Heading NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY REPORT 2017 Presented by; Kevin Banaghan Training Manager, RCCNZ New Zealand
Third largest Search and Rescue Region 30 million Square Kilometres 9% of World Ocean Area 15,134 km NZ Coastline Our Area of Responsibility HONOLULU SRR FIJI SRR SAMOA NEW CALEDONIA NADI TONGA COOK ISLANDS PAPEETE TAHITI SRR NORFOLK ISLAND NEW ZEALAND SRR AUSTRALIA SRR CHILE SRR
SAR Governance Refer Guiding Notes
SAR Governance Provision of SAR services mandated in primary legislation (Civil Aviation Act 1980; Maritime Transport Act 1994) SAR governance systems established by Government through a cabinet minute (not primary legislation). NZSAR Secretariat runs a National SAR work programme to enhance NZ s overall SAR system. Current priorities include: Enhanced national SAR data systems and performance analysis MRO capability building and other SAR exercises Development of agreed SAR sector doctrinal material NZ was the first country to accede to the Maritime SAR Technical Agreement for Cooperation.
SAR Coordination RCCNZ RCCNZ is a Joint Rescue Coordination Centre We share SAR response coordination in NZ with the NZ Police We own no SAR assets RCCNZ is responsible for all Category II SAR all SAR initiated by a distress beacon activation, all Air related SAR, and any SAR for offshore marine incidents (generally beyond 12 Nm and all high seas) Coordination can be transferred and is worked out with NZ Police based on who is best placed to lead.
SAR Coordination cont d RCCNZ RCCNZ delivers 24/7 operations 15 specialist Search and Rescue Officers (SAROs) work a 12/12 hour shift rotation All systems IT based, including: incident management; search area determination; asset tracking; and comms systems Current Priorities: Recruiting and training two new SAROs Updating our Standard Operating Procedures Planning and preparing for a Mass Rescue Operation Chair of PACSAR Steering Committee; hosting 7 th PACSAR Workshop; Ongoing work with Pacific Countries
SAR Response
SAR Response NZ has a comprehensive SAR resources database. Service level agreements with LandSAR, Coastguard, Surf Life-saving and AREC (terrestrial radio comms provider) Exercises at national and regional level and funded training programme to build responder competency and capability Comms provided through: the Maritime Operations Centre (MOC) MNZ s contracted 24/7 maritime radio provider; Airways; E-text; Sat-phones; telephone and email
SAR Response Current Priorities and challenges: Exercise Rauora II MRO series SAR Demand and Supply study (marine and land) Air Observer training New Health and Safety Legislation Aviation Framework
SAR Prevention Safer Boating for recreational vessels has been a significant focus for a number of years. Some key recent activities include: Virtual Coastguard Old 4 New life jacket exchange On water patrols to check compliance Extensive social media and traditional media boating safety campaigns
RCCNZ / Pacific Islands Phase 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Pre Scoping Scoping - In country Pre Delivery of Training Delivery Training - In country Tokelau Tonga Tokelau Tokelau Tuvalu Tonga Tokelau Niue Kiribati, Cook Islands Tonga Tuvalu Exercise Preparation Follow up Exercise Preparation for continuation Exercises Continuation TRG / Ex Fiji - Attend SARO TRG Fiji - Attend SARO TRG Kiribati, Tonga Cook Islands, Niue Samoa? Fiji - Attend SARO TRG Samoa? Tuvalu Kiribati, Cook Niue Islands Kiribati, Cook Islands Niue Tokelau Tokelau SARO Training Course
Summary of SAR Cases : 2015-2017 Year Total No. of Cases No. of Persons involved No. of cases found No. of survivors No. of cases lost No. of lives lost Remarks 2014/ 2015 (RCCNZ) 2015/ 2016 (RCCNZ) 2016/ 2017 to date (RCCNZ) 2,599 (773) 2,662 (883) 1,865 (734) 1,958 (352) 2,005 (401) 1,326 (326) -- -- -- 1,792 (341) 1,840 (388) 1,230 (315) -- -- -- 166 (11) 165 (13) 96 (11) These figures include the total number of incidents for land, sea and air related SAR. Because of the way NZ currently captures data, we are unable to provide figures for cases found and cases lost. The total number of cases includes false alerts, where it was ultimately identified that no one was in distress. The figures are the combined NZ total, with the figures in brackets showing Cat 2 / RCCNZ coordinated SAR incidents. The 16/17 figures are up to 31 March 2017. Many of the lives lost are related to land based despondents e.g. suicides
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