Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator for Air Traffic Services Personnel

Curriculum & Course Overview

Goal The course provides Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator for Air Traffic Services Personnel with competencies to control all aspects of a full aeronautical search and rescue operation in accordance with ICAO Annex 12 Search and Rescue, ICAO Doc 9731 International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual, Vol I and South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002 (Act 44 of 2002). Learning Objectives • After the completion of the course the participants will be able to: • Discuss search and rescue organisation. • Identify various search and rescue facility resources available. • Identify various types of signal codes that are used during a search and rescue mission. • Identify the different types of search and rescue stages. • Appreciate the COSPAS-SARSAT Programme and its uses in AMSAR • Identify the sequences of events which apply to the three phases of search and rescue; and ATC Search and Rescue actions. • Apply the different search planning computations and appropriate search pattern types. • Conduct search and rescue briefing and debriefing accurately • Demonstrate how to coordinate a search and rescue operation. Structure • Module 0 : Introduction • Module 1 : Awareness, Initial Search and Rescue Notification • Module 2 : Plan the Search and Rescue Mission Operations • Module 3 : Conduct the Search and Rescue Mission Operations • Module 4 : Conclude the Search and Rescue Mission Operations • Module 5 : Evaluate the Search and Rescue Readiness Primary Target Population Air Traffic Control Officers Secondary Audience: Unit Managers or Manager Air Traffic Services ATSOs working in the ARCC Entry Requirements • Matric or Grade 12 • English Language Level 4 both written and spoken; • The trainees should hold an ATS Rating or validated as an ATS Personnel

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