1. THE ALGERIAN MARITIME SAR ORGANISATION
الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية
People’s Democratic Republic Of Algeria
وزارة الدفاع الوطني
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
أركان الجيش الوطني الشعبي
STAFF OF THE PEOPLE NATIONAL ARMY
قيادة القوات البحرية
COMMANDEMENT DES FORCES NAVALES
THE ALGERIAN MARITIME SAR ORGANISATION
Algiers

2. Algeria
Algeria is the largest country in Africa and is the largest one within the Western Mediterranean region. It holds a strategic place in the region.
Following its independence in July, 5th 1962, Algeria, with more than 1200 Km of coastline, established 12 NM territorial waters and on November 7th, 2004 a Contiguous Zone was established, In Also, Algeria established an exclusive fishing zone beyond the territorial sea. These zone range from 32 nautical miles in the west to 52 nautical miles in the East.
NCC/FTD

3. THE ADHESION TO HAMBURG AND CHICAGO CONVENTIONS
Obligation to create a Maritime SAR service and an Aeronautical SAR service
Commitement to cooperate at the
international level

4. ALGERIAN MARITIME SAR ORGANISATION
THE MARITIME SAR IN ALGERIA IS ORGANISED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH:
The presidential decree of septembre 30th, 1995 stating
the establishment of the National Center ( CNOSS) and the Regional Centers
(CROSS Jijel & CROSS Oran) of Surveillance and Rescue Operations at sea;
The presidential decree of september 02nd, 1996 stating
the maritime search and rescue organization
International conventions and IMO documents

5. MARITIME ORGANIZATION
THE SEARCH AND RESCUE
MARITIME ORGANIZATION
The presidential decree
The decree reorganised the Maritime SAR in Alegria by establishing a
maritime SAR Committee. This emphasizes the Civil-Military cooperation
The Maritime SAR Committee is under the leadership of the National
Defense Minister at the Naval Forces Command.
Actually, the presidency is delegeted to the Commandant of the
Coast Guard National Service.

6. The Maririme SAR committee is composed of representatives from the
following ministries:
the National Defense Ministry ( Air Force, Air Defense and Gendarmerie);
the Domestic Affairs ministry;
the ministry of Finance;
the Health ministry;
the ministry of Telecommunications;
the ministry of Transportation;
the ministry of Foreign affairs.
The commitee is in charge of all issues related to SAR ( Plans ,Training , International Cooperation….).
The decree,regulates also:
the responsabilities of SAR operations and;
radio watchkeeping.

7. MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
Organisation:
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
NAVAL FORCES COMMAND
COAST GUARD NATIONAL SERVICE
( Within the Naval Forces Command)
REGIONAL CENTER OF
SURVEILLANCE AND RESCUE
OPERATIONS /ORAN
Maritime SAR
comittee
NATIONAL CENTER OF
SURVEILLANCE
AND RESCUE
OPERATIONS AT SEA
(CNOSS)
REGIONAL CENTER OF
SURVEILLANCE AND RESCUE
OPERATIONS / JIJEL
RCC Algiers
ÆRONAUTICAL SAR ORGANISATION

8. SEARCH AND RESCUE REGION
MARITIME
SEARCH AND RESCUE REGION

9. THE NATIONAL CENTER OF SURVEILLANCE & RESCUE OPERATIONS AT SEA
المركز الوطـني لعمليات الحراسة والإنقاذ
في البحر
Tel: ;
Fax: ; .

10. Under the authority of the Coast Guard National Service Commandant, the Center is in charge of :
Surveillance of the Maritime traffic;
Monitoring and managing appropriate measures to combat all kinds of marine pollutions;
Surveillance and monitoring of fishing activities;
Maritime Search And Rescue;
Any other mission assigned by the Minister of Natonal Defense, or other authorities dealing with the sea such as the Transportation, Treasury, Environment, and Fishing Ministries.

12. SUB-DIVISION AREA OF RESPONSABILITY
Sant
Antoni
Palma
de Majorca
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SUB-DIVISION AREA OF RESPONSABILITY
CROSS
JIJEL
(RSC)
CNOSS
ALGIERS
(MRCC)
CROSS
ORAN
(RSC)

13. Miission Control Center
Close Cooperation between MRCC Algiers (CNOSS) and the ARCC Algiers through the MCC (COSPAS - SARSAT System)
GEO Satellite
ELT
LEO Satellite
PLB
EPIRB
MRCC (CNOSS) / RCC
LEOLUT
GEOLUT
Miission Control Center

14. AERONAUTICAL RESCUE COORDINATION CENTRE (ARCC)
The principal coordination centre of all distress aircraft search and rescue operations is “RCC” Algiers:
Also seven (07) RSCs are in charge of organising and conductiong, the operations within their respective zones of responsibility.
These sub centres also assume the coordination of all search operations by the air assets.
However, The Air Traffic Control Centers (ATC) and Airfields Control Towers, are in charge of notifying the emergency phases.

15. THE MISSION CONTROL CENTRE (MCC)
The mission control centre “ MCC " is in charge of acquisition and processing of all distress signals through the space segment of the international satellites system for SAR (Cospas-Sarsat).
The mission control centre ensure the reception, the processing and the routing alert data relating to search and the rescue towards related national or international organisations.
Algeria owns one GEOLUT and one LEOLUT stations.

16. Means and assets

17. Milatary assets Naval assets:
Coast guard Units ( SAR boats, Fast patrol boats and RHIBS)
All the Navy Units

18. AIR ASSETS
KA-32

19. Civilan Means and assets
Ministry of transportation (tugs and different harbour assets);
Civil Protection ( Medical personnel, Divers and Rhibs);
Ministry of Telecommunication (AIS And GMDSS systems).
Through the close cooperation with the National Agency of Maritime Radio Navigation. This Agency operates along the coastline:
17 VHF stations ( Chanel 70), 03 MF stations KHZ and 01 HF station;
01 land based station - INMARSAT B, M, M2, M4 et Fleet77
01 Navtex station;
04 AIS stations .

20. International Cooperation
For the Maritime SAR:
The wide range of the coast guard missions and responsibilities has led for a close cooperation on the national and international level in order to achieve a safe and clean Med-sea:
Algeria - Spain SARMED Plan (March 2007 for cooperation and mutual assistance in SAR and anti marine-pollution operations ;
The SAR Commity is working closely with neighbouring countries to conclude similar bilateral agreements;
There is also, a Sub regional plan (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco) for containing oil and hydro carbon pollution

21. Perspectives
Development of SAR capabilities within the Algerian Naval forces : SAR helicopters newly acquired and high seas tugs will be acquired in the near future;
Training of SAR Personnel at National and International Institutes;
Strengthening International Cooperation by signing additional bilateral agreements.

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