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Saanich, and
Saanich Peninsula

By JOHN GREEN

A’ scenario. that. would put
marine rescue inside Vancouver
Island almost entirely in the
hands of the B.C. Lifeboat
Society, comes to life briefly in a
federal report on evaluation of
search and rescue, but is quickly
dismissed — for a_ puzzling
reason.

The scenario is estimated to be
cheaper by several million dollars
a year than either of two: other
alternatives, but is then rejected
as being the most expensive.

This contradictory conclusion
is not fully explained but appears
to be based on the fact that with
the volunteers doing most of the
rescuing, - government. © vessels
would not be called out nearly as
often, so the cost. of. operating
them ‘‘per response day’’ would
be higher.

The scenario based -on
maximum volunter. participation
in. search’ and. rescue, when
dealing with the Victoria Search
-and Rescue Region (the entire
Pacific coast) states as follows:

‘In this region (waters from
‘Bute Inlet to Sooke) would be
handled by a

of the hovercraft.”
It) notes. that . small,
‘‘whaler’’?.and
boats could be provided: for the
organization as an outright gift,
or could=:be \ government-

volunteers.

The» lifeboat ‘society

accompa ying table. ‘its: ‘initials,

- volunteer.
- organization: with. the exception

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scenarios compared to only seven
if the volunteers are used.

The report notes a-need for
high-speed small vessels in the
area from: Campbell River to
Juan de. Fuca, and. also
recommends greater use ‘of
volunteers. ae

It-is critical of the system of.
‘staffing

‘rescue. co-ordination
centres, noting that. they. are
mainly operated by~ air force
personnel, even though most of

their work is marine; that. per-

sonnel..take up. their duties
without training and often have
no previous search and rescue
experience, .and. that. ‘‘the
demonstrated «lack of» expertise
tends to make search and rescue
units. distrust. the specifics. of
rescue-co-ordination. “centre
tasking.’’

There. is .a recommendation
that. search’ and -rescue .be .a
separate entity from the coast
guard and the armed forces, with
personnel ‘‘seconded”’ to it for at

least... four-year periods _ which
would. include one-year of
training:

_ "Phe report. notes. that. two-
thirds of. all ‘search: and. rescue

incidents are-on the water,. and

that 6 per cent: of these are on the

“Pacific Coast. °
‘Six people from several Federal

‘departments took part ‘over a

_ two-year period i in Preparing the
- evaluation.

» One: oftheir. iecontmendations:

“was. for. national: and regional
“search: ~and- “rescue”
councils. to be’ set: ‘up,.

‘private, federal,” provincial and
ioe agencies, to: advise on'th

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