Rescue at Sea and in Debris: BUSAR

BUSAR's seminars and trainings continue at full speed. The seminar on "Rescue at Sea" and the 2nd practical training on "Debris Operations and the Use of Search and Rescue Equipment" were successfully completed.

On 1 December, BUSAR (Bahçeşehir University Search and Rescue) organized a seminar on "Rescue at Sea" together with the Bodrum Sea Rescue Association.

At the seminar, Ömer Karacalar, President of the Bodrum Sea Rescue Association and General Manager of Bodrum Marina, Operations Officer Retired SAT Commando Major Ercan Yüce and Control Center Supervisor Ayberk Olcay presented participants with detailed examples of "Rescue at Sea."

Another significance of the seminar was that it laid the foundations of the Underwater and Surface Rescue Unit, established so that Bahçeşehir University, given its location, has the capacity to respond especially to accidents that may occur in the Bosphorus. After the seminar, the Underwater and Surface Rescue Unit decided to carry out its activities more actively.

Following the successful seminar, it was decided to organize a joint training with the Sea Rescue Association in Bodrum in April 2012 to learn Sea Rescue Techniques and Operational Procedures.

Following the seminar in Bodrum, on Sunday, 18 December, in Çavuşbaşı, Beykoz, Istanbul, BUSAR held its second practical training on "Debris Operations and the Use of Search and Rescue Equipment" .

The training included practical applications on types of debris, safe working procedures in debris, debris site safety, debris intervention techniques, and the use and maintenance of search and rescue equipment used in urban search and rescue operations.