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SEARCH AND RESCUE
Joint Rescue Co-ordination
Centre
Awareness and Initial Actions
National SAR System
United Nations
International Maritime Organization
SOLAS
Lead Minister SAR
National SAR Secretariat
ICSAR
DND, DFO, RCMP, AES
Heritage Canada, provinces
SRR Commanders
Victoria, Trenton, Halifax
RCC
MRSC
DND/CG
SRU's
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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
Awareness
Initial
Actions
Searching
Rescue
Operations
Mission
Wrap-up
Joint Rescue Co-ordination
Centre
Resources
SAR Vessel Capabilities
All SAR marine resources must be capable of:
•Incident detection & search capability
•Survivor Recovery
•Firefighting
•Towing
•Salvage & damage control
To what extent they can carry out these tasks is a
function of their size and crew training.
SAR Vessel Characteristics
Type 600/1050 - Narwhal,
John Tully
•Large SAR cutter/high
endurance
•All weather patrol
•Offshore operations
SAR Vessel Characteristics
Type 500 - Gordon Reid, Tanu
•Intermediate SAR cutter/medium endurance
•Moderate weather patrol
•Close offshore operations
CG Gordon Reid
SAR Vessel Characteristics
Type 400 - Arrow Post, Pt. Henry
•Small Cutter/station mode
•Medium range/moderate speed
•Semi sheltered waters operations
CG Cutter Point Race
SAR Vessel Characteristics
Hovercraft
Air Cushion Vehicle
Air Cushion Vehicle
47 foot Lifeboat
753 Rigid Hull Inflatable
Cormorant Helicopter
Buffalo Aircraft
Aurora Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Sea King with Canadian
Frigates
Personnel
Royal Canadian Marine
Search & Rescue
Joint Rescue Co-ordination
Centre
Search Planning and Operations
Creeping Line Search
Used when search object is more likely
to be at one end of search area than the other
TS
Parallel Track Search
Used when search object could be anywhere in
search area
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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
Search Unit passes repeatedly through datum.
Expanding Square Search
Used when there is a high likelihood that search object
is at datum.
=Datum
5 TS
Each turn is
90 degrees.
3 TS
1 TS
•Align search legs
with cardinal points
•Carry two DMB’s
5 TS
3 TS
1 TS
2 TS
4 TS
6 TS
2 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
•Main search areas
upcurrent
Search Area
Shoreline Search
A favourite for RHI’s
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Boulder
Beach
Surge Channel
•SRU must stay within beam
sighting
• distance of beach.
•All possibilities must be
investigated.
•Safety of walking Search Units
Sandy
Beach
Driftwood/Log
Beach
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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
Briefing
Risk
assessed
for transit
and
mission
Getting
Underway
Reassess
Risk
Harbour
Transit
Reassess
Risk
Piloting
Reassess
transit and
Mission
Risks
Mission
Operations
Reassess
risk to
resources
Deploy
Resources