Units
There are two standing units based in Australia;
- Clearance Diving Team One; assigned to the east of Australia and based at HMAS Waterhen in New South Wales
- Clearance Diving Team Four; assigned to the west of Australia and based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia
A third unit, Clearance Diving Team Three (AUSCDT THREE) is formed when clearance divers are sent into combat. CDT 3 saw extensive service in the Vietnam War, and during the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq War.
There are seven Reserve Diving Teams (RDT) which provide supplementary or surge capability in support of regular CDTs in addition to localised fleet underwater taskings:
- Reserve Diving Team Six – Victoria
- Reserve Diving Team Seven – Western Australia
- Reserve Diving Team Eight – Southern Queensland
- Reserve Diving Team Nine – South Australia
- Reserve Diving Team Ten – Tasmania
- Reserve Diving Team Eleven – Northern Territory
- Reserve Diving Team Twelve – Northern Queensland
Read more about this topic: Clearance Diving Team (RAN)
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