Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue and Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Evaluation Report. Final Report. February 2. Evaluation Directorate.
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- The ultimate goal of the Coast Guard’s SAR program is to prevent loss of life in every situation where. and others within the Coast Guard SAR System shall seek to increase ship participation in this voluntary ship.
- This evaluation report presents the results from the Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue program and the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary program. (CCG SAR) program and the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) program.
Search and Rescue Students Employment Program. The primary objective of the Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue (SAR) Program is to save lives at risk, within its jurisdiction. The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is.
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Joint Rescue Coordination Centre. Marine Communication and Traffic Services. Memorandum of Understanding. Maritime Rescue Sub- Centre.
Equipment of the Canadian Coast Guard. are no longer part of the Canadian Coast Guard's. perspective of Canada’s National SAR Program (NSP). In the SAR resources section of the review it states. Year Recipients; 2008: Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary-Pacific Unit 14 Gibsons; Mr. Whitney Numan; Mr. Al Ekholm; Mr. Darren Buck; Mr. Bob Smith; Mr. Roland Hanel; Exercise Unified Command Working Group. 2007: Canadian. The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). National Search and Rescue Program; North Pacific Coast Guard Agencies Forum. Canadian Coast Guard; Canadian Armed Forces. The Search and Rescue (SAR) program involves searching for and assisting people, ships or other craft that are, or believed to be, in imminent danger. This next video demonstrates a Search and Rescue exercise in.
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National Search and Rescue Program. New Zealand. Results- based Management Accountability Framework. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Search and Rescue Mission Management System. Search and Rescue Program Information Management System.
Search and Rescue Management System. United Kingdom. United States of America. Executive Summary.
Introduction. This evaluation report presents the results from the Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue program and the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary program. These programs were scheduled to be evaluated in 2. Department of Fisheries and Oceans multi- year departmental evaluation plan. The evaluation focuses on the core issues in assessing value for money: relevance and performance, including effectiveness, efficiency and economy as per the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's Policy on Evaluation (2. The timeframe for this evaluation covers the period from 2. The evaluation was conducted by Department of Fisheries and Oceans Evaluation Directorate and was undertaken between February 2. January 2. 01. 2.
Program Profile. Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Coordination and Response. Canada's National Search and Rescue Program was established in 1. Government of Canada. The federal government is responsible for responding to aeronautical and maritime search and rescue incidents. Provincial / territorial authorities are responsible for all ground search and rescue response, as well as those that occur within inland waters. The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, through the Canadian Coast Guard is responsible for the maritime component of the federal search and rescue system program. The Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue program involves distress monitoring, communication, and search and rescue operations. The main activities are coordination response, planning, training and exercises.
The Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue program is delivered with the support of Canadian Coast Guard's operationally capable and ready Fleet, in addition to communications and alerting services, provided through the Marine Communications and Traffic Services program. The Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program has the equivalent of 1.
The budgeted financial resources from 2. CCG budgeted financial resources from 2. Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary. The Auxiliary was formed in 1. The Auxiliary is organized into six federally incorporated, not- for- profit volunteer organizations. The Auxiliary is a contribution program that complements the maritime search and rescue capability, providing the Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program with a balance of dedicated maritime rescue vessels and volunteer vessels. The main activities of the Auxiliary are business planning, coordination and administration; training exercises, and; maritime search and rescue operations. For fiscal years 2. Department of Fisheries and Oceans existing departmental reference levels, chargeable to Vote 1.
Grants and Contributions. Clients. Clients include any person in distress operating or occupying a vessel or engaging in activities on Canadian territorial waters, within the area covered by the maritime component of the search and rescue system. Expected Outcome. People in maritime distress are assisted. Evaluation Methodology. A non- experimental design was used for this evaluation, in which measurements are taken after the program has been implemented with no comparison group. Evaluators relied on both primary and secondary sources of data to respond to evaluation questions. Primary sources included interviews, site visits and an on- line survey. Secondary sources included program documents and databases. The evaluation triangulated multiple lines of evidence as a means to ensure the reliability of findings and conclusions. There were minor limitations with respect to the survey data and program databases. These did not pose any constraints on the findings and conclusions as strategies were put in place to mitigate these limitations.
