1 CLASSIFICATION CASARA Liaison Officers and CASARA Trainers Meeting 24 Jan 15 Maj Scott Frost SO SAR Rdns

2 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 Aim Provide insight into current issues affecting CASARA and the National SAR Program

3 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 Outline Intro Issues to be discussed: CAMSAR Replaced National SAR Manual SAR Fleets RP30 Trial Period All SRRs FWSAR Rescue Diving YFR FY 15/16 Impact to CASARA CASARA Contribution Agreement 2015 Questions

4 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 Intro RCAF’s partnership with CASARA is important CASARA North Initiative Excellent progress over past year SPARK Kit trial Nunavut Table Top Exercise Multiple CASARA North spotter and training missions CASARA participation in SAREX 14 Great participation Positive feedback from both sides Numerous successful zone evaluations

5 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 CAMSAR Canadian Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual approved NSM no longer a valid document

6 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 SAR Fleets CH149 Cormorant Particiaption in Op Cooperacion III in Peru was huge success FY 14/15 YFR reductions minimal impacts Serviceability challenges Serviceability remains below threshold of 9 set for a return to a 4 th MOB, averaging approx 7.5 CH146 Griffon Qualified technicians remains a challenge Get Well Program ongoing, results not fully realized CC115 Buffalo ELE extension has been approved for 2020 Serviceability generally good due to extra parts purchase Highest risk remains parts, particularly engines

7 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 SAR Fleets Cont’d CC130H Hercules ELE 2017, request staffed for 2020 Serviceability is low, averaging approx 57% Have 13 legacy Hercules aircraft 2016 fleet will be reduced to 12 aircraft Challenges meeting SAR and AAR responsibilities with reduced fleet and current serviceability rate

8 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 RP30 Trial Period Trenton SRR Year 2 RP30 posture Trial 15 May -29 Sept 2014 TRENTON SRR 435 Sqn CC – 1800 (L) Mon-Fri 424 Sqn CC – 1900 (L) Thu to Mon 424 Sqn CH – 1900 (L) Thu to Mon Victoria SRR 442 Sqn CC (L) Mon-Fri 442 Sqn CH (L) Mon-Fri Halifax SRR Standard posture

9 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 Approved RP30 for Summer 2015 Victoria Day-Labour Day Trenton SRR: 8 Wing Trenton: L Thu-Mon, both fleets 17 Wing Winnipeg: L Mon-Fri 7 days/week CC130 RP30 coverage in Trenton SRR Victoria SRR: 19 Wing Comox: L Fri-Tue Improvement within existing Cormorant maintenance contract Halifax SRR: 14 Wing Greenwood: Fri-Tue 9 Wing Gander: Fri-Tue Improvement within existing Cormorant maintenance contract 1 Canadian Air Division

10 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 Planned RP30 for Summer Canadian Air Division

11 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 FWSAR Draft RFP released to industry Final RFP still not released – Possibly spring-fall 2015 Contract award unknown – delivery 36 months after contract award Industry conducted site visits to Wings in order to evaluate current infrastructure last October

12 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 Rescue Diving C Air Force directed an end to end SAR Tech training analysis be done to determine ability to manage training requirements Study completed and recommendations approved by C Air Force in Fall 2015 Confined space rescue diving has been re-instated SAR Techs now have clear direction and mandate of their roles and tasks

13 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 YFR FY 14/15 Impact to CASARA YFR reduction was significant Impacted spotter training on FWSAR aircraft Significant effect on CASARA units consisting primarily of spotters

14 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 YFR FY 15/16 Impact to CASARA Slight increase in YFR for SAR Fleets Still expected to impact spotter training on FWSAR aircraft What is status of spotters across the provinces?

15 UNCLASS SANS CLASSIFICATION On vole en formation Flying in Formation 07/06/13 CASARA Contribution Agreement 2015 Initiatives in the north are highly relevant to GoC strategic goals Increase number of units and/or zones in north? ELT Searches RCAF would like to use CASARA more often if there is no secondary indication to a transmitting ELT (i.e.. No overdue aircraft) Any means of increasing CASARA’s capability to perform ELT searches and save RCAF resources is highly relevant

16 CLASSIFICATION Questions