Southeastern Europe

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Southeastern Europe Simulation Network SEESIM
2004 Sub-Working Group on Standardization
Training Curriculum Presentation by Branko
Dervodel Ministry of Defence Administration of
the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and
Disaster Relief Deputy Director Ministry of
Defence of the Republic of Slovenia
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Background (1)

• Nations that took a part in Computer Assisted
  Disaster Relief Exercise SEESIM 02 expressed lack
  of standard and co-ordinated procedures for
  exchanging emergency information
• to remedy this deficiency Slovenia recommended
  using the existing international formats and
  procedures (NATO, UN-OCHA, CMEP )
• Slovenia also recommended the development of a
  programme on a basis of already existing
  documents and procedures to properly train
  appropriate civil and military agencies in
  respected countries

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Background (2)

• The proposal was formally approved by all the
  SEESIM 02 participating nations and SEEBRIG HQ on
  13 May 2003 in the Executive Summary of the
  SEESIM 02
• Slovenia was invited to prepare an effective
  standardisation training programme for members of
  the Emergency Operations Centres (EOC) of the
  SEDM nations and SEEBRIG HQ
• The United States are prepared to provide
  financial assistance to enable representatives
  from six PfP countries to travel and attend a
  training programme.

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Methods in programme preparing (1)

• The goal is to abolish the deficiency in
  communication between EOC that occurred during
  SEESIM 02 and could also be the case in the event
  of actual disasters
• The use of already existing procedures and
  documents
• The EOC representatives from SEDM countries
  should be during the training familiarised with
  mechanisms that are in use in a case of natural
  and other disasters and existing procedures and
  documents within this mechanisms

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Methods in program preparing (2)

• The use of procedures and documents within UN and
  NATO mechanisms and procedures and documents
  developed in CMEP workshops in the region
• The representatives of UN-OCHA and NATO -EADRCC
  should be invited to participate within their
  possibilities
• The participants has to be trained in a way that
  they will be qualified to transmit their
  knowledge to other EOP personnel and participants
  of SEESIM 04 exercise in their countries

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Participants of the training

• Two individuals from each participating country
  (one military and one civilian with EOC
  experience)
• The participants must be willing to transmit
  gained knowledge to other EOP personnel and
  participants of SEESIM 04 exercise in their
  countries

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Organizers of the training

• MOD Civil Defence Departament
• Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for
  Civil Protection and Disaster Relief
• UN-OCHA representatives
• NATO - EADRCC representatives
• Others

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Draft programme (1)

• 1 DAY
• Arrival of participants
• Introduction (opening, general information on
  seminar (purpose, objectives, programme,
  lecturers)
• Introduction of the Course Management
• Presentation of the Training Centre for Civil
  Protection and Disaster Relief

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Draft programme (2)

• 2 DAY
• Welcome address
• Presentation of the system of protection against
  natural and other disasters in Slovenia
• Presentation of the UN humanitarian and disaster
  response
• Presentation of the Euro-Atlantic disaster
  response capability
• Detailed instructions on the message formats
  contained in CMEP Handbook intended for regional
  use
• Free time in Ljubljana
• Official dinner

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Draft programme (3)

• 3 DAY
• Evaluation
• Standing operations procedures for the
  Euro-Atlantic co-ordination Centre I.
• Standing operations procedures for the
  Euro-Atlantic co-ordination Centre II.
• Table top exercise
• Evaluation, first impression

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TC for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (1)

• Established in 1992
• Part of the Administration of the Republic of
  Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster
  Relief
• Basic activity education and training of forces
  within our rescue system
• Participants around 140 per day, mostly men

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TC for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (2)
TC is situated 15 kilometers from Ljubljana
Clasorom
Training Centre
Covered pool
Hot Fire Training
Ruin Village
High Ruin
Polygon
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TC for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (3)

• Target groups
• Civil Protection Staff and Units
• Fire fighters (professional and volunteers)
• Associations of dog handlers, cave and mountain
  rescuers
• Employees within rescue system
• Non-governmental organisations, institutions and
  other organisations
• Companies
• Pre-school and school children
• Lecturers, instructors
• Participants from abroad

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Anticipated costs

• If carried out in Slovenia
• Accommodation at the Training Centre for Civil
  Protection and Disaster Relief - 200 USD per
  person (includes transportation from the airport
  to Ig and vice versa, 3 meals, official dinner)
• Optional accommodation - hotel in Ljubljana -
  approximately 200 EURO 20 EURO for meals at Ig
• Costs for lecturers (accommodation same as for
  participants travelling costs Brussels -
  Ljubljana - Geneva - Ljubljana)
• travel costs for participants
• Istanbul - LJ 390 EUR Athens - LJ 926 EUR
• Sofia - LJ 800 EUR Bukurest - LJ 1310
  EUR
• Tirana - LJ 392 EUR Skopje - LJ 456 EUR
• Rome - Ronchi (Trieste) - 250 EUR

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Proposed dates

• Training should be completed prior to the Main
  Planning Conference (beginning of June 2004)
• National training should be completed prior to
  the Final Planning Conference in September 2004
• If carried out in Slovenia - proposed date is
• 2 - 5 June 2004

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QUESTIONS?