Rescue coordination centre explained
A rescue co-ordination centre (RCC) is a primary search and rescue 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 operated by personnel from multiple military services, civilian services, or a combination of military and/or civilian services.[1]
A Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre or MRSC is a special type of RCC dedicated exclusively to organising search and rescue in a maritime environment. An MRSC usually is subservient to an RCC and is used to take the workload for a particular geographic area within the SRR.
Applications
Worldwide centers
Europe
- Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center, Cyprus
- Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway, Sola, Norway
- Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Iceland[3]
- Joint Rescue Center Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Joint Rescue Coordination Center Den Helder, Den Helder, The Netherlands
- Joint Rescue Coordination Center UK, Fareham, United Kingdom
- Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre UK, Fareham, United Kingdom
- Marine Rescue Coordination Center Bremen, Germany[4]
- Maritime Rescue and Coordination Center Rome, Italy[5]
Africa
Asia
Oceania
North America
South America
- Marine Rescue Coordination Center Chile
- JRCC Curaçao, Curaçao
- MRCC La Guaira, Venezuela
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. https://web.archive.org/web/20100310102614/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/jp1_02.pdf. dead. March 10, 2010. U.S. Department of Defense. pdf. 26 March 2013.
- Web site: National Search And Rescue Committee. U.S. Coast Guard Office of Search and Rescue. U.S. Coast Guard. 26 March 2013.
- Web site: Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Iceland . www.lhg.is . 6 January 2022.
- Web site: Marine Rescue and Coordination Center Bremen . arcsar.eu . 4 January 2022.
- Web site: Search and Rescue Contacts . sarcontacts.info . 6 January 2022.
- Web site: NATIONAL MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE COORDINATING AUTHORITY .
- Web site: Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu . www.pacificarea.uscg.mil . 6 January 2022.