Navy People: Meet Scott Carberry from Maryborough
30 July 2010
For Maryborough’s Scott Carberry, the Navy has certainly provided the chance to visit foreign lands. During the whole of August his ship will be based in Hawaii.
The 23-year-old Maryborough State High School graduate joined the Navy in 2008. He specialised as a marine systems technician and he’s currently part of Hawaii-based Exercise RIMPAC– it’s the Pacific’s largest maritime exercise involving 14 Pacific Rim nations.
Scott’s job is to operate and maintain HMAS Warramunga’s propulsion and auxiliary systems, including electrical systems, as well as protect the ship from fire, flood or fumes.
“I love my job because I can get posted anywhere in Australia to work and I get paid to travel the world,” Scott said.
“And spending time away from home makes you respect what you’ve got even more.”
During RIMPAC, Scott’s ship is involved in the first multinational Harpoon Block II missile firing. The successful firing contributed to the eventual sinking of the trial’s target, former warship USS New Orleans.
“During the missile firing we provided a stable weapons platform and made sure all the machinery was operating at 100%,” Scott said.
“It was an amazing sight to watch us decommission USS New Orleans.”
RIMPAC has been a busy time for the 1200 Australian Defence Force (ADF) participants over the exercise period – for Scott however, it has been one great learning experience.
“You get to learn the way other Navies run, their cultures and discipline,” Scott said.
As well as participating in RIMPAC, Scott was also aboard HMAS Toowoomba when she returned to Australia from the Middle East last year.
Scott sees the Navy as a long-term career with the goal of promotion to Chief Petty Officer. But after RIMPAC, he is looking forward to returning home after a busy 12 months.
“When I get back from this trip I am going to buy my first home. It will be in Western Australia as I am based there now, but it’s a start,” Scott said.
Exercise RIMPAC will run through to the 1st August.
