A rescue co-ordination centre (RCC) is a primary search and rescue (SAR) facility in a country that is staffed by supervisory personnel and equipped for co-ordinating and controlling search and rescue operations.
RCCs are responsible for a geographic area, known as a "search and rescue region of responsibility" (SRR). SRRs are designated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). RCCs are operated unilaterally by personnel of a single military service (e.g. an air force, or a navy) or a single civilian service (e.g. a national police force, or a coast guard).
Genres
[edit]A Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre or JRCC is a special type of RCC that is often operated by personnel from multiple military services, civilian services, or a combination of military and/or civilian services.[1] A JRCC will oversee SAR operations for a variety of environments, both on land and at sea.
A Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre or MRCC is a type of RCC dedicated exclusively to organising search and rescue in a maritime environment.
A Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre or MRSC is a special type of RCC which operates almost identically to an MRCC but on a smaller scale, usually dictated by a specific environment within which it operates. An MRSC acts as a satellite center to an MRCC or JRCC and is operated to handle the workload for a particular geographic area within the SRR.
Applications
[edit]- United States - United States Coast Guard and United States Air Force are partners in Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centres under the National Search and Rescue Plan.[2]
- Canada - Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Forces Search and Rescue (Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy) are partners in Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centres; CCG operates Maritime Rescue Sub-Centres to offload work from JRCC
Worldwide centers
[edit]Europe
[edit]- Civil Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (CMRCC), Italy[3]
- Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center, Cyprus
- Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway, Sola, Norway
- Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Iceland[4]
- Joint Rescue Center Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden[5]
- Joint Rescue Coordination Center Den Helder, Den Helder, The Netherlands[6]
- Joint Rescue Coordination Center UK, Fareham, United Kingdom[7]
- Marine Rescue Coordination Center Bremen, Germany[8]
- Maritime Rescue and Coordination Center Rome, Italy[9]
Africa
[edit]Asia
[edit]- Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre
- Sri Lanka Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre
- Mumbai Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
- Chennai Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre[10]
- Dhaka Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre[11]
- Port Blair Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre[12]
Oceania
[edit]- Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu[13]
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Canberra
- Auckland Marine Rescue Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
North America
[edit]- Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (United States)
- Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria, Victoria, Canada
- Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax. Halifax, Canada
- Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton. Astra, Canada
South America
[edit]- Marine Rescue Coordination Center Chile[14]
- MRCC Iquique
- MRCC Puerto Montt
- MRCC Punta Arenas (Cobrem Par)
- MRCC Talcahuano
- MRCC Valparaiso
- JRCC Curaçao, Curaçao
- MRCC La Guaira, Venezuela[15]
External links
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References
[edit]- ^ "Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms" (PDF). U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original (pdf) on March 10, 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "National Search And Rescue Committee". U.S. Coast Guard Office of Search and Rescue. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "About Us". CivilMRCC. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Iceland". www.lhg.is. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Sjö- och flygräddningscentralen JRCC" [The Maritime and Air Rescue Centre JRCC]. www.sjofartsverket.se. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Search and Rescue Contacts - JRCC Den Helder". Search and Rescue Contacts. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Kites Croft Business Park, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 4LW". local.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Marine Rescue and Coordination Center Bremen". arcsar.eu. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Search and Rescue Contacts". sarcontacts.info. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates new state-of-the-art ICG Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre building in Chennai". www.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "MRCC". Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "NATIONAL MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE COORDINATING AUTHORITY". indiancoastguard.gov.in.[dead link]
- ^ "Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu". www.pacificarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Servicio de Búsqueda y Salvamento Marítimo - MRCC Chile |". www.directemar.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "GSH | Global SAR Hub | Worldwide SAR contacts and Solutions (La-Guaira)". www.globalsarhub.com (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
