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Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search is conducted over.
Search and Rescue. The 1979 Convention, adopted at a Conference in Hamburg, was aimed at developing an international maritime SAR plan, so that, no matter where an accident occurs, the rescue of persons in distress at sea will be co-ordinated by a SAR organization and, when necessary, by co-operation between neighbouring SAR organizations.
- CONTENTS
- Annexes
- INTRODUCTION
- SCOPE OF UK SAR
- Department of Transport
- HM Coastguard
- Police Services
- England and Wales
- Scotland
- Coastal Area
- Ambulance Services
- Ministry of Defence
- VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WITH A SIGNIFICANT INVOLVEMENT IN SAR
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- Independent Lifeboats
- Mountain Rescue England and Wales
- Scottish Mountain Rescue
- Mountain Rescue Ireland
- Lowland Rescue
- British Cave Rescue Council
- Lifeguarding and Surf Life Saving
- Additional Facilities
- Joint Operations
- Joint Decision Model
- UK Crisis Response
- SAR COMMUNICATIONS
- UK SAR COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
- Aim
- Objectives
- Membership
- UK SAR Operators Group
- Membership
- Working Groups
- Consultative Committees
- Local Search and Rescue Committees (LSARC)
- ANNEX A
- ANNEX B
- UKSAR Strategic Committee Membership
- UKSAR Operators Group Membership
Introduction Obligations Legislation Scope of SAR UK Search and Rescue Responsibilities Authorities with Responsibility for the Response and Co-ordination of National Search and Rescue Coastal Area Other Authorities that May be Tasked to Search and Rescue Incidents Voluntary Organisations with a Significant Involvement in Search and Rescue Other Or...
– UK Region for Maritime, Aeronautical and Land Search and Rescue - UK Search and Rescue Helicopter Bases – UK Search and Rescue Committee Structure – Glossary of Abbreviations
The organisation for search and rescue (SAR) in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is an amalgam of separate Government Departments, the Emergency Services and a number of search and rescue charities and voluntary organisations. These authorities and organisations are committed to a cohesive and co-operative partnership, ...
The UK responsibility for maritime, aeronautical and land SAR lies within the UK SAR Region which covers approximately 2 million square miles (Annex A). The key function for UK SAR is to ensure a co-ordinated response to SAR emergencies in order to search for, rescue and recover those missing or in distress or potential distress on land, sea and sh...
Responsibility for the overall provision of national civil aeronautical and maritime SAR and its policies rests with the Department for Transport (DfT) through its Aviation Airspace Division (AAD) and Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The tasking of adequate resources to respond to civil aeronautical and maritime SAR, and the co-ordination of t...
Through its fully integrated and flexible network of nine Operations Centres (and London Coastguard) around the UK with the National Maritime Operations Centre at its hub, HM Coastguard fulfils its responsibility for the initiation and co-ordination of civil maritime and aeronautical SAR. This includes the mobilisation, organisation and tasking of ...
Policing in the United Kingdom is divided into three geographically defined areas, each with its own strategic governance namely England and Wales; Scotland; and Northern Ireland. Each of these areas has to ensure that adequate provision is made to manage land based SAR operations. The Police Services in these areas utilise their command and contro...
The Police Service in England and Wales is responsible for land based SAR operations where specialist, mainly civilian voluntary teams from Mountain Rescue England and Wales, the Association of Lowland Search and Rescue and British Cave Rescue Council provide the actual response. The activation and tasking of these teams is managed by individual Po...
Police Scotland is responsible for the activation and co-ordination of search and rescue operations for missing, lost or injured persons in the mountains, uplands and lowlands across Scotland. This is delivered through partnership working with mainly voluntary civilian mountain rescue teams (but includes two civilian/Police teams and one standalone...
To avoid duplication of effort between HM Coastguard and the Police Services, which are the two civilian SAR co-ordinating authorities in the UK, it has been agreed that a coastal incident is defined as an incident which develops on the seaward side of the coastline below the level of Mean High Water Spring tides (MHWS) but including sea cliffs, sh...
The Ambulance Services in the UK have a statutory responsibility to respond to traumatic and medical emergencies. Land based Ambulance Service response may be complemented by Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) assets. HEMS assets may, if tasked to do so, assist in a SAR incident should the circumstances of that incident be compatible with ...
