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AIP SWITZERLAND GEN 3.6 - 1

SKYGUIDE, CH-8602 WANGEN BEI DUBENDORF

GEN 3.6 SEARCH AND RESCUE

1. Responsible service

The SAR service is under the responsibility of FOCA. The execution of SAR is delegated to the KAPO ZH (RCC) and the Swiss Air Force (search FLTs).It can call on the following resources for assistance, as needed:

• Air force units;• the Swiss Air Ambulance (REGA);• Civil aviation companies;• Canton police forces;• Swiss alpine club rescue teams;• Swiss Red Cross organisations;• Army units;• Skyguide (ATS).

The SAR service in Switzerland is provided in accordance with ICAO SARPS.

The following publications are applied:

2. Area of responsibility

The SAR area encompasses the territories of the Swiss Confederation and of the Principality of Liechtenstein. This area is enclosed by the frontiers and is not coincident in all parts with the FIR Switzerland (different from ICAO Annex 12, recommendation 2.2.1.1).

3. Types of service

3.1 Aircraft removal service

A disabled ACFT hindering or blocking the AP operation must be removed immediately after release by the Swiss Accident Investigation Board. Removal is the responsibility of the operator of the disabled ACFT.At Zurich, Genève and Bâle-Mulhouse AP, a removal service, capable of removing up to B-747-sized ACFT, is AVBL to any ACFT operator.The competent services are:

3.1.1 Central aircraft removal service:

The central ACFT removal service is a service for the removal of disabled ACFT, created by Stadt Zurich, Schutz und Rettung (AP fire brigade), in collaboration with the two APs (Zurich and Geneva). It comprises the necessary specialist equipment and trained personnel. The management of this service is performed by Stadt Zurich, Schutz und Rettung (AP fire brigade). It will be mobilised by the AP to remove any ACFT.

SEARCH AND RESCUE CO-ORDINATION CENTRE (RCC)SAR Centre Zurich

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Kantonspolizei ZürichFlughafenpolizei Stabsabteilung, Einsatzzentrale SAR/RCCPrime-Center 1-A11CH-8058 ZürichSwitzerland

+41 (0) 58 717 06 50 +41 (0) 58 717 06 60 LSARYCYX Email: [email protected]

Search And Rescue area: Switzerland and LiechtensteinSupervising authority: Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC)Name and location of Rescue SubCentre: NIL

- ICAO Annex 12: Search and Rescue;

- ICAO DOC 7030: The regional supplementary procedures for alerting and SAR-services;

- ICAO DOC 9731: International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual.

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Postal address: Stadt Zurich Schutz und RettungECC EinsatzzentraleFlughafen FeuerwehrCH-8058 Zurich-Airport

TEL: +41 (0) 43 816 21 21

3.1.2 Airport co-ordinator:

REF AD-2.2 LSGG, AD-2.2 LSZH.The regional APs can call upon the central ACFT removal service with the necessary specialist equipment and trained personnel.

4. SAR agreements

4.1 Co-operation with search and rescue services of other States

Prior request for the participation of foreign SAR units in SAR operations in Switzerland and in the Principality of Liechtenstein must be submitted to the SAR centre Zurich. The KAPO ZH in consultation with the Swiss Air Force, is able to grant the appropriate permission.

In accordance with ICAO Annex 12, § 4.2.2, refuelling, lubricating and servicing facilities can be made AVBL for foreign SAR ACFT at the following ADs: Bern-Belp, Genève, Locarno, Sion and Zurich.

5. Conditions of availability

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6. Procedures and signals used

6.1 Procedures

The applicable procedures are in accordance with the standards of chapter 5 of ICAO Annex 12.

6.2 Communications

Frequencies AVBL for SAR transmissions are as follows:

AIR-GROUND and vice versa in VHF radiotelephony:• ATC service frequencies in use;• EMERG FREQ 121.500 MHz.

Survival radio equipment which may be carried on board ACFT:

RTF and radio beacon:• 121.500 MHz; • 243 MHz;• 406 MHz.

It is recommended in all cases to that an ELT is carried for the FLT.

SAR-VHF communications:Working-FREQ 123.100 MHz.

For ground comunications, the TEL lines, the direct transmission circuits of the ATC service and the TX network will be used.

6.3 Alerting

Observations and notifications concerning ACFT in states of EMERG are to be reported to:• RCC Zurich (designated SAR point of contact for the receipt of Cospas-Sarsat distress data), or• ATC Geneva or Zurich, which in turn, will immediately inform RCC Zurich.

6.4 Operations

A flight plan submitted at the point of DEP constitutes, in the case of an incident, the basis for providing the SAR service (REF: ENR-1.10). Therefore, pilots are advised to also submit a flight plan before DEP for VFR FLTs over areas of difficult access in the Alps, the Prealps and the Jura (REF: ENR-5.5).

