Search and rescue coordination exercises in Akmola region (Kokshetau sub-area)

Created on 22.10.2022 14:51

In accordance with the plan for conducting coordination and communication exercises with the forces and means involved in search and rescue flights support on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the Civil Aviation Committee, on October 17, 2022, coordination exercises were held in the Kokshetau sub-area of ​​the Akmola search and rescue region.

Specialists of the Search and Rescue Coordination Center and the Air Traffic Service of the Kokshetau branch of the «Kazaeronavigatsia» RSE together with representatives of the Department of Emergency Situations of the Akmola region, the Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting of the Kokshetau airport and the crews and employees of Kazaviaspas JSC, who are on duty on the Mi-8 helicopter for search and rescue flight support  at the Kokshetau airdrome, training activities were carried out to search for an aircraft in distress, evacuate and provide first aid to the victims.

During the exercises, the above-mentioned services worked out a methodology for interaction during search and rescue operations, methods for searching for aircraft in distress, selecting sites for landing a search and rescue aircraft and evacuating victims from the scene. For the exercise, a duty helicopter Mi-8 of «Kazaviaspas JSC was involved with rescuers and medical workers on board.

In general, it is noted that such exercises are an element of the national system of search and rescue flight support, created based on Annex 12 "Search and Rescue" to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

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