SAR MISSION COORDINATOR- COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE DESCRIPTION
T his course is desig ne d to provide stude nts w ith a n in-depth un derstan ding o f aeronau tica l an d/or
m aritim e search a nd rescu e (S A R ) activities as part of the S A R M ission C oord in a tor (S M C )
responsib ilities un der a Joint R escue C oord in ation C e ntre (JR C C ), a n A erona utic al R escue C o ordination
C entre (A R C C ) or a M aritim e R escu e C o ordination C entre (M R C C ) It prim arily fo cuses on a ll S A R
activities from the in itial ons et of an incident until the co nclusio n of a m issio n. T here is exte nsive
academ ic instructio n w h ich inclu des practical han ds -on exercises plus a fu ll three days of active
sim ulations w hich are specifically create d for the local environ m en t an d local reso urces. It is ta ilor-m ad e
based on e ach gro up of stu dent’s area of resp onsibility . T his course is an abso lute necessity for a ny
personn el eng age d in R C C operatio ns. It is a P ass/F ail course w ith both w ritten a nd practical
exam inations.

INTENDED AUDIENCE
A ny perso nne l w h o m ay be invo lved d irectly or in directly in se arch an d rescue activities. T h is inclu des
R escue C o ordination C entre person ne l, O n S cene C o ordin ators, A ir T raffic C on trol p ersonn el, C ivil
A viation person ne l, E m erg ency respond ers, C oast G u ard, N avy, A ir F orce, M aritim e E nforce m ent
A ge ncies, P o lice, A d m inistrators and M a nag em ent.

REFERENCES
IA M S A R m a nua l V o lum e I- O rganizatio n an d m ana ge m ent
IA M S A R m a nua l V o lum e II- O perations
IA M S A R m a nua l V o lum e III- M ob ile facilities
IC A O A nn ex X II- S earch an d R escue
T he C a nad ia n S A R system best practices
Interna tio na l M aritim e R escue F ed eration O perations

GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOME

T his course yie lds a solid u nderstan ding o f th e S A R sy stem an d th e effective pros ecutio n of any incid ent
w here a eron autical and /or m aritim e assets are dep loy ed. T h ere is extensive training o n th e C osp as-
S arsat system , G lob al M aritim e D istress S afety S yste m , G lo ba l A v iation D istress S afety S ystem an d
m ore. T h is inclu des a basic know ledg e of m aritim e S A R activities for a m ovin g target a nd all associated
topics. S tud ents e m erg e w ith an in-d epth a ppreciation of th eir d uties as an R C C S A R M ission
C oord inator in accordance w ith internatio nal stand ards and officia l pu blications. E xposure to a
C om p uterize d M M S solidifies the notion of m od ern tec hno logy assisting the S M C w ith accuracy.

PREREQUISITES
F unda m en tals of S A R or e quiva len t
B asic aviation and m aritim e know ledg e

LANGUAGE
U ndersta nding of th e E ng lish lan gua ge both w ritten a nd spoke n preferab ly w ith a m in im um of IC A O L evel
3 E n glish pro ficiency.

DURATION AND LOCATION

C ourse d uration is 1 5 train ing d ays, availab le in 202 1 under M ob ile T raining or V irtual train in g. C lie nt
provides su ita ble classroo m environm ent and com p uters/ IT equ ip m ent an d IA M S A R m a nua ls.

CLASS SIZE
A m axim u m o f 8 stu den ts p er instructor.

INSTRUCTING PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

A ll pro posed instructors are C ana dian S A R M ission C o ordin ators from a C ana dian Joint R escue
C oord inatio n C e ntre w ith a m in im um of 1 0-year experience in S A R and JR C C , a n d a license as a S A R
fixed-w ing/ rotary w ing P ilot or A ir N avig ator w ith a m in im um of 7 years flying S A R operatio ns.

COURSE TOPICS- SAMPLE

T he S A R system internatio nally
IM O , IC A O an d other p artn ers
IA M S A R m a nua ls vols 1-3
C ana da a nd S A R
C O S P A S S A R S A T a nd satellite detectio ns
T he R escue C oord in ation C entre
T he S A R M issio n C o ordina tor, the O n-S cen e C o ordina tor, the A ircraft C o ordinator
R esources an d capa bilities
A ir T raffic C o ntrol an d aero nautical S A R
B asic m aritim e search p lan nin g
Interview in g T echn iq ues
C om m un ications S earching
V isua l a nd electronic se arch patterns
S tag es of a S A R inciden t a nd actions
U se of C om p uterize d M ission M ana gem ent S ystem
T he search e ffort
A viation term in olo gy
A viation w e ather interpreta tion
T he IC A O flig ht p lan
Lost person be havior
C old E xp osure S urvival M o del
GADSS
GMDSS
M odern tech nology a nd aerial searching
C ase study- C -F E X V
3 days of s im u latio ns on a variety or rea l-life R C C situ atio ns base d on loc al area conditio ns

CERTIFICATION
G raduating stude nts receiv e a certificate of co m p letion for the S A R M issio n C o ord inator course.

COURSE FEE
A ll-inclusive form at. Include s tailored co urse prep aratio n for specific p ersonne l, ins truction de livery,
airfare, hotel, m e als, loca l transportation an d incid enta ls.

AVAILABILITY AND PREPARATION TIME

C ourse ava ilability is de pe n din g up on IA M S A R S olutio ns’ on go ing co m m itm ents. A m in im u m of 60 days
from contract s ign ature is requ ired prior to start of trainin g. T h is allow s eno ugh tim e to gather a ppro priate
data on loca l resources a n d loca tio n to better pre pare practical exercises in th e area of respons ibility of
the stu dent cadre.