Multinational
Search and Rescue (SAR)
Exercise
SAREX “CYPUSA -
01/14”
A
Multinational
Search and Rescue (SAR) Daylight Exercise, titled “CYPUSA-01/14”
will
be conducted on Wednesday, the 16th
of July 2014 from 11:00 until 14:30, near the coast of Cyprus, with
the participation of SAR Units and Personnel from the Republic of
Cyprus and the United States of America.
Rescue
Naval Units and Helicopters will take part in the Aeronautical SAR
Exercise under the operational control and full coordination of the
Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) Larnaca, in close cooperation
with the 6th
Fleet / Command Task Force-65 of the United States Navy.
The
main objective of the Aeronautical
Exercise is the
planning, preparation and execution of a Multinational
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 a simulated “Maritime
Accident” in
which
the
Cyprus National SAR Plan “NEARCHOS”, would be immediately
implemented
by the JRCC Larnaca in order to confront the situation.
Specifically, the exercise will focus on “MAN-OVER-BOARD” and
“MEDEVAC” emergency drills, daylight SAR Operations,
deck-landings practice of the SAR Helicopters onboard the U.S. Navy
Ship’s flight deck, and associated SAR issues that might arise
either on Passenger or Cargo Ships, in the region.
This
will be the second exercise on SAR matters, this year, between the
JRCC Larnaca, which represents the SAR system of the Republic of
Cyprus, and the U.S. Navy; the first combined SAR exercise in the
field, was carried out on the 10th
of April in the framework of the Multinational Exercise
“NEMESIS-2014”.
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