| CCG |
Canadian Coast Guard (see Annex
A) |
| CF |
Canadian Forces (see Annex
A) |
| CFNA |
Canadian Forces Northern Area - A Regional Command of
the Canadian Forces responsible for operations in the Yukon, Nunavut
and the Northwest Territories. |
| COSPAS/SARSAT |
An international program of which Canada is a founding
member, providing satellite-aided alerting and locating of distress
incidents using radio beacons. |
| DFO |
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (see Annex
A) |
| DND |
Department of National Defence (see Annex
A) |
| IAMSAR Manual |
International Aeronautical and Marine SAR Manual - A
manual developed jointly by ICAO and IMO to guide nations in adopting
common procedures and techniques for SAR. |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization - An organization
of the United Nations dealing with civil aviation policies, practices
and regulation. |
| ICSAR |
Interdepartmental Committee on Search and Rescue (see
page 4) |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization - An organization
of the United Nations dealing with maritime policies, practices and
regulation. |
| JRCC |
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre - A facility established
to coordinate response to both aeronautical and marine search and
rescue incidents. |
| LMSAR |
Lead Minister for Search and Rescue (see page 3) |
| MAJAID |
Major Air Disaster - an aeronautical incident which,
because of its location or number of passengers and crew involved,
is beyond the response capability of the normal SAR system. |
| MAJMAR |
Major Marine Incident - a marine incident which, because
of its location or number of passengers and crew involved, is beyond
the response capability of the normal SAR system. |
| MJX |
Multi-Jurisdictional (SAR) Exercise(s) - Search and
rescue exercise involving participants from more than one level of
jurisdiction (i.e.: federal/provincial/municipal). |
| MRSC |
Marine Rescue Sub-Centre - A facility established to
coordinate response to marine search and rescue incidents in a Marine
Rescue Sub-Region of a Search and Rescue Region. |
| MRSR |
Marine Rescue Sub-Region - A portion of a Search and
Rescue Region in which search and rescue services are normally coordinated
by a MRSC (see preceding definition). |
| MSC |
Meteorological Service of Canada (see Annex
A) |
| NIF |
New SAR Initiatives Fund - A federal Contribution program
providing funding for initiatives to enhance search and rescue services. |
| NSM |
National Search and Rescue Manual - A joint Canadian
Forces and Canadian Coast publication providing policy and operational
guidance to federal aeronautical and marine SAR activities. (Note:
the NSM is scheduled to be replaced by Volume IV (National Supplement)
of the IAMSAR Manual). |
| NSS |
National Search and Rescue Secretariat (see page 3) |
| OIC |
Officer-in-Charge - Generally used as a military term
to denote an officer in charge of a unit or establishment (i.e. a
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre), but lacking Commanding Officer
status. |
| PCA |
Parks Canada Agency (see Annex
A) |
| PSEPC |
The creation of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Canada (PSEPC) fulfills the fundamental role of government to secure
the public's safety and security. PSEPC is dedicated to minimizing
a continuum of risks to Canadians -- from risks to personal safety
from crime or naturally occurring events such as severe blizzards,
floods or forest fires, to threats to national security from terrorist
activity. |
| RCMP |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (see Annex
A) |
| RSMS |
Regional Supervisor/Maritime Search and Rescue - The
senior Canadian Coast Guard officer at a Joint Rescue Coordination
Centre or Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre. |
| SAR |
Search and Rescue |
| SRR |
Search and Rescue Region |
| TC |
Transport Canada (see Annex
A) |
