PSS 10.10 Information Exchange in Transfer of Coordination

Purpose

To provide guidelines regarding information exchange in the transfer of coordination of search and rescue operations.

Policy

Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) provides the following guidelines to assist personnel in effectively performing their duties.

Procedure

Incident Information, Handovers and SITREPs

Where the Incident Controller or Agency Commander needs another agency or Incident Controller/ Agency Commander to take responsibility for a SAR event or a specific activity in the SAR event:

1. The incoming Incident Controller/Agency Commander must be provided with:
   1. Clear objectives, scope and scale of the delegated responsibility and service required;
   2. Full briefing on the SAR event to the extent that it will affect the service to be provided;
   3. Conditions and constraints on use of assets;
   4. Time requirements and constraints; and
   5. Tactical intelligence, information and data as it becomes available that may affect the progress of the support service provided.

1. The incoming Incident Controller/Agency Commander must:
   1. Accept, or reject the proposed delegation. If the action is other than to accept the delegation, then the coordinating authority must be informed of the operational reasons;
   2. Operate within the terms of reference for the supporting service;
   3. Inform the coordinating authority of any circumstances, if they arise where the specified service cannot be provided or needs to be varied, together with reasons;
   4. Exchange with the coordinating authority, tactical intelligence, information and data as it becomes available that may affect the progress of the SAR event; and
   5. Report progress of the support activity to the coordinating authority