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The written notification of an intended FLT according to article 31, § 1, ORA/Rules of the Air, will serve the needs of local surveillance. It may be used to a limited extent only, for possible international SAR operations.

When an ELT is carried, this shall be mentioned in the written FLT notification, (article 31, § 1, ORA/Rules of the air) or in ITEM 19 of the ICAO flight plan (REF: ENR-1.10).

If the pilot lands at an AD other than the one specified in the submitted flight plan, the competent services at the DEP AD and at the AD of first DEST shall be notified without delay.

The costs of SAR operations are paid by the FOCA, which will have them reimbursed by the ACFT operator or the third-party who caused them.

Upon a special decision of the Federal Council or in the case of the SAR of foreign ACFT registered in a State which takes responsibility for the costs of the SAR of Swiss ACFT within its territory, the costs are borne by the Confederation.

6.5 False alerts by emergency location transmitters ELT

The increased sensitivity of ground facilities and the better coverage of SARSAT/COSPAS satellites are such that the RCC is progressively alerted more frequently by the receiving station at Toulouse which picks up distress SGL by ELTs. In most cases, those are false alerts.In order to ensure the safety of airspace users which find themselves in actual distress situation, FOCA requests adherence to the recommended procedures applicable in such circumstances, so as to avoid false alerts:

a. listen on EMERG FREQ 121.500 MHz prior to and after each FLT (these operations are part of the checklist);

b. if the ACFT has suffered strong shocks, e.g. during a hard LDG, when crossing thresholds of hangar doors, during loading or unloading of gliders, etc., also listen on EMERG FREQ (personal MNT);

c. tests may be carried out for a very brief period during the first MIN after any HR (on the HR). To do this set the ELT from ”ARM” to ”ON”, then to ”OFF”, setting it to ”ARM” AGN; this procedure is valid for 121.500 MHz ELTs only. 406 MHz ELTs tests have to be carried out by an APV MAINT facility using APV test equipment.

d. For major MAINT works on the ACFT, the ELT shall be removed and the batteries taken away. Batteries should be RPLC in accordance with the specifications, so that the optimal EM of distress SGL can be guaranteed.

Any inadvertent activation of an ELT shall be notified to RCC Zurich or the appropriate ATS by indicating the location and the duration of the EM, so that the alert can be CNL:

6.6 Helicopter Priority Procedures with ATC

6.6.1 Declaration of priority via RTF

Except as defined in § 6.6.2 below, priority by helicopter emergency, rescue and SAR flights shall be declared on the appropriate ATS frequency. For this purpose, the following phrases shall be used:

• "REQUEST PRIORITY" or• "REQUEST MEDIUM PRIORITY"

"REQUEST PRIORITY" indicates a high priority flight equivalent to an ambulance transport with blue lights flashing (no delay acceptable)."REQUEST MEDIUM PRIORITY" advises about the ability to absorb some delay, which is to be agreed with the ATS.

Whenever deemed necessary by the medical personnel, a helicopter emergency, rescue and SAR flight may, at any time, change its status of priority from "medium" to "high", by making the appropriate call on the ATS frequency.

6.6.2 Declaration of priority via call/sign

When so established in an appropriate Letters of Agreement (LoA) between the helicopter emergency, rescue and SAR operators and ATS units, flight crews of emergency, rescue and SAR flights may use their call signs to differentiate between the high, medium and no priority requests.

When call signs are used for the declaration of helicopter emergency, rescue and SAR priority, they shall be established as per the following model:

RCC Zurich Phone: +41 (0) 58 717 06 50 or

ACC Zurich Phone: +41 (0) 43 931 69 60 or

ACC Geneva Phone: +41 (0) 22 747 13 40

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• HIGH PRIORITY: telephony designator followed by the flight number and "P",which shall be pronounced as PRIORITY on initial call. Thereafter, as "PAPA",

• MEDIUM PRIORITY: telephony designator followed by the flight number,• NO PRIORITY: telephony designator followed by the last two letters of the aircraft registration.

To establish a LoA with Skyguide contact: [email protected]

6.6.3 Transponder Code

All emergency, rescue and SAR flights should use the transponder code 7100, unless differently in-structed by the ATC or another emergency (7700, 7600 or 7500) code is used.

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6.7 Search and rescue signals

(REF: ICAO Annex 12)

Ground-air visual signal code for use by survivors

No Message Code symbol

1 Require assistance

2 Require medical assistance

3 No or Negative

4 Yes or affirmative

5 Proceeding in this direction

Ground-air visual signal code for use by rescue units

No Message Code symbol

1 Operation completed

2 We have found all personnel

3 We have found only some personnel

4 We are not able to continue.Returning to base

5 Have divided into two groups.Each proceeding in direction indicated

6 Information received that aircraft is in this direction

7 Nothing found.Will continue to search

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