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Women in the Navy Women in NATO ournal Strategic Studies for Junior Officers of the Wave Piercing Catamarans Australian Reflections on East Timor aval Report from WO-N N- AND LOADS MORE 'nstitute Volume 26 Number Three Spring 2000 ^at ^ l of the Australian Naval Institute AUSTRALIAN NAVAL INSTITUTE INC. The Australian Naval Institute was formed and incorporated in the ACT in 1975. The main objectives of the Institute are: • to encourage and promote the advancement of knowledge related to the Navy and maritime profession; and • to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas concerning subjects related to the Navy and the maritime profession. The Institute is self-supporting and non-profit-making. Views and opinions expressed in the Institute's publications are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Institute or the Royal Australian Navy. The aim is to encourage discussion, dissemination of information, comment and opinion and the advancement of professional knowledge concerning naval and maritime matters. The membership of the Institute is open to: • Regular Members. Regular membership is open to members of the RAN, RANR. RNZN, RNZNVR and persons who, having qualified for regular membership, subsequently leave the service. • Associate Members. Associate membership is open to people not qualified to be Regular Members, who profess an interest in the aims of the Institute. • Honorary Members. Honorary Membership is awarded to people who have made a distinguished contribution to the Navy, the maritime profession or the Institute. FRIENDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL INSTITUTE The corporations listed below have demonstrated their support for the aims of the Institute by becoming Friends of the Australian Naval Institute. The Institute is grateful for their assistance. LOPAC ADI Limited STN Atlas Thomson Marconi Sonar STYLE GUIDE The editorial guidelines for articles are that they are: 1. in electronic format (e-mail or disk); letters to the editor will be accepted in any format 2. in MS Word; and 3. either 250-400 words (letters and illumination rounds), 1500-2000 words (smaller articles) or 3000-5000 words (feature articles). We can support black and white photography and diagrams but please supply originals or electronic copies. Colour plates are limited within the journal and will normally be reserved for feature articles. Email: [email protected] Phone: 02 6265 2989, 02 6265 6313 Sprint- ~ Journal of the Australian Naval Institute ISSN 0312 — 5807 Volume 26 Number 3 Spring 2000 CONTENTS 4 Editorial 5 From the Council 8 Women in NATO - Kathryn Spurling 13 Women in the Navy - Acting Lieutenant Commander Lissa Jackson, RNZN 15 Junior Naval Officers and Maritime and Strategic Studies - Commander T.C. Baldwin, Director, Maritime Studies, Navy Sea Power Centre Cover - Spring 2000 edition 18 Reflections on East Timor - Chaplain David Thiem RANR 20 Report Back to the Navy - Warrant Officer David Wilson, Warrant Officer of the Navy 25 Wave Piercing Catamarans - The Naval Future - Guy Doyle, Technical Marketing, and Richard Lowrie, Sales & Marketing Manager for Incat 29 Standing Offer Naval Port Agency Services (SONPAS) - Lieutenant Commander Paul Gall (SOFRC - N301) and Commander Mike Fordham (RANR) 33 Showmen, Silver Dollars and Patriots - Val Wake 38 Denmark Triumphant - Graham Wilson Hack Cover - The Journal for Australia 's Nav\ 41 Book Review - In the Highest Traditions - RAN Heroism Darwin. 19 February 1942 42 China 1900 - East Timor, Bougainville PO BOX 80 and Solomon Islands 2000 Campbell ACT 2612 - Lieutenant Commander Greg Swinden, RAN Designed, typeset and printed by 44 Shots from the Past - ADFA - Recipe NCP for Disaster? 22 Pirie Street, Fyshwick ACT 2609. Phone (02) 6280 7477 - "Master Ned" Spring 2000 Journal of the Australian Naval Institute Editorial elcome to my final edition of the Journal of just for members of the ADF, but for every Australian. the Australian Naval Institute as editor. As time progresses, we must be sure that the aims of WEditing the journal over the past eighteen the Institute are being met. that intelligent debate is months has given me plenty of opportunities to think engaged in and thus that we remain worthwhile and about the way ahead our Navy is taking and to look at relevant, rather than face the potential of becoming a some of the issues and events that have led us to where voicepipe that is yelled down. we are. My greatest thanks go out to the many I would also like to thank our President for his report contributors who have made the job of soureing which you can read in this edition. This shows the way articles and collating editions so much the easier. Of ahead for the Institute and promises hope for a course I would also like to thank the readers, whom I regeneration