Rescue coordination centre

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[]

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.^[2]
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[]

Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway, Sola, Norway
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, Gothenburg, Sweden
, Den Helder, The Netherlands
Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre, Fareham, United Kingdom
Marine Rescue Coordination Center Bremen, Germany^[4]
Maritime Rescue and Coordination Center Rome, Italy^[5]

Africa[]

South African Maritime Safety Authority

Asia[]

Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre
Sri Lanka Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre

Oceania[]

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Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Canberra
Auckland Marine Rescue Centre, Aukland, 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[]

- MRCC Iquique
- MRCC Puerto Montt
- MRCC Punta Arenas (Cobrem Par)
- MRCC Talcahuano
- MRCC Valparaiso

External links[]

Search and rescue contacts worldwide

References[]

^ "Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms" (pdf). U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
^ "National Search And Rescue Committee". U.S. Coast Guard Office of Search and Rescue. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
^ "Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Iceland". www.lhg.is. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ "Marine Rescue and Coordination Center Bremen". arcsar.eu. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ "Search and Rescue Contacts". sarcontacts.info. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ "Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu". www.pacificarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[USDOD1-1] "Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms" (pdf). U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[NSARC1-2] "National Search And Rescue Committee". U.S. Coast Guard Office of Search and Rescue. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[3] "Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Iceland". www.lhg.is. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[4] "Marine Rescue and Coordination Center Bremen". arcsar.eu. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

[5] "Search and Rescue Contacts". sarcontacts.info. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[6] "Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu". www.pacificarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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