Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan for search and rescue operations
- Establish coordination centre to facilitate effective management of search and rescue operation.
- Assess environmental factors to determine impact on search and rescue operation.
- Identify resource requirements to undertake search and rescue operation and in accordance with environmental factors.
- Identify role and capabilities of other search and rescue authorities to assist in search and rescue operation.
- Select search patterns in accordance with environmental conditions/factors.
- Develop rescue plan to assist in managing search and rescue operation.
- Develop contingency plans to account for dynamic circumstances.
- Review feasibility of plan in accordance with resources availability/capability and search and rescue mission.
- Evaluate plan continually taking into account environmental context and nature of search and rescue incident.
- Assess resources requirements for extended operations.
- Implement search and rescue plan
- Maintain critical decision records for accountability purposes.
- Modify search and rescue plan in accordance with changing circumstances.
- Evaluate search and rescue implementation continually to maximise probability of detection.
- Facilitate family liaison to ensure next of kin are briefed.
- Liaise with stakeholders to ensure effective coordination of resources.
- Apply electronic search techniques to support search and rescue operation.
- Seek medical advice to determine target's timeframe for survival.
- Calculate probability of detection to assess effectiveness.
- Determine when situation exceeds role/responsibility/capability for possible handover to another authority.
- Identify follow-on actions required for ongoing coordination of search and rescue operation.
- Coordinate resources
- Delegate roles and responsibilities to ensure coordination of assets.
- Allocate taskings and search areas in accordance with personnel and asset capabilities.
- Monitor completion of tasks to ensure safety and task compliance.
- Identify welfare and support considerations for personnel in accordance with WHS practices.
- Facilitate resupply of resources to support SAR operations.
- Employ media strategies
- Plan for search and rescue operations
- Establish coordination centre to facilitate effective management of search and rescue operation.
- Assess environmental factors to determine impact on search and rescue operation.
- Identify resource requirements to undertake search and rescue operation and in accordance with environmental factors.
- Identify role and capabilities of other search and rescue authorities to assist in search and rescue operation.
- Select search patterns in accordance with environmental conditions/factors.
- Develop rescue plan to assist in managing search and rescue operation.
- Develop contingency plans to account for dynamic circumstances.
- Review feasibility of plan in accordance with resources availability/capability and search and rescue mission.
- Evaluate plan continually taking into account environmental context and nature of search and rescue incident.
- Assess resources requirements for extended operations.
- Implement search and rescue plan
- Maintain critical decision records for accountability purposes.
- Modify search and rescue plan in accordance with changing circumstances.
- Evaluate search and rescue implementation continually to maximise probability of detection.
- Facilitate family liaison to ensure next of kin are briefed.
- Liaise with stakeholders to ensure effective coordination of resources.
- Apply electronic search techniques to support search and rescue operation.
- Seek medical advice to determine target's timeframe for survival.
- Calculate probability of detection to assess effectiveness.
- Determine when situation exceeds role/responsibility/capability for possible handover to another authority.
- Identify follow-on actions required for ongoing coordination of search and rescue operation.
- Coordinate resources
- Delegate roles and responsibilities to ensure coordination of assets.
- Allocate taskings and search areas in accordance with personnel and asset capabilities.
- Monitor completion of tasks to ensure safety and task compliance.
- Identify welfare and support considerations for personnel in accordance with WHS practices.
- Facilitate resupply of resources to support SAR operations.
- Employ media strategies