Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center

Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center
Κέντρο Συντονισμού Έρευνας και Διάσωσης
JRCC Larnaca overview
Formed7 August 1995; 29 years ago (1995-08-07)[1]
JurisdictionNicosia FIR
HeadquartersLarnaca, Cyprus Cyprus[2]
MottoΘΑΡΣΕΙ ΚΙΝΔΥΝΕΥΟΥΣΙ ΒΟΗΘΕΙΝ
Ministers responsible
  • Mr. Vasilis Palmas, Minister of Defence
  • Mr. Alexis Vafeades, Minister of Communications & Works
JRCC Larnaca executive
  • Lieutenant Commander (N) Andreas CHARALAMBIDES, Commander
Websitewww.jrcc-cyprus.mod.gov.cy

The Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center or JRCC Larnaca (Greek: Κέντρο Συντονισμού Έρευνας και Διάσωσης) is an independent agency of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus and its primary mission is to organize the national Search and Rescue (SAR) system, to co-ordinate, to control and direct SAR operations in the region that the Cyprus JRCC is responsible for (which coincides with the Nicosia FIR), so that people, whose lives are at risk as a result of aviation or maritime accidents, can be located and rescued in the least amount of time.[3]

This is achieved by coordinating all the different agencies involved such as, Cyprus Police (Including Port and Marine Police, Cyprus Fire Service and Cyprus Police Aviation Unit), the Cypriot National Guard, the Cyprus Civil Defence and other secondary Units,[4] acting as a communications agent between them, so that they do not conduct overlapping searches and waste time by searching areas already searched by other units and in general help all the different units operate as a single larger in numbers unit, eliminating any other problems that might occur.

It is under the operational control of the Minister of Defence and it is staffed by qualified personnel of the Cyprus National Guard, mainly from the branches of the Navy and the Air Force and with all logistic and technical support is the responsibility of the Ministry of Communications & Works.[5][6]

Τhe Joint Rescue Coordination Center is located to in the city of Larnaca in a new owned building near of Larnaca Airport.[7][8]


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  4. ^ "Γραφείο Επιτρόπου Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα".
  5. ^ "ΥΠΑΜ: Νευραλγικός ο ρόλος του ΚΣΕΔ σε εθνικό επίπεδο (Φώτος) | Offsite". www.offsite.com.cy. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  6. ^ Μενελάου, Ραφαηλία. "Υπουργός Μεταφορών: Η Κυβέρνηση θα συνεχίσει να υποστηρίζει το έργο του ΚΣΕΔ". www.elemesos.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  7. ^ "Ενημερωτική επίσκεψη στο ΚΣΕΔ Λάρνακας, από αντιπροσωπεία Λιβανέζων Αξιωματικών και Λειτουργών". City Of Larnaka. 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  8. ^ "Search and Rescue Contacts - JRCC Larnaca". Search and Rescue Contacts. Retrieved 2023-04-27.