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RAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1981

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SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE

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MAJOR SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE INVOLVING THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPAR ENT, THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL NAVY, THE U.S. AIR FORCE AND NAVY, ND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE WILL BE HELD SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 20) TO TUESDAY (DECEMBER 1).

THE EXERCISE IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND FAMILIARISATION IN SEARCH AND ESCUE TECHNIQUES FOR THE SEARCH AND RESCUE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL STAFF OF THE CIVAL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, AIRCREWS AND STAFF OF THOSE EMERGENCY UNITS LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN SUCH OPERATIONS. IT WILL ALSO SERVE TO TEST THE ALERTING CO-ORDINATION AND CYMUNICATION FACILITIES OF THE SET-UP.

AIRLINE OPERATORS WILL ALSO BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO

VIEW THE SEARCH AND RESCUE ORGANISATION.

TAKING PART IN THE EXERCISE WILL BE RHKAAF FIXED WING AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTERS, RAF 23 (A.C.) SQUADRON HELICOPTERS AND EQUIPPE T, RN PATROL VESSELS, MARINE POLICE LAUNCHES AND U.S. FORCE AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTER CARRIER AS WELL AS

ARA-RESCUE+ PERSONNEL.

A +TARGET+ WITH AN EMERGENCY LOCATOR BEACON WILL BE DROPPED INTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ON SUNDAY.

EARLY MONDAY MORNING A SIMULATED INCIDENT INVOLVING THE DITCHING OF AN AIRCRAFT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG WILL ACTIVATE A FULL-30 LE SEARCH AND FESCUE OPERATION. THE RESCUE CO-ORDINATION CENTRE AT HONG KO. G AIRPORT WILL BE MANNED AND AIRCRAFT AND VESSELS OF THE UNITS INVOLVED WILL RESPOND TO THE CALL FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE AND RUSH TO THE +CRASH+ SCENE.

CH THE LAST DAY OF THE EXERCISE, A MARTRE POLICE LAUNCH WILL BE STATIONED AT A PRE-ARRANGED LOCATION IN INVER PORT SHELTER TO ACT AS A RESCUE PLATFORM TO RECEIVE SURVIVORS.

RAF AND RHKAAF HELICOPTER CREWS WILL DEMONSTRATE METHODS CF LIFTING SURVIVORS FROM PRE-POSITIONED SINGHIES TO THE RESCUE VESSEL AND PARA-MEDICAL PERSONEL WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR CAPABILITIES IN 7531STING SURVIVORS FROM THE DINGHIES TO THE RESCUE HELICOPTERS.

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