2.2 International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979
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2.2 International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), 1979

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Annex

Chapter 2 - Organization and co-ordination

  2.1.3 To help ensure the provision of adequate shore-based communication infrastructure, efficient distress alerting, and proper operational co-ordination to effectively support search and rescue services, Parties shall, individually or in co-operation with other States, ensure that sufficient search and rescue regions are established...

  2.1.9 Parties having accepted the responsibility to provide search and rescue services for a specified area shall use search and rescue units and other available facilities for providing assistance to a person who is, or appears to be, in distress at sea.

  2.3.2 Each rescue co-ordination centre and rescue sub-centre, established in accordance with paragraph 2.3.3, shall arrange for the receipt of distress alerts originating from within its search and rescue region. Every such centre shall also arrange for communications with persons in distress, with search and rescue facilities, and with other rescue co-ordination centres or rescue sub-centres.

Chapter 3 - Co-operation between States

  3.3.1 Parties shall co-ordinate their search and rescue organizations and should, whenever necessary, co-ordinate search and rescue operations with those of neighbouring States.

Chapter 4 - Operating procedures

  4.2.1 Parties, either individually or in co-operation with other States, shall ensure that they are capable on a 24-hour basis of promptly and reliably receiving distress alerts from equipment used for this purpose within their search and rescue regions. Any alerting post receiving a distress alert shall:

  • .1 immediately relay the alert to the appropriate rescue co-ordination centre or sub-centre, and then assist with search and rescue communications as appropriate; and

  • .2 if practicable, acknowledge the alert.

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