LIMSOC Terms and Abbreviations

Callsign: a unit's short identifier on the radio and in LIMSOC.

Surfcom: Surf Life Saving Queensland's communications centre, which coordinates units and incidents statewide.

Unit: a club, service or officer role that can be on duty.

Sign on / Sign off: starting and ending a unit's period of duty.

Patrol strength: whether a patrol is Full, Partial or Surveillance / Low Patronage.

IRB: Inflatable Rescue Boat, a type of powercraft.

IRL: Incident Report Log, your unit's record of its involvement in an incident.

FAL / First Aid Log: the record of a first aid treatment. Minor first aids are counted in patrol statistics; major first aids get a full log.

Rescue log: the record of a water rescue.

SRR: Surf Risk Rating, the daily hazard assessment that gives a risk level and control measures.

SMEACS: Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration, Command & Communication, Safety. A briefing format for planning an activity.

Stinger drag: a net drag to check for marine stingers, which gives a calculated risk level.

Preventative action: an action taken to prevent an incident, such as moving swimmers away from a rip.

SurfGuard: SLSA's national membership and patrol-hours system. LIMSOC pulls rosters from it and sends patrol hours back.

Roster / Team: the members rostered or logged on a patrol.

Peer Support / PSO: post-incident wellbeing follow-up, carried out by Peer Support Officers.

Methoxyflurane: pain-relief medication tracked in the Medication Register.

LGA: Local Government Area, used to filter reports.

Region / Area: the operational region a unit belongs to.

13 SURF: the public phone line (13 78 73) for reporting incidents to Surf Life Saving.