Evaluation Findings & Recommendations. Relevance. The Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program is needed largely due to the size of Canada's coastal search and rescue area (5. Furthermore the program responds to approximately 6. The Auxiliary is a critical partner and makes valuable contributions to Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue missions. The Auxiliary participates in over 2.
The Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue / Auxiliary program's expected result of "assisting people in maritime distress" aligns with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Strategic Objective of Safe and Accessible Waterways. The Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue / Auxiliary programs aligns directly with the safety component of the government of Canada outcome area of "A safe and secure Canada" where government department program activities are expected to maintain the safety and security of Canada and its citizens. Canada is a party to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue adopted under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization, and to the Agreement on Cooperation on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue in the Arctic, concluded between the eight member States of the Arctic Council. The responsibility of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans regarding the maritime component of the Canadian Search and Rescue program is provided for in section 4. Oceans Act, which is enacted by Parliament pursuant to the exclusive legislative jurisdiction of Parliament over navigation and shipping matters, provided by subsection 9. Constitution Act, 1.
Sections 1. 30 to 1. Canadian Shipping Act, 2. Canadian Coast Guard's role in the maritime component of the search and rescue program. The Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue program could also be required to respond to "humanitarian incidents" as provided for in the National Search and Rescue Manual. Effectiveness. Overall, the Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue / Auxiliary programs are achieving their intended outcome. The Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program assisted in almost 2. Auxiliary did so in over 5. On average, the Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program contributed to saving 9.
Auxiliary contributed to saving 9. There were just a few areas where the Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue / Auxiliary programs could make improvements in order to enhance the achievement of outcomes. While the Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program does engage in planning activities, there is no official strategic approach to national and regional planning. The Auxiliary produces annual Business Plans however they are not strategic planning documents. A strategic approach to planning is a key activity with respect to preparedness.
Identifying activities and areas of need, from a strategic perspective, is critical to the success of the Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program. Since the Auxiliary is an integral component of the Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program and makes an important contribution to its overall success, identifying activities and areas of need that align with those of Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program will only further contribute to the overall success of maritime search and rescue. A strategic approach to planning that aligns two key players, such as Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program and Auxiliary in the delivery of search and rescue services would enhance the preparedness of the Canadian Coast Guard and the success of maritime search and rescue. Recommendation #1: We recommend that the Director, Maritime Safety Systems develop a strategic approach to regional and national planning of the Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue program and ensure the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Corporations planning aligns with the Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program planning. Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program has various national training requirements and standards but does not have a national standard or approach for conducting large scale planning exercises or the development and dissemination of After Action Reports. Large scale planning exercises were found to be necessary and useful in preparing for a maritime incident. However, the number of exercises, how they should be conducted and with whom has not been identified or standardized. After Action Reports are intended to identify and share lessons learned and best practices for the purpose of contributing to improving preparedness but a national approach to preparing and disseminating these reports has not been developed.
The program has not identified a national standard or approach for large scale planning exercises or the development of a process for the production and dissemination of After Action Reports. Developing a national standard in conjunction with a strategic approach to planning would enhance preparedness. Recommendation #2: We recommend that the Director, Maritime Safety Systems develop a national standard or approach for conducting large scale exercises including the development of a process for the production and dissemination of After Action Reports. The Canadian Coast Guard's Search and Rescue program currently has only one service standard to measure timeliness of a response and no measures to determine the appropriateness of a response to an incident.
SAR Program Info. This page reviews the SAR Program Objectives, Goals. Standards and Requirements as stated in the U. S. Coast Guard Addendum (COMDTINST. M1. 61. 30. 2) to the United States National SAR Supplement (NSS) to the. International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual . SAR. Program Objectives.
Minimize loss of life, injury, and property loss and. Minimize crew risk during SAR missions; Optimize use of resources in conducting SAR; Maintain a world leadership position in maritime SAR. SAR The ultimate goal of the Coast Guard’s SAR program is to prevent loss of life. Our success in meeting this goal is the result not only of how. SAR system responds to maritime SAR incidents, but also the efforts of. Success reflects how these combined efforts.
