Description of the actors of the scenario

This part describes the major stakeholders of the Rainbow Organisation and of the nations involved in the realization of the SAR capability.

Multinational level

The Rainbow organisation embraces various committees synchronizing program development activities. Programs are coordinated at multinational level, even if they have been acquired, directed and operated by the member nations.

The Rainbow organisation:

1. Directs multinational projects,

2. Defines multinational rules and standards,

3. Recommends national standards and interoperability rules,

4. Establishes a governance model at multinational level on security capabilities and systems

The Rainbow organisation consists in the following committees:

1. Rainbow Safety and Security Committee (RSSC):* The RSSC includes representatives from the Rainbow nations; it develops the rules, plans, list of capabilities and roadmaps for safety and security across the area under the Rainbow organisation authority. The RSSC has developed a strategic vision, goals and objectives, a capability roadmap and policies.

2. Rainbow Acquisition Committee:

   The Rainbow acquisition committee defines the systems to be procured by the Rainbow organisation. It also provides guidance to the nations for ensuring consistent development of national systems in terms in procurement and interoperability. This committee includes the Rainbow architecture team who describe the capabilities and systems related to security through architectures.

   The architects deliver rules related to design and interoperability through architecture products. Architectures are a part of the procurement baseline of documents.

   The Rainbow organisation has set-up a specific operational centre (the ROCS), for coordinating security activities on the Rainbow Territory:

   • It gathers national information shared by the countries;

   • It provides a consolidated operational picture;

   • It coordinates the intervention teams -provided and commanded by the member nations- for assisting, controlling and monitoring the Rainbow territory, seas and airspace.

3. The Capability Planning Group:

   The Rainbow Capability Planning Group (RCPG) guarantees that the Rainbow organization owns the appropriate capability in order to fulfil its missions. The RCPG operates as a coordinator between the nations and with the acquisition, users and RSCC. The RCPG owns the capability roadmaps of the Rainbow Organization and has access to those of the Rainbow countries.

4. The Users’ Committee:

   This committee groups representatives from the multinational and national users, operating and defining the systems. The ROSC “Rainbow Operational Security Centre”:

   They provide feedback on the system and on their design. They belong to the following communities of interest:

   1. Navy;

   2. Coast Guard;

   3. Border Guards;

   4. Air Force:

   5. Customs;

   6. Operational centres.

The following Diagram illustrates the organisation of the Rainbow Users Communities.

National level : The Yellow country

Each country is responsible for acquiring, implementing and operating the security systems. Each country owns a surveillance system consisting of operational centres, surveillance sites and a communication network.

Each country conducts:

• National regulations for security systems;

• Design and implementation standards guidance;

• Acquisition processes.

In the Yellow country the following communities of actors have been identified: users and operators. They conduct security and intervention missions. The users and operators communities include:

• The Navy: conducting surveillance and interventions in the maritime environment outside of Yellow territorial Waters (TW) (mostly in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

• The coasts guards

• The Air Force

• Customs

• Medical services