Search Mission Coordinator X2
Listing reference: atns_000473
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 22 July 2024
Position summary
Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
Job category: Others: Transport and Logistics
Location: Kempton Park
Contract: Permanent
EE position: Yes
About our company
ATNS
Introduction
To provide assistance to aircraft in distress including in-flight emergencies and to search for, provide aid to, and coordinate the rescue of survivors of aircraft accidents and forced landings.
Job description
Major Activities
- Obtain and evaluate all data on the emergency.
- Remain informed of prevailing environmental conditions.
- Develop the search action plan, (and rescue action plan as appropriate), i.e., allocated search areas.
- Ensure that communications can be carried out rapidly with operating units, and that high precedence messages can be routed quickly.
- Designate the OSC, dispatch SAR facilities and designate on-scene communications frequencies.
- Inform the ARCC chief of the search action plan.
- Co-ordinate the operation with adjacent RCC’s when appropriate.
- Arrange briefing and debriefing of SAR personnel.
- Evaluate all reports from any source and modify the search action plan as necessary.
- Arrange for the fuelling of aircraft and, for a prolonged search, arrange for the accommodation of SAR personnel.
- Arrange for delivery of supplies to sustain survivors.
- Maintain in chronological order an accurate and up-to-date record with a plot, where necessary, of all proceedings.
- Release SAR facilities when assistance is no longer required.
- Notify accident investigation authorities.
- Gather information about distress situations; develop accurate and workable action plans, and dispatch and co-ordinate the resource that will carry out SAR missions.
- Monitor and maintain communications procedures, reports, files, and logs.
- Ensure the long range, and short-range communications are efficient and reliable.
- Monitor operational communications, and distress, urgency and safety communications.
- Monitor Search and Rescue units to ensure they can get underway and arrive at the distress location, without delay.
- Confirm the mix of resources at SAR facilities; ensure they are correct for the types of incidents experienced or anticipated.
- Keep abreast of advancements in order to identify better and more cost-effective response resources.
- Analyses and respond to finding and recommendations of accident investigations.
- Promoting legislation, rules, treaties, or agreements to promote safety.
- Participate in SCCs and international and interagency SAR meetings.
Minimum requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- ATCO3
- SMC qualification.
Minimum Experience
- A minimum of 2 years post-validation experience as ATCO3
Benefits
Medical Aid
Pension Fund
