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Lima-Peru 16-19 August 2011 SEMINAR/WORKSHOP ON CIVIL/MILITARY COOPERATION FOR THE NAM/CAR/SAM REGIONS LIMA-PERU 16-19 AUGUST 2011 Speaker: Jorge Rodríguez Coordinator SAR/RCC/SPOC /CENAMER CONTROL/COCESNA RADAR CONTROL CENTRE, TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS NEW CENAMER CONTROL CENTRE Multilateral Search and Rescue Agreement No. 21 Among the American States Lima, Peru, 23 September 1972 Agreement and Provisions Article.21 LA GACETA JUNTA MILITAR DE GOBIERNO - DECREE NUMBER 679 1. General 2.-Application (Preparatory action for an emergency) 3.-Assistance (Request for assistance) 4.-Facilitation (Overflight by SAR aircraft) 5.-Authorisations 6.-Information 7.-Logistics 8.-Communications 9.-Acceptance and effectiveness 10.-Signatures 333 1 Multilateral Search and Rescue Agreement No. 21 Among the American States Lima, Peru, 23 September 1972 444 Multilateral Search and Rescue Agreement No. 21 Among the American States Lima, Peru, 23 September 1972 555 SEARCH AND RESCUE COORDINATION UNIT (SAR/ RCC/SPOC) 2 SRR/UIR/CENTRAL AMERICA FIR RCC/SPOC/CENAMER CONTROL 777 RCC/SPOC/SAR COCESNA CENAMER RADIO Entering coordinates into the Control Centre Support System ( Sistema de Apoyo al centro de Control - SACC) to start coordination of an alert message RCC/SPOC/SAR COCESNA CENAMER RADIO Operational personnel of the Search and Rescue Coordination Unit processing messages received, which COSPAS SARTSAT sends through various printed media. 3 COBUSA 2010 CENTRAL AMERICA SEARCH AND RESCUE COMMITTEE COBUSA 2010 CENTRAL AMERICA SEARCH AND RESCUE COMMITTEE El Salvador, Ilopango Inauguration of the Tenth Meeting, held on 26 -28 April 2010 COBUSA 2010 CENTRAL AMERICA SEARCH AND RESCUE COMMITTEE Exercises at Ilopango, El Salvador Aeronautical fire-fighting personnel of El Salvador making fire-fighting demonstrations 4 COBUSA 2010 CENTRAL AMERICA SEARCH AND RESCUE COMMITTEE SAR exercises at Ilopango, El Salvador Salvadoran Red Cross ambulance personnel simulating the transport of casualties COBUSA 2010 CENTRAL AMERICA SEARCH AND RESCUE COMMITTEE Exercises at Ilopango, El Salvador Helicopter of the Salvadoran police simulating the evacuation of casualties of an aviation accident COBUSA 2010 CENTRAL AMERICA SEARCH AND RESCUE COMMITTEE SAR exercise at Ilopango, El Salvador Helicopter of the Salvadoran police in an exercise of evacuation of casualties of an aviation accident 5 COBUSA 2010 CENTRAL AMERICA SEARCH AND RESCUE COMMITTEE Ilopango, El Salvador Group of COBUSA participants COBUSA 2010 CENTRAL AMERICA SEARCH AND RESCUE COMMITTEE Ilopango, El Salvador Group of COBUSA participants Training in Guatemala – 2010 Basic Search and Rescue Course Overview of the La Aurora Airport in the City of Guatemala 6 Training in Guatemala – 2010 Basic Search and Rescue Course Group of participating students Training in Guatemala – 2010 Basic Search and Rescue Course Students working in groups Training in Guatemala – 2010 Basic Search and Rescue Course Students working in groups 7 Training in Guatemala – 2010 Basic Search and Rescue Course Closing ceremony Training in Guatemala – 2010 Basic Search and Rescue Course Mundo Maya Airport Training in Guatemala – 2010 Basic Search and Rescue Course Mundo Maya Airport Course participants 8 Training in Guatemala – 2010 Basic Search and Rescue Course Mundo Maya Airport Theoretical and practical training in the classroom Training in Guatemala – 2010 Basic Search and Rescue Course Mundo Maya Airport Instructor Jorge Rodríguez and personnel of the Guatemalan