by Irma A. Guhit
SORSOGON CITY, AUGUST 11 (PIA)....Anchored on the theme:Ensuring Maritime Safety through Partnerships and Unity of Action, the Coast Guard Station Sorsogon (CGSS) conducted a simultaneous exercise on how to implement a search and rescue operation at sea with member agencies working on disaster risk reduction and management last Tuesday, August 9 at the vicinity waters of Matnog.
With a scenario involving a collision of two ferry vessels, one vessel caught fire , and where passengers of both vessels panicked and jumped at sea, members of the group working in disaster risk reduction management were given a full view and observed how the Philippine Coast Guard implements its full capability in a search and rescue operation together with partner agencies.
"The Operational Plan for the Search and Rescue was prepared by the CGSS in cooperation with the Matnog Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Office (MMDRRO) together with the 5 owners of the ferry vessels operating at Matnog Port, the Philippine Ports Authority and the Philippine Coast Guard Auxillary Squadron", Lt. JG Jose Ronnie T. Ong , Jr. Station commander of the Coast Guard Station Sorsogon here, said in an interview.
"The aim of this exercise is to cohesively enjoin the different member agencies harmonize efforts of stakeholders working in assisting search and rescue operations at sea, to find out how ready and capable we are and what still are the areas to be improved should their assistance be required in such emergency events or if such calamity occurs", he explained.
The actual scenario that implemented the exercise comprised of ,the CGSS headed by Capt. Steven James Dino, the Operation Command Unit 904th Philippine Coast Guard Auxillary Squadron ; LCDR James Paul Angeles PCGA ; officers and Crew of MV Grand Star Roro 3, vessel Jobbet, MV Mac Bryan and MV Maria Ursula..
Also. members of the Matnog Bantay Dagat; the CG Medical Team , volunteer members of the Phlilippine Red Cross, Sorsogon Chapter ; and Matnog MDRRMC were participants to the exercise.;
At exactly 10:00 AM, the narrator of the CGSS, Capt Dino instructed the guests identified as observers to board the MV Montenegro. while those personnel who will do the critiquing on the implementation of the drill were aboard the MV HANSEL JOBBET, MV MAC BRYAN AND MV URSULA.
The three vessels were the performers in the scenario for the drill.
The observers comprising of invited guests from the National Telecommunication Network (NTC) , Provincial Government of Sorsogon, Philippine Information Agency, representatives from the Local Government of Matnog , Philippine Red Cross, Sorsogon Chapter, members of the media community comprising of DZGN-Spirit FM, UNTV and ABS-CBN aboard the MV Montenegroonserved the undertaking and did the documentation of the process.
Capt.Steven James Dino of the PCGAS acted as the narrator. He read the script of the actual scenario and how the CGSS Search and Rescue Operation Contingency Plan and Emergency Readiness of the participating team will be actualized.
According to Dino, the capability of the PCGAS in providing the right information and instructions to those who would perform the search and rescue was very vital in an event such as to be witnessed.
He very clearly announced the proceedings on a public address system to make everyone aware of what was happening at sea.and repeatedly said that the event was just a drill and a CGSS exercise.
The actual exercise took almost an hour and a half after which the performers involved in the drill, personnel who were to provide the critiquing together with the observer were made to converge to the lounge of the MV Montenegro for the actual reporting, comments, suggestions and recommendation.
The whole activity was rated very satisfactorily with some suggestions, like :one rescuer was wearing a tucked in shirt and this should not be as it will impede speed in a rescue operation . The need to have a good heavy duty and durable ladder was also recommended instead of a wooden ladder used in the rescue. According to the suggestion, it will create a problem should it break.during usage.
According to , Capt. Tranquilino G.Paiton of the Philippine Coast Guard (GSC) who was the main lead for the critiquing session, rated the whole event with a very satisfactory result and congratulated those participating agencies in the conduct of the drill.
"It was note worthy to see that the CGSS here was fully knowledgeable of the processes from communication to action and to the final rescue operation and the putting out of fire in the vessel was very calmly and efficiently conducted", Paiton said.
After the critiquing, the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was entered into by the Philippine Coast Guard represented by Capt Paiton, the Provincial Government of Sorsogon represented by Mr. Daniel Jasmin , the Bicol RORO Operators as represented by their different managers and the local government of Matnog.
The MOA primarily stated on agreements of complementation efforts and partnership of agencies involved in implementing search and rescue operations and protocols to be followed.
