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CANADIAN COAST GUARD

Understanding SAR needs to better serve the on-water community

Non classifié (Unclassified)

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Jean Bourdon

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Outline of the presentation

Canadian SAR System

Risk Assessment Methodology for SAR Delivery (RAMSARD)

Maritime SAR preparedness

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National SAR Goal

Prevent loss of life and injury through early warning, response and assistance search and rescue activities using public and private resources and, to the extent possible, make reasonable efforts to minimize damage or loss of additional property.

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Shared responsibility (expanded)

Lead: Department of National Defense (DND)

Primary Assets: Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

Secondary Assets: All other Federal assets, Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), contracted resources, and volunteers on request

Lead: Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

Primary Assets: Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)

Secondary Assets: All other Federal assets, Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA), contracted resources, and volunteers on request.

Federal

Aeronautical

Maritime

Provincial/Territorial

Lead: Provinces, Territories, Municipalities

Response: Emergencies Measures Organizations, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sûreté du Québec (SQ), Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) Volunteers, other organizations, contracted services, Federal resources on request.

Inland SAR (GSAR)

Public Safety Canada

Lead: National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSS)

Role: Coordination of the National Search and Rescue Program (NSP)

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CCG SAR Levels of Service

Internationally and nationally established standards are adopted in whole or in part as appropriate (i.e. the CCG uses the International Aeronautical and Maritime SAR manual).
Search and rescue mission co-ordination services are provided on a 24/7 basis.
All reported maritime SAR alerts/incidents will be investigated and assessed.
Search and rescue preparedness and response services are provided on a risk basis during the normal local navigation season:

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What is RAMSARD

Risk-based Analysis of Maritime SAR Delivery

The objective of the RAMSARD process is to confirm:

•That SAR response in the area under study is adequate

•That CCG resources are being used effectively and efficiently

•Whether there are any existing or emerging risks requiring further analysis or resource adjustment

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-Under the RAMSARD framework, the 40 Coast Guard SAR sub-areas are assessed continuously at a rate of 2 reviews a year per region

-Risks identified can include minor/known risks that can be mitigated with existing resources, medium/emerging risks that can be mitigated with implementation of recommendations, and unmitigated risks that require urgent/immediate action.

-Any of these can be further assessed if the region determines that more analysis or examination of the issues are required.

The RAMSARD methodology is designed to:

•Systematically manage risk decision-making pertaining to the Coast Guard’s SAR delivery system;

•Provide an integrated approach helping the Coast Guard reduce maritime SAR risks more effectively, and allocate SAR resources more systematically, with greater consistency;

•Facilitate the agency’s decision-making related to maritime SAR risk management; and

•Enable the Coast Guard to identify and respond effectively to perceptions of risk on the part of stakeholders, the public and other government agencies.

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The 40 SAR areas

Risk-Based Maritime Search and Rescue Delivery (RAMSARD)

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RAMSARD: Regions under review this year

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Overview – Zone SAR 002: Sept-Îles in Blanc Sablon

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Overview – Zone SAR 002: Sept-Îles in Blanc Sablon

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Incident Location Analysis

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Recommendations expected from RAMSARD

Properly adjust marine SAR capability in a location

Promoting Maritime SAR Exercises and SAR Courses

Inform engagement priorities

Any other pertinent recommendations

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SAR preparedness

When are we prepared?

Education and awareness
Identified risks
Response plans
Exercises with plausible scenarios
Available resources

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SAR Preparedness

Small Vessel Operator Proficiency course

Rigid Hull Inflatable Operation Training (RHIOT)

Coastal SAR course (new addition)

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Coastal SAR course

Designed to introduce first response agencies and communitities to the fundamentals of marine SAR.

12h Classroom theory
8h On-water practical
4h Final exercise

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3-day SAR Course

Person in Water recovery practice

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3-day SAR Course

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Closing Remarks

RAMSARD

SAR Course and Exercise

Interoperability/cooperation

Innovation

�SAR is everyone's business!

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Contacts

Thank you!

Jean Bourdon, SAR Superintendent, Central Region

Email: jean.bourdon@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Cell: +1-418-558-9269

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