Throughout the years various callouts are well remembered.
Pete was involved in a search for two people when a freight plane crashed into the sea.
"I spent many days on that one."
The pilot and co-pilot's bodies were recovered by police divers more than a week later.
Another extensive search involved looking for missing diver Rob Hewitt who was eventually found alive after 75 hours in the sea.
"There were about eight boats out there and I was on-scene control so I had to organise all the vessels and search lines and make sure the spacing was always correct."
Another callout that stood out was "a child trapped under an upturned boat" who thankfully survived.
Only when people aren't wearing lifejackets does Pete's cool and calm demeanour get tested.
Pete Dixon. Photo / David Haxton
"We were called out to three guys on a small boat who were five miles out.