Participating agencies in the exercise where also handed a plaque of appreciation by the CGSS.. (PIA-SORSOGON)
SORSOGON CITY, AUGUST 11 (PIA)....Anchored on the theme:Ensuring Maritime Safety through Partnerships and Unity of Action, the Coast Guard Station Sorsogon (CGSS) conducted a simultaneous exercise on how to implement a search and rescue operation at sea with member agencies working on disaster risk reduction and management last Tuesday, August 9 at the vicinity waters of Matnog.
With a scenario involving a collision of two ferry vessels, one vessel caught fire , and where passengers of both vessels panicked and jumped at sea, members of the group working in disaster risk reduction management were given a full view and observed how the Philippine Coast Guard implements its full capability in a search and rescue operation together with partner agencies.
"The Operational Plan for the Search and Rescue was prepared by the CGSS in cooperation with the Matnog Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Office (MMDRRO) together with the 5 owners of the ferry vessels operating at Matnog Port, the Philippine Ports Authority and the Philippine Coast Guard Auxillary Squadron", Lt. JG Jose Ronnie T. Ong , Jr. Station commander of the Coast Guard Station Sorsogon here, said in an interview.
"The aim of this exercise is to cohesively enjoin the different member agencies harmonize efforts of stakeholders working in assisting search and rescue operations at sea, to find out how ready and capable we are and what still are the areas to be improved should their assistance be required in such emergency events or if such calamity occurs", he explained.
The actual scenario that implemented the exercise comprised of ,the CGSS headed by Capt. Steven James Dino, the Operation Command Unit 904th Philippine Coast Guard Auxillary Squadron ; LCDR James Paul Angeles PCGA ; officers and Crew of MV Grand Star Roro 3, vessel Jobbet, MV Mac Bryan and MV Maria Ursula..
Also. members of the Matnog Bantay Dagat; the CG Medical Team , volunteer members of the Phlilippine Red Cross, Sorsogon Chapter ; and Matnog MDRRMC were participants to the exercise.;
At exactly 10:00 AM, the narrator of the CGSS, Capt Dino instructed the guests identified as observers to board the MV Montenegro. while those personnel who will do the critiquing on the implementation of the drill were aboard the MV HANSEL JOBBET, MV MAC BRYAN AND MV URSULA.
The three vessels were the performers in the scenario for the drill.
The observers comprising of invited guests from the National Telecommunication Network (NTC) , Provincial Government of Sorsogon, Philippine Information Agency, representatives from the Local Government of Matnog , Philippine Red Cross, Sorsogon Chapter, members of the media community comprising of DZGN-Spirit FM, UNTV and ABS-CBN aboard the MV Montenegroonserved the undertaking and did the documentation of the process.
Capt.Steven James Dino of the PCGAS acted as the narrator. He read the script of the actual scenario and how the CGSS Search and Rescue Operation Contingency Plan and Emergency Readiness of the participating team will be actualized.
According to Dino, the capability of the PCGAS in providing the right information and instructions to those who would perform the search and rescue was very vital in an event such as to be witnessed.
He very clearly announced the proceedings on a public address system to make everyone aware of what was happening at sea.and repeatedly said that the event was just a drill and a CGSS exercise.
The actual exercise took almost an hour and a half after which the performers involved in the drill, personnel who were to provide the critiquing together with the observer were made to converge to the lounge of the MV Montenegro for the actual reporting, comments, suggestions and recommendation.
The whole activity was rated very satisfactorily with some suggestions, like :one rescuer was wearing a tucked in shirt and this should not be as it will impede speed in a rescue operation . The need to have a good heavy duty and durable ladder was also recommended instead of a wooden ladder used in the rescue. According to the suggestion, it will create a problem should it break.during usage.
According to , Capt. Tranquilino G.Paiton of the Philippine Coast Guard (GSC) who was the main lead for the critiquing session, rated the whole event with a very satisfactory result and congratulated those participating agencies in the conduct of the drill.
"It was note worthy to see that the CGSS here was fully knowledgeable of the processes from communication to action and to the final rescue operation and the putting out of fire in the vessel was very calmly and efficiently conducted", Paiton said.
After the critiquing, the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was entered into by the Philippine Coast Guard represented by Capt Paiton, the Provincial Government of Sorsogon represented by Mr. Daniel Jasmin , the Bicol RORO Operators as represented by their different managers and the local government of Matnog.
The MOA primarily stated on agreements of complementation efforts and partnership of agencies involved in implementing search and rescue operations and protocols to be followed.
Participating agencies in the exercise where also handed a plaque of appreciation by the CGSS.. (PIA-SORSOGON)
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