Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre Quebec

Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre Quebec (MRSC Quebec) is a Canadian Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre that coordinates search and rescue operations in waters of the St.Lawrence River system, including all navigable waters of the golf, the estuary and the river of St.Lawrence, the St. Lawrence Seaway and the three main tributaries i.e. the Saguenay river up to the City of Saguenay, the Richelieu river up to the US/Canada border and the Ottawa river up to the Carillon lock.” .

Operated by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), MRSC QUÉBEC has an area of responsibility that straddles the search and rescue regions (SRR) of Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax (JRCC Halifax) in the east and Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton (JRCC Trenton) in the west.

In Canada, MRSCs are established to enhance maritime SAR co-ordination through improved communications and local knowledge. MRSCs thus speed up the initiation of appropriate action, and allow a timely response to SAR incidents within their Search and Rescue Sub-Region (SRS).

MRSC Québec is responsible for tasking appropriate maritime SAR resources in order to solve an incident, and may initiate request for other resources like Canadian Forces primary or secondary aircrafts as required. Any SAR operation in response to an aircraft incident remains the responsibility of JRCC Halifax or JRCC Trenton and MRSC Québec may assist the JRCC in tasking and coordinating any maritime resources and provide local expertise and assistance to the JRCC.

MRSC Quebec operates out of Canadian Coast Guard Base Quebec (CCG Base Quebec)since 1977. An average of 1400 incidents are reported each year