RSC Energia completed training of rescuers from the Federal Air Transport Agency, Federal Bio-Medical Agency (FBMA) and Institute of Bio-Medical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

On May 21, they received vocational training certificates.

The training was provided under the guidance of specialists from the search and rescue support department, specialists engaged in maintenance of Soyuz TMA, new-generation crew transportation spacecraft, analysis of RSC Energia cosmonaut activities.

During the theoretical classes the Corporation representatives told their colleagues about specifics of the crew and operational-technical group (OTG) actions in the event of landing or splashdown of the descent module. Overflowing of lakes and salinate fields are ordinary for the landing sites, so rescuers shall be able to provide evacuation in the most difficult conditions.

Further the rescuers received hand-on experience in safe handling of the descent module using simulators Okean-5 and Odyssey manufactured by RSC Energia.

- Today we have trained specialists being part of OTG. Training, improving skills for rescuers is an ongoing process. We, Energia representatives, participate in trainings and methodological classes conducted by the Ministry of Defense and the Federal Air Transport Agency on a regular basis. Our main task is to escort electrically powered mockups of the descent modules. We have simulator Okean-5 which is used for cosmonauts training - it is 95% “live”. It is absolutely leak-tight, reliable and can float as much as desired. The simulator is equipped with internal cameras which wirelessly transmit a picture of what is going on inside to the computer screen, as well as sensors from which medical specialists can see cosmonauts pulse rate during the task performance, monitor their pressure, - said Sergey Malikhov, head of the search and rescue support department.