MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE PLANNING COURSE FOR SAR CONTROLLERS AND SEARCH AND RESCUE UNITS
About the course
MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE PLANNING COURSE FOR SAR CONTROLLERS AND SEARCH AND RESCUE UNITS -ORGANIZATION -PLANNING -CONDUCTING SAR OPERATIONS
Programme
vCourse Goal: Provide knowledge and skills for the role of SAR controllers at MRCC/MRSC level, and Search and Rescue Units (Vessels, Life boats and Air assets). v Objectives: v SAR SYSTEM - Employ Regional SAR Responsability - State the duties of the SAR Coordinator (SC) - Employ the duties of the SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC) v COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS * - Identify methods of awarness - State Communications Policy - Receive a request for assistence via landline phone or VHF-FM radio v Objectives: v INICTIAL ACTIONS - Conduct interviews utilizing appropriate checksheets - Establish the approximate position - Employ the duties of a SAR Planner - Classify the case - Issue a Urgent Marine Information Broadcast – UMIB (Maritime Safety Information) v RESOURCES - State the Duties of On Scene Coordinator (OSC) - State the Duties of Search and Rescue Unit (SRU) - Dispatch SRU(s) - Monitor the case v Objectives: v OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT - Define the Mission task - Identify Mission hazards - Assess the Mission risk - Identify options to reduce mission risk - Evaluate risk versus gain - Execute the Mission - Monitor the situation v Objectives: v SAR BRIEFINGS - Brief SAR Chain of Command - Brief the SRU(s) - Conduct helicopter evacuation safety brief - Brief the Next of Kin - Implement the Critical Incident Communications Procedures v SEARCH PLANNING BASICS - Environmental Data: Leeway Winds/Surface Currents - Determine Last Known Position (LKP) - Calculate Datum (Most Probable Position) - Determine Search Area according available assets v Objectives: v SEARCH PLANNING BASICS - Search Plan Variables (Detection capability; Sweep Width (W); Coverage factor (C) and Trackspacing (S) - Search Patterns - Oversee Planner* v SEARCH PLAN EVALUATION - Evaluate the produced Plan - Manipulate the produced Plan v Objectives: v TYPES OF INCIDENTS - Radio or Inland Phone line MAYDAY Call - Uncorrelated Distress Broadcast - Flare incidents - Overdue incidents - SARSAT incidents v CONCLUSION - Close a SAR file - State the public affairs policy - Brief the Next of Kin - Cancel appropriate broadcasts - Recall SRU(s) - Debrief (SRU, SMC, Survivors) v Workshops: v Marine Enviroment – Portuguese hydrographical Institute v Safety of Navigation – Portuguese Nacional Maritime Authority v Shore Stations wth their Rescue Assets - Portuguese Nacional Maritime Authority (ISN) v Air Assets – Portuguese Air Force v Public Affair Policy – Portuguese Navy v GMDSS - Portuguese Navy School Of Naval Technologies v Submarine Rescue procedures - Portuguese Navy vCourse Pratical Component: v Navigation Simulator 
Location
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Almada
2810-001 ALMADA 2810-001 ALMADA Almada Portugal
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