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A-PAD SL Search & Rescue Training Programme 1 A-PAD SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING PROGRAMME 19 – 21 NOVEMBER 2017 SRI LANKA AIR FORCE BASE, KOGGALA Many lives were saved through search and rescue operations carried out by the military, police and volunteers. Those marooned and trapped with no access to medical care, food and water were rescued by these teams and individuals. However, the May 2017 aftermath of the disaster rescue missions also accounted for the lives of eight volunteer S&R personnel. The need for a formalized approach in search and rescue for the volunteers was deemed necessary under the circumstances. The urban flooding too posed a severe threat which requires better professionalism and the identification of appropriate search and rescue equipment for live saving operations. Whilst the military has its search and rescue capacity; enhancing their knowledge via training to achieve international standards in S&R will provide an opportunity to save more lives by promoting efficiency, enhance quality and coordination. This will also enable these teams to be deployed in the region to support other countries. Due to these reasons, the need to train volunteers and the SL Forces to further enhance capacity in Search and Rescue operations is vital. A-PAD Sri Lanka forged partnership with Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) in conducting a professional training with international experts. Disaster Management Centre provided assistance and coordination related to the training. SLAF disposed of its ground and air assets to train the first ever civil-military coordinated exercise under the leadership of the Commander of the Air Force. A-PAD SL with other volunteer groups coordinated the training programme at SLAF Station Koggala. Through the expertise of four A-PAD International trainers from Japan, a training programme was conducted for the Sri Lankan Forces and Volunteers from the 19 to 21 November 2017. The objective of the training was to introduce and practice disaster response methodologies for sudden- onset disaster aligned with internationally accepted International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) guidelines in the process of preparedness, cooperation and coordination. The training programme consisted of a ‘Preparation Phase’ to familiarize participants with internationally agreed upon deployment and coordination procedures, based on INSARAG Guidelines. This phase provided a basis on how S&R teams are constituted and the basis for teams to be guided and trained to achieve standards for deployment. The ‘Operational Phase’ incorporated a two-and-a-half-day training and simulation exercise where the participant groups were confronted with an initial situation where only limited information is provided and “tasks” which the role players should complete are injected by exercise controllers through various channels such as field assessment, technology, media reports etc. A de-briefing was conducted to review the training and current state of operations to confirm that the deliverables are progressing and provide direction to improve. Civil-military coordinated flood rescue simulation exercise was carried out following competency of individual and collective skills. Ground and air rescue simulation exercises provided live experience for participants and also identified limitations. The combined resource strength between civil and military in saving lives was evident following the training.
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A-PADSLSearch&RescueTrainingProgramme 1
A-PADSEARCHANDRESCUETRAININGPROGRAMME19–21NOVEMBER2017
SRILANKAAIRFORCEBASE,KOGGALAManylivesweresavedthroughsearchandrescueoperationscarriedoutbythemilitary,policeandvolunteers. Those marooned and trapped with no access to medical care, food and water wererescuedby these teamsand individuals.However, theMay2017aftermathof thedisaster rescuemissionsalsoaccounted for the livesofeightvolunteerS&Rpersonnel.Theneed fora formalizedapproachinsearchandrescueforthevolunteerswasdeemednecessaryunderthecircumstances.The urban flooding too posed a severe threat which requires better professionalism and theidentification of appropriate search and rescue equipment for live saving operations. Whilst themilitary has its search and rescue capacity; enhancing their knowledge via training to achieveinternational standards in S&R will provide an opportunity to save more lives by promotingefficiency,enhancequalityandcoordination.Thiswillalsoenabletheseteamstobedeployedintheregion to support other countries. Due to these reasons, the need to train volunteers and the SLForcestofurtherenhancecapacityinSearchandRescueoperationsisvital.A-PAD Sri Lanka forged partnership with Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) in conducting a professionaltraining with international experts. Disaster Management Centre provided assistance andcoordinationrelatedtothetraining.SLAFdisposedofitsgroundandairassetstotrainthefirstevercivil-militarycoordinatedexerciseundertheleadershipoftheCommanderoftheAirForce.A-PADSLwithothervolunteergroupscoordinatedthetrainingprogrammeatSLAFStationKoggala.Through theexpertiseof fourA-PAD International trainers from Japan,a trainingprogrammewasconducted for the Sri Lankan Forces and Volunteers from the 19 to 21 November 2017. Theobjectiveofthetrainingwastointroduceandpracticedisasterresponsemethodologiesforsudden-onsetdisasteralignedwithinternationallyacceptedInternationalSearchandRescueAdvisoryGroup(INSARAG)guidelinesintheprocessofpreparedness,cooperationandcoordination.The training programme consisted of a ‘Preparation Phase’ to familiarize participants withinternationally agreed upon deployment and coordination procedures, based on INSARAGGuidelines.ThisphaseprovidedabasisonhowS&Rteamsareconstitutedandthebasisforteamstobeguidedandtrainedtoachievestandardsfordeployment.The‘OperationalPhase’incorporatedatwo-and-a-half-daytrainingandsimulationexercisewheretheparticipantgroupswereconfrontedwithaninitialsituationwhereonlylimitedinformationisprovidedand“tasks”whichtheroleplayersshould complete are injected by exercise controllers through various channels such as fieldassessment,technology,mediareportsetc.Ade-briefingwasconductedtoreviewthetrainingandcurrentstateofoperationstoconfirmthatthedeliverablesareprogressingandprovidedirectiontoimprove.Civil-militarycoordinatedfloodrescuesimulationexercisewascarriedoutfollowingcompetencyofindividualandcollectiveskills.Groundandairrescuesimulationexercisesprovidedliveexperiencefor participants and also identified limitations. The combined resource strengthbetween civil andmilitaryinsavingliveswasevidentfollowingthetraining.