Under the principles of Military Aid to Civil Authorities (MACA), the Ministry of Defence may assist with SAR operations and / or training in response to formal MACA requests from other Government Departments. Such requests are likely to be for capabilities not readily available to other Government Departments, or to make use of high-readiness cap...
The UK SAR effort relies heavily on volunteers and voluntary organisations to save lives at sea and on land. Such volunteers willingly dedicate significant time and often put their own lives at risk to assist others in need, without remuneration. The majority of these voluntary UK SAR organisations are registered charities, who rely heavily on dona...
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a charity incorporated by Royal Charter for the purpose of saving lives, promoting safety and providing relief from disaster, primarily at sea and on specific inland waters with a fleet of Lifeboats and other RNLI units located in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland. This fl...
In addition to the RNLI, a number of voluntary organisations provide independent Lifeboats for the purpose of saving lives in some coastal areas of the UK. These independent Lifeboats are equipped, maintained and operated in accordance with the Rescue Boat Code. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-rescue-boat-code
Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) is the representative, management body for mountain rescue in England and Wales. The volunteer mountain rescue teams (MRTs), which are grouped into nine Regional organisations, are equipped to deal with incidents that are likely to occur in their area given the mountainous, remote and often wild terrain and ...
Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) is the representative body for the majority of MRTs in Scotland, including those provided by Police Scotland (some previously SMR affiliated teams are now independent of SMR). Search and Rescue Dog Associations are also represented by SMR in Scotland. The MRTs usually operate within defined geographical boundaries and...
Mountain Rescue Ireland is the representative body for all MRTs in Ireland. The MRTs are trained and equipped to deal with incidents that are likely to occur within their area given the mountainous, remote and often wild terrain and conditions encountered. These incidents will include searches, rope rescue and recovery. MRTs are also equipped and t...
Lowland Rescue (ALSAR) is the governing body for all Lowland SAR Teams, in England, Northern Ireland and Jersey. These teams are highly trained to national standards and fully equipped to assist the Police in SAR operations for missing and vulnerable persons in lowland areas (including inland water rescue and also civil contingency operations) and ...
The British Cave Rescue Council (BCRC) is the representative body for volunteer underground rescue organisations in the UK. Underground search and rescue is a very specialised operation and volunteer rescue teams are trained and specially equipped to carry out and coordinate underground SAR operations in their geographic areas of responsibility. In...
Beach Lifeguards are provided by a number of organisations within the UK. Lifeguards are qualified in lifesaving and casualty care. They provide a vigil and patrols to protect beach users particularly in high risk areas in certain weather conditions. Lifeguarding is primarily a preventative operation utilising supervision of safe swimming areas an...
During the course of a SAR incident and information gathering pertaining to that incident, the civil SAR coordinating authorities may make use of a number of other organisations and authorities who are able to help either because of their proximity to the incident, or the information they may be able to provide which could lead to a successful outc...
The majority of SAR incidents are dealt with by the appropriate coordinating authority utilising available SAR assets and do not necessitate the involvement of other authorities. However some incidents by their nature require a multi-agency response involving all the statutory authorities and specialist volunteer providers and for these occasions ...
When commanders from the emergency services arrive at the scene of a major incident, it is essential they can quickly establish what is happening around them and jointly agree a plan of action. A wide range of decision-making models exist, including specific models used by individual emergency services. These models help support staff as they have ...
In the event of an incident occurring in the UK requiring central government support or direction (defined as a Level 2 or 3 emergency by the UK Central Government Response Concept of Operations) where the matter is reserved (eg a terrorist incident), the Central response framework would be initiated and would involve the activation of central gove...
As the UK SAR service is provided by a co-operative of statutory authorities and volunteer organisations and responds to emergencies at sea, in the air and on land, a comprehensive communications plan has been developed to enable the efficient and effective coordination of those SAR assets tasked to respond to these emergencies. The national commun...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
Maritime and Coastguard Agency National Police Lead for SAR England and Wales Association of Air Ambulances Association of Ambulance Chief Executives British Cave Rescue Council Chief Fire Officers Association Communities and Local Government Lowland Rescue Ministry of Defence Mountain Rescue England and Wales National Crime Agency National Police...
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The UK and NI provide a comprehensive search and rescue service for those reported in trouble either on land, on water or in the air and for those reported missing. The framework describes the...
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