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Arctic Mass Rescue Operations

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Snorre Hagen – SAR Chief Pilot Svalbard

Freelance guide on cruise ships:

- Antarctic/Arctic

- Greenland

- Canada (NWP)

Where are we?

Svalbard Treaty

• Gov. of Svalbard (Sysselmannen)

Operatør: Lufttransport AS fra 1.4.2014 med 2-AS332L1 AWSARH

Oppdragsgiver: Justisdepartementet ved Sysselmannen på Svalbard

redningsmessig underlagt Sysselmannen/Politimesteren i Bodø/HRS

Besetning: 2-piloter

1-systemoperatør

1-tekniker/heisoperatør

1-redningsmann

Lege, Politi eller andre ressurser

Kapasitet: Plukke opp 20 nødstedte innenfor 140 Nm radius

Beredskap: 60 min helikopter nr.1 24/7 365

120 min helicopter nr.2 24/7 365

• Full De-ice

• 2 Heiser

• FLIR

• NVG

• Nightsun

• Moving map

• Radar

• Iridium

• VHFx2/FM/UHF

• Homer

• AIS

• Endurance 6 hrs in search mode

• Max. Range 500Nm

• Cruise 120kts

• Max speed 167 kts

• Crew 5-7 pers.

• Two Engines: Makila A1 – approx 3000 shp

Super Puma AS332L1AWSAR

Multi purpose helicopter

- SAR (Sea/Land)- Ambulance- Police (PLIVO)

- Cargo/sling load- Science- Surveilence- Exp. support- Etc.

Priority no. 1: SAR

At Sea

Or ice…

And anywhereelse:

- Mountain- Glacier- Avalanche- Etc..

Data:

88.5m/17.6m Pax 32 Iceclass 1 B, HIFR/SFT/SAR/Support

Polarsyssel

Fuel Depots

Super Puma AS332L1

Range from Longyearbyen – one way – no fuel depot used

Super Puma AS332L1

Range from fuel depot round trip incl. 30 min hoisting and reserve

Super Puma AS332L1

SAR Mission example

MRO – 2007

• Can it happen again?

• Can it happen again?

• Black Swan?

Viking Sky

MRO – Svalbard 2019

• Viking Sky was an eye opener

• MRO Program initiated

– from Theory to Practical exercises

(MRO-TTX to MRO-SARex)

• SARex – Gov./CG/UiS/others

• PAMRO – Ponant/Lufttransport/Gov.

• HUMRO – Hurtigruten/Lufttransport/Gov.

SARex

• (MRO): “characterized by the need for

immediate response to large numbers of

persons in distress such that the capabilities

normally available to the search and rescue

[SAR] authorities are inadequate.”

Objective: ”To make adequate…”

• Test the MRO-system

• Evaluate

• Improve it

• Test it again including the improvments

• Evaluate

• Improve it again

• Etc.

”Chain of rescue/survival”

”Chain of rescue/survival”

Ship Accident

”Chain of rescue/survival”

Establish camp

”Chain of rescue/survival”

1. Establish camp

Bring rescuees to camp

Extend survival

2. Establish transport

to/from Longyearbyen

3. Establish transport

to mainland

Organized Learning

• Lessons Learned

• Include everyone, not just the crew involved

• Improve

• Include everyone

• Systemized approach

”ALARM”

• 25-26 May 2019 – SARex

• Evacuation of many people from ship in

distress

SARex – MRO – Heli – Entry/Exit points

KV Svalbard (Excon)/Polarsyssel

Upon arrival, helicopter no. 1 starts hoisting

Two pax at the time

97 people lifted to shore by 2 helicopters

Pax guided to ”Camp-site”

Triage/medical care

Triage/medical care

Camp site

Triage flags – three colors

Further evacuation…

…Via small boats to Polarsyssel

Lots of lessons learned (Examples):

• Communication (counting down)

• Use of new guideline (short-GL)

• Improved use of double slings harness

• Improved brief/preparation of helicopters

• Pre-exercise/dry training in hangar

• Etc.

PAMRO – Ponant Arctic Mass Rescue Operation – 8/6-2019

French Cruise Ship:

L´Austral in

trouble,

- needs rescue

helicopter

assistance

L´Austral - Ponant

PAMRO – Ponant Arctic Mass Rescue Operation - 2019

L´Austral in trouble,

- needs rescue helicopter assistance

Hoisting (SAR-1, RM and doc down)

crew from ship to shore, make MP

MP

MP = Medical Post

Setting up triage and

medical care post

PAMRO – Ponant Arctic Mass Rescue Operation - 2019

General:

2 Helicopters:

- hoisting pax in a

rotational pattern

SAR-2 land Brucebyen,

attaches sling

Polarbear guard

present

Airlift (SAR-2) of underslung load (GSK) from ship to shore

MP

MP = Medical Post

Triage and medical care

PAMRO – Ponant Arctic Mass Rescue Operation - 2019

Polarbear guard

present

Hoisting SAR- 1 and SAR-2

(ca. 100++) pax from ship to shore

MP Triage and medical

care

PAMRO – Ponant Arctic Mass Rescue Operation - 2019

2 Helicopters:

- hoisting pax in a

rotational pattern

Polarbear guard

present

Hoisting SAR- 1 and SAR-2 towards end

– 8 wounded, 5 in sling and 3 in strecher from ship to shore

MP Triage and medical

care

PAMRO – Ponant Arctic Mass Rescue Operation - 2019

2 Helicopters:

- hoisting pax in a

rotational pattern

Polarbear guard

present

Hoisting SAR- 1

- 1-3 pax from sea to shore,

- end of helicopter exercise

MP Triage and medical

care

PAMRO – Ponant Arctic Mass Rescue Operation - 2019

Polarbear guard

present

MP Triage and medical care

PAMRO – Ponant Arctic Mass Rescue Operation - 2019

End of exercise:

