IMP Group - CH149 Cormorant

CH149 Cormorant

As the prime contractor for In-Service Support (ISS) to Canada's fleet of Cormorant Search and Rescue (SAR) CH149 helicopters, the Aerospace Division provides all aspects of support to this critical fleet on behalf of the Department of National Defense.

Since August 2000, the Aerospace Division has been delivering this service, which includes highly trained personnel at the Cormorant Support Centre in Halifax and at the four main operating bases at Comox, Trenton, Greenwood, and Gander.

ISS includes the following services for the Cormorant fleet for first, second and third-line activities:

Program Management
Airworthiness
Maintenance
Engineering
Logistical Support
Technical Training

This Program provides a unique "turn-key" ISS arrangement for DND and SAR operations, with Canada's Air Force maintaining responsibility for Program oversight and the provision of aircrew.

Technical Expertise As a DND Accredited Maintenance Organization (AMO), Cormorant technicians conduct aircraft servicing and all levels of preventative and corrective maintenance, including responsibility for component and support equipment servicing and all aircraft modifications. Technicians at the bases are on-call for SAR operations around the clock.

As a DND Accredited Technical Organization (ATO), Cormorant and aerospace engineers and technical specialists ensure the Cormorant fleet is fully airworthy in accordance with DND policy. Activities within the ATO include the provision of engineering support and services, airworthiness, logistics support, risk assessment and mitigation, data and configuration management, and design of aircraft repairs and modifications.

Cormorant ISS Material personnel manage all aspects of Cormorant inventory, component repair and overhaul services, warehousing, and disposal requirements.

Cormorant Technical Expertise

Experienced People
The Cormorant ISS Program employs a diverse range of personnel skills at each of the locations providing the expertise necessary for all tasks. This includes management personnel, engineers, life cycle specialists, life cycle maintenance managers, qualified aircraft technicians, instructors, quality assurance, material coordinators, purchasers, stores and warehousing personnel.

In addition to these dedicated personnel, the Cormorant ISS Program relies on key support from other departments within Aerospace to ensure a full capability is ready and able to support the fleet on both a short and long-term basis, whatever the requirement.