Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre Trenton

1. Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre Trenton Maj Colin Duncan – Officer in Charge (Air Force) Danny Coultis - Regional Supervisor Marine SAR(Coast Guard)

2. NATIONAL SAR OBJECTIVE • Prevent loss of life and injury through Search and Rescue alerting, responding and aiding activities using public and private resources and where possible take reasonable efforts to minimize further damage to or loss of property.

3. Area of Responsibility Search and Rescue Regions St John’s * Victoria * Quebec * * Halifax Trenton *

4. Department of National DefenceResponsibilities • Monitoring the effectiveness of the SAR coordination system. • Provision of Aeronautical SAR services

5. National DefenceActivities • Efficient operation of aeronautical andmaritime co-ordinated SAR system. • Provision and operation of the JRCC’s. (facilities and CF manning) • Co-ordinate, conduct and control aeronautical SAR ops. • Provision of dedicated SAR aircraft • operation of the SARSAT system • provision of ground SAR • provision of support to humanitarian incidents as a secondary task using military aircraft.

6. Canadian Coast GuardResponsibilities • Provision of the maritime componentto the Federal SAR program.

7. Canadian Coast GuardActivities • Provision and staffing of MRSCs (2) and staffing of the maritime component of the JRCCs with CF • Co-ordinate, control and conduct of maritime SAR operations • Provision of maritime SAR resources • provision of maritime advice to CF in aeronautical and other emergencies • provision of assistance to humanitarian incidents as a secondary task

8. Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centres • manned by qualified Aeronautical and Maritime coordinators - 24hrs/day, 365 days/year • are responsible for the co-ordination, control and conduct of aeronautical and maritime search and rescue operations by both Canadian Forces (CF) and Canadian Coast Guard (CG) personnel • CF and CG function together as a team

9. What is a SAR Incident? • A reported situation that requires the response of the search and rescue system. • aeronautical • maritime • humanitarian

10. Aeronautical Incident • A search and rescue incident involving an aircraft.

11. Maritime Incident • A search and rescue incident on the water involving a vessel or person(s), including medical evacuation of person(s), from a vessel.

12. Humanitarian Incident • A search and rescue incident (not aeronautical or maritime) which requires a response by the SAR systemto preserve human life or relieve suffering. • forest fire evac • search for lost hunters • Medevacs • Swimmers • Divers

13. SAR Operation Stages • Awareness stage • Initial action • Planning stage • Operations stage • Conclusion stage

14. How the SAR System is Alerted • Area Control Centres (ACCs)(formerly ATCs) • Flight Service Stations (FSS) • Coast Guard Radio Stations (MCTS) • Canadian Mission Control Centre (SARSAT) • Police and Fire Communication Centres • Citizens (reporting others or themselves in trouble)

15. Primary DND Air ResourcesC130 Hercules

16. CH- 149CORMORANT

17. CH- 146Griffon

18. CC 115 Buffalo

19. Primary Coast Guard Resources47’ Lifeboat

20. Stand by posture for SAR resources • DND: • (30 min.) Mon.– Fri. 8am to 4 pm • (2hr) evenings, weekends & holidays • CG: (30 min.) 24/7

21. Secondary Resources

22. Volunteers

23. CASARA RESOURCES

24. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

25. OTHER RESOURCES • Police agencies - federal, provincial or municipal, • Park rangers, • Fire departments, • Airport/aerodrome managers, • Local GSAR groups (OSARVA, Northern community SAR groups) • Charters • Vessels of Opportunity: such as passenger vessels

26. What can a Passenger vessel do? • Provide updates to JRCC until SAR resources arrive on scene • Act as communications platform • Act as a reception point • May be able to provide medical assistance • Provide a lee for smaller SAR vessels • May be able to transport large numbers of persons • Depending on style of vessel, may be able to recover persons from the water

27. Power of Rescue Coordinator CSA 2001 Sec 130 (2) • On being informed that a person, a vessel or an aircraft is in distress or is missing in Canadian waters or on the high seas off any of the coasts of Canada under circumstances that indicate that they may be in distress, a rescue coordinator may:

28. CSA 2001 cont’d • A) direct all vessels within an area that the rescue coordinator specifies to report their position. • B) direct any vessel to take part in a search for that person, vessel or aircraft or to otherwise render assistance; • C) give any other directions that the rescue coordinator considers necessary to carry out search and rescue operations for that person,vessel or aircraft; and • D) use any lands if it is necessary to do so for the purpose of saving the life of a shipwrecked person.

29. DISTRESS BEACONS 121.5/243.0 Mhz ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter) frequency: 121.5 or 243.0 Mhz. (Air /Land/Sea) 406.025 Mhz PLB -Personal Locator Beacon Radio Beacon - individually coded. Ground related - eco-tourism, camping, expeditions EPIRB - Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacon - individually coded . Marine related (exclusively) ELT - Aviation 406

30. 406 MHZ BEACONS • ADVANTAGES • TRUE GLOBAL COVERAGE • TIGHTER FREQUENCY TOLERANCE • GREATER POSITION ACCURACY (WITHIN 5 NM) • SPECIFIC DESIGN FOR SARSAT SYSTEM • TRANSMISSION OF DIGITALLY ENCODED INFORMATION • WITH GPS, POSITION POSSIBLE WITH NO DOPPLER

31. COMBINING EVERYTHING…..

32. QUESTIONS??

33. THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE