1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-second
session, 29 November to 8 December 2006, with a view to providing
guidance for telemedical services, approved the Guidance on exchange
of medical information between telemedical assistance services (TMAS)
involved in international SAR operations, prepared by the Sub-Committee
on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue, at its tenth session
(6 to 10 March 2006), as set out in the annex.
2 Member Governments and international organizations
are invited to bring the annexed guidance to the attention of all
concerned.