The seminar “Safety of Navigation – VTS centers and SAR cooperation possibilities” which took place in Kotka (Finland) is over. According to the organization committee, the seminar was held within the framework of RescOp project implementation.
The event was arranged by the Makarov Training Center of the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping jointly with Kotka Maritime Research Centre (Merikotka) and Kymenlaakso University.
The second day of the seminar was dedicated to the Voluntary SAR and oil spill response cooperation in the Gulf of Finland.
One of the key aims of RescOp project is the facilitation of the Voluntary SAR development in Kronstadt.
The seminar participants presented materials on implementation of the project tasksand development of cooperation between Russia, Finnish and Estonian specialists, on experience exchange and providing of Russian volunteers with methods for training SAR personnel.
The results on the project implementation will be presented at the seminar in this November in St. Petersburg.
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