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Joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise
SAREX “CYPFRA - 01/15”
A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Daylight Exercise,
titled “CYPFRA-01/15” will be conducted on Thursday, the 29th of January
2015 from 07:30 until 08:30, near the coast of Cyprus, with the participation
of SAR Units and Personnel from the Republic of Cyprus and the French Navy under
the operational control and full coordination of the Joint Rescue Coordination
Center (JRCC) Larnaca.
The
main objective of the Aeronautical Exercise is the planning, preparation and execution of a joint SAR exercise, in order to promote Personnel & Rescue Units capabilities,
and readiness for effective
response in SAR missions and other humanitarian operations within the Republic
of Cyprus Search and Rescue Region (SRR), and in the Eastern Mediterranean, in
general.
The scenario deals with simulated “Maritime Accidents” in which
the Cyprus National SAR Plan “NEARCHOS”,
will be immediately implemented
by the JRCC Larnaca in order to confront the situation. Specifically,
the exercise will focus on daylight SAR operations and “MEDEVAC” emergency
drills onboard the French Vessel flight deck. This
is a request with high possibility which may be arise from vessels that are
sailing within the Eastern Mediterranean region.
This will be the first SAR exercise this year, between
the JRCC Larnaca, which represents the SAR system of the Republic of Cyprus,
and the French Navy. Similar exercises will be carried out at regular intervals
with French aeronautical forces operating in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Release of the above text is on Monday,
the 26th of January.
