Aeronautical Search and Rescue (SAR) Operation Course
Introduction
- With the introduction of the three volumes of International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Mannuals (IAMSAR), the civil aviation and the maritime industries were brought much closer together.
- This mutual co-operation serves both the marine and aviation industries well. Although fixed wing aircraft cannot, in general, recover from the surface, they can locate distressed parties early, by coverage of a greater area. Surface craft can subsequently be brought in to recover, when the situation is outside helicopter range.
- In addition to more detailed, this specific course will introduce the participants to the world of Aeronautical Search and Rescue Operations.
- The course is designed so as to provide Search and Rescue Mission Coordinators (SMC) with knowledge, skill, attitude to upgrade the competencies required to carry out SMC function effectively and efficiently in accordance with ICAO Standard and Recommended Practices (SARPs). The course will depend on videos, Case Studies and Photos to compensate practical training. OJT is highly recommended after passing the course in a contracted search and rescue center or similar entity.
- This course is a combination of instruction and facilities. The modules will have references to documents to review, interpret and then apply to case studies to build a bespoke framework to take away and further develop on-site.
Objectives
Upon successfully passing the course, participants will be able to:
- Perform the role of a Search Mission Coordinator in RCCs.
- Apply the knowledge gained in the conduct of SAR operations.
- Gain theoretical knowledge in Aeronautical SAR Operations.
- Determine Principles of SAR Management.
- Plan for Inland, Maritime and Airborne SAR operations.
- Define the different search and rescue incidents and their causes.
- Identify the types of SAR resources that respond to an incident.
- Know how to efficiently use different assets of SAR Units land, Maritime and Airborne.
- Compare the different levels of response to a search and rescue incident.
- Enhance knowledge and skills in assessing their SAR environment.
- Construct and publish robust requirement for their SAR stakeholders in the aeronautical areas of their national SAR system.
- Identify the aircraft emergency phase
- Plot the track of intercept aircraft
- Calculate and determine datum of aircraft and search area.
- Prepare SAR action plan
- Allocate resources to search area
- Follow up SAR operations progress
- Evaluate search and rescue operations outcome
Who Sould Attend
- Government departments or agencies responsible for search and rescue
- Mainly SAR operators
- SAR Coordinators
- SAR Administration personnel
- Civil/military Air Traffic Control Officers
- Air Navigation service providers
- Airport emergency services
- Navy Operations Officers
- National aviation authorities.
Course Content
- Course overview and Introduction to the IAMSAR three volumes:
- Volume I The Organization and Management
- Volume II The Mission Coordination.
- Volume III Mobile Facilities
- General SAR procedures
- SAR Organization
- SAR resources
- Communication
- SAR Operating procedures
- RCCs and RSCs
- Meteorological information for SAR
- Air search patterns
- Conduct of search
- Supplies and equipment
- Rescue of survivors
- International provisions
- Public relations
- Handling the media
- International Aeronautical and Maritime SAR
- Requirements of search coefficient
- Aeronautical SAR procedures
- Aeronautical SAR organization
- Aeronautical RCC administration
- Charts and Maps
- Basic Navigation
- Sea and land search areas, techniques and efforts allocation
- Plotting exercises
- Prepare initial SAR check sheet
- Prepare SAR Action Plan
- Fill situational reports (SITREP)
- Allocation of Resources to Search Area
- Follow up SAR Operations Progress
- Evaluation SAR Operations Outcome
Prerequisite
- Civil Air Traffic Control Officers should have at least 5 years of experience as air traffic controllers.
- Obtaining Search and rescue coordination and OR Search and Rescue course.