1. 12/05/20151 EXERCISE BRIEF. NATIONAL EX 2008. BrianSweeney

2. 12/05/20152 Fri. 25/04/08.  Reception of Teams and initial brief.

3. 12/05/20153 Sat. 26/04/08.  Safety brief.  Search H.Q. Team to L. Allen Education Centre Drumshambo.  Search Teams to Assembly Area at Mayflower Car Park. Drumshambo.  Set up Search H.Q.  Search Teams equipment check.

4. 12/05/20154 Sat. 26/04/08. Continued  Initial Brief and request for assistance to Search H.Q. Comdr. From Gardai ( Lead Agency. M.E.F. Appendix F7 Table 7.1)  Estimate of the situation by Search Comdr and initial plan.  Tasks listed in order of priority.  Tasks allocated to Search Teams and H.Q. Staff.

5. 12/05/20155 Search H.Q. Layout.  Resources Board : To include details of all Volunteers and equipment available to Search Comdr.  Task Board : To outline mission i.e. Search for Vessel/casualties. List of all tasks in order of priority. Also include setup of Triage / Mortuary and Welfare areas.  Situation Board : Shows details of Search Teams allocated to tasks.

6. 12/05/20156 Search H.Q. Layout. Continued  Operational Maps : Search areas plotted on Maps and all Search Teams on the ground indicated.  Casualty Board : Details of Casualties recovered and actions.

7. 12/05/20157 Additional Facilities  Triage tent.  Mortuary tent.  Welfare area.  Parking area.

8. 12/05/20158 Workshops  Garda Water Unit.  Setup of Heli Landing sites. Air Corp.  Boat Crew training for water pollution incident. I.E. Deployment of floating protective booms.

9. 12/05/20159 Exercise Appointments.  2 x Search H.Q. Comdrs.  2 x Communications.  1 x Incident Logger.  2 x I.T. Staff  1 x Resourse Board.  1 x Task Board.  1 x Situation Board.  1 x Operations Board.  1 x Casualty Board.

10. 12/05/201510 Exercise Appointments Continued  8 x Boat Crews. ( 8 x 3 Total 24 Crew.)  8 x Casualty Staff / Triage Tent.  4 x Casualty Staff / Mortuary Tent.  6 x Welfare Staff.  30 x Ground Searchers. ( 6 x Teams of 5 )  Total 84.

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