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International Maritime Mass Rescue Conference Learning from Experience Gothenburg, 11-13 June 2017

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Welcome! On behalf of our hosts, the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS), and all at the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), welcome to Gothenburg and the IMRF’s 2017 international maritime mass rescue conference, ‘G4’! This is the 4th in our series of mass rescue conferences in Gothenburg and, like the others, this will be an interactive event, providing you with opportunities to discuss the challenges of maritime mass rescue operations. This conference will use case studies of real events to highlight these challenges, focussing on the points of concern, points of general interest and lessons learned. Each case study will be followed by a panel-led discussion, looking at key issues. We are very grateful to our case study presenters and to our panellists for their expert help – and we are keen to emphasise that the discussions are for you to participate in! Mass rescue operations remain one of the biggest challenges facing the developed and developing maritime SAR world: large numbers of people in distress pushing the capability of the rescue services to respond. The IMRF has been at the forefront of raising awareness of the challenge and we are pleased that MRO has become a common discussion point with SAR people across the world. We will use the G4 conference to continue to profile the risks faced by not having MRO plans in place. The IMRF has been building our collective knowledge and experience since the last conference, in 2014, with MRO workshops around the world giving us an even greater insight into the range of challenges countries face both on and off the water when preparing for and responding to mass rescue events. We will continue to keep the MRO challenge alive to help build support and political will for SAR organisations, and to assist in developing effective MRO plans. To help organisations develop their planning we launched the MRO online resource library in 2015. This was the culmination of 5 years’ work with contributions from subject matter experts around the world. You can find it at www.imrfmro.org. The library is updated annually and has formed the basis of the Subject Matter Expert Training Course being run for the first time in Gothenburg following the G4 conference. The IMRF thanks the SSRS for their continued support of the Gothenburg MRO series of conferences. We would also like to thank our trusted SAR partner Orolia/McMurdo for their support, Quest Marine Consultant Company Ltd for their sponsorship of this year’s conference, and special thanks go to Navigate PR who provide the IMRF with public relations and media support, helping us to get the message out. Finally, as we look forward to the next few days it is timely to remind you all that when we think of maritime mass rescue operations:

It is not if, but when. Are you ready?

Bruce REID Chief Executive Officer, International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF)

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Where to Go?

SSRS HQ/ G4 Conference - Main Venue Talattagatan 24, Västra Frölunda Tel.: +46 (0)77 579 00 90 https://www.sjoraddning.se/

Delegates will be picked by specially arranged buses from each of the hotels shown on the above map to the venue.

Gothenburg Landvetter Airport 438 80 Landvetter, Sweden https://www.swedavia.com/landvetter/

Delegates will be returned to their hotels by the specially arranged buses by the end of each conference day.

The Spar Hotel Majorna Karl Johansgatan 66, 414 55 Göteborg, Sweden http://www.sparhotel.se/en/

Conference Bus Pick Up Point at the front of the Spar Hotel Majorna

The Clarion Hotel Post Drottningtorget 10, 411 03 Göteborg, Sweden http://hotel-rn.com/hw/a392812/index.htm?lbl=ggl

Conference Bus Pick Up Point at the front of the Clarion Hotel Post

Other Travel Information For Gothenburg travel information including buses, boats, maps and more please visit the following website: http://www.goteborg.com/en/ good-to-know/getting-aroundtown/ (English)

Agenda The dress code for this conference is smart casual. Please note that warm, rainproof casual clothing is advised for all attending the exercise, and particularly for those wishing to go out on the water.

Sunday - 11 June 2017 1430 1445 1500 1600 1815 1945

Bus leaves the Clarion Hotel Post for SSRS Headquarters Bus leaves the Spar Hotel Majorna for SSRS Headquarters Registration Desk open at SSRS Headquarters Live MRO Exercise Food Trucks and Rollin’ Bistro at SSRS Main Entrance Transfer back to hotels by buses

