SAR Training

IAMSAR Search & Rescue Officer Course

- 4 WEEKS FACE-TO-FACE -

This course is designed to train students to undertake the duties and responsibilities of an IAMSAR qualified Search and Rescue Officer within an ARCC/MRCC/JRCC or other Emergency Response Centres who have Search & Rescue Coordination Responsibilities as part of their operations.

This course builds on the underpinning knowledge gained through candidate’s industry experience combined with successful completion of the Introduction to Search & Rescue course.

This course can be run in a Joint setting (maritime & aviation) over 4 weeks or as a dedicated Aviation or Maritime Rescue Coordination Course on request.

General
  • The SAR System, Authorities & Roles
  • SAR Regions & Arrangements
  • SAR Doctrine
  • Case Studies (Aviation/Maritime) 
  • SAR Alerting and Phases
  • GMDSS, GADSS, SafetyNet & C Codes
  • Distress Alerting, COSPAS SARSAT and Distress Beacons
  • Introduction to SAR Intelligence
  • Mapping, Coordinates and Time
  • Search Patterns and Techniques
  • Search Areas and Stages
  • SAR Formula & SAR Worksheets
  • Search Area Coverage [Worksheet 2/3/8] & Search Area Compromise [WS2/3]
  • Stage 3 Search Areas 
  • SAR Resources
  • Survivability Factors/TFFS in SAR 
  • Rescue Planning
  • Weather and Environmental Factors
Maritime 
  • Charts & Symbols
  • Maritime Broadcasts
  • Navigation Warnings & Safety Messaging
  • Maritime Resource 
  • Maritime Intelligence
  • Tides
  • SLDMB
  • Drift Planning [Worksheet 1]
  • Drift Modelling Systems
  • Medical Advice and Evacuations
Aviation
  • Aviation Arrangements
  • Aviation Maps/Publications
  • Aviation SAR Platforms
  • Aviation Weather & SAR Forecasts
  • Aviation Fuel Planning Considerations 
  • SARWatch
  • Aviation SAR Intelligence
  • Distress Beacon Homing 
  • Aircraft Allocation Resourcing & Allocating [Worksheet 6]
  • Briefing & Debriefing
  • Search Stages, Stages 1, 2 & 3 Search Planning
  • Aviation Rescue Planning
  • Sector Search/Expanding Square
  • Contour Search 
  • Ship Medical Evacuations [Medevac]
STEX Scenario Simulations [Aviation/Maritime]
  • Search and rescue incident simulations powered by SARLINK or using a clients system on request
  • Individual SAR Calculator Pro. license included

Pre-requisite: Introduction to Search and Rescue


Duration: 4 weeks (face-to-face)                  


COMING SOON – 2025 Course Dates

Canberra

Brisbane

Singapore

Kuala Lumpur 

Other locations/dates (on request)

Cost: Price on request, commercial/group bookings available

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