[Including Multi-Agency Operations and Tasks (MAO&T)]
General
Conducting the training activities needed to maintain DLOC for operational employment also produces within the NZDF the capacity to deliver a range of services in support of other government departments, the community, and foreign and defence policy objectives.
Approval levels for the provision of these services range from Cabinet/Ministerial level for significant events to unit commanders for minor local support tasks. Generally, however, tasks will be approved on the direction of CDF, a single Service Chief, or COMJFNZ. Details are contained in Defence Force Orders 1 (DFO 1), Chapter 13 - NZDF Assistance to Community Organisations.
Some general services are pre-planned or are, at least, reasonably predictable. Such tasks include ceremonial support, and planned assistance to the NZ Antarctic Programme, the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the NZ Police. The frequency of other tasks, primarily of an emergency nature such as search and rescue, assistance to civil defence and fire fighting, are less predictable. The NZDF maintains elements at specified degrees of notice (DON) for response to such emergencies.
The main NZDF elements that are to be available for emergency tasks, listed by Service, are shown below:
Elements Available for Emergency Tasks - with Degree of Notice (DON) where applicable
Navy
- One frigate (or alternative vessel) at 8 hours DON for emergency tasks, including SAR and Medical Assistance/Evacuation.
- One Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV), once in service, at 8 hours DON for emergency tasks, including SAR.
- One Diving Team at 12 hours DON for emergency tasks, including underwater search and EOD. (See Note 1)
- One 25-person Civil Defence Response Group.
- On-shore personnel for fire fighting, as available.
Army
- Personnel in North Island and South Island at 48 hours DON for emergency tasks, including SAR, Fire Fighting, and Casualty/Medical Evacuation.
- Personnel On Call for Civil Defence:
- HQ elements in North Island and South Island to support a Civil Defence HQ.
- Four 25-person Response Groups.
- Two 100-person National Reserve Groups.
- One 500-person Reserve.
- EOD Teams in North Island and South Island at 12 hours DON. (See Note 1)
- In-camp personnel for fire fighting, as available.
Air Force
- One Iroquois helicopter at 2 hours DON for emergency tasks, including SAR, Fire Fighting and Casualty Evacuation.
- One Orion (or one Hercules if an Orion is not available) at 2 hours DON for emergency tasks, including SAR and Aeromedical Evacuation.
- One Hercules at 14 hours DON for emergency tasks.
- One EOD Team at 12 hours DON. (See Note 1)
- One 25-person Civil Defence Response Group at each Air Base, and elements to support a Civil Defence HQ.
- On-base personnel for fire fighting, as available.
Note 1
Multi-Agency Operations and Tasks (MAO&T)
The term Multi-Agency Operations and Tasks (MAO&T) is used in several of the NZDF Output Specification Tables contained in this Statement of Intent. The term is used within the relevant tables to draw a clear distinction between “general support” to the community and the more formal, pre-planned support to specific government departments and agencies, under the whole of government approach to, for example, protection of the New Zealand EEZ and border security. MAO&T refer to the formal operational support and training for such operations and tasks that the NZDF (Navy, Army and Air force) provides, and that are being developed, with other government departments and agencies - such as the Ministry of Fisheries, NZ Customs Service, NZ Police, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Conservation, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ), and related agencies. The Navy and Air Force, in particular, work closely, individually and/or collectively, with such agencies. The Government has emphasised the general direction and increased importance of the civilian/military requirements associated with the NZ EEZ and border control.
The NZDF will continue to work closely with other government departments and agencies to plan formal arrangements for these requirements. It needs to be noted that, while existing formal support to other government departments and agencies will continue during 2007/08, significant increase in this support cannot be guaranteed until new / replacement / upgraded vessels (such as the MRV, OPVs and IPVs) and aircraft are introduced into service.
The reporting of MAO&T with government departments and other general support to the government and the community is to be, by exception, against the list below.
A list of indicative NZDF MAO&T, general support to the government and the community, and tasks in support of foreign and defence policy objectives are listed below. The scale and frequency of such tasks, unless pre-programmed, are not forecast. However, a summary of actual support provided is required for reporting purposes, and will be included in the Annual report of the NZDF.
List of Indicative MAO&T and General Support
NZ Police (excluding SAR)
- MAO&T (including about 400 pre-planned Iroquois helicopter flying hours support).
- RNZN ships (sea days).
- Diving support.
- Other general and “one-off” support and assistance.
Land, Sea and Air SAR (in support of NZ police, RCCNZ, NadiRCC, SuvaMCC or other requesting agency)
Typically involves:
- Orion / Hercules / Iroquois (flying hours).
- RNZN ships (sea days).
- Diving support.
- Land search teams (man days).
- Land transport (km).
- Medical assistance (as required).
- Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) staffing support.
- Assistance to the National Maritime Coordination Centre (NMCC)
- Logistic and other support (as required).
