This week, the report from the most recent Joint Arctic Search and Rescue Tabletop Exercise was published. The report highlights how the skillset of expedition staff can be leveraged when establishing and evacuating passengers to a shore camp. The report also describes how vessels in distress, vessels of opportunity, search and rescue responders and home offices can work together to use available resources in the best possible way.
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Joint Arctic SAR Event Report | Turning Findings Into Actions
August 14th, 2023Report from Joint Arctic Search and Rescue Tabletop Exercise published
August 10th, 2021This week, the report from the most recent Joint Arctic Search and Rescue Tabletop Exercise was published. The report highlights how the skillset of expedition staff can be leveraged when establishing and evacuating passengers to a shore camp. The report also describes how vessels in distress, vessels of opportunity, search and rescue responders and home offices can work together to use available resources in the best possible way.
Arctic search and rescue partners pioneer virtual tabletop exercise
December 14th, 2020For the fifth year in a row, the Arctic expedition cruise industry, search and rescue sector and academia gathered for a joint tabletop exercise. This year, the exercise was organized as a fully virtual event, gathering nearly 130 participants from across the world.
Lufttransport, AECO and the Governor of Svalbard launch heli-rescue training video
October 16th, 2019The Arctic expedition cruise industry and search and rescue responders are collaborating to enhance preparedness and collaboration. The latest step in this effort is a new video that explains how crew and staff onboard vessels can assist in a helicopter rescue operation.
Arctic search and rescue exercise gathers cruise industry and responders
April 11th, 2019More than 80 representatives from the Arctic expedition cruise industry, the search and rescue sector and academia participated in the Fourth Joint Arctic Search and Rescue (SAR) Workshop and Tabletop Exercise in Reykjavik this week.
AECO participates in ARCSAR kick-off
September 25th, 2018Last month, AECO and AECO member PolarQuest participated in the kick-off meeting of the ARCSAR project in Bodø.
AECO represents cruise industry in new Arctic SAR network
February 5th, 2018Cruise industry, authorities and researchers will join forces to enhance Arctic SAR through the new ARCSAR network. Having secured €3.5 million in EU funding, the ARCSAR project will run for five years and include a live exercise on a cruise vessel.