Tourism & Search and Rescue - working together

Working together to build a strong operational response Working together to build a strong operational response Virtual SAR

Tourism and SAR “Working together”

To Reduce This

Topics ▪ Acknowledge ICESAR and innovative approach

▪ Hints, tips and ideas

▪ National situation/Policy

▪ Red light system/signage

▪ Training for tourist operators

▪ Training for tourists

▪ Commercial Opportunities

▪ The Wheel

▪ Decision pointing and more!!

Ross Gordon QSO

▪ A life time in the outdoors

▪ A lifetime in SAR - 13 years old

▪ National and international SAR work

▪ Director Virtual SAR - App Development

▪ SARINZ - Trainer

Tourism and SAR

Complex Issues/Multiple answers

▪Experienced/inexperienced

▪Fit/unfit

▪Old/young

▪Sensible/not sensible

▪Lost, injured, dead, confused

▪Technology smart or not

▪Equipped and dressed or not

▪Rich/budget

Tongariro Alpine Crossing 19 km

Tongariro Alpine Crossing 2000 people

Tongariro Alpine Crossing

Operators - Memorandum

▪Memorandums of Understanding (MOU)

✓Voluntary code of conduct

✓Plans and operating procedures

✓Transport Operator guidelines

✓Minimum Summer gear

✓Safety levels eg wind speed/weather

✓Turn around protocol

✓Late arrival procedure

Adventure Activity Review

• Government

– “need for industry to create industry guidelines”

– “safety systems driven by safety culture”

• Tourist river boarding fatality

• Drugs and Alcohol balloon accident

• Safety plans

• supportadventure.co.nz

Case Study: Tourists and the Alps

• Aoraki - Mt Cook 4000 metres • No ice axes, crampons, ropes, specialist

clothing, navigation, survival skills

• Indonesians trained on sand hills

• Helicoptered off

• Other wise body recovery

• “ We are very disappointed. Nothing happened to us”

Tourist Operator - Training Day

Practical Emphasis

· Introductions and warm up/tuning in exercises

· Hints and Tips for guides – series of practical tips and exercises they can use the next day

· The Wheel – how SAR is organised and how they can integrate with it

· Decision Pointing – understanding this key concept and how to make their guide job easier

· Lost Person Behaviour – understanding the science and stats behind humans

· Sound Line – a simple but effective search method

· Technology – what the options are for outdoor guides

· Calling for help – when and how to do this

· Round Robin Scenarios

Decision Pointing - 60%

Technology

▪Tongariro Alpine Crossing Pocket Ranger

✓Tracks

✓Transport

✓Safety

✓Links - Adventure Smart

✓Mountain Safety Council Intentions form

✓Marker posts/numbers/GPS

Reflex Tasking – The ‘Wheel’

Working together to build a strong operational response Working together to build a strong operational response Virtual SAR Working together to build a strong operational response Virtual SAR

Tourist Operator - Training the Tourists

▪ Apps

▪ Prints

▪ Photos - group and individual

▪ Attracting help

✓Light

✓Sound

✓Movement

▪Bothy Bags/Pack liners

Commercial Opportunities

Commercial - Safety Opportunities

▪ Torches

▪ Whistles

▪ Water bottles

▪ Stickers - car

▪ T shirts

▪ Scarves

▪ Survival bags

▪ Pack Liners

▪ Apps

Signage

Community Approach

▪ What about the person with lack of gear, clothing, experience and over ambitious intentions

▪ Stewart Island

▪ Raise alert with local Police Officer

▪ Prevention is cheaper than a SAR Operation

Publications

International texts - Lonely Planet

406 Beacons

Thank You

Search and Rescue Institute New Zealand

PO Box 8827, Riccarton

Christchurch

New Zealand

Phone +64 3 348 6654

Email info@sarinz.com

Web www.sarinz.com

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