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SAR NEW INITIATIVES FUND

2009–2010 SAR NIF Call for Proposal Results

by NSS staff

As a result of the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF) 2009–2010 Call for Proposals, the Lead Minister for Search and Rescue has approved the Merit List composed of 13 projects related to SAR prevention and response that will support the priorities of the National Search and Rescue Program.

Here is a summary of the 13 projects:

1. The RCMP prevention project entitled SAVED! SAUVÉ! TV Series, Website, PSA’s & Case Study Resources, which will have a duration of three years, will produce a documentary television series to showcase the many facets of search and rescue (SAR) across Canada.
2. The Manitoba response project entitled Development of Ground SAR Capability - Winnipeg SAR, which will have a duration of one year, will enhance SAR training in Manitoba through the hosting of a Provincial Multi-Agency Training Exercise within the City of Winnipeg and the purchase of equipment.
3. The Transport Canada R&D prevention project entitled Thermal Requirements for Surviving a Mass Rescue Incident in the Arctic, which will have a duration of three years, will establish thermal protection performance criteria and test methods for the personal and group survival equipment that the International Maritime Organization has specified to be necessary for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) passenger vessels operating in the Arctic.
4. The Department of National Defence R&D response project entitled MEOSAR Repeater Development for GPS III Satellites, which will have a duration of three years, will develop a Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) repeater that meets the unique specifications and requirements of the USAF GPS III Satellites.
5. The Transport Canada prevention project entitled Electronic Simulator Distance Education Program for Stability Management on Inshore Fishing Vessels, which will have a duration of two years, will complete the development and validation of the electronic simulator e-learning program for stability management on inshore fishing vessels. The final product will be a distance education program, produced in French and English, using multi-media materials and electronic simulations of vessel operations and fishing activities in different fleets in various regions of Canada.
6. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans response project entitled Halifax SAR Region Major Maritime Disaster Plan Training, which will have a duration of one year, will plan and execute a two-day training/ table top exercise, in a location near the provincial boundaries of P.E.I., N.B. and N.S., to improve interagency command and control between provincial and federal agencies in the event of a major maritime disaster.
7. The RCMP prevention project entitled Smart Boaters - Prevention in the First Degree, which will have a duration of three years, will develop a communication strategy designed to help change recreational boating behaviors on Canada’s waterways. A comprehensive Web site will be developed to house and distribute boating safety materials and information.
8. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans response project entitled CCG Rescue Diver Training Tank, which will have a duration of one year, will deliver a shore-based diver training tank and acquire dedicated life support and protective equipment for students utilizing the diver training tank.
9. The Environment Canada R&D response project entitled Coupled Lake-Atmosphere Forecasting in the Great Lakes, which will have a duration of three years, will develop a prototype coupled lake-atmosphere system for improved operational weather and lake state prediction in the Great Lakes.
10. The Transport Canada prevention project entitled Fishing Safety Mentoring Initiative, which will have a duration of three years, will design and deliver safety programs and information to fishermen, for their industry. The project will train experienced fishermen as Safety Mentors, who will work one on one with owners, skippers and crew to tailor vessel specific safety procedures using a multi-media fishing vessel safety toolbox.
11. The Environment Canada prevention project entitled Weatheradio for Schools, Girl Guides and Scouts, which will have a duration of three years, will equip schools under the Meteorological Service of Canada broadcast signal with a Weatheradio receiver. This will allow schools, Scouts and Girl Guide leaders to monitor the broadcast for weather information, including warnings.
12. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans response project entitled Quebec Municipalities: Our SAR Partners, which will have a duration of three years, will develop partnership and cooperation agreements between the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary – Quebec Region and the municipalities it services to improve SAR response capability.
13. The Department of National Defence R&D response project entitled Synthetic Aperture Radar for SAR North, which will have a duration of three years, will examine the use of high resolution RADARSAT-2 and airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery for the detection of crashed aircraft in flat regions of the Canadian tundra. The aim is to assist SAR when Emergency Locator Transmitter signals are not available.

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