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The search and rescue (SAR) program in Canada aims to save and protect lives within the maritime environment. Its objectives are to ensure that 100% of the lives at risk are saved, reduce severity and number of SAR accidents, minimize loss of life, injury property damage and any environmental risk, increase the awareness of SAR program and providing humanitarian aid and assistance where needed. However it has become increasingly difficult to achieve these objectives. This is as a result of several challenges that SAR administrators face as they try to improve the emergency response capabilities in Canada. The paper will look at some of the challenges that the Canadian maritime search and rescue program faces when it comes to an improvement of their emergency response capabilities.
Volunteers
The assistance of volunteers is an element that is key when it comes to the maximization of the efficiency of SAR operations. This means that volunteers are very important people when it comes to the success of maritime search and rescue programs. The number of volunteers who are offering their services to the SAR programs in Canada is going down. Fewer people are coming up to enroll themselves into these programs. This has left the administrators with very few volunteers to work with. This lack of volunteers is a big challenge when it comes to make an improvement in the response capabilities in Canada. This is due to the fact that a situation might require volunteers who are not available hence the SAR program fails to adequately deal with the situation (Tor Einar, 2010).
SAR vessels
There are various vessels which are used when it comes to maritime SAR accidents. These are primary SAR vessels which are designed specifically, equipped and crewed with its main responsibility being SAR operations. They are situated in areas where here exists high risk of SAR accidents. Multi-tasked SAR vessels are tasked to deliver SAR programs alongside other operational [programs. Secondary SAR vessels are government vessels that can be used if need arises for SAR operations. The number of vessels that are available in Canada is not sufficient...
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