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TRAINING COURSE

SAR Aviation and Tasking course - OBSOLETE

Introduction

This course is delivered in cooperation with Search and Rescue International (Ltd).

A 10 day course with the objectives of training SAR Tasking professionals to a level of competence and understanding of a total systems approach to SAR tasking and the operational parameters within which SAR aircrews must operate.

Group Excercises, Table top simulation, and Case studies will be an important part of the training.

Course Content

The course aims to:

  • familiarise students with the total SAR system tasking requirements.
  • categorize and explain the operational parameters which SAR aircrews must operate within.
  • provide insights into air asset planning considerations in order to optimise their use.
  • enhance knowledge of state SAR obligations.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you should have:

  • The course aims to:

    • familiarise students with the total SAR system tasking requirements.
    • categorize and explain the operational parameters which SAR aircrews must operate within.
    • provide insights into air asset planning considerations in order to optimise their use.
    • enhance knowledge of state SAR obligations.

Who should take this course

SAR Tasking Agency staff from MRCCs, ARCCs and JRCCs

Pre-requisites

Essential:

Desirable pre-requisites:

  • Personnel currently part of an agency with responsibility for tasking SAR aviation assets
  • Personnel with a responsibilty for implementing state SAR obligations and IAMSAR guidance
  • Personnel seeking to work with agencies responsable for the tasking of SAR assets.

Participants are kindly requested to bring a laptop to the course to access course material which will only be provided in electronic format.