PRIME MINISTER

MARITIME PREFECT

Secretary General for Maritime Affairs

FRENCH NAVY

STATE MARITIME

POLICECUSTOMS MARITIME

ADMINISTRATIONOTHERS

SNSMCivil Defence

ACTION OF STATE AT SEA

SNSM in figures . 3 500 sea-going rescuers

. 1 200 persons in charge (Pdts, Dir, Sec, Treasurers, Trainers)

ALL OF THEM VOLUNTARY + 46 paid staff (Headquarters, Saint Malo)

. 230 Stations in a tight mesh  (3:4 permanent ones)

and 27 Training Centresturning out 450 voluntary rescue-swimmers / year

11 of whichOverseas

230 Stations

RESOURCES of SNSMCONSIDERABLE AND EXPENSIVE

170 Rescue vessels : . 40 All-weather boats (CTT) (0,7 M €) . 25 1st Class Patrol boats (0,6 M €) . 75 2nd Class Patrol boats (0,3 M €) . 30 various Patrol boats (0,1 M €) and 450 dinghies

getting under way takes about 15 minutes

( YEARLY RENEWAL COST of 3 M € )

2003 RESCUE OPERATIONSCROSSA ETEL - CROSS CORSEN/OUESSANT

TEMPS D'INTERVENTION (%)

1%1%

1%

2%4%

54%

22%

15%

SNSM Navires sur zone Pompiers Marine Nationale Gendarmerie Affaires maritimes Douanes Autres

A BALANCE SHEET THATSPEAKS FOR ITSELF …

10 000 persons rescued 3 000 boats assisted in average each year

800 lives saved   50 % of rescue at sea in metropolitan waters  

RETURN OF EXPERIENCE

SEQUENCES or FONCTIONALITIES

ALERT

COVERAGE

SEARCH LOOKOUT very high expectations

RECOVERY high expectations

RECEPTION expectations

SAFETY of RESCUERS

TOWING

FIRE FIGHTINGDRYING-UP

BECAUSE SALT WATER SHOULD

NEVER TASTE LIKE TEARS ...

I support

the

Rescuers at

Sea !