Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service
Playing a crucial role in coastal safety and identifying emergencies, our highly-trained crews are on the lookout for people in distress as they perform regular patrols along the West Australian coastline.
service statistics
Between 1 September 2025 and 30 April 2026, our service performed:
0
Shark Sightings
209 Metro
502 South West
Shark sightings as reported by our crew.
0
Patrol Hours
510 Metro
485 South West
The number of flying hours patrolling our West Australian coastline.
0
Number of Patrols
438 Metro
269 South West
The number of patrols performed by each of our services.
0
Preventions
3,558 Metro
2,036 South West
This is the number of people cleared from the water due to a warning being issued.
patrol schedule
Our service is operational from September to April each year. The patrol schedule dates for each service are outlined below.
Metro
September 2026
5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26-30 (inclusive)
October 2026
Daily
November 2026
Daily
December 2026
Daily
January 2027
Daily
February 2027
Daily
March 2027
Daily
April 2027
Daily
South West
September 2026
5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26-30 (inclusive)
October 2026
1-11 (inclusive), 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
November 2026
1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 – 30 (inclusive)
December 2026
Daily
January 2027
Daily
February 2027
6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 (weekends)
March 2027
6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 (weekends)
April 2027
3, 4, 10 – 26 (inclusive)