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I n t e r n a t io n a l M a r it im e O r g a n iz a t io n
SOLAS
L e a d M in is t e r S A R
N a t io n a l S A R S e c r e t a r ia t
IC S A R
DND, DFO , RCMP, AES
H e r it a g e C a n a d a , p r o v in c e s
S R R C o m m a n d e rs
V ic t o r ia , T r e n t o n , H a lifa x
RCC
MRSC
D N D /C G
S R U 's
Victoria Search and
Rescue Region and
Adjoining Search and
Rescue Regions
JRCC Controller Duties and
Responsibilities
• Requests for assistance can come from anywhere,
similar to 911
• Investigate, evaluate and consider the facts and
circumstances to determine a course of action to
resolve the incident
• Detect and dispatch, matching the tasking at hand to
a suitable and available resource
Incident Classification
• Marine Incident
– Original vehicle operates on water
• Air incident
– Involves manned aircraft regardless of where
aircraft came to rest
• Humanitarian
– Medivacs, missing persons, civilian assistance,
enforcement
Joint Rescue Co-ordination
Centre
Communications
Getting the Call
• Telephone, Pager, Radio
• JRCC
– 1-800-567-5111
• MCTS
– VHF 16, *16
• 911
Getting the info
• Checklists
• Initial tasking information
Stages of an Incident
Aw areness
Initial
Actio ns
Searching Rescue
Operatio ns
Missio n
Wrap-up
Joint Rescue Co-ordination
Centre
Resources
SAR Vessel Capabilities
All SAR marine resources must be capable of:
•Offshore operations
SAR Vessel Characteristics
Type 500 - Gordon Reid, Tanu
TS
Parallel Track Search
Used when search object could be anywhere in
search area
?
T
S
Sector Search
Used when there is a high likelihood that search object
is at datum.
each turn is 120 degrees
1 TS
=Datum
2 TS
3 TS
Each turn is
90 degrees.
1 TS
4 TS
6 TS
Barrier Search
Used in areas of rapid current, usually a river or
confined space.
Current
•Pick landmarks to
steer on.
•SRU must be angled to
stem current
•OSC usually takes this
search
if it’s a multi-unit
search
Search Area
•Main search areas
upcurrent
Shoreline Search
A favourite for RHI’s
Boulder
Beach Sandy
? ? Beach
Driftwood/Log
Surge Channel
Beach
•SRU must stay within beam
sighting ?
• distance of beach.
•All possibilities must be
investigated. ?
•Safety of walking Search Units
Joint Rescue Co-ordination
Centre
Rescue Planning and Operations
What is Risk Management?
• A process by which we can maintain an acceptable
level of safety during the operation
• Safety
– The identification and control of risk
• Risk Management
– The identification and control of risk, according to
a set of preconceived parameters
Stop Stop outside of the event zone (100 feet in most marine situations).
Assess Everybody observes, being careful to only discuss their
observations and not plans.
Plan Everybody gets input on the plan but the leader has the last say.
The leader assigns tasks and clarifies each team member’s role. When
everyone acknowledges the plan, the team can approach.
Mission Analysis
• organize team to meet mission objectives
• allocate resources to critical tasks
• monitor teams and environment, and adjust
resources as necessary
Mission Analysis
– define tasks
– verify data
– discuss objectives
– assess risk: safety risks, evaluate loss
potential
– assemble plan
– critique plan
Severity
• The potential loss from unplanned events
– Injury, occupational illness or death
– Equipment damage
– Mission degradation
– Reduced moral
– Adverse publicity
– Administrative and/or disciplinary actions
Operational Risk Assessment