DGCA and Air Force Training in Guatemala – 2010 Basic Search and Rescue Course Mundo Maya Airport Instructor and speaker Jorge Rodríguez (SAR/COCESNA) addressing all participants, and picture of the group 9 Course on the Exchange of Search and Rescue Experiences – September 2010 COPECO – GRUPO MILITAR FUERZA TAREA BRAVO SOTO CANO US Course on the Exchange of Search and Rescue Experiences – September 2010 COPECO – GRUPO MILITAR FUERZA TAREA BRAVO SOTO CANO US 31 August to 2 September 2010 Speaker Jorge Rodríguez in representation of SAR/COCESNA Course on the Exchange of Search and Rescue Experiences – September 2010 COPECO – GRUPO MILITAR FUERZA TAREA BRAVO SOTO CANO US 10 Course on the Exchange of Search and Rescue Experiences – September 2010 COPECO – GRUPO MILITAR FUERZA TAREA BRAVO SOTO CANO US Course on the Exchange of Search and Rescue Experiences – September 2010 COPECO – GRUPO MILITAR FUERZA TAREA BRAVO SOTO CANO US COURSE ON NARCOTERRORISM AND SECURITY – MAY 2011 COPECO – GRUPO MILITAR FUERZA TAREA BRAVO SOTO CANO US THE SAR UNIT OF COCESNA, HEADED BY ITS COORDINATOR JORGE RODRÍGUEZ AND ITS SAR MANAGER CALVIN ZUNIGA, PARTICIPATED IN THE SEMINAR ON SECURITY AND NARCOTERRORISM OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND, -THE UNITED STATES MILITARY GROUP, AND THE COAST GUARD OF PUERTO RICO 333333 11 COURSE ON NARCOTERRORISM AND SECURITY – MAY 2011 COPECO – GRUPO MILITAR FUERZA TAREA BRAVO SOTO CANO US THE EXERCISE IN PICTURES 343434 Search and Rescue Conference – Southern Command MAY 2011 COPECO – GRUPO MILITAR FUERZA TAREA BRAVO SOTO CANO US THE NEW TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT USED BY SAR ORGANISATIONS WERE ANALYSED IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND LOCAL AND REGIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE ISSUES. 353535 THE EXERCISES IN PICTURES 363636 12 Search and Rescue Course COPECO – GRUPO MILITAR FUERZA TAREA BRAVO SOTO CANO US NASA, through its representative Angel Cases Jr., sent a letter of acknowledgment to the Central American Corporation for Air Navigation Services (COCESNA), in particular to the CENAMER CONTROL CENTRE, for their collaboration and highly professional support to NASA and the STS- 133 space shuttle mission. (From left to right) Mission specialists Alvin Drew, Nicole Stott, Steve Bowen and Michael Barratt, commander Steve Lindsey and pilot Eric Boe. Photo by NASA STS-133 commander Steve Lindsey, pilot Eric Boe and mission specialists Alvin Drew, Steve Bowen, Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott delivered a new module and an external storage platform to the international space station, together with equipment and supplies. During the almost 9 days that the Discovery space shuttle The STS-133 mission stayed at the station, Bowen and Drew made two space walks to conduct maintenance work and to install new components. 13 Discovery has flown more missions than any other carrier – definitely, more than any other space ship. After 38 missions and more than 5,600 trips around the earth, the Discovery has sent satellites like the Hubble space telescope into orbit, and sent the Ulises probe robot on its way to the sun. It was the first shuttle to join the Russian Mir space station, and delivered the Japanese Kibo laboratory to the international space station. It has been the first shuttle to venture into uncharted territory on several occasions, and is about to do it again: Following the STS- 133 mission, Discovery will be the first in the shuttle fleet to retire. 14.
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