HMAS Creswell is a training facility of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) that includes the Royal Australian Naval College (RANC) as well as the School of Survivability and Ship's Safety, Beecroft Weapons Range, and an administrative support department.

Under the Naval Officer Year One (NOYO) scheme introduced in 2000, Midshipmen attending ADFA spend their first year on NEOC and, for Junior Warfare and Supply Officers, on initial phases of their respective application courses before progressing to the Academy.

Subjects studied at NEOC include:[4] The course includes two periods of sea training: The RAN School of Ship Survivability and Safety, colloquially known as the "school of many S's", is the primary CBRN and damage control training facility for the RAN in eastern Australia and is located about 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Creswell.

Its facilities include two firefighting training units and a floodable mock-up of ships compartments, known as "Counter-Sink".

The Australian Navy Cadet unit TS Jervis Bay operates from the western end of HMAS Creswell.