of interest in Naval matters. This is also assume exist. While there has been little feedback a good opportunity to congratulate the President on during my tenure to indicate whether this is in fact the his promotion to Rear Admiral and subsequent case, people seem to be paying their subscriptions, so posting as Deputy Chief of Navy. Admiral Adams' I assume that there are a number of you out there and report on the way ahead for the Institute and for the interested. Journal will undoubtedly be of interest to you all. The When I took this job on I was excited by the prospect financial report which is also contained in this edition of being involved in the discussions and debates should give you all, as members, an opportunity to see affecting the Navy of today and of the future. It seems, for yourself how the 'treasury' is holding up. though, that most people are simply too busy with This edition has some more great articles and I thank their workloads to voice their opinions by our authors for their efforts. Our lead article, from Dr contributing to our professional journal. During my Kathryn Spurling, considers the role that women ha\c time as editor the question of a replacement for, or played in NATO. It is a very good read and to have alternative to, the DDG and the future of our Navy's, contributors of the calibre of Dr Spurling is a real and indeed our nation's, air warfare capability was honour for the Journal. There are also a number of addressed b\ the government. Our air warfare other very well considered and written articles, capability was lost without a single whisper on the including one from Lieutenant Commander l.issa subject from any of our members or readers. I must Jackson from our New Zealand chapter. Another admit, this came as a surprise and to a certain extent a discusses the roles of the Navy Chaplains who served bit of a disappointment. That the ADF could lose a in East Timor during the Interfet operations, and a major capability without raising the concerns of any discussion of the current and potential future of our readers, makes me question whether the aims of operational employment of Incut's Wave Piercing our Institute are truly being met or whether they are Catamarans is included. There is also an article from merely a shibboleth. I can only continue the plea that Commander Chris Baldwin relating to officer people become interested in the issues that are education that should be of interest to a lot of our affecting us as professionals and our Navy's potential readers. All that, plus much more, including a "Shot as a future institution in Australia. from the Past' especially for those of you who have a The Defence Review 2000 was another significant connection to the Australian Defence Force Academy. event that came and passed without comment on our Get in amongst the pages for some happy reading. pages during the year. As we go to print, the White I hope you enjoy reading this edition and that you Paper that the Review canvassed the community continue to support the ANI into the future. I look opinion for is about to he released. It will determine forward to joining you all soon as a reader. the future shape and posture of the ADF as a whole. This is significant not just for our members, and not MATTHEW ROWE Spring 2000 Journal of the Australian Naval Institute From the Council NEW Council was elected at the Institute's Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, 18 May 2000. A Anumber of changes have been necessary since then because of postings and movements and. accordingly, details of the current Council and other Office Bearers are provided below: President: Rear Admiral Brian Adams, AM, RAN Vice President: Captain Peter Jones. RAN Secretary: Commander John Shevlin, RAN Editor: Lieutenant Matthew Rowe, RAN Treasurer: Lieutenant Cameron Moore, RAN Public Officer: Lieutenant David Swanson, RAN Councillors: Captain Karel de Laat, RANR Captain James Goldrick, RAN Captain Paddy Hodgman, RAN Commander Rex Edwards, RNZN Commander Mark Fitzpatrick, RAN Correspondence with the Council is encouraged. It is one measure of the health of the Institute and the Council would welcome any feedback on the activities of the Institute in general and, in particular, on the contents of the journal. Indeed, the limited number of letters to the Editor is a matter of some surprise - and concern - especially noting some of the topical themes and issues explored in recent journal editions. The Institute exists to encourage discussion and debate of naval matters and to provide an educational and informative forum. We can all play a part in realising these worthwhile objectives. Correspondence should be forwarded to: The Secretary Australian Naval Institute PO Box 80 CAMPBELL ACT 2612 For those with email access, comments can also be forwarded electronically to: [email protected].