Operations
GFS is broken down to operational sections:
- Operations Section - day-to-day core functions (i.e. Search and Rescue)
- Training and Standards Section - professional standards and development
- Engineering Section - maintenance of GFS equipment
- Quality Section - compliance to operational standards
- Administration Section - administration, human resources, finance, supplies, etc...
Helicopters can land on 5 highways in Hong Kong to attend to road related recovery operations. For long-range search and rescue operations, the GFS initially uses fixed wing aircraft which then guides helicopters to the location.
- Air ambulance service response time (type A+/A) - 20miutes (within island zone) / 30minutes (outside island zone)
- Search and rescue callout time 0700-2159 -(within 50 nm/92.5 km of GFS HQ) - 1hr / 1hr 40m (with additional/speicalise equipment)
- Search and rescue callout time 2200-0659 -(within 50 nm/92.5 km of GFS HQ) - 2hr
- For SARs outside 50 nm / 92.5 km - add 30mins per 50 nm
- Fixed Winged Aircraft 0700-2159 - (within 50 nm/92.5 km of GFS)- 50m, (between 50 nm/92.5 km to 100 nm/185 km of GFS)- 1hr 5m, (beyond 100 nm/185 km of GFS)- add 15m per 50 nm.
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