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The Norwegian Rescue Service

The Norwegian Rescue Service. www.hovedredningssentralen.no. Facts. Population: 4.5 mill Coastline: 33,597km A straight line between Lindesnes and North Cape equals the distance Oslo-Rome

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The Norwegian Rescue Service

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  1. The Norwegian Rescue Service www.hovedredningssentralen.no

  2. Facts • Population: 4.5 mill • Coastline: 33,597km • A straight line between Lindesnes and North Cape equals the distance Oslo-Rome • Mainland streches from 57°N to 71° (Svalbard 82°N)Totally 1500 nm, longer than the distance between US-Canadian border & US Mexico border) • Climate: -45°C (winter) to +35°C(summer)

  3. What is a SAR operation? • Norwegian definition: • “The immediate action taken, conducted by official authorities, to save people from a dangerous situation or injuries.”

  4. The Norwegian SAR Organization 65°N

  5. RCC area of responsibility JRCCNorth Norway JRCCSouthNorway

  6. Main principles • Cooperative organization • Integrated coordination structure • Collective SAR Management • “The Norwegian SAR service is a fully integrated set of services, directed by a joint co-ordination organization responsible for all kinds of rescue operations (sea, air, land). These services are performed through a cooperative effort, involving governmental agencies, voluntary organizations and private enterprises.”

  7. Co-operative organization • Governmental agencies: • must contribute with whatever resources considered appropriate • cover their own expenses • Private companies • paid normal market rates • Voluntary organizations • reimbursed directly SAR service is free of charge for the rescued

  8. Integrated coordination structure • JRCCs co-ordinate all types of SAR-missions: • Land rescue operations • Sea rescue operations • Air rescue operations • Offshore rescue operations • International/cross border co-operation and operations

  9. Collective SAR Management • Chief of Police • Airforce • Navy • Medical authorities • Telecom (Coastal Radio) • Air Traffic Control (ATC) • (Press spokesman)

  10. Rescue Sub-centre (RSC) • Co-located with police district • Manned by the police on a daily basis • May be reinforced by a SAR management and other experts

  11. RSC SAR Management • Headed by the Chief of Police • Fire department • Medical authorities • Pilot service • Port authority • Defence forces • Telecom • ATC • Civil defence • Voluntary organizations

  12. Bilateral SAR agreements • Russia (1995) • Sweden (1979) • Finland (1986) • UK (1980) • Nordic Agreement (1988)

  13. International co-operation • ICAO • IMO • COSPAS/SARSAT • GMDSS • INMARSAT • NATO

  14. International co-operation • Challenges: • Language • Information flow, for example data formats • Different national ways of organising the SAR service • Harmonizing national legislation

  15. RCC Communication • Inmarsat - A, B, C • Radio HF / VHF/ UHF - Coastal radio • Direct lines to Airforce, Navy, Police and Hospitals • Direct lines to ATC, Coastal radios, Offshore / Oil companies HQ etc • X-25 • AFTN – NAIS • Telephone, Telex, Telefax • Internet, E-mail

  16. Rescue cutters

  17. Sea resources FPB - secondary resource Frigate - secondary resource

  18. Sea resources CGV Andenes, one of three CGVs of the Nordkapp-cl. Primary rescue resource in the Norwegian- and Barents sea. In addition a number of different coast- guard ships contribute to SAR R/S Ulabrand, one of many rescue cutters stationed along the coast They are primary SAR resources in coastal waters.

  19. Rescue helicopters in Norway 2 • Westland Sea-Kings • <60 min response time • 4 hr endurance • 200+ nm radius Banak 3 RCC-NN Bodø 2 Ørland Vigra RCC-SN Rygge 1 3 Sola

  20. Aircraft Sea-King - primary resource, 1 hr alert Stationed at Bodø, Banak, Ørland, Stavanger and Rygge Bell 412 SP, stationed at Bardufoss 1 hr alert

  21. Aircraft 1 hr alert Radius ca 250 NM incl. 30 min on scene Super-Puma Spitsbergen (Longyearbyen)

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