Addressing the challenges to search and rescue operations caused by ice conditions in Nunavut, Canada

Peter Kikkert; John Quigley; Ian Belton; Robert Brown; Kerri-Ann Ennis; Floris Goerlandt; Susan Howick; P. Whitney Lackenbauer; Lawrence Mak; Calvin Pedersen; Ronald Pelot; Desai Shan; Lesley Walls; George Wright

Addressing the challenges to search and rescue operations caused by ice conditions in Nunavut, Canada

Peter Kikkert, John Quigley, Ian Belton, Robert Brown, Kerri-Ann Ennis, Floris Goerlandt, Susan Howick, P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Lawrence Mak, Calvin Pedersen, Ronald Pelot, Desai Shan, Lesley Walls, George Wright

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Search and rescue (SAR) operations on the land, water, and ice of Nunavut are often complex and challenging due to austere environmental conditions, the strain they place on local resources, and the vast distances involved in responding with Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers or southern-based aerial assets. Using the results of a literature review, practitioner interviews, and three regional SAR roundtables conducted in November 2022 in cooperation with Nunavut Emergency Management, this paper will assess: a) how changing ice conditions in the region add to these challenges by increasing the risk of SAR incidents; b) the ways in which the ice affects response operations; and c) how ice conditions exacerbate other difficulties in the SAR system. This paper concludes with a discussion of how the Nunavut Search and Rescue (NSAR) Project aims to address these challenges, focusing on modelling and analysis approaches.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 12 Jun 2023
Event	27th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions - University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 12 Jun 2023 → 16 Jun 2023 Conference number: 27 http://www.peridynamics.org/poac2023

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Conference	27th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions
Abbreviated title	POAC 2023
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	12/06/23 → 16/06/23
Internet address	http://www.peridynamics.org/poac2023

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risk
resilience
decision-making

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Kikkert, P., Quigley, J., Belton, I., Brown, R., Ennis, K.-A., Goerlandt, F., Howick, S., Lackenbauer, P. W., Mak, L., Pedersen, C., Pelot, R., Shan, D., Walls, L., & Wright, G. (2023). Addressing the challenges to search and rescue operations caused by ice conditions in Nunavut, Canada. Paper presented at 27th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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Addressing the challenges to search and rescue operations caused by ice conditions in Nunavut, Canada

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