NAVAL OPERATION

COMMANDING OFFICE

NATIONAL SAR AGENCY

NAVAL OPERATIONNAVAL OPERATION

COMMANDING OFFICECOMMANDING OFFICE

NATIONAL SAR AGENCYNATIONAL SAR AGENCY

ARGENTINEARGENTINENAVYNAVY

CdrCdr. Pablo . Pablo LuisLuis FAL FAL LtLt. . CdrCdr. Germ. Germáán MEDICIn MEDICI

MRCC PUERTO BELGRANO MCC EZEIZAMRCC PUERTO BELGRANO MCC EZEIZA

SAR AREA OF SAR AREA OF RESPONSABILITYRESPONSABILITY

+ 12.000.000 KMS 2

Maritime SAR Area

10° W

2.716.000 Km2.716.000 Km22

12.000.000 Km12.000.000 Km22

ARGENTINA SAR REGIONARGENTINA SAR REGION

STRUCTURE SAR STRUCTURE SAR ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

LEGAL BASISLEGAL BASIS

President of the Nation

LawLaw 22.44522.4452424--0303--81 81

SARSARCONVENTIONCONVENTION

NAVYNAVYNAVY

NAVALOPERATIONS COMMAND

NAVALNAVALOPERATIONS OPERATIONS COMMANDCOMMAND

NATIONAL SAR PLAN

Execute search and rescue of ships, small vessels and installations offshore, domestic and foreign, in the maritime area, rivers and lakes under the Argentine SAR jurisdiction, in order to assist people at risk and contribute to preserve human life at sea.

MISSION

MRCC USUHAIAMRCC USUHAIAUSHUAIA

RLP

USU

BUENOSAIRES MRCC BUENOS AIRESMRCC BUENOS AIRES

MRCCMRCC PUERTO BELGRANOPUERTO BELGRANO

PUERTOBELGRANO

ADO

RIV

DRY

SAO

BBA

MDP

MRCC PUERTO BELGRANOMRCC PUERTO BELGRANO

CAPABILITIESCAPABILITIES

10°W

37°56’S

FLUV

IAL

Y LA

CUST

RE

SAR REGION

Regional Regional AgreementAgreement

22-03-91

21-04-98

30-10-92

2006

6060ºº SS

131131ºº WW1010ºº WW

ANTARCTIC PATROLANTARCTIC PATROL

VENDEE GLOBE 6 / 1 / 2009VENDEE GLOBE 6 / 1 / 2009

COSPAS SARSATCOSPAS SARSAT

RIO GRANDERIO GRANDE

PARANAPARANA

EZEIZAEZEIZA

SARSAR

MCC/RCCJOINT ARMED FORCES COMMAND

NAVY/ AIR FORCE

OPERATIVES COMMANDS AIR AND MARITIME SAR

OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION

OrganisationOrganisation

RCC´s AirRCCRCC´́s s AirAir

Argentina  is divided in 5 Air Regions

Assets of the Argentine Air ForceAssets of the Argentine Air Force

HERCULES KC‐130

FOKKER F‐27

BELL UH1H

INMARSATINMARSATTERMINAL SES TERMINAL SES

MRCC PUERTO BELGRANOMRCC PUERTO BELGRANO

•PUERTO BELGRANO

ISLAS MALVINAS

COMMUNICATION NET COMMUNICATION NET COASTAL RADIO STATIONSCOASTAL RADIO STATIONS

POSADAS

PASOS DE LOS LIBRES

TIGRE

CORRIENTES

ROSARIO CONCEPCION DEL URUGUAY

BUENOS AIRES. RIO DE LA PLATA

TRELEW

PTO. BELGRANO

PTO DESEADO

COMODORO RIVADAVIA

SAN ANTONIO OESTE

BAHIA BLANCA

MAR DEL PLATANEUQUEN

BARILOCHE

PTO MADRYN

RIO GALLEGOS

LAGO ARGENTINO

USHUAIA

RIO GRANDE

ORCADAS

DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLDIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLAutomaticAutomatic communicationscommunications systemsystem

forfor distressdistress alarmalarm

COMODORO RIVADAVIACOMODORO RIVADAVIA

RIO GALLEGOSRIO GALLEGOS

ORCADASORCADAS

RIO GRANDERIO GRANDE

PTO.DESEADOPTO.DESEADO

USHUAIAUSHUAIA

MAR DEL PLATAMAR DEL PLATA

RAWSONRAWSON

PUERTO PUERTO BELGRANOBELGRANO

BUENOS AIRESBUENOS AIRES

BAI: VHF - MF - HFMDP: VHF - MF – HFSBC: VHF -MFCRV: VHF - MF - HFGAL: VHF - MF

ON SERVICEON SERVICE

PLANNEDPLANNED

SAN BLASSAN BLAS

FRECUENCY 518 KHZFRECUENCY 518 KHZIt allows the transmission to It allows the transmission to

ships of Nautical Notices, ships of Nautical Notices, Meteorological Notices and Meteorological Notices and urgent information about urgent information about

maritime safety.maritime safety.

NAVTEXNAVTEX

MAR DEL PLATA

USUHAIA

RIO GALLEGOS

BAHIA BLANCA

COMODRO RIVADAVIA

BUENOS AIRES

Maritime Safety Information Maritime Safety Information in HFin HF

BUENOS AIRESPNA RADIO. BANDBAND

4.8.12.16 MHZ4.8.12.16 MHZ

BANDBAND4.8.12.19 MHZ4.8.12.19 MHZ

COMODORO RIVADAVIAPNA RADIO

STATISTICSSTATISTICS

ALARM SIGNAL ALARM SIGNAL

(Total 2008: 818)(Total 2008: 818)

25%

72%

3% INMARSAT

COSPAS SARSAT

DSC

SAR INCIDENTSSAR INCIDENTS

25%

72%

3% BUENOS AIRES

PTO BELGRANO

USHUAIA

77%

20%3%

PLACE

SEA

LAKE

RIVER

Registered BeaconsRegistered Beacons

04----------------------04PLB

---------------------------------02SSAS

470494----------------------EPIRB

438-----------528-----------ELT

IBRDACSMDNAARMCC

SASSFunctionsSystem in ArgentinaARMCC

Cospas SarsatOrganisationLeoGeoDescription of SystemSatélites in use

BalizasTypes of beaconsFalse alertasRegister of beaconsTest of beacons

Doubts / requestsConsultation of rgisterComunications with ARMCC

Contenidos webwww.sass.gov.arContenidos webwww.sass.gov.ar

CHALLENGESCHALLENGES

ThankThank youyou veryvery muchmuch