Search and Rescue (SAR) Workshop III Improving SAR Coordination and Response in the Antarctic

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1 Search and Rescue (SAR) Workshop III Improving SAR Coordination and Response in the Antarctic Convened by the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) Co -hosted by the Chilean Directorate General of the Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine (DIRECTEMAR) & the Instituto Antártico Chileno (INACH) 1 June (Wednesday) and 2 June (Thursday) 2016 Venue: MRCC Chile, Avenida Subida Cementerio 300, Playa Ancha Valparaiso, Chile Plenary sessions during the workshop will have English/Spanish translation with thanks to DIRECTEMAR for providing the equipment and translators. Contents of this document (updated 17 May 2016): Objectives Agenda Schedule Contacts Additional information for participants 1

2 Objectives The overarching objective of the workshop is to continue to improve Search and Rescue coordination and response in the Antarctic as a follow up on SAR Workshops I (2008) and II (2009). Specific objectives of this third workshop are to: Conduct a review of progress, in particular on actions arising from the previous workshops; Continue exchange of timely and useful information that can be used in the event of a SAR situation; Review the COMNAP SAR webpage and enhance to meet its goals and purpose; Update all participants on the implementation of the IMO Polar Code; Discuss lessons learned from recent real SAR incidents; Carry out a live table top SAR exercise to increase response capabilities in the future. Proposed Agenda 1. Opening, apologies, introductions 2. Background to the SAR Workshop III and brief review of SAR Workshop I and II and ATCM Special Working Group on SAR outcomes and review of progress 3. Exchange of information/key messages from all five Rescue Coordination Centres 4. Exchange of information/key messages from invited experts a. Medium-altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) System Confirmed speaker: Ms Cheryl Bertoia, Deputy Head/Principal Operations Officer Cospas-Sarsat Secretariat b. IMO Polar Code Confirmed Speaker: Dr. Kim Crosbie, Executive Director, IAATO 5. National Antarctic Program perspectives/key messages 6. COMNAP products and tools a. SAR Webpage b. Antarctic Telecommunications Operators Manual (ATOM)/Facilities List c. Antarctic Flight Information Manual (AFIM) 7. New Technologies/Innovative tools (Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA/UAS), positional systems) in support of SAR situations 8. Regional Discussions (By RCC Regions) 9. Discussion on lessons learned during recent real events 10. Live table top SAR exercise 11. Conclusions 12. Adoption of Workshop Report 13. Close 2

3 Proposed Schedule Day 0: Tuesday 31 May 2016 (evening) Transfer from ATCM venue Santiago to Viña del Mar venue for Icebreaker reception (as required/by arrangement) Informal Icebreaker reception for workshop participants Day 1: Wednesday 1 June 2016 (08:30 18:30) Workshop registration 08:30 09:00 Workshop 09:00 13:00 and 15:00 18:30 Workshop dinner (evening) Day 2: Thursday 2 June 2016 (08:30-13:00) Workshop (includes live tabletop exercise) Workshop closes at 13:00 (subject to adoption of Workshop Report) Optional tour of MRCC Chile (after close of workshop) Day 0: Tuesday, 31 May 2016 Participants arrive 20:30 Icebreaker reception - informal drinks for workshop participants Venue: Naval Country Club, Viña del Mar ( 3

4 COMNAP SAR Workshop III Day 1: Wednesday 1 June 2016 (08:30 18:30) Day 1: Wednesday 1 June 08:30 09:00 Workshop registration and workshop group photo (08:55) 09:00 09:30 Session Chair: Michelle Finnemore (1) Opening, apologies, introductions Welcomes from: Professor Kazuyuki Shiraishi, COMNAP Chairman; Vice Admiral Osvaldo Schwarzenberg, DIRECTEMAR Director General of Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine; and Dr. José Retamales, INACH Director (2) Background and review of progress 09:30 11:00 Session Chair: Carlos Salgado (3) Key Messages from the five RCCs Presentations (15 minutes each) from: Health facilities capacity in the city of Ushuaia in the event of an SAR situation Gabriel Adad, MRCC Argentina How the SAR MOU between the AMSA & AAD work in the Australian SRR including understanding coordinating arrangements Christine MacMillian, Australian Maritime Safety Authority Responsible Antarctic activity & international cooperation in SAR operations José Luis Sepúlveda Mancilla, MRCC Chile SAR coordination in the Ross Sea Region David Wilson, RCC New Zealand MRCC Cape Town SASAR/SAR Southern Ocean region & Antarctica Jared Blows, MRCC Cape Town Initial Questions/comments 11:00 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 12:00 (Continued) Discussion of agenda item 3 12:00 13:00 Session Chair: José Retamales (4) Key Messages from invited experts 12:00-12:20 Medium-altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) System Cheryl Bertoia, Deputy Head/Principal Operations Officer Cospas-Sarsat Secretariat 12:20-12:40 IMO Polar Code Update Safety and Emergency Response provisions Kim Crosbie, Executive Director, IAATO 12:40-13:00 Discussion 13:00 14:30 Lunch break 14:30 16:30 Session Chair: Simon Trotter (5) Key Messages from national Antarctic programs Presentations (15 minutes each) from: [Chile]/INACH Working towards best practice methods in Search and Rescue Simon Trotter, Antarctica New Zealand New and modernized air & marine capacity to enhance SAR situations Gabriel Adad, MRCC Argentina & TBC, Argentina Air Force NCAA [USA] Considerations for a Winter Medical Evacuation Tim Stockings, British Antarctic Survey Discussion 16:30 17:00 Coffee break 17:00 18:30 Session Chair: Rob Wooding (6) COMNAP products & tools; (7) New technologies 4 Evening 17:30 18:30 Discussion Workshop Dinner, venue: Chez Gerald Restaurant (Time to be confirmed)

5 Day 2: Thursday 2 June 08:30 9:30 Session Chair: José Retamales (8) Discussion of lessons learned from recent real events 9:30 11:00 Session Chair: Jonas Mphepya (9) Regional discussions Region: Peninsula, Led by Javier Mardones Region: East Antarctica/Ross Sea/ Dronning Maud Land, Led by Robb Clifton 11:00 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 close 13:00 14:30 Lunch Session Chair: José Luis Sepúlveda Live tabletop exercise (may be two regional exercises) 14:30 16:00 Tour of MRCC Chile (Optional) Contacts DIRECTEMAR Ricardo Velásquez Ortiz, EAC Secretario Ejecutivo Asuntos Internacionales Dirección de Seguridad y Operaciones Marítimas DIRSOMAR rvelasquezo@dgtm.cl INACH Dr. José Retamales Director Instituto Antártico Chileno, jretamales@inach.cl COMNAP Michelle Rogan-Finnemore Executive Secretary (mobile) (office) michelle.finnemore@comnap.aq Recommended Hotels near Workshop Venue (all rates for all hotels listed include a buffet breakfast and wifi) HOTEL GALA (Special DIRECTEMAR rate-from $US129 to $US189 varies by room type) Arlegui 273, Viña del Mar, Chile Phone: Fax: galahotel.galahotel.cl (Mention DIRECTEMAR Workshop when making booking) Web: BEST WESTERN Hotel Marina Del Rey (Special DIRECTEMAR rate-$us150) Ecuador #299, , Vina Del Mar, Chile Phone: Fax: Web: 5

6 There will be daily van transportation provided by DIRECTEMAR between the recommended hotels in Viña del Mar and the workshop venue in Valparaiso. Transportation details will be confirmed closer to the time of the workshop. Map MRCC Directsomar-SAR Workshop III venue Location of recommended hotels. 6