Beaconsfield Ambulance Volunteer Group members, in cooperation with Tamar Sea Rescue, held a joint training evening as part of the volunteers' fortnightly training sessions.

The evening allowed both groups to better understand the other's equipment and processes when dealing with an emergency situation.

Tasmanian Ambulance Volunteer member Michael Jessup said the evening came about after both groups were called to an incident.

The two parties then showed mutual interest in learning how the other handles an emergency situation in the water.

"It was just a matter of utilising ambulance equipment within the Tamar Sea Rescue," Mr Jessup said

Mr Jessup said ambulance volunteers were able to get a hands-on look at Tamar Sea Rescue's latest nine-metre vessel that was recently purchased.

"We utilised that vessel and a smaller vessel to practice in how it transports by boat an injured person, then having the skills to remove that patient safely from the vessel to awaiting ambulances at various boat ramps which was the exercise," he said.

"Our group as well got a lot of insight into the size of the vessels and just how they operate."

He added that Tamar Sea Rescue members also learned a lot from the session.

"Tamar Sea Rescue was able to see what tools volunteers ambulances had at their disposal," Mr Jessup said.

"Both parties got a lot out of it, it was a really good night."

According to Mr Jessup, the night highlighted the importance of both these groups in the Tamar Valley area, with both groups placing public safety as their highest priority when out on the job.

"If there was any sort of boating accident or if they have a medical episode, we have the resources to help those people with the combination of Tamar Sea Rescue and Volunteer ambulance services," Mr Jessup said.