the norwegian rescue service
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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)
• Norwegian definition:“The immediate action taken, conducted
by official authorities, to save people from a dangerous situation or injuries.”
What is a SAR operation?
The Norwegian SAR Organization
Ministry of Justice and Police
JRCC South NorwayStavanger
JRCC North NorwayBodø
7 RSC21 RSCRescue subcenters
65°N
RCC area of responsibility
JRCCSouth
Norway
JRCCNorth
Norway
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.”
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
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
Collective SAR Management
• Chief of Police
• Airforce
• Navy
• Medical authorities
• Telecom (Coastal Radio)
• Air Traffic Control (ATC)
• (Press spokesman)
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
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
Bilateral SAR agreements
• Russia (1995)
• Sweden (1979)
• Finland (1986)
• UK (1980)
• Nordic Agreement (1988)
International co-operation
• ICAO
• IMO
• COSPAS/SARSAT
• GMDSS
• INMARSAT
• NATO
International co-operation
• Challenges:– Language– Information flow, for example data formats– Different national ways of organising the SAR
service– Harmonizing national legislation
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
Rescue cutters
FPB - secondaryresource
Frigate - secondary resource
Sea resources
R/S Ulabrand, one of many rescue cutters stationed along the coastThey are primary SAR resources incoastal waters.
CGV Andenes, one of three CGVs ofthe Nordkapp-cl. Primary rescue resourcein the Norwegian- and Barents sea.In addition a number of different coast-guard ships contribute to SAR
Sea resources
Rescue helicopters in Norway
• Westland Sea-Kings
• <60 min response time
• 4 hr endurance
• 200+ nm radius
2
3
13
2
Banak
Bodø
Ørland
Vigra
Sola
RCC-NN
RCC-SN
Rygge
Sea-King - primary resource, 1 hr alertStationed at Bodø, Banak, Ørland, Stavanger and Rygge
Bell 412 SP, stationed at Bardufoss 1 hr alert
Aircraft
Spitsbergen(Longyearbyen)
1 hralert
Radiusca 250 NMincl. 30 minon scene
Super-Puma
Aircraft