The Norwegian Rescue Service

The NorwegianRescue Service

www.hovedredningssentralen.no

Facts• Population: 4.5 mill• Coastline: 33,597km• A straight line between

Lindesnes and North Capeequals the distance Oslo-Rome

• Mainland streches from 57°N to71° (Svalbard 82°N) Totally 1500 nm,longer than the distance between US-Canadian border & US Mexico border)

• Climate: -45°C (winter) to+35°C(summer)

• Norwegian definition:“The immediate action taken, conducted

by official authorities, to save peoplefrom a dangerous situation or injuries.”

W hat is a SAR operation?

The Norwegian SAROrganization

Ministry of Justice and Police

JRCC South NorwayStavanger

JRCC North NorwayBodø

7 RSC21 RSCRescue subcenters

65°N

RCC area of responsibility

JRCCSouth

Norway

JRCCNorth

Norway

M ain principles

• Cooperative organization• Integrated coordination structure• Collective SAR Management• “The Norwegian SAR service is a fully integrated set of services,

directed by a joint co-ordination organization responsible for allkinds of rescue operations (sea, air, land). These services areperform ed through a cooperative effort, involving governm entalagencies, voluntary organizations and private enterprises.”

Co-operative organization

• Governm ental agencies:– must contribute with whatever resources considered appropriate– cover their own expenses

• Private com panies– paid normal market rates

• Voluntary organizations– reimbursed directly

SAR service is free of charge for the rescued

Integrated coordination structure

• JRCCs co-ordinate all types of SAR-missions:– Land rescue operations– Sea rescue operations– Air rescue operations– Offshore rescue operations– International/cross border co-operation and

operations

Collective SAR Management

• Chief of Police• Airforce• Navy• Medical authorities• Telecom (Coastal Radio)• Air Traffic Control (ATC)• (Press spokesman)

Rescue Sub-centre (RSC)

• Co-located with police district• Manned by the police on a daily basis• May be reinforced by a SAR management

and other experts

RSC SAR M anagem ent

• Headed by the Chief of Police– Fire department– Medical authorities– Pilot service– Port authority– Defence forces– Telecom– ATC– Civil defence– Voluntary organizations

Bilateral SAR agreem ents

• Russia (1995)• Sweden (1979)• Finland (1986)• UK (1980)• Nordic Agreement (1988)

International co-operation

• ICAO• IMO• COSPAS/SARSAT• GMDSS• INMARSAT• NATO

International co-operation

• Challenges:– Language– Information flow, for example data formats– Different national ways of organising the SAR

service– Harmonizing national legislation

RCC Communication• Inmarsat - A, B, C• Radio HF / VHF/ UHF - Coastal radio• Direct lines to Airforce, Navy, Police and

Hospitals• Direct lines to ATC, Coastal radios, Offshore /

Oil companies HQ etc• X-25• AFTN – NAIS• Telephone, Telex, Telefax• Internet, E-mail

Rescue cutters

FPB - secondaryresource

Frigate - secondaryresource

Sea resources

R/S Ulabrand, one of many rescue cutters stationed along the coastThey are primary SAR resources incoastal waters.

CGV Andenes, one of three CGVs ofthe Nordkapp-cl. Primary rescue resourcein the Norwegian- and Barents sea.In addition a number of different coast-guard ships contribute to SAR

Sea resources

Rescue helicopters in Norway

• Westland Sea-Kings• <60 min response time• 4 hr endurance• 200+ nm radius

2

3

13

2

Banak

Bodø

Ørland

Vigra

Sola

RCC-NN

RCC-SN

Rygge

Sea-King - primary resource, 1 hr alertStationed at Bodø, Banak, Ørland, Stavanger and Rygge

Bell 412 SP, stationed at Bardufoss 1 hr alert

Aircraft

Spitsbergen(Longyearbyen)

1 hralert

Radiusca 250 NMincl. 30 minon scene

Super-Puma

Aircraft