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Aeronautical and Maritime �Search & Rescue

Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton

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Presentation Overview

  • Canadian Search and Rescue (SAR) System
  • SAR Resources
  • SAR Cases
  • Technology in SAR
  • Questions

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National SAR Objective

Prevent loss of life and injury through 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.

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Canadian Search and Rescue Regions

  • 18,000,000 km²
  • 38,000,000 people

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Primary SAR Air Resources

Location: Trenton, Greenwood & Winnipeg

Endurance 7 hrs

Search speed:130-150 kts

CH146 Griffon

Location: Trenton

Endurance 2-3 hrs

Search speed: 90 kts

CC130 Hercules

CH149 Cormorant

Location: Greenwood, Gander, & Comox

Endurance 5hrs

Search speed:115 kts

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Secondary Air Resources

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Primary SAR Marine Resources

  • Nine 47 ft. motor life boats located on the Great Lakes
  • Six inshore rescue boats (IRB) from late May to September (Student Program).
  • Maintain 30 min standby 24/7

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Location of Primary SAR Marine Resources

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Secondary Marine Resources

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Volunteers - Civil Air Search and Rescue

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Volunteers – Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary

ccga-ca.com

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SAR CASES

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Medevac

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Grounded Tour Boat

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Technology in SAR

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406 Emergency Beacons

Activations are received by the Canadian Mission Control Centre (CMCC)

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CMCC passes position and registration information (maintained by the Canadian Beacon Registry) to JRCC or MRSC

406 PLB – personal locator beacon

406 EPIRB - emergency position indicating radio beacon

406 ELT – emergency locator transmitter

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NOTE**406 beacons are different from SPOT or GARMIN devices

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406 Beacons take the SEARCH out of Search & Rescue!

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Investigations at RCC- Cell vs VHF

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Cell Ping:

  • Carrier Details (first 3 digits)
  • Make Request form to Carrier
    • No time frame to return
  • Which towers did it connect to? Error radius? Position (DD Deg/ DMS…. Must convert correctly)

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  • Role of OPP/RCMP

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Connect Rocket

  • Program utilized by multiple emergency services in Canada
  • Utilized in addition or replacement of a cell ping done with a cell phone provider or the OPP/RCMP
  • Requires JRCC to have the cell phone number and be in contact with the phone owner
  • Requires the individual to “enable permissions on their cell phone to share their location services”
  • Requires the individual to have data services on their phone, and be within cell service

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Connect Rocket

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JRCC Computer Screen

Cell Phone Screen

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Connect Rocket

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Questions?

1-800-267-7270

911 or *16

VHF Radio ch 16 via VBR or VBE

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