SAR System Performance Benchmark From. We recognize, however, the inherent danger involved in the maritime. The current performance benchmark. Simply stated it measures. Lives in distress” as used in this measure refers to. When a life is in distress there.
The. “lives lost” portion of the measure further recognizes that some of. Coast Guard is notified or has any.
Therefore “lives lost” is further divided. The persons missing are not divided into “before”. Percent of lives saved from imminent.
To calculate this measure. LS__________(LS + (LLB + LLA + LUF))Where: LS = “lives saved” LLB = “lives lost before notification”LLA = “lives lost after notification” and LUF = “lives unaccounted for” (or missing) as defined and input into. MISLE. Our performance benchmark goal is based on. As future improvements are made in the SAR System we. Goal. Fiscal Year. Percent. of lives saved from imminent danger in the maritime environment. Subset. Benchmark Goals.
Lives - A. specific benchmark has been established to measure a subset of the overall. Coast Guard Maritime Safety of Lives - the response component of the. This indicates how well we are. After. Coast Guard notification, in waters over which the Coast Guard has SAR. As improvements. are made in the SAR System, we expect these improvements to be reflected in. Goal. Fiscal Year.
CG has been notified, save. To calculate this measure we use the equation: = ________LS__________LS + LLA + LUFWhere: LS = “lives saved”LLA = “lives lost after notification” and LUF = “lives unaccounted for” as defined and input into MISLE. Property - . A specific benchmark has been established to measure a secondary measure of. SAR Systems performance in service to property in danger in the maritime. In waters over which the Coast Guard has SAR. As improvements are made in the SAR System, we expect these improvements to.
The benchmark baseline was set using fiscal years. To calculate this measure we use the.
PS__________PS + PL + PUFWhere: PS = “property saved” PL = “property lost” and PUF = “property unaccounted for” as defined and input into MISLE. NOTES: (1) These. SAR system. It is. Data Exclusions from SAR System Performance. Benchmark Measurement. The SAR System Benchmarks are primarily in. SAR system performance. To avoid. Although not included in measure. The thresholds for.
Lives – 1. 1 or more lives saved, lost and/or. Property – being developed. SAR. and Requirements. Certain standards and requirements have been developed for various components of. Coast Guard’s SAR system.
SAR Readiness: Each. Coast Guard unit with a SAR readiness responsibility shall have a suitable SAR. SAR Mission Response. No greater than a two- hour total response time for any one response unit within.
Sector or unit’s AOR to arrive at any location within the AOR. This. Coast Guard until the time. SAR Watch Duty Length at CG Command Centers.
Military and civilian command center watchstanders shall not stand more than 1. National Distress and Response System (NDRS) Coverage. NDRS is the primary distress alerting and SAR command, control and. C3) system for U. S. coastal waters (Sea Area A- 1, which extends. The standard for. VHF- FM network is a minimum 9.
U. S., the Great Lakes, main Hawaiian. Islands, the Commonwealths of Guam, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and. Alaska. Basic SAR Training: Successful completion of.
SAR planner training at the National SAR School is required for all. Area & District (Joint Rescue Coordination Center), Sector and Group Command Center. SMC or perform SMC functions. An additional goal is to complete.
Incident Command System (ICS) for all SAR planning personnel and. SAR staffs. SAR Command and Control Responsiveness: SMCs. SAR incident, determine. Units other than SMC receiving SAR.
SMC immediately. Employment of Approved Search Planning Methodologies. Use and documentation of an approved search- planning tool for all incidents that. Approved tools include the Search and Rescue. Optimal Planning System (SAROPS) and the manual solution work sheets with manual. SAROPS Fact. Sheet Automated Mutual- assistance VEssel Rescue (AMVER). System: SMCs shall use Amver for.
SAR facilities for all cases involving maritime and. SAR Coordinators (SC), SMCs, and others within the Coast.
Guard SAR System shall seek to increase ship participation in this voluntary. SAR and promote the use of Amver information for SAR. RCCs. SAR Unit Training and Professionalism: The SRU crew.
Specialized and recurrent training shall be provided to personnel designated by. Rescue Swimmers, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), or First. Responders. All personnel assigned these specialized rescue duties shall. PQS, practical factors, and by their performance.