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Training: basic sea survival courses begin at the 15th Wing in Cervia

From Monday 13th June, basic sea survival courses began at the 15th Wing in Cervia.

  • 17/06/2022
Author: 1st Lt Paolo PALADINI
  • Source: 15th Wing - Cervia
Sea survival courses are intended for flight crew and to the fixed flight crews, coming from various organisations of the A.F., are divided into Five Days of great intensity in which the regulars refine the techniques survival with trials in the swimming pool and at sea.
 
The Training activities that take place are of a diverse nature, ranging from those of a purely theoretical character to those of a more practical nature, such as lifesaving swimming, static and dynamic apnea swimming techniques, and the use of survival and prolonged sea abandonment equipment.
 
At the height of the activity, some were carried out winch recoveries by helicopter HH139B of the’83rd SAR Group in Cervia. 
 
It Headteacher he made use of the collaboration of instructor air rescue personnel belonging to the 15th Wing.

The 15th Wing it is responsible for recover the crews struggling in peacetimeSAR – Search and rescue), in times of crisis and in operations outside national borders (CSAR – Combat SAR, as well as to contribute in the event of severe disasters to public utility activities such as the research of lost at sea or in the mountains, the Emergency medical transport of patients in a life-threatening condition and in a state of biocontainment, the Rescue of severely traumatised patients and support for the activity of wildfire prevention and suppression. 

In fact, since its establishment to date, the crews of the 15th Wing have saved circa 7300 people fighting for their life.

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