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Multi-stakeholdersparticipatedinthetrainingprogramme.Participantsareasfollows:
• 20Members–SriLankaAirForce(RegimentSpecialForces)• 20 Private sector volunteers – Life Saving Association of Sri Lanka, Seals Volunteer
EmergencyResponseTeam(SVERT),I-CERT(IronMan4X4CommunityEmergencyResponseTeam),LionBreweryPLC(BiyagamaExportProcessingZone)andA-PADSL.
• 04Members–SriLankaNavy• 02Members–SriLankaArmy• 01Member–SpecialTaskForce
WayForwardA-PADSLinpartnershipwillcontinuetoconducttrainingprogrammestoenhancethecapacityofSriLankan Forces and A-PAD First Response Team. Whilst the current training was limited to floodrescue, training inalldisciplineswillbeconductedsystematically.CivilMilitarycooperationwillbefurther strengthened to create better humanitarian responses with professional training andappropriateequipment.MediaandLinks1. A-PADSLSearchandRescue-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrS6GREUOMA(03Mins)2. A-PADSLSearchandRescue-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j80q3aj2rbA(08Mins)
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A-PADSL–LaunchofSearch&RescueFirstResponseTeam
Hon.AnuraPriyadarshanaYapa,MinisterofDisasterManagement
handingovercertificatestotheTeam
H.E.KenichiSuganuma,AmbassadorofJapanforSriLanka,
handingovercertificatestotheTeam
AirMarshalKapilaJayampathy,CommanderofSriLankaAirForce,
handingovercertificatestotheTeam
AirMarshalKapilaJayampathy,CommanderofSriLankaAir
Force,handingovercertificatestotheTeam
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Mr.KensukeOnishi,CEO,A-PAD,handingovercertificatestotheTeam
H.E.KenichiSuganuma,AmbassadorofJapanforSriLanka,
handingovercertificatestotheTeam
Knowledgedevelopment
Knowledgedevelopment
Ropetrainingexercise
Ropetrainingexercise
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Ms.Neki,COO,A-PAD
Mr.ChathuraLiyanarachchi,Asst.Director,DMC
Roperescuetraining
Roperescuetraining
Boatrescuetraining
Boatrescuetraining
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GroupTraining
GroupTraining
AirRescuesimulationexercise
AirRescuesimulationexercise
AirRescuesimulationexercise
AirRescuesimulationexercise
A-PADSLSearch&RescueTrainingProgramme 7
AirRescuesimulationexercise
AirRescuesimulationexercise
Helicopterrescuesimulationexercise
Helicopterrescuesimulationexercise
A-PADSLSearch&RescueTrainingProgramme 8
Helicopterrescuesimulationexercise
Helicopterrescuesimulationexercise
Helicopterrescuesimulationexercise
Helicopterrescuesimulationexercise
Helicopterrescuesimulationexercise
Helicopterrescuesimulationexercise
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Boatrescuesimulationexercise
Boatrescuesimulationexercise
Boatrescuesimulationexercise
Boatrescuesimulationexercise
Debrief
Debrief
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A-PADInternationalSearchandRescueTrainers
EquipmentbeenhandedovertoA-PADSL
A-PADSriLankalaunchedaVolunteerFirstResponseTeamTrainingProgrammeconductedatSriLankaAirForceBaseKoggala,from19–21November2017