Monday - 12 June 2017 0830 0815 0840 09301010

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Registration desk opens at SSRS Headquarters, the main conference venue Bus leaves the Clarion Hotel Post for main conference venue Bus leaves the Spar Hotel Majorna for main conference venue Welcome - Cia SJÖSTEDT, CEO Swedish Sea Rescue Society – G4 hosts Introduction - Bruce REID, CEO, International Maritime Rescue Federation Keynote Addresses Cleopatra DOUMBIA-HENRY, President, World Maritime University WANG Zhengliang, Director-General, China Rescue and Salvage Fredrik FORSMAN, volunteer, Yellow Boat Project Review of the Sunday exercise - Andreas ARVIDSSON, exercise director Coffee Case Study 1: Lisco Gloria - Session Chair - John GEEL Case Study: Udo Helge FOX Followed by a panel-led discussion focussing on the issues of retrieval, support during rescue, places of safety, the role of the RCC, identifying additional resources to help fill the capability gap, on scene coordination, and communications – priorities, systems, structures. Lunch Mass rescue in the Aegean - Alexiandros LIAMOS, Operations Manager, Hellenic Rescue Team Sponsors & IMRF Associates Presentations Case study 2: Le Boréal - Session Chair - Mikael HINNERSON Case Study: Darren BONE & Mark CLARK Followed by a panel-led discussion focussing on planning for MROs, the SAR Coordinator’s role, special MRO cases, filling the capability gap by providing support on scene, public relations, multiple aircraft coordination, and maritime / shoreside response coordination. Coffee Case Study 2: Le Boréal continues End of day 1 American BBQ – SSRS entrance First bus leaves for the conference hotels Last bus leaves for the conference hotels

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Agenda Tuesday - 13 June 2017 0815 0840 0930 1000

Bus leaves the Clarion Hotel Post for main conference venue Bus leaves the Spar Hotel Majorna for main conference venue Summary of day 1, and matters arising - Bruce REID, Conference Chair Case Study 3: Caribbean Fantasy: Session Chair: Matthew FADER Case Study: Joel MORGADO

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Followed by a panel-led discussion focussing on integrated planning for MROs, filling the capability gap by deploying regional resources, accounting for people in MROs, MRO training & exercising, and learning from MROs. Coffee Case Study 3: Caribbean Fantasy continues Lunch Summaries of main themes: Rescue: Session Chair - John GEEL

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- Retrieval - Accounting for people in MROs - Support during rescue - Places of safety Coordination: Session Chair - Paul CULVER

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- The role of the RCC - On scene coordination - Multiple aircraft coordination - Maritime / shoreside response coordination - Special MRO cases Coffee Communications – priorities, systems, structures: Session Chair – Fredrick FORSMAN

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- Public relations - MRO training & exercising - Learning from MROs Planning: Session Chair – David JARDINE-SMITH

- Planning for MROs - The SAR Coordinator’s role - Filling the capability gap: additional resources - Filling the capability gap: regional resources - Filling the capability gap: support on scene 1540 -1600 Concluding remarks and conference close - Bruce REID, conference chair 1630 Bus leaves for the conference hotels

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Keynote Speakers Cleopatra DOUMBIA-HENDRY World Maritime University Dr Cleopatra DOUMBIA-HENRY is President of the World Maritime University, founded in 1983 by the International Maritime Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations. She holds a Ph.D. in International Law from the University of Geneva, two LL.Ms, an LL.B degree and is also a Barrister-at Law. She worked for over 29 years with the International Labour Organization as a lawyer and in senior management positions and was instrumental in the development of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. Dr DOUMBIA-HENRY has published extensively on a wide range of subjects including on carriage of dangerous goods by sea, maritime labour law, International Labour Standards, environmental law and international trade.

WANG Zhenliang China Rescue and Salvage Mr WANG Zhenliang is the Director-General of China Rescue and Salvage (CRS), a branch of the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China. A senior engineer by profession he also undertakes the role of Deputy Director-General of the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center (MRCC). From 1995 to 2000, Mr WANG worked as the Deputy Director-General of CRS’s Yantai Salvage. In 2000 he was promoted to be the Deputy Director-General of CRS, and held that position for 9 years until 2009 when he moved to work in CRS’s Guangzhou Salvage as its Director-General. Mr WANG moved back to Beijing in 2012 to work as the CRS Director-General.