- pax return to ship with

Zodiacs

- Helicopters return to

Longyearbyen

Polarbear guard

present

Clean UP

PAMRO – Ponant Arctic Mass Rescue Operation - 2019

End of exercise:

- pax return to

ship with

Zodiacs

- Clean up

Polarbear guard

present

Pax return

Next two are ready

Counting posts/names

CROWDED! 20 pax in the cabin

Follow the lead/signals

To the new counting post and Triage

two-pax-hoisting

PAMRO – 8/6-2019

Result:

• 139 people and 3 strechers brought to shore

with helicopter, pluss 1 pax from sea

• Total 143

• 3 GSKs brought to shore as underslung load

• Camp established/Triage initiated

• 2:08

PAMRO – 8/6-2019

• Few involved in planning and organizing

• Very efficient, short lines communication

• Capable decision making

• Exercise docs bang to the point (so that

people involved actually reads them…)

Again, lots of lessons learned

• For us

• And for Ponant…

• Work together with the industry

• Make each other better, improve again and

again

HOW TO ESTABLISH RECEIPTION OF EVACUATED ON SHORE

1. The company must select a predetermined group, which will be responsible for handling the

evacuation on shore. This group should contain a leader, sufficient number of polar bear

guards and sufficient numbers of people to establish tents and manage the evacuation

reception. If needed,this group may be hoisted up from the ship and brought to the shore.

2. The first helicopter should deploy at least the polar bear guards (with weapons) and the

leader. If possible, more people who will be responsible to handle the evac. point on shore

can join the first helicopter. Immediately after the arrival on shore, the leader must set out the

polar bear guards, and decide where the tent camp will be established. He must also consider

where the helicopter landing point should be.

3. The second helicopter should deploy the equipment needed to establish the tent area (GSK

equipment).

4. The first helicopter will then bring out the rest of the people needed to establish the tent area.

After arrival they will start setting up the tents where the leader appoints them.

5. The evac. point should be virtually finished organized before the passengers start to evac. the

vessel. The counting point at the helicopter landing spot should be established, and the evac.

tent area should be ready to receive people.

6. When the evac. point is ready to receive people, the evacuation can start.

ROLES AND TASKS

➢ Are responsible for the polar bear safety and covers the area of the evacuation point.

➢ Are responsible at the tent area. This means having a full overview of the number of evacuated persons, as well as having an overview of the number with red, yellow an green triage.

➢ Are responsible for counting the number of people who has been shipped with helicopter to the evac. point. If helicopter is the only transport from the vessel to the shore, this number should be equal to the number in the tent camp.

➢ This person is also responsible for pointing out a safe route from the helicopter landing point to the tent camp.

➢ Is the leader of the organization on shore. Must strive to at all times have an overview of everyone who is in the evacuation zone on shore, both own resources and evacuated passengers.

➢ The leader should not get involved in the actual work in the area, but act in the same way that he/she at all times has an overview of the situation.

➢ Can advantageously wear a vest that makes it clear that he/she is the leader

➢ Will be the point of contact when the first public players arrive on scene.

Leader/On Scene Coordinator(OSC)

Helicopter landing spot

Evacuation tents

Polar bear guards

Evac route

Control point land/counting point

Control point evac tent

The leader and the polar bear guards are shipped to shore. After being hoisted up and flown to shore by the helicopter, the leader must immediately deployd the polar bear guards so the area is secured.

Leader/On Scene Coordinator

Helicopter landing spot

Evacuation tents

Polarbear guards

Evac route

Control point land/counting point

Control point evac tent

The GSK, rescue tents and the people who will handle this are shipped from the vessel to the shore.After deployed from the heli, the leader sets them in process of establishing the tent camp.

Leader/On Scene Coordinator

Helicopter landing spot

Evacuation tents

Polarbear guards

Evac route

Control point land/counting point

Control point evac tent

H

The rest of the crew, who has tasks in the evacuation area are flown in. Helicopter landing spot is placed, control point implemented, and secure route to the tent area is defined.

Leader/On Scene Coordinator

Helicopter landing spot

Evacuation tents

Polarbear guards

Evac route

Control point land/counting point

Control point evac tent

H

The evacuation of the passengers can start with rotation of both the helicopters (or more).

Testing of new equipment

• Inflatable tents

• Group Survival Kits

• Survival Suit

• Polar code (5 days)

HUMRO – Fram – 27/6-2019

Result

• 60 pax brought to shore, rotation established

• No need for more rotations

• 1 min pr pax average

• Camp site set

Challenges:

• Chain of rescue and survival

• Hypothermia, food, water, toilet facilities

• Meds?

• Inflatable tents/life rafts

• Who and what to bring?

• Rescue, or more equipment and people, RK, Police, Medics, Press….

• Fuel or other ”stuff”

New tents? How many? Same type?

How big/heavy?

- Automatic deployment, by one person,

short time to inflate (max 5 minutes)

Dornier 228-212NG

* Engines 2 Garett TPE 331 2 x 760 Horse power

* Normal range Approximately 1300 NM

* Max endurance Approximately 6:45 hours

* Max T/O Mass 6200 Kg

* Max altitude 15000 feet

* Cruise speed 180 knots

* Maximum speed 200 knots

* Seat capacity 2 pilots / 17 passengers

Possibilities ?

- Search- Dropkit – 400 pax- Ambulance to mainland

How to deal with this…?

Thank you for listening