Air Centric Personnel Recovery Operatives Course
APROC 2028
Course aim
At the end of the course
- Crews that have little or no experience will have learnt how to plan and conduct multinational, multi-ship, dissimilar type aircraft missions based on a JPR scenario, recovering both “trained” or “untrained” military personnel as well as civilians.
- Experienced pilots will have been able to act as Rescue Mission Commander (RMC) through learning to lead the planning and execution of complex missions and brief, and de-brief the mission to the task-force and commander.
- Extraction Forces (EFs) leadership will have fully participated in the planning of complex missions based on a PR scenario.
A secondary aim of the course is to provide a JPR training opportunity for:
- Airborne Early Warning (AEW) crews to become proficient as Airborne Mission Coordinator (AMC);
- Rescue Escort (RESCORT) crews to act as proficient On Scene Commander (OSC);
- EFs to apply standards to recover ISOPs and provide medical care to them as required.
The use of a PR scenario allows for the maximum integration of fixed- and rotary wing assets and extraction forces in a coherent way using PR procedures. It especially enables students to work with assets that would not realistically be available in any other type scenario.
Their exposure to standardised combined and joint procedures during the course will enable them to participate in live training, exercises and operations conducting recovery missions.