Fredrik FORSMAN Chalmers University of Technology Fredrik is Head of the Maritime Human Factors Research Unit at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. He has previously developed the training of High Speed Navigators for the Swedish Combat Boat 90 (CB90) in the Amphibious Corps, and in 2006 was decorated with the Älvsborgs Amphibious Regiment’s prestigious Medal of Honour for his achievements in developing the CB90 system navigation methodology, pedagogy and tactical behaviour. He has also trained the Mexican and Malaysian navies in CB90 handling and operations. Fredrik is also a trained Master Mariner and has held the position of Head of Training at the Swedish Sea Rescue Society, where he has been responsible for the development of the training organization for the Society’s 2000 volunteers. In 2016 he had the command of a Swedish SAR unit deployed at the island of Samos in Greece to provide assistance with the migrant crisis. The task was to start up a long-term rescue operation in the Aegean Sea. During the first two weeks three major rescue operations were conducted in which 98 out of 101 people were rescued. Two children and one man it was not possible to save.

Conference Chairman Bruce REID International Maritime Rescue Federation Bruce joined the IMRF as Chief Executive Officer in September 2012, relocating from New Zealand to the United Kingdom. He had spent the previous 13 years heading Charities and Not for Profit Organisations. His most recent role was four years as CEO of Coastguard New Zealand where he was brought in from outside the SAR sector to implement a significant change programme for the organisation. During his time with Coastguard, Bruce was also part of Central Government strategic groups such as the Drowning Prevention Council, NZ Search and Rescue Consultative Committee and Pleasure Boat Safety Forum. In his five years with the IMRF, Bruce has built it into an internationally respected organisation with 103 members in 49 countries and a growing active regional network, regularly providing international leadership on the full range of search and rescue issues. 6 | International Maritime Mass Rescue Conference—G4

Case Studies Case Study 1: Lisco Gloria John GEEL - Session Chair Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution John has a merchant shipping and commercial background and is a Master of Disaster and Crisis Management. He joined the KNRM in 2001 and has been an operational lifeboat inspector since 2008. Since 2013 he has been assisting the IMRF as a mass rescue operations specialist. For the KNRM John is responsible for the lifeboat stations in North West Region of the Netherlands. He is co-author of several SAR preparation plans in cooperation with Netherlands Coastguard. In 2009 he ran the SAR part of the largest MRO exercise ever performed in the Netherlands, when 500 persons were evacuated from the ferry King of Scandinavia at sea and brought ashore by lifeboats and helicopters. John’s other key roles include assisting with KNRM’s support of the Hellenic Rescue Team, establishing a lifeboat station on Chios as part of the response to the Aegean migrant crisis. For the IMRF John has developed the mass rescue operations reference library at www.imrfmro. org and has facilitated a number of MRO workshops around the world, as well as speaking at various conferences on SAR operational matters, especially mass rescue.

Udo Helge FOX - Presenter German Maritime SAR Service A Master Mariner and Master of Business Administration, Udo has been Executive Director of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) since 2001, having previously served as Chief of MRCC Bremen from 1995 to 2000. An advisor to the German delegation at IMO from 1998 to 2013, Udo was chairman of the IMO SAR Working Group 2006-2009. He has been a Visiting Professor at the World Maritime University and a Director and Trustee of the International Maritime Rescue Federation since 2003. He became the IMRF’s Chairman in 2015. On behalf of the IMO and the IMRF Udo has conducted SAR fact-finding and field missions to the United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Turkey, Liberia, Cape Verde, British Virgin Islands, The Gambia, Senegal and Mongolia.

Case Study 2: Le Boréal Mikael HINNERSON - Session Chair Swedish Sea Rescue Society Mikael is a Master Mariner, first going to sea in 1983. He joined the SSRS in 1997 as a volunteer, and became the Society’s Head of Training in 2000. He currently works on research and development for the SSRS, and is project director for the FIRST project.

Darren BONE - Presenter Royal Navy, United Kingdom Commodore Darren BONE has over 30 years’ service in the Royal Navy as a specialist Warfare Officer. He has had three sea commands and one major theatre command of joint forces. Sea experience includes service across the globe on various warships from the Royal Yacht Britannia to minehunters and aircraft carrier task groups. Away from the sea he has considerable experience in strategic and operational planning, having worked in both the UK’s Ministry of Defence and its Permanent Joint Headquarters, as well as on operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Darren has just returned from two years as the Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands, where he commanded ships, aircraft, land forces and 1200 service personnel from all three of the UK’s Armed Forces. He soon starts a new adventure working at the heart of NATO’s Headquarters in Brussels. International Maritime Mass Rescue Conference—G4 | 7

