helicopter base on Monaro Highway, Symonston becomes a second-home to crew members during their 24-hour shifts.