[Note: For planning purposes flying hours provided for SAR are 150 hours (Orion), 16 hours (Hercules), and 60 hours (Iroquois).]
Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
Typically involves assistance, as requested, to declared national, regional or local Civil Defence emergencies (Details in DFO 91(1) NZJSP 102) and may involve:
- Sea transport (sea days).
- Fixed and rotary wing aircraft (flying hours).
- Road transport (km).
- Manpower (man days).
- Logistic and other support.
Reporting is to be provided on:
- Actual support provided for specific Civil Defence Emergencies during the period.
- Other general support (including manning of various CD HQs for training exercises).
Department of Conservation (DOC)
Typically involves:
- Sea or air transport to off-shore islands (sea days / flying hours).
- Manpower assistance on land (man days).
- MAO&T.
- Other general support and assistance.
Department of Corrections
- All natures support and assistance.
Environmental Risk Management Authority
- All natures support and assistance.
NZ Fire Service and National Rural Fire Authority
Typically involves fire fighting assistance, mainly in rural areas:
- Support for specific fire-fighting operations (includes 20 Iroquois flying hours).
- Other general support and assistance, including training.
Ministry of Fisheries
- MAO&T (including RNZN ships and RNZAF aircraft - sea days and air flying hours).
- Any other general support and assistance.
[Note: For planning purposes, 400 x P-3K Orion flying hours allocated to the National Maritime Coordination Centre (NMCC) for Ministry of Fisheries and NZ Customs Service tasks.]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)
- Port Visits, in support of MFAT. Typically involves 10 to 14 visits per year by major RNZN ships.
- Support for any specific events.
- Any other general support and assistance.
Government House
- Any major support for specific events/activities. (Does not include routine, on-going NZDF staff support and Aides-De-Camp assistance).
Ministry of Health
- Support for any specific events (such as health surveys or assistance in hospitals).
Department of Internal Affairs
Typically involves:
- Waitangi Guard ship.
- Provision of ceremonial guards for visiting dignitaries.
- Support to Anniversaries, such as ANZAC Day.
- Provision of national military contingents to overseas commemorations as directed.
- Other ceremonial support, including logistic support, as required.
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ)
- MAO&T (including RNZN ships and RNZAF aircraft - sea days and air flying hours).
- Professional Maritime advice.
- Any other support.
New Zealand Customs Service
- MAO&T (including RNZN ships and RNZAF aircraft - sea days and air flying hours).
- Any other support.
[Note: For planning purposes, 400 x P-3K Orion flying hours are allocated to the National Maritime Coordination Centre (MCC) for Ministry of Fisheries and the NZ Customs Service tasks.]
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)
Typically involves:
- Air transport (flying hours), including VIP flying.
- Sea transport (sea days / hours).
- Road transport (km).
- Logistic and administrative support as required (man days).
[Note: For planning purposes, flying hours provided for VIP flying are 70 hours (B757), 25 hours (Iroquois), and 100 hours (King Air).]
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
- Typically involves the provision of specialist EOD Team/s to render stray military ordnance safe. Requests for assistance are normally channelled through Regional or Local police direct to appropriate NZDF agencies.
[Note that this does not include CBRE / IEDD that comes under Output Expense 10.]
Support to the NZ Antarctic Programme (NZAP)
Involves NZDF support in accordance with an annual NZAP/NZDF agreed plan. Typically involves:
- Hercules tasks to McMurdo Sound as agreed between the NZDF and Antarctic NZ.
- Freight movement, terminal operations and training assistance.
- Other assistance, on an annual basis, such as engineer support.
Disaster Relief (South Pacific)
Typically involves:
- Air reconnaissance (flying hours).
- Air and sea transport (flying hours and sea days).
- Helicopter support (flying hours).
- Land manpower support (man days).
- Logistic and other support (as required).
[Note: For planning purposes, flying hours provided for Disaster Relief Support are 50 hours (Hercules) and 15 hours (Orion).]
General Medical Assistance/Support
Typically involves:
- Medical / mercy flights (flying hours).
- Medical rescue by RNZN ship (sea days).
- Hospital assistance, including ambulance support.
- Hyperbaric treatment (number of treatments).
Detection of Pollution
- Involves the detection and reporting of pollution, and any NZDF response / assistance as may be requested.
General Community Support
Typically involves assistance to significant national and community events and could involve provision of:
- Manpower (man days).
- Sea, land and air transport (sea days / km / flying hours).
- Logistic and other support.
General Training Courses
Typically involves the provision of training courses to other government departments and the community (schools / community groups):
- Number of courses.
- Manpower (man days).
[Note: This does not include the Limited Service Volunteer (LSV) Scheme that is reported separately under Output Expense 15.]
The quality of general services provided by the NZDF to other government departments the community, and foreign and defence policy objectives is that the services be provided to the satisfaction of the requesting authority. For MAO&T, the quality of assistance will be in accordance the details of formal agreements / MOUs.
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