Case Studies Case Study 2: Le Boréal Mark CLARK - Presenter & Panellist MTI Network Mark is a former print and BBC radio journalist, with over 25 years’ experience working on crisis media desks within UK Government departments, including a stint at No.10 Downing Street. Between 1997 and 2011 he headed the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) public relations and media department, leading the media response to many high-profile shipping incidents including the collision between the M/V Evergreen and the passenger ship Norwegian Dream in 1999, and major fires on board the packed Princess of Scandinavia ferry in 2002 and the cruise ship The Calypso in the Dover Strait in 2006. Since leaving Government communications and working for clients he has been involved in many high-profile casualties including major fires at sea, collisions, oil spills and confronting hundreds of Greenpeace protesters who attempted to halt the berthing of a fully laden oil tanker in Rotterdam. He also managed the media response to the 2015 grounding of the car carrier Höegh Osaka in Southampton Water. Mark is now a Director of the MTI Network, based in London.

Case Study 3: Caribbean Fantasy Matthew FADER - Session Chair Swedish Sea Rescue Society Matthew is a Trustee of the International Maritime Rescue Federation. He believes in the volunteer spirit and rescue provides the opportunity to create greater meaning and purpose in the marine environment we love. He is a surfer and waterman who enjoys experiencing the sea in an intimate way. With a background in search and rescue in the mountains, surf and natural disasters, he is constantly trying to advance how we can better save people, whether it be through improved rescue methodology or organizational development. His current roles in Human Resources, Training and Project Coordination within the Swedish Sea Rescue Society allow him to help others evolve. Before joining the SSRS team, he was responsible for several emergency departments at Sahlgrenska University Hospital for over 10 years.

Joel MORGADO - Presenter & Panellist United States Coast Guard Joel is the Passenger Vessel Safety & Mass Rescue Operations Specialist for USCG Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico. His duties include the development of mass rescue plans, support and planning of exercises; and establishing partnerships with Federal, State, local and industry stakeholders. Additionally, he is responsible for the management and execution of an effective passenger vessel accident prevention, preparedness, and response program for vessels operating within his Area of Responsibility. As a certified Master Exercise Planner, Joel has planned, coordinated, and executed Mass Rescue Operation workshops, seminars, table top, functional, and full scale exercises with Puerto Rico, the U.S Virgin Islands, and various Caribbean nations. At the IMRF’s invitation he has also conducted a mass rescue exercise with the Chilean Armada and various other Chilean government emergency response agencies; highlighting the importance of proper planning and the need to effectively communicate and coordinate across various agencies during a mass rescue event.

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Subject Matter Expert Panellists MENG Alexander Daqiu China Rescue and Salvage Alexander MENG is the Chief of Staff of the command center of Beihai Rescue Bureau, part of the Ministry of Transport, People’s Republic of China. He has more than 14 years’ SAR experience, and has been involved in a number of serious maritime rescue operations, including Fairway, Sea Success, Liao Hai, Golden Rose, etc. Alexander has also taken part in the compilation and revision of China Rescue and Salvage’s emergency pre-plans and related regulations. Since 2010, he has participated in the IMRF’s Mass Rescue Project on behalf of China Rescue and Salvage and has attended all three IMRF Mass Rescue conferences held in Gothenburg so far, delivering several presentations.

Clay EVANS Canadian Coast Guard Clay is presently the Superintendent of Maritime Search and Rescue in the Canadian Coast Guard’s Western Region, which includes the coast of British Columbia. He has spent over thirty years in maritime SAR, primarily working on search and rescue vessels and at lifeboat stations and has worked as a SAR Mission Coordinator at the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria, B.C. He holds an STCW Master Home Trade Certificate of Competency as well as a Master’s Degree in Maritime Law from Cardiff University.

David JARDINE-SMITH International Maritime Rescue Federation After nine years on general cargo ships, David joined the UK Coastguard in 1983. He worked in rescue coordination centres and in various management and training roles, retiring as Head of Search and Rescue Operations in 2008. He was personally involved in the response to two mass rescue operations during this period; a helicopter crash off Shetland in 1986 (as a Coordination Centre Watch Officer), and (as National Duty Officer) the engine-room fire aboard the cruise ship The Calypso in the Dover Strait in 2006. David first worked for the IMRF in 2010, helping to prepare and run the first in the Gothenburg mass rescue conference series. He is now our Mass Rescue Project Manager, our technical lead at the IMO and our lead representative on the ICAO/ IMO Joint Working Group on SAR.

