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The Indian Coast Guard is the National Maritime Search and Rescue coordinating Authority for executing/ coordinating SAR missions in the Indian Maritime Search and Rescue Regime (SRR). The Coast Guard SAR response involves multi-mission stations located in all maritime states. Director General Coast Guard is the National Maritime SAR Coordinating Authority (NMSARCA). Conduct of a National level Search and Rescue exercise every alternate year is a part of NMSAR activity to utilize the resource of NMSAR Board member agencies for responding to any SAR incident. Conduct of national level Maritime Search and Rescue exercise (SAREX-07) at Port Blair was decided during the VI NMSAR Board Meeting held at New Delhi on 20 Apr 07.
A multi-agency, Search & Rescue Exercise was conducted at Port Blair on 15-16 Nov 07 to test a rescue operation plan to respond to an emergency involving one passenger ship. All resource agencies as per the National SAR Plan responded to the SAR incident at sea in the Andaman Sea. NMSAR members from all over the country effectively responded in providing their assets for evacuating all the passengers to safety. The exercise commenced with the activation of COSPAS-SARSAT EPIRB alert by distressed vessel. Indian Coast Guard resources along with resources of member agencies were utilized to evacuate passengers from the distressed vessel and simultaneously arrested the flooding and extinguished the fire onboard. The exercise was conducted meticulously with medical team exercising effective patient management system. The exercise was reviewed by Vice Admiral RF Contractor, AVSM, NM the Director General Indian Coast Guard being the chairman of the NMSAR Board.
This exercise conducted at sea helped in validating the laid down procedures for emergency response and respond to a mass rescue incident involving a passenger liner at sea. The event also exercised the national and local authorities and other emergency services preparedness for a major maritime search and rescue operation as per the laid down guidelines of IMO and ICAO. Participating authorities were exercised to test the alerting, mobilization and management of resources for carrying out search and rescue of survivors. |
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INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY DG ICG (CHAIRMAN, NMSAR BOARD) |
TABLE TOP EXERCISE AT CGRHQ(A&N) |
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INTERACTION OF DG ICG WITH NMSAR BOARD MEMBERS |
DG ICG, CHAIRMAN, NMSAR BOARD, WITH BOARD MEMBERS FOR PHOTO SESSION |
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PASSENGER VESSEL IN DISTRESS WITH LIFERAFT & LIFE BOATS |
DISTRESS SIGNAL EXHIBITED BY SURVIVORS FROM LIFE RAFT |
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HIGH SPEED GEMINI DEPLOYED FOR MASS EVACUATION |
MI-8 HELO HOVERING FOR UNDERTAKING SAR |
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COAST GUARD HELO WINCHING DOWN SURVIVOR ONBOARD SHIP |
RESCUED SURVIVORS ONBOARD FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT |
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EXTERNAL FIRE FIGHTINHG DEMONSTRATION BY ICGS SAGAR |
CHAIRMAN, NMSAR BOARD WITH BOARD MEMBERS ONBOARD ICGS VARUNA |
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MI-8 HELO WINCHING SURVIVORS FROM SEA |
MASS EVACUATION OF PASSENGERS AND CREW FROM VESSEL |
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DG ICG, CHAIRMAN NMSAR BOARD ADDRESSING MEDIA ONBOARD ICGS VARUNA |
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© 2007 INDIAN COAST GUARD, Ministry Of Defence, Government Of INDIA |
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