4 th International Workshop on Technologies for Search And Rescue and other Emergency Marine Operations

Le Quartz Brest, France 10-11-12 May 2011

Tuesday May 10th, 2011

09h00 - 12h15 Ocean models and environmental data measurement for SAR applications
Chairman : Michel Olagnon, Ifremer

09h00 – 09h10 Opening and welcome Michel Olagnon

09h10 – 09h35 Arctic Ocean Currents and sea-ice forecasts from Myocean Laurent Bertino, François Counillon, Pavel Sakov, Arne Melsom

09h35 – 10h00 GPU-based simulation of radar sea clutter Goulven Monnier, Daniel Le Hellard, Sébastien Vince, Julien Houssay, Thierry Landeau, Bertrand Chapron, René Garello, Christian Cochin, Yvonick Hurtaud

10h00 – 10h25 Results from the Mid Atlantic High frequency Radar Network Hugh John Roarty, Ethan Handel, Erick Rivera, Michael Smith, Josh Kohut, Scott M Glenn

10h25 – 11h00 Coffee Break

11h00 – 11h15 Introduction : SLDMB Project Brian Stone

11h15 – 11h40 iSLDMB - Generation III Self Locating Datum Marker Buoy Tony Chedrawy

11h40 – 12h05 A second generation Self Locating Datum Marker Buoy Gary Williams, Eugene Zeyger

12h05 – 12h30 Assimilation of Lagrangian drifters trajectories into surface current Models Marc Pavec, Victor Turpin, Vincent Taillandier

12h30 – 14h00 Lunch Break

14h00 - 17h45 Drift Forecast Models and Tools
Chairman : Øyvind Breivik, Norwegian Meteorlogical Institute

14h00 – 14h25 Support of Search and rescue Operations at Meteo-France Pierre Daniel, Denis Paradis, Valérie Ulvoas

14h25 – 14h50 Curdrift, leeway prediction using HF radar measurements for elapsed time and models for future horizons Nicolas Thomas

14h50 – 15h15 Rapid deployment of HF radars with open-mode analysis and model-data blending for near-shore oil spill and search and rescue applications Vicente Fernandez, Øyvind Breivik, Chad Whelan, Pete Lilleboe, Anton Kjelaas

15h15 – 15h40 Backtracking drifting objects using an iterative algorithm with a forward trajectory model Øyvind Breivik, Tor C. Bekkvik and Atle Ommundsen

15h40 – 16h05 “SAROPS 2.0: The challenges, and benefits, of implementing a web-based version of a Search & Rescue planning tool Eric Comerma, Eoin Howlett, Art A.Allen

16h05 – 16h30 Coffee Break

16h30 – 16h55 Search Modelling and Optimization in the US Coast Guard’s Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System (SAROPS) Lawrence. D. Stone, Thomas M. Kratzke, John R. Frost

16h55 – 17h20 Real-time calculation of leeway parameters for drifting vessels using AIS Yngve Heggelund, Kjell Røang

17h20 – 17h45 “Towards a Standard Method of Conducting Leeway Field Experiments Art A. Allen, Øyvind Breivik, Christophe Maisondieu, Jens-Christian Roth

Wednesday May 11th, 2011

09h00 - 10h40 Far-off areas : Learnings from Aircraft accidents
Chairman : Art A. Allen, U.S. Coast Guard

09h00 – 09h25 Lessons from Flight 447 Undersea Search Operations Olivier Ferrante

09h25 – 09h50 A strategy for producing refined currents in the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean in the context of the search of the AF447 wreckage. Sylvain Cailleau, Edmée Durand, Marie Drévillon, Eric Greiner, Stéphane Law-Chune, Jean-Michel Lellouche, Denis Paradis, Guillaume Reffray.

09h50 – 10h15 Search of the AF447 wreckage area Michel Ollitrault, A. Bentamy, B. Blanke, C. Chen, A. Colin de Verdière, J. Condette, D. Delaitre, N. Diansky, M. Drévillon, O. Ferrante, D. Croizé-Fillon, E. Greiner, C. Kermabon, F. Lefèvre, P. Lezaud, R. Limeburner, S. Louazel, G. Nurser, D. Paradis, J-P. Rannou, T. Reynaud, M-H. Rio, R. Scott, S. Travadel

10h15 – 10h40 Reverse Drift in the Air France flight 447 Stéphanie Louazel

10h40 – 11h00 Coffee Break 11h00 – 12h30 SAFER SEAS Conference opening session 13h00 – 14h30 Lunch Break

14h30 - 18h00 Support tools for SAR operations
Chairman : C. Maisondieu, Ifremer

14h30 – 14h55 Evacuation of passenger ships: challenges and research activities Philippe Corrignan, Antoine Breuillard, Nicolas Mery, Pierre Maurier

14h55 – 15h20 Investigation of passenger vessels performance during man overboard manoeuvre Arkadiusz Lukaszewicz

15h20 – 15h55 Weather windows for common vessel operations Kjell Røang, I. Eliassen, G. Fonnes

15h55 – 16h10 Use of Automatic Identification System for passing Search Area Coverage plans Keith Oliver

16h10 – 16h30 Coffee Break

16h30 – 18h00 Safer Seas Plenary Session “Session 3 – Sauvetage en mer : analyse comparée” - “Search and Rescue at Sea : comparison of practices

Chairman : Jean-François TALLEC Secrétaire Général de la Mer, Président du Forum des garde-côtes de l’Atlantique Nord

Thursday May 12th, 2011

09h00 - 12h30 SAR operations
Chairman : Jean-Charles Cornillou, CROSS Corsen

09h00 – 09h25 Risk analysis associated with the Bourbon Dolphin scenario Peter Kjeldsen

09h25 – 09h50 Cospas-Sarsat programme: from operations to MEOSAR Jean-Charles Cornillou

09h50 – 10h15 IPBC or the future of the maritime radiocommunications Jean-Yves Christien

10h15 – 10h45 New Sea Routes François Duchêne

10h45 – 11h00 Coffee Break

11h00 – 11h25 SMC Simulator – A tool for training and SAR Mission Coordinators Jaroslaw Soliwoda, Zbigniew Burciu presented by Piotr Lizakowski

11h25 – 11h50 Reliability of SAR action elements Teresa Abramowicz-Gerigk, Zbigniew Burciu, Franciszek Grabski Presented by Arkadiusz Lukaszewicz

11h50 – 12h15 Challenges for SAR operations in the Barents Sea Tor Einar Berg, Beate Kvamstad

12h15 – 12h30 Conclusions and Wrap-up Jean-Charles Cornillou

12h30 – 14h00 Lunch Break