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Rescue coordination centre

A rescue co-ordination centre (RCC) is a primary search and rescue (SAR) facility in a country that is staffed by supervisory personnel and equipped for co-ordinating and controlling search and rescue operations.

RCCs are responsible for a geographic area, known as a "search and rescue region of responsibility" (SRR). SRRs are designated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). RCCs are operated unilaterally by personnel of a single military service (e.g. an air force, or a navy) or a single civilian service (e.g. a national police force, or a coast guard).

Genres

A Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre or JRCC is a special type of RCC that is often operated by personnel from multiple military services, civilian services, or a combination of military and/or civilian services. A JRCC will oversee SAR operations for a variety of environments, both on land and at sea.

A Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre or MRCC is a type of RCC dedicated exclusively to organising search and rescue in a maritime environment.

A Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre or MRSC is a special type of RCC which operates almost identically to an MRCC but on a smaller scale, usually dictated by a specific environment within which it operates. An MRSC acts as a satellite center to an MRCC or JRCC and is operated to handle the workload for a particular geographic area within the SRR.

Applications

  • United States - United States Coast Guard and United States Air Force are partners in Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centres under the National Search and Rescue Plan.
  • Canada - Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Forces Search and Rescue (Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy) are partners in Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centres; CCG operates Maritime Rescue Sub-Centres to offload work from JRCC

Worldwide centers

Europe

  • Civil Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (CMRCC), Italy
  • Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center, Cyprus
  • Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway, Sola, Norway
  • Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Iceland
  • Joint Rescue Center Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Joint Rescue Coordination Center Den Helder, Den Helder, The Netherlands
  • Joint Rescue Coordination Center UK, Fareham, United Kingdom
  • Marine Rescue Coordination Center Bremen, Germany
  • Maritime Rescue and Coordination Center Rome, Italy

Africa

  • South African Maritime Safety Authority

Asia

  • Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre
  • Sri Lanka Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre
  • Mumbai Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
  • Chennai Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
  • Dhaka Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
  • Port Blair Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre

Oceania

  • Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu
  • Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Canberra
  • Auckland Marine Rescue Centre, Auckland, New Zealand

North America

  • Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (United States)
  • Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria, Victoria, Canada
  • Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax. Halifax, Canada
  • Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton. Astra, Canada

South America

  • Marine Rescue Coordination Center Chile
    • MRCC Iquique
    • MRCC Puerto Montt
    • MRCC Punta Arenas (Cobrem Par)
    • MRCC Talcahuano
    • MRCC Valparaiso
  • JRCC Curaçao, Curaçao
  • MRCC La Guaira, Venezuela

References

References

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  2. "National Search And Rescue Committee". U.S. Coast Guard.
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  7. "Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Kites Croft Business Park, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 4LW".
  8. "Marine Rescue and Coordination Center Bremen". arcsar.eu.
  9. "Search and Rescue Contacts". sarcontacts.info.
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  13. "Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu". www.pacificarea.uscg.mil.
  14. "Servicio de Búsqueda y Salvamento Marítimo - MRCC Chile {{!}}".
  15. "GSH {{!}} Global SAR Hub {{!}} Worldwide SAR contacts and Solutions (La-Guaira)".
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