SOUTH AFRICAN SEARCH AND RESCUE ORGANISATION JOINING HANDS SO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE

SASAR MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE Minister of Transport Director – General: Transport SASAR Executive Committee SAR Strategy, Regulation, Co-ordination & Oversight Deputy Director – General : Civil Aviation Chief Director: Aviation Safety, Security, Environment & SAR Head: South African SAR Services Chairman: : SASAR Executive Committee SASAR Management Committee Aeronautical Sub Committee Maritime Sub Committee Director : SAR Head : SASAR Secretariat Chairman : Management Committee Head : Aeronautical SAR Ops Chairman : Aeronautical Sub Committee Head : Maritime SAR Ops Chairman : Maritime Sub Committee Chief ARCC Hosted by Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company (ATNS) Chief MRCC Hosted by SA Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

SASAR SEARCH AND RESCUE REGION AERONAUTICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE REGION

IAMSAR Manuals Volumes 1 – 3 Chief : ARCC Johannesburg OBJECTIVE Creating an awareness and understanding of our respective roles and responsibilities in terms of Aeronautical Search and Rescue as contained in ICAO Annex 12 and written into South African law as “The South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act 44 of 2002 as amended 2013, the SAR Regulations and the South African Search and Rescue Organisation (SASAR) National Policy Manual. ICAO Source Documents ICAO - Annex 12 IAMSAR Manuals Volumes 1 – 3 Santjie White – Chief : ARCC Johannesburg

COMPOSITION OF SASAR SASAR is made up of representatives from Government Departments, commercial and voluntary organisations which are signatories to SASAR and are able to contribute services and facilities. Department of Transport. South African Maritime Safety Authority. South African Civil Aviation Authority. Air Traffic and Navigation Services (SOC) Company Limited. Department of International Relation and Cooperation. South African National Defence Force. South African Police Service. Transnet National Ports Authority.

COMPOSITION OF SASAR Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs. (Disaster management/Fire and Rescue/EMS) Telkom Limited. (COSPAS-SARSAT) Independent Communications Authority of South Africa South African Airways Department of Sports and Recreation Department of Health Airline Association Of South Africa. Department of Home Affairs. Department of Environmental Affairs. South African Weather Services.

SASAR OPERATIONAL STRUCTURES SASAR SECRETARIAT Director SAR MRCC ARCC HEAD AERONAUTICAL SAR OPERATIONS HEAD MAR SAR OPERATIONS MRCC CHIEF MRCC CT OVERALL MARITIME SAR RESPONSIBILITY ARCC CHIEF ARCC JHB OVERALL AERONAUTICAL SAR RESPONSIBILITY Local PC/RSC LOCAL RESCUE RESPONSIBILITY Local PC/RSC LOCAL RESCUE RESPONSIBILITY Local PC/RSC LOCAL RESCUE RESPONSIBILITY ATCC's ATSU's NSRI RU NSRI / RU NSRI / RU NSRI / RU 7

Assist and, where appropriate The ARCC co-ordinate its resources - which are signatories to SASAR in terms of Annex 12 to the Chicago Convention and by MOU between the Department of Transport and the SAR Units, to Search for – Assist and, where appropriate Effect a rescue operation for survivors of aircraft crashes, forced landings and in flight emergencies.

AERONAUTICAL SUB-COMMITTEE Dept. of Transport ATNS (ARCC) SA Civil Aviation Authority South African National Defence Force South African Maritime Safety Authority South African Police Service Department of International Relations and Cooperation. The Mountain Club of S.A Off Road Rescue Unit HAMNET K9SARA SAA Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho Provincial and Municipal Disaster Management Committees including Fire and Rescue and EMS Airline Association of Southern Africa Institute of Aviation Psychology Working on Fire Metro Services and Emergency Medical Services. MAYDAY

INCERFA (UNCERTAINTY) ALERFA (APPREHENSION) DETRESFA (DISTRESS) SAR PHASES INCERFA (UNCERTAINTY) ALERFA (APPREHENSION) DETRESFA (DISTRESS)

AERONAUTICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS ARCC CHIEF. SEARCH MISSION COORDINATOR. MEDIA LIAISON. ASSISTANTS. RESCUE SUB CENTRE ON SCENE COORDINATOR AND/OR JOC DISTRESS SCENE SAR UNITS/AGENCIES

BROAD OUTLINE OF ALERTING MACHINERY SAR SCENE AERODROMES ANY PARTY WITNESS TO EMERGENCY SAR FACILITIES ACC OTHER RCC’s ALERTING POST ARCC

DISASTER MANAGEMENT/FIRE AND RESCUE   The Provincial Disaster Management Committees shall be responsible for: Ensuring that their command centres act as alerting posts; Making their communication channels available when required during a SAR and Medevac operation; Providing and supplying emergency services, crews, vehicles and vessels when necessary during a SAR operation;

GUIDANCE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS It is important to prevent unauthorised people from entering accident sites. Ensure that bystanders are kept outside established zones and upwind if possible. This is due to the need to ensure: - Respect for the victims. Protection for valuable and important or classified equipment. Preservation of evidence to establish the factors that contributed to the accident in terms of ICAO Annex13. Minimisation of exposure to hazards.  

HAZARDS FUEL/FIRE GA Aircraft on average carry between 50-100 gallons of fuel. Carried internally and/or in the wings Pressurised Oxygen ELECTRICAL Sometimes multiple batteries Future electric engines Check for live power lines PYROTECHNIC/EXPLOSIVES  Ballistic Recovery Parachutes Air Bags

HOW CAN WE OPERATE IN SYNERGY Training – specifically non-aviation fire fighters Common Procedures and a published notification structure Trauma – how do we take care of ourselves and our colleagues? Combined safety attitude in terms of safety to first responders versus the dangers at accident sites. New technology.  

EXERCISES The ARCC in compliance with ICAO conducts regular exercises to test/evaluate and improve the skills of all resources

ARCC Standby 1 (24 hours) 063 505 4164 ARCC Standby 2 (24 hours) 063 505 5485 ARCC Chief - Santjie White – 082 823 8493 arcc@atns.co.za santjiew@atns.co.za