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

2. 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)

3. SASAR SEARCH AND RESCUE REGION
AERONAUTICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE REGION

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

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

11. 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

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

13. 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;

14. 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.

15. HAZARDS
FUEL/FIRE
GA Aircraft on average carry between 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

16. 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.

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

18. ARCC Standby 1 (24 hours)
ARCC Standby 2 (24 hours)
ARCC Chief - Santjie White –