Duncan FERNER New Zealand Search and Rescue Secretariat Duncan has been the Manager of New Zealand’s Search and Rescue (NZSAR) Secretariat since late 2005. He is primarily responsible for the strategic coordination and leadership of New Zealand’s SAR Sector. Duncan also provides SAR policy advice to the NZSAR Council, implements measures to support cooperation and collaboration between SAR agencies, promotes SAR prevention activity and serves as an ideas initiator for the Sector. Over the past eleven years, Duncan has been involved with a wide range of issues including improving the New Zealand search and rescue funding arrangement, implementing and managing SAR Service Level Agreements, managing New Zealand’s “Switch to 406MHz” distress beacon campaign, establishing NZSAR’s key documentation, developing strong domestic and international SAR linkages, developing an evidence base for operational and strategic decision making, developing and promoting the New Zealand version of AdventureSmart, creating a SAR performance management framework and a range of other activities to support New Zealand’s search and rescue sector.

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Subject Matter Expert Panellists Alexandros LIAMOS Hellenic Rescue Team Alexandros LIAMOS has been the head of the Hellenic Rescue Team’s operational management since 2003. He joined HRT as a volunteer in 1998 and during 2003-2008 he participated in several United Nations training programs for mass rescue operations, on site disaster coordination, civil military coordination and “Train the Trainers” courses.

Andreas ARVIDSSON Swedish Sea Rescue Society Andreas began his professional career in the Swedish merchant marine, becoming a Master at the age of 26 and serving in that capacity for 5 years, mainly on tankers trading worldwide. He completed a bachelor program in maritime logistics and maritime law in 2001. In 2005 he joined Transas Marine International working with marine navigation and training systems as International New Building Manager. In 2010 he went back to marine operations and in particular search and rescue, joining the Swedish Sea Rescue Society as Head of Operations. He was the operational director responsible for the Swedish “Yellow Boats” project, launched by the SSRS in the Aegean Sea in October 2015 in response to the huge flow of mixed migrants – a project which saved close to 2000 lives. Since the start of 2016 he has also been working for the International Maritime Rescue Federation as Project Manager for the IMRF’s Mixed Migrant Safety Project.

Fredrik FALKMAN Swedish Sea Rescue Society Fredrik is an Industrial Designer managing innovation at the Swedish Sea Rescue Society. He has been involved in mass rescue operations development throughout the past decade, through the FIRST Project and the Gothenburg series of IMRF conferences. He also headed the development of the RescueRunner system. Fredrik is currently chairing the IMRF’s Rescue Drone Panel, and is a founding member of the IMRF’s Future Technology Panel.

George RAWLINSON Royal National Lifeboat Institution A Master Mariner, George first went to sea in 1975, serving worldwide, mainly on general cargo and freezer ships and gas tankers, then on shorter routes around the Baltic Sea, north Europe and the Mediterranean before coming ashore to work in ship operations, management and chartering. He achieved a Diploma in Management Studies (Shipping) before joining the RNLI in 1990. His first operational appointment was to the west division, responsible for the safe and effective delivery of the lifeboat service along with the management of the lifeboat stations. In 1997 he transferred to the south division undertaking a similar role and also being involved with the introduction of lifeguards into the RNLI. He was promoted into an head quarters role in 2002, having responsibility for the 6 operational divisions in the RNLI, and in July 2013 he became the RNLI’s Operations Director. Externally he chairs UK SAR’s Maritime and Aviation Consultative Committee and took on the chair of the National Water Safety Forum in 2014. The Forum has since produced the UK’s first National Drowning Prevention Strategy.

