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
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