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Subject Matter Expert Panellists Jori NORDSTRÖM Finnish Lifeboat Institution A Master Mariner, Jori NORDSTRÖM currently works as a Maritime Safety Investigator for the Finnish Safety Investigation Authority, where he has been employed as a part-time expert since 2012. He had recently returned to the Finnish Lifeboat Institution after his secondment to the Finnish Border Guard, managing the Vessel TRIAGE Project. Prior to his secondment Jori held the position of Head of Operations and Deputy Director at the Lifeboat Institution, responsible for the safe and efficient operations of the Institution’s 140 rescue vessels manned by 1700 volunteer crewmembers. Before this he was Head of Training, managing the development of a revised training system for the volunteer crewmembers and the Institution’s new Operations and Training Centre on Bågaskär Island in the Gulf of Finland. Jori previously had a short but intensive merchant navy career onboard Ro-Pax vessels and product tankers operating in the Baltic and the North Sea, and has been an active volunteer and lifeboat coxswain for more than 25 years. He is also a member of the Finnish National SAR Coordination Committee and the Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District Search and Rescue Sub-Region Management Board. In 2014 he was elected as the IMRF Regional Coordinator for Europe.

Matt SKUSE Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue Matt, who was born in Wales, joined the British Royal Marines (part of the Royal Navy) in 1991. He served in Naval Parties, Commando and other specialist units as well as tours in national and international headquarters staff – including 2 years in the Whitehall staff responsible for the acquisitions of UK amphibious shipping. His operational experience includes tours in Northern Ireland, The Former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan. From 2012 to 2106 he was the British Defense Attaché to Norway and Iceland, based out of the British Embassy in Oslo. He retired from the Royal Marines as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2016 after 25 years’ service. Matt stated work for the Norwegian Redingsselskapet in January 2017. With the title of Rescue Operations his responsibilities include technical rescue equipment and diving as well as professional international engagement. In his free time he is an active sea kayaker and holds leading and coaching qualifications in both the British and Norwegian national sea kayak schemes.

Paul CULVER United States Coast Guard After 26 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, Paul retired as a Masterchief Quartermaster, having been Officer in Charge of the Patrol Boats Point Barnes and Glass. Subsequently he worked as a towboat relief Master, a training center manager, a maritime course developer and a subject matter expert in Fast Rescue Boat, Survival Craft, and Basic Safety Training. Since December 2002 Paul has worked in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Seventh District as a Passenger Vessel Safety and Mass Rescue Operation Specialist. In 2013 he was Exercise Director for the largest full scale mass rescue operation exercise on record for the U.S. Coast Guard. In 2015 he assisted Jamaica in developing their national Mass Rescue Operation plan and exercised the key elements for each of their cruise ports and international airports to validate the contingency planning. He is the U.S. Coast Guard Passenger Vessel Safety Specialist member on the Passenger Vessel Association Safety and Security committee. Paul’s career goal is to provide a safer environment at sea for passenger vessel guests and crew alike through proactive contingency planning, bridging the coordination and communications barriers experienced in mass rescue operations.

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Subject Matter Expert Panellists Toni FOHLIN Helsinki City Rescue Department With 25 years of experience in the field of fire and rescue, Toni FOHLIN is a Maritime Incident Response Group (MIRG) Chief Officer from the Helsinki City Rescue Department, and a Duty Incident Commander in Helsinki City. His tasks include the management of the Airborne MIRG service and acting as a commanding fire officer in larger operations in the city area. From 2013 to 2014 Toni was the project manager at the Finnish Border Guard Headquarters working on the Baltic Sea Maritime Incident Response Survey (BSMIR) project. Since then he has been involved intensely in various maritime/fire and rescue service cooperation projects and in national steering groups.

Tom GORGOL United States Coast Guard Tom is the Mass Rescue Operations Program Manager in the Office of Search and Rescue at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters in Washington, DC. Prior to taking up this position, he served 21 years in the Coast Guard, with nine years’ Rescue Coordination Center experience; successfully prosecuting over 1500 SAR cases. During his last three years of active duty service, Tom was a SAR Policy Program Analyst in the Office of Search and Rescue, responsible for the oversight, training, policy, and analysis of the Coast Guard’s SAR program. Tom’s current duties involve evaluating and analyzing multi-functional programs and organizations as they relate to the response to mass rescue operations, supporting the development of mass rescue contingency plans, drafting and implementing national mass rescue policy, oversight of emergency and disaster preparedness plans, and supporting strategic mass rescue response planning with the passenger vessel industry. He is the primary U.S. Coast Guard contact with counterparts in various Federal, State, tribal, territorial, and local SAR authorities in negotiating controversial issues or fostering relationships to gain acceptance in support of improving mass rescue response efforts.

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